We had two wonderful seders this year - the first with family and the second with some dear friends. Doug led a wonderful kid-oriented seder on the first night and Eli, Hannah and Judah were all very patient and engaged. Well, to be fair, Judah was patient mostly because he got his hands on Mimi's phone and spent the entire seder pressing buttons and holding it up to his ear pretending to make important calls.
He also got into a marginally more appropriate toy - the kiddush cup and later the glass holding the parsley.
One of the nicest things about the seder was the fact that Judah really interacted more openly with everyone. Judah's always been fairly reserved with people, especially in groups. But in the last month or two he has really been opening up. He's been much more comfortable around people he doesn't see all the time. It's been wonderful to hear him talking about "uncle Steben" and "aunt Kimby" and Eli and Hannah, but even more wonderful to see him being affectionate and comfortable with them...
And even playing with Eli and Hannah (who were extremely sweet with him and really gave him the opportunity to do his thing). This image almost made me cry...
This change in Judah - his opening up to people - feels very appropriate to the season. It seems like a blosoming of his personality and maturity, and a passing over into a new phase of life.
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