Yaeli Hits the Ice

Today, January 1, 2013, I started teaching Yaeli how to ride a bike...in a sense. The american dad cannot wait to train his kids to ride their bikes for the first time. Well, I don't really care so much about bike riding but as a hockey player, ice skating is pretty important to me. So today I took Yaeli to Schenley Ice Rink, put some skates on her feet and hit the ice.

For a hockey dad, there is no bigger thrill than this. Imparting my hockey knowledge onto the next generation of Millers. We may not play together on the same line some day but hockey is such an important thing to me and Yaeli loves hockey too.

To start the event off we waited in line to pay for our ice time and rentals. Yaeli waited very patiently and even told me "I'm so excited!" Then we went down and got her rental skates (the very smallest pair they had). I made sure to tie them on her nice and tight. I threw on my skates and we were good to go. I wanted Yaeli to get a good feel for the skates so we walked around indoors for a bit so she could get rid of the wobble a little. She tore off and was quite steady so after a couple of minutes we hit the ice.

Out on the ice was a whole new ballgame, as I'd expected. Yaeli didn't really have a sense of how to keep her feet down but we took a few laps nonetheless and she started to get the hang of it. After a couple of laps we went inside to get a snack and then went back out for one more lap and pictures.

The time came to call it quits. We had a great time and, while Yaeli still has a lot to learn about skating, she is super excited which is what really counts. She can't wait to go again and neither can I. My back on the other hand...

Happy New Year everyone. Have a great 2013!

The End of a Long Semester

This has been one of the longest feeling semesters I've ever had. Due to the chagim I had to miss 4 straight weeks of one of my classes. I ended up getting an A- in that class. I didn't end up missing any of my other classes but Sophie was born during this semester and sleep and spare time have been hard to come by. All in all, it was another successful semester in my books. And, while I should be using the extra time off of school to rest up and prepare for my next semester, I'm instead going to be doing a megaton of traveling.

I hope next semester goes easier than this one. I have an online class scheduled for next semester so I only have to go into school once per week. However, that means I need to take a lot of time to self learn at coffee shops and other such wifi spots.

Wish me luck. the completion of my next semester will mark the halfway point for me at Point Park.

Mind Your Manners Mommy (and Totti)!

The other morning Rivkah was saying goodbye to me as I rushed out the door. The only problem was she was saying it around a bite of her morning breakfast sandwich. Yaeli looked up at her and said "Finish chewing, then talk!" And right she was too. It's amazing what sinks in without us realizing it.

A similar thing happened with her the night before that. I was talking to my brother Matty who was over and I started saying the word "stupid". I got as far as "stu" and stopped myself because we told Yaeli not to say it. Well, apparently I'd said enough of it because, looking scandalized, Yaeli said "Totti, that's rude!"

In younger person news, Sophie seems to be slowly settling into a regular bedtime routine. She's been going to sleep around 10-11 pm and sleeping mostly through the night (not including night feedings) and when she wakes up to nurse goes right back to sleep when she's done. It's been really great to not have to worry to much about when Rivkah and I will actually get to sleep at night. It's a fair bet now that if it's after 10 and she's asleep, we will be able to go to sleep too.