Rafi & Sam's Blog

I'll have to Keep Ordering My Own Food

When I was a child, my father never ordered food when we were at a restaurant.   It seemed silly to him to waste the money as my sister and I never finished our food and he'd eat what we didn't.  When I turned 13 or 14, this strategy stopped working. I hit puberty and I'd finish my food and my sisters before my father had a chance.

Alas, I will not have that chance as Sam shows little signs that he will leave a meal unfinished.  Last night, he ate a hot dog and a container of applesauce for dinner.  He had two pieces of chocolate for desert.  Then he said/signed/made clear by pushing on the table that he was done. You'd think he was done eating.  Alas, no! 

I got him down and he made a beeline for the pantry and started snacking.  He finished off some Chex Mix, ate a few bites of a previously unfinished granola bar, ate a hamentashim and whined when we I took him away from the pantry so I could get him in the bath.  Once the bath was over and I'd gotten him dressed, he went back to the pantry and had some puffs.  The boy can eat.

- BRN

More Anecodes

I had my first conversation with Sam yesterday morning.  I came back from running and was taking Sam to his room to change his diaper when I had this dialogue:

Me:  What did you have for breakfast?
Sam: cereah
Me: Cereal?
Sam: Ya!

Not a lengthy dialogue but an actual conversation. In general Sam's vocabulary is expanding every day.  He was in Marsha's and my room sitting on the bed when we got a very clear "Bed".  He also knows animal, cracker, a few other new ones I can't think of now.

- BRN

Purim Pictures

Below are some pictures from Purim.  Here is Rafi and Elan on the bimah.

 

Rafi, Sam and I on the inflatable obstacle course as the Purim Carnival.  Rafi was way into the inflatable slide and the inflatable obstacle course.
 

Rabbi Michael Siegel, the Norman Asher Rabbinic Chair and Senior Rabbi of Anshe Emet ... in the dunk tank (well the shower tank really) at the Purim Carnival.  You can see David Alperin the forground about to get him wet and Emma Siegel (the Rabbi's Daughter) clearly enjoying the moment.
 

Rafi and Sam at the Megilah reading.
 

Rafi and friends on the bimah working the stop/go light. 
 

-BRN

Long Overdue

Marsha and I have been really bad about posting for the last month or so.  As such, I'll try to fill people in with some doings and anecotes in the next day or two.

1.  We've been filled with Purim stuff for the last couple of days.  Sunday was the purmin Carnival at Synagogue.  Monday night was Purim and Wednesday was the Purim Parade at the J.  (I'm not sure why Purim at the J was on Wednesday and not Tuesday - either Mr. Stew the music teacher isn't there on Tuesday's or the kids who are there part-time are only there on M, W & Fri or something - I never got a complete answer).  In any case, Rafi was a firefighter which was nice as he just wore dress up clothes that we already had.  He seemed to like it especially the plastic axe.  Sam was Eeyor and while he wore the costume some, he liked it better when he got to carry it around and shout "EEOH"

2.  Sam's vocabulary seems to be exploding.  Certainly in his mind he has a full vocabulary.  To the Marsha and I, he seems to hvae a lot more words all of a sudden.  Unlike Rafi, we aren't counting all of this words. We have good, buckle, chair, cheese, out, go, guitar, baseball and many more.   

3. In other amusing Sam speak, he won't say "Rafi".  If you point at Rafi and ask what's his name? you get "brotha".  No amount of coaxing will get him to say Rafi.

4. Moo Baa La La is Sam's new favorite book although he pronounces it "yaya".  It is a changing table favorite and Marsha can recite it from memory as Sam holds it.  I'm not that smart. I keep mixing up pages.  Dora is also a new favorite book of Sam's.  He seems to pronounce it "DoDa" or "Doah".  I think he likes it as he likes to point at the guitar - a word which he can say pretty clearly. He also likes the picture of Dora playing soccer and Boots playing baseball.

5. Both kids are really good at puzzles - Rafi has done more and more complex puzzles almost all by himself.  His latest is a US state puzzle that has about 60 pieces.  (Each state is not its own piece).  Sam also likes puzzles and although he is on the fit the shape kind he can do most of it by himself. 

more to come - BRN