All of us Lejbovitzes and Prices want to wish a HUMONGOUS Mazel Tov to our wonderful brother/uncle
Aharon Price
who became a chassan early this morning!!!
The girls name is Chani Rosengarten, from Toronto and she sounds like a sweetie. Bubby Price and Uncle Yehuda flew in for the vort and we are going to have a NY vort in the coming weeks. Stay tuned and let’s keep sharing in Simchas!!!!
This year I had the privelege of hosting my first seder at my In-Laws. Even though I had reviewed what was to be done , I had to wing it when it came to singing. But overall, we all had a good time.
I should also say that it’s the first time that i slept in one location outside my own apartment for 5 days in a row. 3 days shabbos/yom tov and 2 days of chol hamoed. fun.
we went to the South Street Seaport where ALL of us (Esther, me, Shaina, bubby, Sara-Rochel & family, Moishe and Aaron - who flew in from Israel) all went on a 75 minute water ferry tour of ‘Jewish NY’. The tour guide shared a lot of stories and information about jewish life in the lower east side and buildings which could be seen from the boat. We also got some great pics of the statue of liberty.
we came back home 3rd night of chol hamoed and got to rest before going out for some more activites the next 2 days. for the last days, we were by esthers aunt and uncle in brooklyn and ate one meal by the langsners. woo hoo.
Now we’re back home (which was cleaned for Pesach) and still havent done any shopping - so we’ve been eating what we could find in the cupboard. Hopefully, we’ll go shopping later.
Alright, we really should have updated earlier but we are both ridiculously busy. There are also pictures that we will add next time, but for now this rather short summary will have to do.
So the Kiddush was awesome, really great. Mom came in from Atlanta on Thursday, it was wonderful to see her. She treated us to Chineze in Chosen Island and was very impressed with the quality, variety and taste of food. She also went to Costco and Gourmet Glatt with Adiel, who doens’t love great shopping centers. Then Adiel cooked chicken soup (mike style ) and fish.
Friday the house was buzzing all day. Loads of neighbors and relatives were bringing over all sorts of homemade goodies. Mommy and I and Adiel and Mom were cooking up a storm. Batya and Sorah Leah came and slept nearby and so did Moshe. It was all a lot of fun, very hectic and a good thing they changed the clock!! Friday night the meal was very nice. The 7 of us ate together and shared divrei torah, songs and good conversation.
The rain came down overnight but Boruch Hashem when we woke up in the morning, the sky was crystal clear. Remember last Shabbos there was storms? Despite the weatherman’s prediction of rain, it was a gorgeous day and people walked from as far as Lawrence (Schloss and Czermack), Bayswater (Shabsy and Rochie), and the walking winner of the day — Tina walked all the way from North Woodmere - the walk is like an hour and a half. Don’t worry she stayed for lunch.
Anyway, the kiddush was loads of fun. We had a lot of family and friends come in and out, take some food, make a lchaim and wish us mazel tov. There were all the goodies plus cholent and kugel from Oldak Caterers, formely of the LES. Other East Siders who came were the Sebrows and Solomons and the Selevens came by too. The whole party lasted close to two hours and at about 1ish I went downstairs to feed the party girl who behaved very nicely. Everyone else followed soon after. There was some arranging and setting up and by the time I came out, 2 tables full of 14 people were ready to eat. The meal was fun and enjoyable. Adiel said a beautiful dvar Torah about what Shaina means to us. The Koster girls spent most of the time fighting over, and throwing to the sky, the pink balloons that Adiel had bought on Friday.
We all got a chance to nap and that was that.
Thanks to all who participated in this special event — the first of hopefully many simchas that Adiel and I are making together as a family. To those who came, who sent food, who called, or who just said Mazel Tov: It means a lot to all of us. Special shout out to Mom who flew in and stayed till Sunday and Mommy who literally toook charge. Let’s keep sharing simchas, and IYH pictures will be posted soon.
Have an awesome Purim everyone!!! 
:)
Sorry for the long delay, last week was back to work for me, so you can imagine just how exhausting it was for all of us. It’s been a real challenge to spend the night with the baby, and still have energy the next day. My mornings start extra early to make sure to feed and get her ready, and I pump during the day to send to the baby-sitter during the day. I never appreciated mothers so much, so thanks to Mommy Price and Mom Miller and all of the wonderful mother out there. We’re aweseome!! Shaina is now spending her days at Morah Shira, her baby-sitter, who reports she is doing well. Monday was Shaina’s 6 week check-up. She got her shots but didn’t cry for too long, and she reportedly gained a pound since last visit. Not as much as we had hoped but the Dr. is happy with the way she looks.
