We are thrilled to announce that after a long, 40-week wait, LB has finally arrived…and HE IS GORGEOUS! At 6:26 p.m. on Thursday, April 29th, all 7 lbs., 12 oz. and 21 inches of him made a (VERY) quick entrance into the world right in our living room! We are amazed, wowed, overjoyed and […]

For those of you on the edge of your seats, I hate to tell you that L.B. has yet to make an appearance. I’ve been having some intense contractions, but nothing too exciting. My midwife Becca will be by in a bit so we’ll see if she thinks anything’s brewing.

The waiting, meanwhile, has […]

Oy.

The burst of nesting energy has fizzled out and I am anchored into my house. LB continues to sleep in and gain weight, and as each day passes my capacity to move around diminishes more and more. I’ve gotten to the point where errands are out (Shuie and Yonah did the grocery shopping […]

All I have to say is, God Bless Jamie Oliver.

I finally got around to watching his show, “Jamie Oliver’s Food Revolution”, in which he spends 3 months in Huntington, West Virginia (the most unhealthy town in the U.S., according to the Center for Disease Control) and attempts to teach people how to eat […]

If Yonah had any hankering to become some kind of water-based superhero, those aspirations were drowned by our visit to our friend Shari’s the other day. I love visiting Shari for a number of reasons. Besides her company, of course, she has three fantastic kids in their early teens who are happy to entertain […]

So I guess I’m going to be pregnant for the rest of my life.

I really thought this weekend was going to be it. I figured I’d go into labor over Shabbos and we’d call everyone Saturday night and say, “Surprise! Baby’s Here!”. Not so much.

I know I’m only officially 39 weeks but […]

There is a phase of pregnancy that typically occurs in the final weeks before the birth known as “nesting”. During this time, the expectant mother enjoys a burst of energy which she uses to prepare her home for the new baby. Considering that I’ve spent the last few days cleaning out the house, vaccuming […]

So Passover has finally ended and we’re returning to a state of (somewhat) normalcy. That is, if you call a whirlwind of pre-baby activity (cleaning the house, shopping for supplies, cooking/freezing meals) normal. We’ve entered countdown mode: L.B. is due in about 2 weeks, but considering my hyperactive uterus (contraction party!) and the fact […]