it’s a girl
posted 4th August, 2006 at 8:44 am by nira
filed under babies, change, hebrew, life
Ever have one of those terrifying dreams that sent your heart racing, your body shaking, and your clothes drenched in sweat? I was awakened to such circumstances only it wasn’t a dream, it was a scream from my newborn niece. My body was aching and I was sweating from the humidity and heat of the Pensylvannian sun.
Oh the joys of being a parent! It’s like being a high school teenager again—up late hours, snacking all day, being trapped in the house, and going through a roller coaster of emotions. The only difference is you have responsibilities, and of course, lots of love.
I may not be the one breast feeding, but I have gone through two sleepless nights of baby crying, mom snoring, breast pumping, and sister snacking on loud [Tostitos](http://www.tostitos.com/prod_hintoflime.html) chips kind of nights. It’s a whole new world, but worth it to see [Anavah](http://www.jewishstudies.org/courses/bib1/samplelecture.htm) (*Hebrew word for humility in the feminine form*) Song, 6 pounds 15.4 oz. come into this world. She is beautiful and I look forward to seeing her grow up and touch the lives of those around her, much like her parents do.
August 7th, 2006 21:00
yay! congrats to the happy, healthy family!
October 3rd, 2006 13:59
Jacob,
Congrats on the new little one to the family. My wife and I just had our own little girl back on June 1st. What a change?! Also glad to know that there are others like yourself so into Hebrew, Christianity, and GTD. Hard to believe there are actually people out there with those three in common. You might like this website if you’re not familiar with the Jerusalem School: http://www.jerusalemperspective.com and http://www.jcstudies.com.
I’m writing to let you know I noticed your post on the Omnimouth website. I just completed writing up a set of applescripts for the mac that integrate all of one’s files and programs into David Allen’s GTD workflow. I know you already use Kinkless and OmniOutliner Pro, but I’m looking for a few more people to try out my scripts and see what they think. I had to call them something different — Ready-Set-Do! — because the GTD and Getting Things Done are trademarked. But at any rate, I would love to have a few more people try them out and let me know what they think. They’ve been working great for me the past year and now I’m making them available to the public. But I need to get all the feedback I can initially here to make sure everything is working for everyone besides myself. Let me know if you’re interested. It also has a Sync iCal ToDos plug-in. This has been a hobby of mine over the past year as I finish up my PhD in Theology and look for teaching positions next year. You can contact me at readysetdo@mac.com if you’re interested.