SO groweth the grass,
SO groweth the children,
SO doth the hair turnest grey prematurely.

AND Yael’s teeth are growing in non symmetrically, as can be viewed in exhibit a: below.

It is our pleasure, thank Gd, to introduce you to Yosef Rothman, born April 28, 2005 at 2:02 p.m., weighing in at 7 lbs. 15 oz, 21” long. 

They named him Yosef.

That’s a nice name.

If I ever get a younger brother, maybe he could be named Yosef.

Only Simchas

YEP, Mazel Tovs all around. Pats on the back, cigars, streamers, knockwurst, you name it. The party has started. Little Mr. Ploni has made his way into this world, and there is no turning back. He’s gonna take this Earth by storm. Or by bottle. Whichever comes first.
No doubt about it - Nachas city, here he comes.
Looking forward to lots of great things.
Mazel Tov.
Only Simchas

A Mancala Piece.
Not much unlike a classic marble cut along the diameter and sanded smooth.
We saw him playing with it, and we told him to be careful. We didn’t notice it went missing.
Is that negligence?
Apathy?
Will he develop a complex?
(Hopefully a big one with a tennis court and swimming, but that’s for a different discussion)
Have we failed as parents?
Maybe I’m going overboard on this one, but, it was a difficult pill to swallow (not as hard as the mancala piece, apparently) when I found out that my son had been unsupervised for long enough to eat something inedible.

What’s that? How did we know he swallowed it if we didn’t see him?
Oh - that’s easy.