Impending Fatherhood - a poem

Impending Fatherhood

Standing
on the edge
of a pool.
It looks fun,
but turbulent.
Parents beckon.
I will join soon,
through pushing.

Our "new" rocker

This rocker just arrived from Memphis on a cross-country journey. It was the rocker that Lydia's mother used to rock her when she was a baby!

Gifts and generosity

Dear Loved Ones,

We are so fortunate to have all of our materials needs met and we are as prepared as we can be for Baby Girl Medwin's arrival. We are also so very thankful for all the love and support we have gotten and continue to get. We were also thinking, rather than getting more gifts for her, wouldn't it be amazing to share this love with the world and, in turn, help make the world a little brighter?

If you haven't heard, I recently journeyed to Senegal, Africa where I worked closely with a local village. I met a wonderful community there, one which is also filled with love, but not necessarily all of the material wealth that we enjoy. They are actively working to better their lives, but can use all the help they can get. You can see pictures of my journey here: http://picasaweb.google.com/dan.medwin/SenegalWithAJWS#

So, we are hoping that you can show your love for Baby Girl Medwin by making a donation in her honor to American Jewish World Service (AJWS), an organization dedicated to working with grassroots NGOs to help this particular village and many like them. You can do so through my personal fundraising page: http://action.ajws.org/goto/dan.medwin

Thank you again for all of the overflowing love!! Together, we can harness this love and send it out into the world so others can grow from it, as well.

Love,
Dan & Lydia

Once again, here's the site where we'd love to receive donations in Baby Girl Medwin's honor:http://action.ajws.org/goto/dan.medwin

Another 38 week Photo - Enjoy!

Here's a better one of the belly - with a little "tude" on the side!

--
Rabbi Lydia Bloom Medwin

38 weeks and 3 days!! Almost cooked!

It was so great to see Tiffany for dinner tonight! We are all glad that she was able to drive over from the far away land of the City of Commerce (yes, there is actually a city with that name outside of LA - well, at least you know what you are getting into if you move there!). Sending so much love, Tiff! To all you other folks, come visit! Maybe you'll get on the blog too and become famous! More pictures of Baby Girl soon to come - hopefully, of the actual baby sooner than later!

36 Week Self-Portrait

Baby girl is really cooking now!! Her momma has consistant reminders of her presence, and her belly is never perfectly round but instead has lumps sticking out in various directions at any given time. Mommy and Daddy are all ready for her arrival, having finished up with her room, installed the new car seat base, and registered at the hospital. We are going to our midwife once a week nowadays and are patiently (or not so patiently) awaiting her arrival. She is expected to be a little late (most first births are) but we will take her whenever she's ready!

Today marks Lydia's first official day of work, which she spent off site at The Grove Community Church at a workshop learning about a great pre-marital counseling assessment tool. It will be very helpful over the years as she sees couples about to take the plunge (and what a wonderful plunge it is). Dan is hard at work healing from his wisdom teeth removal surgery (day by day he is feeling better and swelling less) and engaging with all kinds of matters involving his CCAR responsibilities (which he continues to enjoy). All in all, BGM is headed into a pretty wonderful world!!