Back from the USA
We have returned from another trip from the USA. Jet lag has been a bitch and the cabin pressure does not do my arthritic body any good. My entire body was swollen for about three days. Feeling much better now thanks. And thank you disease altering drugs. You complete me.
The weather was absolutely beautiful in New York and the thing I enjoyed the most was the plethora of trees. Shade is a novelty here in Israel. We can’t take our daughter to the park unless its before 9:00 am or after 6:00 pm during the summer months. The sun is just too damn strong. It was a real pleasure to be able to hop out of MIL’s apartment and walk to either Central or Riverside park.
I took Tzofia to the Museum of Natural History for the first time. I hadn’t been there myself since 5th grade so it was a trip. She seemed to have enjoyed it but I think she was a bit confused as to why all the animals weren’t moving and why all the people were behind glass. Tzofia spent most of the time asking me what everything was and saying hello to people. And saying hello to the the indigenous people behind the glass. Just spreading the joy. She really blossomed while we were there. I’m not sure if it was just a stage of development she hit or the massive exposure to English set something off but she suddenly became more verbal than ever before. And she also became all about me. I used to have to ask for hugs but now I get them without asking.
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I’m so jealous of the talking. My ds still only says a handle of words….he comprehends tons though.. I heard girls are known to be more verbal than boys.
She’s had words for a while now (mostly Hebrew from her gan), but her language exploded when we were in the states. Pretty damn cool.
Yes, but can she say “umschlagplatz”?
Is this the Keith I think it is? There can be only one who can dare mention “umschlagplatz”?
In the flesh. Er, digitally. As ones and zeros. Isn’t the 21st centruy great?
ps. Your daughter is absolutely adoreable. Do you get the email addresses from commenters? If so, definitely drop me a line.
Welcome home and welcome back.
How old is Tzofia now? We had a similar experience with our son during a trip to the US when he was two years old (he’s four now). Beforehand, he’d been throwing out words here and there, but soon after we arrived, he had that same language explosion in English. He reverted back to Hebrew after our return, and the same thing happened when he was three. Since our trip this past April, though, the English seems to have stuck.
We got in trouble at the Museum of Natural History! Apparently, you’re not allowed to carry children on your shoulders there. It was ridiculous!
Ha! I got yelled at as well for putting her on my shoulders. Twice!
She’s one and a half now. We are pretty hardcore about the English at home so its been pretty sticky. She’s been getting all her Hebrew from her mishpachton where apparently she has been singing Yellow Submarine and the ABC song non-stop.
We got yelled at twice too!
Yellow Submarine, eh? I think I’ve got a boy for her. Check out my latest post!