Tag: baby

  • Koala update: Twenty three months.

    Well, this is it, Koala. The last update before you become a big brother, assuming all goes as planned. I can’t believe it’s been two years. I can’t believe it’s only been two years. And now your whole life is going to be turned upside-down. And you’ll be even more awesome for it, I promise.…

  • Koala update: Twenty one months.

    I’m having a hard time believing we’re three months to two-years-old. I’m having a harder time believing we’re three months to two children. It’s a really great time for Koala lately. The teeth are in, the whining has been at a minimum, we’ve learned more about identifying his moods, words, wants and needs to avoid…

  • Guess he drinks more at gan.

    My baby woke up last night in pain from teething. We gave him his motzetz, his blankie, Acamol, but what he finally ended up calling out for, through his sad, sad baby tears, was… “!מים! מים” Huz and I looked at each other as he mouthed to me in surprise, ‘mayim?!’ It’s not Koala’s first…

  • How how it all begins.

    It’s hard to believe. I’m a little choked up. I didn’t think it would come out this way. Koala started recognizing dogs a while ago. He points to them and calls, “Da!” He calls the plush wolf my brother got him “Da.” He was even getting to the point of recognizing them in photos –…

  • Koala update: Fourteen months.

    Word of the month: cheeky. Looks like Koala has started conquering the Big Three… climbing, walking, speaking. The climbing must be something he’s known to do for a while; I just never let him go up the stairs in the apartment until this week. But he managed stairs a couple weeks ago at a friend’s…

  • Koala update: Thirteen months.

    For now, I think two letters can tell us everything we need to know: (Chee-Z).

  • Hint: it rhymes with weasels.

    As is customary by parents who vaccinate their children, we took Koala last week on his birthday to get his MMR shot. Not the way I’d celebrate my birthday, but you know. According to the sites I’ve read, there is an 80% chance any given baby won’t have any side effects from the vaccine. Another…

  • You know you share your bathroom with a baby when…

    Not that I mind.

  • Car seat FAIL.

    Aright, I know in Israel they are really into putting car seats in the front, but c’mon… #FAIL.

  • Koala update: Eleven months.

    We’re nearing a year and look at that, I have time to update (barely). I also have a lot of flashbacks about what this time last year was like. Childless, calm and well-rested. Ah, memories. Informal poll: Is my sabra the only one to have ‘todah’ (thank you) be his first functional word? Just wondering…

  • Conversation peace.

    So on Thursday, from 2 am Israel time to 5:30 pm New York time (with a 2-hour stop in Geneva), I experienced the worst trans Atlantic flight ever. Koala was a wreck. This is a boy who, when overtired, refuses to make that better by actually sleeping. Ah, yes, all kids do that, you may…

  • Purim, baby-style.

    Nothing like Purim to separate the early-risers from the late-bed goers from the up all night due to teething painers. Wait, I think we were actually all three… In many ways, Purim is more fun when you have an extra body to shove into a costume. But you kinda miss out on the party-parties. Still…