what a week!!

This week really started with Saturday. That's the day that Koby and I took Septa to 30th Street Station and then Amtrak to New York Penn Station. It was a whole day of firsts, for both Koby and me: #1 Koby's first Septa train ride #2 Koby's first Amtrak train ride #3 Maani's first time using Red Cap service at 30th Street - did you know that escalator 7 only goes up? and that the elevators at 30th Street all need a key to operate? #4 Koby's first time nursing VERY publicly (the first seat on an Amtrak car where everyone sees you) #5 Koby's first escalator ride in a stroller - you try finding an elevator in Penn Station! #6 Koby's first time in NYC! so many people to look at, so little time! #6A including a huge ELMO, which we paid $1 to photograph. Aunt Julie, you've made us elmo-crazy! #7 Our first visit to Aunt Alexis's and Jake's apartment #8 the first time that Maani saw the most beautiful snowflake dangling in NYC.

We - finally - met Mark at 7 PM and drove to CT to visit with Mark's dad and step-mom, Grampy Jay and Missy. Koby was in jammies when they arrived from their dinner, but we stayed up to say hello. We had a fantastic time in CT - thanks Missy and Grampy Jay for everything... the delicious food, the warm kitchen sink bath, the company, and the love. We also visited with Jenny and John. We can't wait for Koby's little cousins to arrive, well, we can wait, we want them to be very healthy little ones :)

Koby came home with lots of presents, and a fever. He's sleeping now and on baby tylenol.

Here are some pictures from the week.

the Pre-Hanukah Celebration

We spent the morning at Joe and Do's celebrating Hanukah a few days early. Koby hung out with his second cousins Mara and Emma. And, of course, his Zants Avie, Shanni, Alia, Ellie and Leah (we missed you Aunt Alexis and Zant Rachel!)

Emma lit the Hanukia with the help of her cousins.

It was sometimes hard to follow Koby, he was getting passed around so much. The real Hanukah starts on Tuesday night, so we'll light more candles then.

success??

Koby nursed at 9:15, went to sleep, woke up at 3, hung out with Mark for 30 minutes, cried, screamed, played with his activity center for a bit, and then went back to sleep. Yay! Then he woke up at 5:45 ready for breakfast. Which is why I am writing this at 7:45 on a SATURDAY MORNING! (koby is still having his post-breakfast snooze)

So, success for me, I got to stay in our warm cozy bed. Success for Mark, he got Koby back to sleep. And success for Koby - well, sort of. I think we can name it success when he doesn't wake up at all in the middle of the night.

No picture this time - didn't want to wake the babe to show everyone how he sleeps so, um, well. That would just be mean.