And, we're back!

Wow, what a hiatus! We've missed you all very much. Here's a quick run down of the past several weeks - keep in mind that Koby is just GREAT now!!

Visit to CHOP ER, twice. Broken leg, healed leg, first ear infection ever, first sinus infection ever, first stent inserted ever, alone time with Aunt Alexis, first huge snowfall, 2nd birthday celebration with meme and g-pop james, lots of newly born friends - Abby, Aaron, Elijah, Roni.

So, before I get to the details, here are the pics (Enjoy, Great Aunt Mimi!!)

Spring 2009

The visit to CHOP is probably the most concerning. Here's the scoop - Koby had been limping for a little while (about a week), he was absolutely happy, and not cranky at all, but after a week of a nearly-two year old limping, it was time to see the doc. So, on to the pediatrician we went. Because of the timing - 3 PM on Good Friday - and because our doctor believed it to be his hip rather than the splinter that Mark adn I thought it was, she strongly encouraged us to go right to the ER to have it xrayed. Apparently, an inflamed hip can be an indicator for some rather awful blood disorders. Well, after two x-rays (one on his hip, one on his ankle), Koby was still happy as could be and smiling at the docs. The docs sent us home and instructed us to come back should he have a fever. Well... Easter Sunday came along and Koby woke up blazing hot. So, back we went. The ER wanted blood work done, and thought that he might need a stent should they need to do a biopsy of his bone, so the nurses tried and tried and tried (no joke - three times!) to get a stent into my little toddler's pudgy hands. It was horrendous, and Koby was not at all happy during this visit. After reviewing the blood work and again reviewing his x-rays, they determined that he doe snot have the awful bone infection that they thought he might, rather, he just had the flu. So, home we went to let the little one rest finally!

On Tuesday, we met with the orthopedic who told us that the hip theory was hooey. It was actually his ankle and that he recommended that we cast it. If only we could have met this Doc on Friday!!! At Koby's age, we've learned it is possible to have a fracture, but for it not to appear on the x-ray. So, we casted an invisible fracture. I figure that if it was sprained, the remedy would also be to imobilize it, so a cast it was to be.

Good news - he's out of the cast and walking around and very happy again. We're gearing up for a fun summer, we have the bike seat all ready adn have already been on a few jaunts. Koby has bottles of sunscreen all thoughout the house adn car, and hats galore!

We're gearing up to celebrate cousin Max's bar mitzvah over memorial day and then Koby's 2nd birthday the weekend after. Yowza, how does the time fly like that??!?!

new pictures!

Koby's growing every day! He's talking a lot, and we think that he's getting his two-year-old molars. He's been a bit cranky lately, and has been putting everything in his mouth!

Here are just a few pictures:

December 2008

drumming and humming

We had such a fun time with Tali, Avi, Linda, Eric, Savta, Jerry, Dod Eyal and Aunt Lauren during our very first drum lesson. Check out all of the pictures! Koby has also really been enjoyind Mark's harmonicas. I snapped the other shots when we were getting ready for the day this morning.

Koby has also been singing the ABCs and counting with us. They typical ABC song begins with me singing most letters, Koby adding in the letters "C" "G" "P" "S" then it gets funny. Instead of saying "V" he says "double" ('cause "w" is the next letter), and then when I pause for him to say "z", he sings "know" (jumping to the "now I know my abcs"). It's so cute, I hope to get it on video one of these days.

Here are the pictures from drumming and humming:

December 2008

Halloween, AC and Grandpa Phil's Wedding

Much has happened since we last posted. Here's a very short update... Meme and Grandpa James visited for a few days and Koby played hooky from school and had a blast! Then, later on that week was Halloween, and immediately following, Grandpa Phil and Judy's wedding.

So, Halloween: Masquerading as a panda bear, Koby visited a whopping four houses. I think that the door knocking and doorbell ringing was more for me than Koby because I wanted to show off his great panda bear costume - which I handmade!!! (With quite a bit of help from meme, of course!) It was funny, when we went to the door, Koby didn't quite understand what was happening. He wanted to ring the doorbell (which he indicated by saying "push, push"), and then once someone came to the door, he wanted to ring the doorbell some more. And then, when that wasn't an option, he wanted to go into the house and play. So, after four houses, we went to Koby's friend Nadav's house. There, the two of them played, and their parents ate all the chocolate :)

Immediately after Halloween, we went down to Cape May for Grandpa Phil and Judy's wedding. The weather was just glorious, so we visited Aunt Alexis (on her birthday!!) and Jake and played in the sand in Atlantic City. Then we went off to meet the new family. Koby really held his own at the rehearsal dinner, making his way in between all sorts of legs to find Mark and me. He enjoyed the wedding also, gotta love the live music! Congratulations to Grandpa Phil and Judy!

October November 2008

apple picking!

From a Fun weekend with Aunt Alexis

Lex came for a short visit for Yom Kippur, so Aunt Laur and Aunt Lex went apple picking with us. here are some pictures of our adventure. If you click on the picture below you'll see more pictures of the fun!

a Fun weekend with Aunt Alexis

Koby, BMOC, and his cousins Chloe and Caroline

We went to CT for Chloe and Caroline's Christening this weekend. The girls were very well-behaved. Koby was a little rambunctious. He played with the girls, and with their dog, Mazie. Here's a short video of Koby with his cousins. During the entire time that Koby, Caroline and Chloe were sitting in the chair, Koby was snuggling them. This video shows him patting both shoulders. Earlier, he was kissing them! Quite a far cry from when he was "sweeping" Chloe and Caroline with Meme's broom just a few weeks ago.

click to see Koby hugging his cousins

click to see more pictures of Koby from this month.

For Great Grandpop

We visited with Great Grandpop Allan today. He just got his knee replaced, and is going through intensive rehab for the rest of the week. Koby played with GGA with balloon therapy, and brought a smile to everyone's faces - the therapists, the other patients and most importantly, his great grandpop.

During our visit, Grandpop noted that the blog hasn't been updated in a bit. So, Grandpop, these are for you! Stay Strong! (All these pictures were taken during our recent visit to Cape Cod and Meme Kathy)

Koby sails a beetle cat sailboat.

higher, higher!

Cowboy Koby