Latest Pictures of Us...

These pictures were taken at home after our dinner with George, his brother Miron, and Quddus (the photographer), and the last three ones were taken at Horev Hospital.

Update on Menchie's Pregnancy

Twenty-four weeks have now passed, and so it was time for our major ultrasound test in the Rambam hospital in Haifa. Excited and also a little bit nervous (Maarten), we went to the hospital and were able to see our baby for the fourth time.... But this time, we could peek at baby for a little bit longer than during the other visits :) ...

It was so wonderful to see... the doctor took us on a tour of baby's head, arms, legs, and rest of its body! What a miracle to see the little hands and feet move, the heart beat and the mouth drink... It was very moving and left us truly in awe! Here are a few pictures of the event :) ...

Here you can see baby lying on its back, with the head on the left, its arms next to its body and the legs slightly up. Baby is now so flexible that the feet can almost touch the nose... :) ...

Baby is now 650 gram, almost 10 inches tall...and enjoying the space it still has to move around... Every day it is kicking and turning and basically developing its skills which may come in handy with playing football later :)...SO...that will leave you with something to ponder about whether the baby is actually a B or a G :) ...

The next picture is a closer look at baby's face. Now the baby's head is on the right and looking upward...

This is the update for now. We are very happy indeed with this development :)! ...

Santana's Birthday at Tatami Restaurant

Last Tuesday 26 July, some friends went to Tatami restaurant in Moriah St. to celebrate Santana's birthday, our Mexican friend who's wearing pink shirt beside his lovely wife Evelin in this group photo. This was our (Maarten and I) first visit to this Japanese restaurant. Not knowing the dishes on the menu, we relied a great deal on the help of our dear Mr. Japanese himself, Shingo. He recommended some really nice dishes to us, and we truly loved it!

In this picture to the right, Maarten was eating miso ramen. It was delicious, had egg, spinach, tofu on it. The picture below was full of sushis on top of a wooden designed boat. Shingo and Victor ordered these sushis, and it is reported that the boat sailed home with them afterwards... :) j/k.... Each one of us enjoyed the food and company. We will surely come back and try other dishes...he..he!