Mr. Charming

"Mommy..." The little man blows a kiss onto my cheek. "Your eyes are beautiful." "Really? Thank you, sweetie." "I mean the color." Gestures toward my eye shadow. "It's beautiful." Another tender kiss. "I also like your hair. I like it best if you do it this way." Pulls my hair back. "You mean a pony tail?" "Yes. A pony tail. I don't want you to cut it short again. Ever!" "We'll see about that." "Mommy?" Another kiss lands on my cheek. "Your ohrringe are beautiful, too." "You mean my earrings?" "Your earrings, yes. I like them. And your necklace, too. Actually everything. I like everything about you." Keep going, sweetie, keep going... "Tell me, honey. Do you also kiss the girls at school like that?" "Yessss..." "Who?" "Talia." "Only Talia?" "And Naomi. Naomi T." Says a 4-year-old. Does charm increase with age?

5 months and blooming

I have to get this out of my system because I am so excited: Yonatan learned to roll over form his tummy to his back this weekend (not really early, I know, but now he got the trick). AND his first tooth just cut through his gums, and I can already see (but not feel yet) the second one right beside it! (Whoever said you'd be less proud/attentive the second time around was clearly WRONG!) My guess is he wanted to wait for his brother's and dad's return from Israel for bigger impact. Well, it worked!

Still around

I am sitting at work listening to Galgalatz, and my heart goes out to the many people suffering from this impossible, cruel war. I have no words, only tears. As a mother, I am wondering: what will it be like in 20 years' time, when my boys are old enough to join the army?


Btw, the angel baby in the picture is our latest addition to the family: Yonatan, August 17, 2008.