Enna-Marie at Five-and-a-half Weeks

At exactly one month we took Enna-Marie to the Tipat Halav, which is the Israeli version of the immunization bureau, for her second immunization (the first one was given right after birth). Although she definitely didn't like getting the shot, she also was over it quite quickly :)

Her height and weight were measured at 55 cm and 4.6 kg respectively, which means she is above average and growing and developing well!

She is now five-and-a-half weeks old, and here are some pictures of her that were taken in the last few days. Enjoy!

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Updated on 23 January with a few more pictures...

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Oma comes, Lola goes...

It's been a while since we last updated our blog with pictures! That is because we are enjoying Enna-Marie so much, that we don't have time for anything else :)

Monday night Maarten went to the airport to pick up Oma Ineke, who is now with us and will stay for just under three weeks. It is wonderful to see her again and spend some quality time together. It was also wonderful for Enna-Marie to have the luxury of having both Oma and Lola with her at the same time!! Too bad she was not conscious of this precious bounty :(

Yesterday was a sad day for us, as Lola Ping's six and a half week visit had come to an end. In the days leading up to her departure we visited the Shrines a few more times, took some pictures with her in Akko, and just enjoyed the fact that she was still here with us. It has been so wonderful to have her with us in the days leading up to Enna-Marie's birth, during the birth, and then in the weeks after. We miss her already, but know that later this year, when we visit the Philippines, we will see her and Lolo Max again :)!

Here are some pictures of Lola Ping's last week in Haifa. The first picture is of a gathering of some Filipino friends, the second one of her in front of the House of Abbud, and the third of Menchie and Lola Ping in front of the Most Great Prison in Akko.

















The next few pictures are of Oma Ineke and Lola Ping during the last few days...

Enna-Marie's First Visit to the Shrine

On Sunday afternoon, January 1st, we took Enna-Marie for her first visit to the Shrine of the Báb. It was a quiet day, there were not many visitors, and so chances of us disturbing others in their prayers were minimal. It was a very special moment for us as parents to take Enna-Marie to the Threshold and say a few prayers for her spiritual and physical growth! We only stayed inside for a few minutes, as we were not sure how long she would be able to maintain the silence :)

Here are a few pictures taken that afternoon.

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I recently saw my favourite advertisement of all times again, and thought you might enjoy watching it as well! :) Just click play to start... and don't forget to turn up the sound for optimal effect!