Pictures
28 Aug 2012 2 Comments
Here are some random pictures from the last few days. If these look familiar, you’re probably on my Facebook.
– Papa-D
Brit Milah
26 Aug 2012 3 Comments
Today was Isaac’s brit milah (aka bris). It was held at Uncle Jon’s house in San Francisco. We had a small intimate turnout and everything went great. Our mohel, Rabbi Moshe Trager, was great: confident, funny, personable and knowledgeable. Pics will be forthcoming as Uncle Jon’s camera was used much more than mine.
Until then, I thought it would be fun to post the readings that Jenny and I read for Isaac. I read the poem “If” by Rudyard Kipling and Jenny read “Poem of Thanksgiving” (Adapted by Rabbi Maggie Wenig from the poem by Rabbi Judith Shanks).
If
If you can keep your head when all about you
Are losing theirs and blaming it on you;
If you can trust yourself when all men doubt you,
But make allowance for their doubting too:
If you can wait and not be tired by waiting,
Or, being lied about, don’t deal in lies,
Or being hated don’t give way to hating,
And yet don’t look too good, nor talk too wise;
If you can dream—and not make dreams your master;
If you can think—and not make thoughts your aim,
If you can meet with Triumph and Disaster
And treat those two impostors just the same:.
If you can bear to hear the truth you’ve spoken
Twisted by knaves to make a trap for fools,
Or watch the things you gave your life to, broken,
And stoop and build’em up with worn-out tools;
If you can make one heap of all your winnings
And risk it on one turn of pitch-and-toss,
And lose, and start again at your beginnings,
And never breathe a word about your loss:
If you can force your heart and nerve and sinew
To serve your turn long after they are gone,
And so hold on when there is nothing in you
Except the Will which says to them: “Hold on!”
If you can talk with crowds and keep your virtue,
Or walk with Kings—nor lose the common touch,
If neither foes nor loving friends can hurt you,
If all men count with you, but none too much:
If you can fill the unforgiving minute
With sixty seconds’ worth of distance run,
Yours is the Earth and everything that’s in it,
And—which is more—you’ll be a Man, my son!
Poem of Thanksgiving
With all my heart, with all my soul, with all my might
I thank You, God, for the gift of this wonderful child.
I thank You for a healthy pregnancy, a safe
delivery and a speedy recovery.
With all my heart, with all my soul, with all my might
I pray for the continued health of this child.
I pray for him to be strong in mind and body,
To grow steadily and sturdily in a home filled with joy.
I pray for him to become a person who greets the world
With passion, courage, humility, humor and patience.
With all my heart, with all my soul, with all my might
I pray for God to watch over me and my family.
I pray for the ability to love and nurture this child
To provide for him and to educate him,
To understand him and to allow him the freedom to grow.
Some Pictures
19 Aug 2012 3 Comments
Here are some pictures from the hospital. I spent no time post-processing these or anything, but you all deserve to see what a cutie-patootie he is!
As always, click on the photos for a good-looking version.
– Papa-D
Freckle Has Arrived!
19 Aug 2012 6 Comments
Hi everyone!
We are thrilled to welcome Isaac Hoang-Long Browdy to the family!
He was born on August 19, 2012 at 2:16 am. He weighed in at 8 pounds, 1 ounce and he’s a towering 20 inches long. Jenny and Isaac are both healthy and doing great.
Isaac is named after his great grandfather Aaron Suchonitzki. We’ve created a page on the blog to talk a bit about his names, why we chose them and what they means to us. You can find it HERE.
Keep an eye on the blog (now called isaac.browdy.net) for more updates!
Love,
Papa-D and Jenny
At the Hospital…
18 Aug 2012 3 Comments
in Labor and Birth, The Pregnancy
Well after 12 hours with minimal change,we decided to head to the hospital to get checked out. We are there now and we’re waiting to see if they’re going to send us home or not. More news as it comes!
PS – I’m posting from my phone right now so please excuse the brevity and typos
EDIT 9:58pm – Okay so it looks like we’re staying here tonight. Still not into the full-on labor yet, this is going to be a long one. Labor started around 6am this morning.
Quick Update
18 Aug 2012 2 Comments
in Labor and Birth, The Pregnancy
Hey everyone,
Well you all have been really awesome about not bombarding us since I made my last post, thank you! Since you’ve been so good, and I *did* solemnly swear, I thought I’d let you all know that Jenny is now having some very early labor contractions. They’re still kind of irregular, but they’re definitely not the “practice” ones. More than that I can’t say… we’re kind of new at this.
We weren’t sure whether to tell anyone or not since it will be hours yet before anything happens, but I reminded Jenny that I promised and so she had to agree. That doesn’t mean you can bombard us now, by the way! We’ll still keep you posted when we go to the hospital and such, don’t worry.
Oh and Uncle Tad, Chung and Matt Weinberg may want to keep a close eye on this space!
– Papa-D
Shh, I Have a Secret!
12 Aug 2012 Leave a Comment
in Labor and Birth, The Pregnancy
You wanna hear my secret? It’s a shocker… you might want to be sitting down for this one: Freckle was born a week ago and we didn’t tell anyone.
Hard to believe? That’s because it’s not true! Why in the world would we keep something like that a secret? We wouldn’t. In fact, I can say with authority, that we will be posting on the blog and on FaceBook as soon as Jenny shows any signs of anything happening. We will likely be posting updates through the whole process. I’ll be shooting photos and posting them. This will be a public event.
Why do I mention this? Because it seems like every 5 minutes or so, someone else is calling, texting, FaceBooking, or just plain asking about how things are going. It’s making me anxious and uncomfortable. Trust me, we’re all ready to go and we’re just waiting. Being constantly reminded of the fact that crazy shit is about to go down is very stressful for me.
So let’s make a deal. I SOLEMNLY SWEAR TO PUBLICIZE ANY PERTINENT NEWS AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. All I ask from you is to have some self-control and patience and stop asking me about it. TIA!
– Papa-D
I’ve Come A Long Way
10 Aug 2012 Leave a Comment
I was just looking over some old posts and I saw a picture Dan took of me when I was 6 months pregnant and all I can think of was, “Wow! Look how small I was!” In fact, even my picture at 7 months, my belly looked so small compared to what it is right now. I definitely FEEL a lot bigger!
Oh, Freckle, Mama’s ready to meet you. Also, Mama knows you are comfortable in her belly, but she is beginning to feel really “over” the whole pregnant thing. C’mon out! Everyone’s eager to meet you!!!
-J
Still Waiting…
10 Aug 2012 Leave a Comment
I just returned from the doctor’s office and I’m happy to say that everything is moving along nicely with Freckle. She measured him, listened to his heartbeat, and made sure he was in a good position for labor.
There are only two days left until the due date and it is looking like he may go past his due date a bit. Dan and I will keep everyone posted of updates. Good luck to everyone still in the Baby Pool!
-J
One Week To Go?
05 Aug 2012 3 Comments
The crib and bassinet are assembled, the walls are decorated, the dresser is stocked, the stuffed animals are lined up and waiting patiently, the hospital bag is packed, Jenny has heard every well-wish and I’ve heard every scary story at least twice. We are all ready to meet you, Freckle. Come out and play (and poop and cry and sleep)!
– Papa-D