Category: koala update
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Five years in, my most terrifying parenting moment.
The most terrifying moment in parenting is not having the kids. It’s not birth. It’s not the first time they fall. It’s not knowing they’ll be in the army in 18 years. The most terrifying moment I ever experienced in my (exactly) five years of parenting was today, during the moment after which I opened…
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22 true things about you, at one month
Hey there tiny one. Yes, I’m talking to you, in fact, I’m looking directly at you. No one else is around. I know that’s quite an accomplishment. You were born into a preexisting zoo. It’ll be ok. It’s going to give you a lot of super powers, you wait and see. Not only am I…
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Bebe update: Three years
Bebe, I present to you, on this your third birthday, as you leave ‘toddler’ life behind and stand in the doorway of girldom, a contract I will sign, in the hopes I can help you continue growing without… totally screwing it up. Article 1: On being ‘a girl’ Dolls. Nail polish. Dresses. Giggling. Princesses. Beauty.…
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Meditation, procrastination, a hot cup of coffee: the birth of my third child
<The background on why we went to hospital instead of another home birth> For me, the key to labor, much like – spoiler alert – the key to early parenting, is to take each minute at a time. That is probably my number one piece of unsolicited advice to all procreational people. So I had…
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We’ll have to teach her to knock first.
Nothing like making a life-beginning entrance in 3 hours. Baby girl came busting through just 25 minutes shy of midnight last night (March 22nd). Maybe she was hungry? Maybe she suddenly really had something to tell me? Was there something in my teeth? She weighed in at 2.98 kilograms – still waiting to crack the…
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Baking ‘hamantaschen’ with your Israeli children.
Ears of a guy we’re meant to love to hate. Jews: still rocking weird drama since 3338. First time making hamantaschen with my kids. Or as an adult. FYI: as you and the diaspora-born father of your kids keep talking about ‘hamentashen,’ your Israeli-born kids are bound to, at some point, look at you oddly. “Oh.…
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Homemade Purim costumes. No pricey. No sexy.
This is the first year we had strong Purim costume requests… from two kids. ‘Hello Kitty’ I got pretty quick. Once I figured out what צב צבי נינג’ה meant, I spent a few days hinting at other ideas because after a quick look at Pinterest I decided this would be too hard. But I won’t lie:…
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A letter for two.
Koala and Bebe, You know, I have this memory from when my second brother (your local uncle) was born. I was six months younger than you, Koala. I don’t remember much about my mama being pregnant – I’m sure you will though – but I do remember the mixed feelings at having my grandparents over,…
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Koala’s loves.
This morning, up early and ready to go, Koala came to the side of my bed and reported that he had packed his ‘abba shel shabbat’ show ‘n tell box (his turn this week) with the things he loves: “There’s the police car, the guys, my wolf, and a picture of Bebe in her Hello…
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6 things about supermarket shopping with my son
Koala, We’re at this point where I not only enjoy your one-on-one company, I actively look forward to it in many situations. Honestly, for a long time, the supermarket was not one of them. And let’s establish that we still have to factor in the time of day, whether you’re hungry, and how much sugar…
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13 life lessons my kids taught me in 2013
Though I’m not really one for the Gregorian calendar’s drunken marking of a new set of 365 days, I am one for lists. (They are a relatively inexpensive way to help keep me sane.) As far as this list goes: Whether they mean to or not, my kids have plenty of life lessons to offer…
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Comic relief.
Close to losing my freakin’ mind yesterday, holding on tight in order not to lose my shit, keeping my voice level, trying to make up for a whole day of work after having a sick Bebe at home. The full-time primary caretaker and full-time worker double gig takes its toll some days. Things have been…