A walk in the park

Hello to all Ayla fans out there!
We are very touched by the concern and interest shown in all your emails and comments. We too are amazed and happy. Ayla has started to set into a routine - Being cute and sleepy during the day and a bit fussy at night. Every night she has a bout of energy lasting around 2 hours during which she demands to be entertained. Failure to do so results in dire consequences. For her amusement we become for two hours every night a singing-dancing-hoping-babywearing-diaperchanging-sillyfacemaking-redeyed amusement duo, and put up a daily show. She has trained us well.
We’ve been using more the sling with her, and have been getting comfortable with it. She seems to really like it, especially when we move with her in it, and take her out for walks in it. She seems very comfortable also being worn by her dad, which also gives her mom a much needed respite – to relax do things alone, or to catch up on some sleep.
Wearing her with a sling also leaves both your hands free, which make it much more comfortable to do other things with her on you.

Grandma Nurit is a blessing as usual. She made her some beautiful patterns from a thin spongy material, which Ayla loves to stare at.
Here are some of our latest pics:

	Ayla in one of her favorite positions...
	In Grandma's arms
	Awake at night
	In Daddy's arms
	On a Sling
	Ayla got a visit last Friday from a girl friend. They shared a very pleasing nap
	A peaceful sleep
Last weekend we went for a trip around the house. We have a national park right next to us which leads to a site of ancient burial tombs and caves. In the 2nd century CE Rabbi Yehuda Hanasi lived, died, and was buried there. In the following centuries Jews from all over the Middle East traveled thousands of kilometers to be buried there beside him, thus creating a labyrinth of caves with sarcophagi... These are some of the pictures taken there: The National Park from the outside:
Inside the tombs:
Outside, on the way back, we stopped for some feeding...
We probably will be holding the Britha in a restaurant which does events in the National park. More details will be disclosed at a later time.