It’s a weird thing, when the average Israeli sees a mother or pregnant woman in Israel, all boundaries go out the window.\u00a0 Suddenly, everyone is your mother-in-law.\u00a0 They have a right to comment on how you feed, clothe and take care of your current child, and they ask you questions about your pregnancy as if they know you.\u00a0 The comments on childcare can get a bit annoying (er, who are you??) but the interest in pregnancy is quite endearing.\u00a0 At least people care.\u00a0 And, following the jewish way,\u00a0they love to give advice.\u00a0 Everyone asks what month I am in, how am I coping with the heat, or more worryingly, that I look like I don’t have much time left.\u00a0 The funniest comment\u00a0I have had is “When is he coming?” said by random man at the park.\u00a0 “Um, what makes you think its a boy?” I reply. “I am very intutive” he tells me. Ok.\u00a0 “I’ll let you know!”\u00a0<\/p>\n
In general, israelis are absolutely shocked when they ask me what I am having and I tell them “a sabra.”\u00a0 Here, everyone knows what’s inside, and they even tell you the name they have chosen.\u00a0 It seems surprises are regarded as a bit old-fashioned.\u00a0 “But how will you cope?” they ask me.\u00a0 “Not such a problem” I tell them, “they all wear white for the first few weeks of life so what difference does it make?!” Anyway, so far almost\u00a0everyone\u00a0(including random men on the bus) have confidently informed me I am having a boy.\u00a0 Luckily boys are much easier to bring up in Israel as nobody has carpet so it’s a lot easier to deal with a small person weeing all over your house.<\/p>\n
The weather has cooled down, thankfully, and today even went below 30 celcius.\u00a0 It’s possible to go out without feeling like I am about to pass out.\u00a0 The country seems to be coping a bit better, over about 33 degrees and the buses and buildings struggle, things move slowly and even the israelis find it difficult.<\/p>\n
Our shipment is still in storage, and everyday we pay more money whilst our stuff melts in the heat.\u00a0 We are hoping Bump 2 wont make an appearance until after we move in to our new home.\u00a0 True, newborn babies are very unlikely to notice whether or not they have a matching nursery and all their personal items arranged neatly in drawers (thought it’s amazing how many first time mothers seem to think they do), they generally just want milk and cuddles, but still, it would be nice for us to have a home to store it in.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
It’s a weird thing, when the average Israeli sees a mother or pregnant woman in Israel, all boundaries go out the window.\u00a0 Suddenly, everyone is your mother-in-law.\u00a0 They have a right to comment on how you feed, clothe and take care of your current child, and they ask you questions about your pregnancy as if … <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8889,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-258","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-aliyah"],"yoast_head":"\n