November

Hey! Yeah, it was great seeing everyone--especially the twins! I had never seen them in person before! I could just stare at Levi drawing all day long--he is SO into that and looks so mature for his age as he thinks intently while drawing.

Regarding doing something for "Maminka" for her 60th, I think it's a fabulous idea and we definitely should do something, if we can. Kamil & I are still talking about this (he's in OK & TX right now and will be back tomorrow and my home phone isn't working very well right now), but I have some concerns about the kind of commitment I will be able to make for this event (I'm thinking that perhaps I could serve as "babysitter", if you'd like.

It looks like Baby #2 would be about 7 or 8 weeks old at the proposed time of this event (Baby's due Sept 21-24), so I think I'll be pretty busy with a newborn, nursing, changing diapers, and looking after Rebekah. I remember by this time with Rebekah I was feeling great, but I didn't have much that I needed to do. I was able to take it slow during the summer as I was home, pretty much alone, with Rebekah while Kamil was working with the teams. I'm afraid to make a commitment regarding how much help or work I can participate in without knowing exactly what it will be like. Also, if, (and I hope not) I should have an emergency C-section, I don't even know if I could make it (probably not). Perhaps Kamil could go alone, though our first choice is to go together. If he went alone, he may want to spend just a short time out there, just enough for the birthday event and a few days extra, since, well, we wouldn't be together and we don't prefer that! He'll have to decide.

Also, I'm wondering if Christmas would be a better time for Zigi & Rachel in terms of getting vacation days to be able to go out to Czech, if we felt we could postpone it one month (though the mental picture I have of snow in Czech and cars getting stuck, etc doesn't sound too easy).

These are some thoughts. Let me know what you all think of what I've shared.

Annette