Thoughts of a Baby Held Up to a Mirror

Who's that baby that I suddenly see?
And if poppa's holding him, who's holding me?

The Reason I Have Not Been Blogging Remains The Same As The Last Time I Blogged It

I've been busy with other pursuits...

I don't know when things will let up, I really don't. I'd like to think that I'll get back to my blogging frequency from, oh, 2007 - 2008 -- and the quality (I like to think that) I hit (if only sporadically) in those years -- but I don't know when I will. If I do, this will be the space.

In the meantime, here's Joseph in a bear suit.

(Just to give you a sense of how this works, this very post was interrupted by some emergency clean-up inspired by the above-pictured bear...)

Quote of the Day My Year

Infancy conforms to nobody: all conform to it, so that one babe commonly makes four or five out of the adults who prattle and play to it.

-- Ralph Waldo Emerson, Self-Reliance

...Emerson just mentioned forcing conformity to overall attitude, but I swear that I somehow remembered him also specifically referring to schedules (and nap times in particular).

Why I've Not Posted in a While

...non baby posts to resume soon. Maybe.

Joseph Saperstein Frug

In a follow-up to the announcement of last week, I thought I should mention that my newborn son was (if you'll forgive the expression) christened at a brit milah ceremony yesterday in Ithaca, New York. His name is Joseph Saperstein Frug. He is named after my late mother, Mary Joe Frug (z'l). His Hebrew name, Yoseph Zvi, also honors my wife's paternal grandfather, Rabbi Harold Saperstein (z'l), whose Hebrew name was "Zvi".

Sara introduces Joseph and Snark

Posting will, as previously mentioned (and for the obvious reason), be light for the next few weeks. Happy New Year to all.

Baby Saperstein Frug

My wife's and my son was born Sunday evening, December 21, at 7:23 p.m., weighing 7 lbs. 13 oz. We just brought him home from the hospital. He and his mother are both healthy.

His name will be announced as part of a traditional Jewish brit milah ceremony next week.

Updates to this blog will be somewhat sporadic for the foreseeable future. I hope to post more baby pictures, and hope to resume regular blogging in a few weeks.