Bad hair day !

Someone told me that women that just gave birth should never do anything drastic to their hair....why didn't I listen. The hairdresser convinced me to have streaks, which she then straeked bright blonde, gave me a fringe ( despite telling her I didn't want ! ) I know look very middle age and my hair is very pouffy ! I don't know what to do, I look like Sarit hadad , a very tacky middle eastern singer. I wonder if a coulour rinse over the top would work. I'm in shock. Ok will its not me , its Sarit Hadad but you get the picture.

A very proud Nana

Love my crocs !

I know that are as ugly as sin , but love my crocs. Yes mine are this funky green .... shocking pink are next !

De-clutter !

I have a new plan of attack.. I am trying to de-clutter my house and get some sort of organisation happening. I am such a hoarder and on the top of that I am cheap !!So its hard to throw things out becuase " i might use it sometime " or " I might fit into that again ". Mum yesterday went through my closet with me and I was horrified at how many clothes I have , some stored from even before my NZ days and some that are way past their useby date, faded and lost their shape. I would say that we got rid of a third, ans sorted a big bag of things that I don't fit ( but hopefully will in a month or so when my baby tummy has gone down ! ) up high.
The big problem with living here is that a lot of people dress casually , but I mena really casually and there is a big temptation , especially for someone like me , to dress a litte shabbily, cos no body cares really. So now my wardrobe is sorted , I've decided to spurge and get my eye lashes tinted , to try to look less of a scruff. Where is DG when I need her, for a complete makeover! Plus I have an appointment for a cut and colour tomorrow, I haven't coloured my hair since I was pregnant , so hopefully it will give a bit of a lift.
I still have the rest of the house to do , we have a serious problem with storage , not to add to the fact that we now have all this new stuff for Maia. Any storage ideas ? I need to be merciless. Is it worth saving Yonatan " boy baby clothes " , I know three people having little boys in the next wee while . should I just let go and pass them on ? God, Jods , don't have a haert attack but I just may paint my toe nails tonight. !I know that Jules is going to be laughing , cos I suspect that she is the same as me , with the lack of pampering , but being so organised she would me to shame. Come help me sort for a while ?
OK , back to my cupboard. Forgot to mention that my Mum also organised my bathroom cupboard for me , I love her so much !

One month yesterday

Miss Maia was one month yesterday. Can't believe how quickly the time has gone by!

A day in the life

I am really enjoying being at home with Maia. We haven't really got into any schedule , but the mornings seem to pass by and most afternoons we both have a sleep. So things are good. I brought home the scales today, from the kibbbutz clinic, but she is sound asleep so I haven't had a chance to weigh her yet. I am sure that she's put on a bit of weight and I feel like she is already so much bigger. You know, 18 days and a "big girl " already. She has had a sore tummy in the venings in the last week and I have been drinking fennel tea and eating adophvilous yogurts, and reducing the milk that I'm drinking. With Yonatan I couldn't eat any milk products for 6 months because of his colic, so thank goodness it doesn't seem to have come to that ... yet. Fingers crossed.
Bad news is that our good friends from the kibbutz are leaving. They have had a really tough absorption period and its just not working for them. The kibbutz has been a really negative experience for them , which disappoints me as well , that a place that I feel is so accepting of me , has given them such a hard time. I hope they will stay in the area and will have to make the most of their last three months here.
Yonatan is good, a little bit of regression in his behaviour, he has started this really awful crying when he doesn't get his own way and on friday night he threw a plate in the dining room !!So he is having to take money from his money box, to " buy a new plate " and I will march him to the dining room to present it to someone there. Yesterday his naughtiness was quite funny ( well sort of )He was playing hide and seek outside with his friends and was brought inside to get ready for bed, He threw a wobbly and was out in his room, where he dumped all the stuffed toys and blankets from his top bunk. When we came in his room was a mess, we were really proud of our response , instead of screaming and yelling ( which I have been known to do , once or twice in the past ! ) we just started picking things up. He looked stunned and said " do you want to know why I did this ? " We looked at him and said " not really " and kept picking up. He was bursting to tell us, and got no reaction. Hopefully next time , he will realise it doesn't work. Most probably though, he will just come up with new and original ideas for trying to challenge us !! Three year olds ! Jods and Jules, its coming , trust me !! Lucky he is so cute!
I just realised that I have written a whole blog entirely about my children, wind and naughtiness ! Hope you are still awake !

Baby Naming

On Sabbath we had a baby naming for Maia and I wanted to share what I had written. I have to warn you , its a bit soppy but truly heartfelt. i guess that I can get away with being over sentimental at the moment, I can always blame it on my hormones !!

Maia Emily Gila Granit

When I first realized that Maia was going to born by caesarian, it seemed such a foreign and strange thing to know when your child would come into this world and when you would meet her for the first time. To lie in bed the night before and think “ wow, tomorrow I’m going to have this little girl, I’m going to see her face and touch her. It has its own magic to it.

An hour before she was born, Erez and I were sitting on a hospital bed playing sheshpesh , which was somewhat surreal. You will be pleased to know that I bet him 4 games to 2.

Erez, I am so glad that it was your eyes that I got to look into the moment that she came into the world and that we heard her cry for the first time. I thank you for your beautiful words afterwards, telling me how brave and amazing I was and for making me feel that I could achieve anything, if you were there with me. I am so grateful that I have you in my life and that we have created this beautiful family together.

The thing that seems so amazing to me now, is that just last week, when I looked at Yonatan, it didn’t seem possibly that my heart could expand anymore to include anyone else. When you only have one child it’s hard to imagine how you could have room to love more than one. Now when I look at Maia , I literally can feel my heart expanding and its an amazing feeling.

There is so much that I feel grateful for and feel that I need to give thanks for.

I also feel grateful for the love, help and support that I felt from so many people both during the pregnancy and the birth. I feel privileged to live within such a community, and thank you all so much.

I feel grateful for Erez and Yonatan , their love and humor and for our family.

I am so grateful to the gift of this little girl.
I pray for her to become a person who greet the world
With passion, courage, humility, humor and patience

I pray for the ability to love and nurture her,
To provide for her and educate her,
To understand her and allow her the freedom to grow and discover the person that she will become.

Maia, we welcome you into your family,
Into your community,
Into your world

We love you.