4 Weeks Old !!!

Today, (from left to right) Anat, Claire and Mica (4 months old) came over to celebrate Ayla's 4 weeks of life outside the womb. We all went for a nice walk in the woods (at Ayla's insistence of course).

Ayla, enjoying her party :)

Today Ayla is 4 weeks old. She has changed so much in this short time and is developing very rapidly. We are enjoying every minute of her as this phase will pass all too quickly. Yes, we are even enjoying not sleeping and rocking and dancing and walking at all hours of the night. She makes gurgles and grunts and has "sleep grins". She stares wide eyed when carried in the forward facing position. Ania took her to the grocery store and she was transfixed. She has started being awake for longer periods after her meals, sometimes lasting even 4 hours. She's so incredible ! And after having one, we just want more - we are hooked ! As Ania said, "I can't believe I have been trusted to care for something so precious".

More Pics

Amir still has a final project he has to finish for his degree. While Ania takes a few well earned moments to herself at night, Ayla hangs out with Amir learning the basics of programming and engineering.

After working late with Dad, one of Ayla's favourite sleep inducers is to lay on Amir's chest and have him hum lullabies at a very low pitch. She enjoys the vibrations passing through his chest ... and the songs as well !

Due to her late hours, Ayla enjoys sleeping late into the mid morning. Thankfully, Ania sleeps with her then.

2 weeks ago, we had Inbal, Amir's sister, come over to visit with her 6 month old daughter, Ayella. Ayla was very pleased to host her cousin.

More on Britha

Hello, The previous post covered most of what's been going on. We saw our natural doctor yesterday which told us that she is fine and that she might just need to cry for a few minutes a day to get it out of her system. Nontheless, she prescribed some homeopathy and some massage oil for her. We are getting used to the routine. On thursday she will have her first month birthday. Usually colic lasts till about 2-4 months. We love her very much and are very proud to be her parents. As Ania puts it - she is not really ours, we are hers. And as Amir puts it - I can't believe we are owned by something so beautiful and cute. We're posting a few more pics. Unfortunately we haven't been able to post videos, we'll try to later. Many of you will be getting the invites soon to the Britha. Again, it's on the 24th at 12 noon. We're also posting a map to the place in hebrew and english just in case. We're hoping for for a pleasant memorable event. Feel free to consult with us about anything regarding the event, Ayla's parents

	Ayla practicing being an angel
	Ania Holding Ayla to the mirror in one of her favorite passtimes - staring at her reflection

In another position which she sometimes likes, called 'The Football hold' in one of our books, she rests on her fathers forarm, as he walks about the house. Her stare says it all...

Here Are the maps to the britha...

Ayla is growing and getting more and more adorable. The white overall in one of the lower posts doesn't fit her anymore and her little foot is no longer the size of Ania's middle finger! Here is some info on her name. Ayla in Turkish is the light around the moon and her mom thinks of her as a moon princess calling her Lunia and Luneczka (pronounced with a ch) for short (yes it's not really "short"). The archaic Turkish meaning is related to a pagan moon goddess. In Hebrew Ayla means a type of proud and strong tree, similar to an oak, and also a female diety. The last meaning we are aware of is literary, the heroine of the Clan of the Cave Bear book series' name was Ayla. She generally cries a lot, and we think she suffers from colic. True to her name she is nature lover and luckily for us, loves to be strapped into the sling and taken on a walk. This will settle even this most heart breaking shreaks. Ania goes for 3-4 walks a day, at all hours, even at 1 am trying to get the little cutie to settle down. Laika (our dog) is well pleased with this arrangement, she is also taking advantage of the relaxed authority recently, as often we wonder "where's the dog?" and she's to be found gallavanting in the woods around the house! We will post more pictures soon!