In the Market for a Mohel!

For those of you not familiar with Jewish tradition, this means we're having a boy!  We were even able to tell on the ultrasound ourselves.  Shayna came and was fascinated by the pictures on the screen.  I wonder what her little brain thought of us, telling her we were taking pictures with a special camera of the baby inside Ima's belly.  She was also a little concerned about me as she had to be on the table with me the whole time she was in the room or she would cry.  SJ's estimated weight was 13oz +/- 0.9oz.  We're excited to know and I'm excited about the shopping I'll get to do (after I get all of Shayna's stuff packed away properly).

Shayna is doing great.  We had labs today and, while she wiggled much more than usual, she didn't let out a peep.  It was also teaching day for Nahum and Becca.  They each now know how to get Shayna's lab stuff together and where to take her for the blood draw.  Becca also got a tour of the birthing center (they're at the same hospital).  We're all ready for SJ and any issues along the way now.

Shayna's physical therapy is almost done.  The only thing she can't do is climb onto a straight-backed (dining room) chair so we're still doing a lot of climbing and crawling exercises in addition to the core strength bouncing and jumping.  She's well ahead of the curve as far as language goes with well over 50 words, some in both Hebrew and English.  She likes to tell us about everything she does and sees.  She'll even read some of her books to herself, pointing out the different animals (I heard her for the first time yesterday).  She loves books and loves to study each page of whatever the current favorite is (right now it's any monkey, dog, or new baby book; though, any animal book will do).  For those of you who aren't on FB, you should check out our latest youtube video at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OM-sXfguaUk. Shayna also likes to help me in the kitchen these days.  I measure the ingredients then she pours them in the bowl.  She's also good at handing me eggs but not so much the stirring.  Here's a picture of us with our Rosh Hashanah challah.