SERIAL DIARY
are we
there yet? As told to Libby Silberman by Malky Sapir
Recap: Remarried and with a new baby, Malky continues to navigate her changed status along with juggling life as a mother of a child with severe CP.
Baby Yitzy is already swimming on the floor, babbling, and even starting to sit up. My heart swells with joy when I look at him, growing and advancing steadily. At 11 months old, he’s already surpassed his sister five years his senior by many milestones. What a new reality this is for me. I bumped into an old neighbor the other day. We’d lived near each other during my first marriage and single days.
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“How are you? How are things?” she inquired. “How’s your baby treating you? Is he a difficult baby?” I almost laughed out loud. “No, nothing is difficult about him. He’s the most delicious baby ever!” Teething and crying are simple joys that I’m relishing after having gone through such a challenging first-time parenthood. It’s mind-boggling to notice how with Batsheva, I invested and invest every shred of my being in her development,
