Tuesday, July 26, 2011

More videos!



Hi Everyone,

Sorry I haven't posted in a while...  here's an update:  Simone is getting BIG.  She is more and more alert everyday.  I love her quiet awareness - I've posted a video below from today where she seems to be staring at a telephone pole...she absolutely loves to be outside.  I think the strong contrasts between the bright sky and other objects is very appealing to her.   





Here is another video from a few weeks back where you can tell she is starting to focus on objects and reach out to them (I'm sure at one point in the video she's saying "OK Mom, now this is getting annoying!! :) )

Wednesday, July 20, 2011

What can a pregnant lady do in Vegas?

I just received these photos from our friends Dave Good and Michele Diener who were living in Las Vegas.  We went to visit them back in March or April and Michele took some photos from that trip that I had to share.  So what can a pregnant lady do in Vegas?  Apparently quite a lot!
 In the photo (left to right):  Ben, me, Dave Good (Vegas), Leslie Graham (friend from LA)
A little gelato, please?

Wednesday, July 13, 2011

Baby Naming

I forgot to post about Simone's baby naming ceremony a few weeks ago.  Baby naming is a Jewish custom to welcome a baby into the Jewish community by giving her a Hebrew name.  We chose Simone Margalit as Simone's Hebrew name.  We didn't have to change it much, as Simone already is of Hebrew origin.  We chose Margalit because it starts with an M like Marin and means "pearl".  Marin has a number of meanings, but generally includes things that have to do with the ocean, so "pearl" seemed to be a good choice.  Also, Simone means "to hear" so if you put the two together, you get "to hear and pearl" or even better "pearls of wisdom"! 


Ben's Uncle, Rabbi Gershon Weissman, was supposed to officiate at the event, however he became ill and Ben ended up running the short ceremony.  I was very impressed - he put together everything he was going to say that morning!

Special thanks goes to our friends Daniel Tarica and Joshua Bobrowski, who hosted the event at their awesome home.  Thank you Daniel and Joshua!

If you would like to see some pictures of the event, Grandma Carole (Ben's mom) took a few and uploaded them to this site:  http://gallery.me.com/quillproquo#100050&bgcolor=black&view=grid.

Tuesday, July 12, 2011

Baby Einstein



I finally got out the baby Einstein play gym and it seems to be enjoyable for Simone. She focused on the octopus above her for a while and the whale pillow is perfect for tummy time.

Monday, July 11, 2011

Video of Simone

I've finally started creating mini videos of Simone.  I should have started this earlier, but I'll be posting more little snippets of Simone's day.  She'll be interacting with her surroundings so much more very soon!

Friday, July 1, 2011

Out on the town with Grandma Denise



We are enjoying the beautiful weather at Kay n Dave's in Culver City.