Our fifth grandchild came into the world just a few short
hours ago. But things are quiet for me right now. Barry is on his way back to
Sharon from New York. We knew that as
soon as he went back to New York, the baby would come – doesn’t life always
seem to work that way? At least he was able to give his regular class this
morning. The older children are at school and I have straightened up the
apartment from the whirlwind of last night. When Barry arrives and the school
day ends, we will pick up Joshua and Ella and head up to Newton Wellesley
Hospital to meet our newest family member.
Meanwhile, I should summarize the last few days. We came up
to Sharon on Friday, and had a quiet Sabbath with the family. On Sunday we took
Eliana and Maya to see the new Muppets Movie, “Muppets Most Wanted.” Like many “children’s
movies,” there was plenty of humor for both children and adults. We will likely
see it again to take Joshua and Ella, and Joshua is anxious to see “Mr. Peabody
and Sherman.” Barry has great memories
of those characters from years ago, so the boys should really enjoy that one.
Dina’s and my stints as two ladies of leisure together turned
out to be quite short! But we did go yesterday to see a matinee, “The Grand
Budapest Hotel.” This movie has received excellent reviews, including a 91%
approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes, but neither of us had a clue of what was
going on or what the point was. One thing I will say is that it was a terrific
visual experience, with bright, bold colors and a good deal of action. You can
see that in the trailer.
After the movie we returned to Dina and Aaron’s house. We
worked with the children on their homework and had dinner. Dina was having some
contractions but she kept insisting that it had been going on for weeks. At
about 7 pm Aaron took me back to our apartment, and at 8 pm the phone rang:
Aaron calling to say that Dina was on the phone with her doctor and that they
would bring the children over and then head up to Newton Wellesley. This was
followed by a flurry of phone calls between Barry, Simmie, and me. Dina came
along to drop off the children and then they left. Simmie later came over for a
while but I really do feel comfortable handling the two of them, especially
knowing that Simmie is just minutes away. They did finally fall asleep, and so
did I.
I was a bit disoriented when the phone rang at 2:00 am. They
told me the weight and I promptly forgot it, so was not able to share that with
Barry when I called him. But the main thing I did absorb was that Dina and the
baby were doing well. Aaron later sent along the picture I forwarded to all of
our friends and family and posted here.
When Barry arrives and the children finish school for the
day, we are going to head up to Newton Wellesley with them to meet our newest
family member. I am emotional just typing this, so I will not say any more.
Just one more thing: a wonderful video shared with us by our
friend Michal, whose son Coby has Downs Syndrome. Take a few minutes to watch
this. With all the ways in which the world has perhaps become a more troubled
place, with all the threats to humanity and the environment that loom before
us, this simple video is a shining light of how we humans can really make
things so much better when we put our minds to it. I am so honored to have had
the opportunity to learn this from Michal, and I want to pass it along to all
of you.
Love,
Rebecca
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