Brit Milah

NQR except for the cutting...
Yesterday was Amit's Brit Milah. Inbal initially wanted to go with a medical mohel (one who is a doctor and has been trained as a mohel as well) but the price was prohibitive. Inbal didn't want the whole party who-ha atmosphere usually associated with a brit. So she got the name of a highly recommended mohel who when told there might not be a minyan said that the mitzvah of doing the brit outweighs the mitzvah of having it done with a minyan. And yesterday afternoon, in the presence of Rotem (who was the "sandak" and held the baby during the ceremony) Inbal's good friends, Naama, Simone and Yael, and me, Amit joined the ranks of the Jewish men before him.
It just dawned on me that Inbal's three friends represent three periods of her life. Yael is a childhood friend. They literally grew up together. Simone and Inbal went to school together in Canada and did their army service at the same time. And Inbal met Naama when she started working in Israel after she returned from university in Toronto. Interesting. But back to the brit. The mohel was very nice and didn't appear to be judgmental. Amit is doing fine. A few tears but handling it well. The mohel should be back for a check-up today and then nothing. Nothing meaning none of the stress related to Amit's first few days and breastfeeding difficulties or stress related to the brit -- when, who, where, etc.
So now everyone can settle into a routine of enjoying Amit.