Yesterday was November 4th….and I didn’t want to miss a day of writing but when I tried to express the thoughts I had in my head, it just wasn’t happening. But thoughts flow all the time, and at 530am, here I am.

I really just wanted to talk about having a nephew and how different it is than having Zoe and Jaime in my life.

What I love about Zoe and Jaime is…well everything. They are both so smart, and energetic and interesting. They have amazing things to say and conversations are always interesting. The discussion at dinner last night from Jaime was about aunts and uncles and how many she had. It went beyond the scope of her immediate aunts (Lisa, Erin and myself) and her uncles (Sam and Alan) but she started to ask about ALL her aunts and uncles, which got all of us involved remembering the people in our extended family.  It was a very interesting conversation and I was very impressed by her.

Zoe has always blown me away. She continues to do so each and every day. I have to keep reminding myself that she is growing up, and it is as such a rapid pace I can’t keep up sometimes. She and Jaime and both in Hebrew school and are really embracing it. Zoe has a book on the Hebrew alphabet and we were going over letters, and vowles and words. I am sure that I will learn from her as well. That is exciting to be a part of the learning process.

At Shabbat dinner last night, it was really nice to hear them singing the blessings over the candles and then Zoe took the challah that my mom made and said ha’motzi. It was really nice.

And now….there is Ezra. He is sweet, and charming and I just can’t get enough of him. He is smart, and knows so much already at 16 months. I brought him a stuffed dolphin that I received at a trade show and it was so sweet to see him hugging his new friend, and showing it to everyone. He is very engaging and he really lights up my life. I look at him, and I wonder, what is his voice going to sound like? I already know that his laughter is infectious I just want to bottle it up and open it when I need to smile.

Is he going to like arts and crafts like the girls do? He LOVES music and dancing, Party Rock Anthem by LMFAO is one of his fave songs from the summer. Will he play soccer or baseball, or will he want to go to dance class? Or both? All I know is I can’t wait to watch and see how this unfolds.