Tuesday we went to the Yeshiva Primary Reunion. It was in Annie Chen, yummy food. R’ Deutscher spoke well and Adiel and I had a nice time, even though we didn’t know anyone. The seating was seperate but becuase we got there early, we were able to sit together as bookends to each side of the table :). Sometimes it pays to get there early! Shaina was right near us, in the corner and she slept the entire time.
Last week, Shaina’s friend Gavriel Koenig, and his mother, Shoshana came to visit. Even though he’s only 4 months older than her, what a difference that makes! Notices how their seats and bunting are exactly the same, just different colors. Like she usually does when visitors come over, Shaina shluffed through everything, but she was nice enough to let Gavriel use her swing.
This past week Shabbos we went to the Langsners in Brooklyn with Shabsy and Rochie and that was wonderful, we hadn’t been to them in ages! Adina J walked over and we shmoozed for a bunch, great seeing you, Adina!
Shaina’s kiddush is in two weeks, March 15 which is Parshas Zachor. We hope to see all of you here in Far Rockaway then!
Here are a couple of short clips of Shaina and me. I sound ridiculous but Shaina is adorable.
Esther had a birthday this week. Happy Birthday!
Here are some pics of the birthday, including the french onion soup (it was awesome) and lasagna i made. 
ha ha . I found some old pics of me when i was a newborn and SN looks like her daddy. Woo hoo!
Here is a picture of me before i got married. I’m standing in the backseat while my parents were driving on some highway. It’s a good thing this was BEFORE the law of carseats or my parents wouldve been locked up for child endangerment.
Getting a little bigger each day. Dr. Simai said she’s gaining weight nicely and is nearly a pound bigger than when she left the hospital. Thank you to Bubby Price for taking such good care of us the past couple of weeks and for the other family, friends and neighbors who have called, emailed, sent gifts, cooked dinners and came to visit. It was great seeing the Nooches last week in Far Rockaway.
…but since some of you asked, we do have a baby registry.
We expect to see all of the items bought at the end of the week….;)
Just kidding, really no pressure we are thrilled with just visitors / emails / posts / phone calls / letters (!?) too.
Thanks for all of the mazel tov wishes, everyone. Shaina and I (and Adiel) are doing well, and anticipating our first Friday night (but second Shabbos) together.
These are for Mom, Amanda and all the rest who are clamoring for more pictures.
Warning: Shaina Nechama really hasn’t changed much since the day she was born.
Coming home from the hospital, to Mommy’s house. 
Waiting for her first doctor’s appointment in the pediatrician’s office
Model Pose!
I don’t know about nowadays, but when i was growing up, this was a bad word. Listening to the words they can use on the radio makes me wonder if there is any more censorship at all in the media. So i guess we can use the R word in the title of this post.
Now that Esther and I have our newborn daughter, Shaina Nechama (i’ll be calling her Shaina), a lot of thoughts have been flooding my mind. Try to imagine the following scenario: You are in a helicopter crossing the pacific ocean from Japan to California. Mid-flight, the copter goes out of control and you have to bail. You jump for your life into the ocean. It’s good you’re wearing a lifejacket, cuz the waves keep smacking you up like a peice of shnitzel in my kitchen. The water is intense - so intense you have ocean water coming out of your nose. Thats like the RESPONSIBILITY (parent’s, make sure your kids are nicely tucked into bed) that comes with having a baby. It’s overwhelming and comes through your nose when you really care. If you dont care, there is no ocean, you jump from the helicopter onto dry land (ouch).
When I look at Shaina, I think about how I want to do soooo much for her. But realize that a parent can do everything for their child except for one thing: Live their life. And as much responsibility I take for her, she will still have to suffer from cuts in the playground, classroom politics, making friends, doing HOMEWORK (like im gonna help her, lol), DATING, getting ripped off, making a parnassah, making a family of her own etc. What can I do to ease the pain? What can daddy (that’s what i’ll be going by) be doing to make it all better? Not much I can do….Except being as responsible as I can…
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Me and my boppy (and pacifier) 
Peek-a-boo!
