We welcomed a baby girl!

 We were proud to announce the arrival of L (born in the wee hours of Thursday, April 18th) to the fold! She's my 3rd one to fall on the 18th, so it's a lucky day in our house! Labor was fast! Kept thinking I had a lot of time to get myself "ready" mentally, was surprised when they said it was time to push! Will be excited to be home tomorrow for a nice restful shabbat with the whole crew.

Baby time!!!

Blogging from the hospital to say, it's baby time! Contractions are good, 5-6cms dilated. Just not in the home stretch yet. It's been a weird labor. Cannot wait to me her (and name her!)

Keeping Shabbat....usually

It's a really funny topic in our house, Shabbat. Not growing up Jewish, the idea of not using electricity boggled my brain during my early conversion studies and marriage. My husband, growing up for the most part Modern Orthodox/Conservadox before his parents joined Reform shul over politics, learned early on how to either enjoy the restrictions or well...get around them.

For the most part for the last 5 years, we've been fairly observant. We have all the shabbat gadgets and timers and we use them. We're not perfect but we try.  Not tonight though. One temporarily bed resting mama (I did something stupid during that icey spell and let's leave it at that) has decided that tonight I want Netflix. I want my computer, and my key to the outside world. And I'm not using my sister to get it. So forgive, me but tonight I'm breaking Shabbos to watch MOT Lewis Black.