New discoveries

This morning when I woke up I decided to show Mommy a trick I learned from Coby - letting my tongue hang out. Mommy stuck out her tongue too and I grabbed it. It was funny.






Today Mommy and I resumed our Mommy & Baby Shiur, which was on hiatus for 4 months. I crawled from mommy to mommy and tried to steal their gemara sheets and eat them. Everyone thought it was very cute. I also grabbed toys out of other babies' hands (they started it!) and there was some pushing and shoving, too. It's fun to play with other babies.

While at the shiur, I also decided it was time to learn to balance. I wasn't too successful, but I have been trying all day to stand up without holding onto anything.

I must be teething because I am chewing on my thumb alot lately. It's yummy. But, then, so are my toes.

Tonight Mommy was trying to eat spinach with melted cheese but I kept bugging her till she gave me some. I ate lots of it! (And this was just a few minutes after pretending I wasn't hungry so I wouldn't have to eat baby food.) I think this is going to be the beginning of many years of demanding to eat whatever's on Mommy's plate.

Here are some pictures of me playing with Coby's tail. After awhile he got annoyed and walked away.








At bed time I discovered a few things: when I rub the silky part of my bunny blanket on my head, it feels nice. Also, if I flail my arms around enough, I can find Mommy's finger, which is much nicer to hold than my BunBun. And once I find her neck, I feel around until I find her locket, which is one of my favorite toys. And one more thing: after I'm full, if I pretend I'm still nursing, Mommy will keep holding me and rocking me. (Shh! Don't tell!)

Just call me Poofball II

Today I had a fun bath and played with rubber duckies.

Silly Mommy fed me green beans AFTER I got out of the bath. I promptly smeared them in my hair. I didn't eat any.

Then Mommy had to re-wash my hair. It dried funny and stood up on top for the rest of the weekend. Daddy said I look like cousin Yoavi when he was a baby and everyone called him Poofball. Mommy keeps calling me Chickadee.

Mommy Mail

Mommy says: I miss co-sleeping so much. I know it's good for all of us that Eliana moved into her crib, but sometiemes in the middle of the night I wish I could just scoop her up and bring her into bed with me to cuddle. Especially now that she is always on the go and spends the whole day crawling, playing and exploring, I don't get to hold her and cuddle her nearly as much as I used to. During the daytime I'm too busy chasing her and enjoying her new talents and discoveries to miss it, but at night when all is quiet I wonder how she grew up so fast. She's no longer so much a baby as a little person with her own agenda, ideas, and definitely her own personality.

Working girl

I went to work with Daddy today. I crawled all around the lounge during the meeting. When I crawled under David (Horovitz, editor-in-chief)'s chair, he picked me up and put me on his lap. I participated in the meeting and acted as though I belonged there, listening attentively and turning toward each speaker, and throwing in a loud "Ehhhhh" from time to time. People were very impressed with my behavior and asked how old I am. When Daddy said eight months, they asked, "you mean eight years?"

Yom Ha'atzmaut

Today was my first Yom Ha'atzmaut - Israel's 59th Independence Day!

I missed the festivities last night because they were past my bedtime. Mommy stayed home with me while Daddy went to shul and then 3 BBQs.

I ate almost a whole pear for lunch! I barely wanted anything to do with my oatmeal and chicken soup. Here is a video of me eating my pear.

Mommy and I dressed in blue and white went to town to meet the Runyans. Nothing was going on in town but we had a nice walk to Independence Park (how fitting). Estie & Sefi ran around on the grass and I climbed around on a bench.

Then we stopped for ice cream (everyone got some, except me) and walked to the Kantors' house. I took a nap in Mendel's crib and then we all had dinner together.

In honor of Yom Ha'atzmaut I had my first taste of hummus - I liked it! Then we all played together. When Daddy came to pick us up, there were fireworks but I was more excited to see Daddy.

Here is a video of me playing at the Kantors' and trying to color a picture! (Mommy didn't realize I had a crayon till later.) Just ignore the boring grown-ups talking in the background.

Food, glorious food

Breast milk isn't enough for me anymore! This afternoon I was kvetchy and Mommy tried everything - she changed me, she nursed me, I had just woken up from a nap. So she put me in my high chair and sure enough, I wouldn't stop eating! I had chicken, Cheerios and banana. Of course this was right when we were supposed to leave for Aunt Tahli's house!

Daddy had off of work for Yom HaZikaron (actually for Erev Yom HaAtzmaut) so Doda Karen, Uncle Mendy, Mommy, Daddy & I went to Aunt Tahlii's house. We played outside and picked blackberries and taught Yuvali how to play Guess Who.

When we got home I was hungry again! Mommy made me oatmeal with chicken soup - yummy! It was Saba-Raba's idea. Grandma got to watch me eating on the web cam. She also saw me crawling around for the first time.

This morning I weighed 6.65 kilo (a little over 14.5 lbs) and measured 67 cm (26.4 inches) long. B"H I did well on my hearing test.