A Big River Day, December 26, 2006

Today was a big day for River. He has been doing all things to make me tired. I am really exhausted but proud of him at the same time

I left the boys for very few minutes and then found River off the walker banging on the floor ( It was not the first time for him going off his walker ). Another time I had both of the boys in their bedroom, hoping that they were playing with their toys and was taking care of laundry. Then I heard banging on the kitchen floor. Yes, River had crawled all the way from their bedroom, going through the gate and was in the kitchen

It is not like he was making trouble ALL the time. When I was feeding him and his brother, River started clapping and whispering DATH, DATH which made me really excited.

They both were jumping today in their walkers when I was told Jump, Jump and they look really cute doing that.

I did have a very busy day but full of joy which was given mostly by River today

A Merry Christmas Day, December 25, 2006

We had a very merry Christmas together. The boys loved opening the presents and all the toys that Santa and us gave to them. They were almost whole day playing with the new toys and we were enjoying watching them.

In the morning we went to the Catholic church Immaculate Conception for Christmas mass. It was very interesting how the boys were behaving during the mass. Maybe it was a whole new place for them so they were busy looking around. Relic was enjoying the music too. He was clapping listening to the songs and it was really funny. I think Relic got into the spirit of Christmas more. All day he was excited , something like he knew it was a different day.

My family was really nice to call Michael and wish him a merry Christmas.

I guess I have been a really good girl and that's why Santa gave me lots of good presents . I am excited about the little vacuum cleaner that I got. My car has been really dirty and does need to be cleaned. I can't wait to clean my car with the vacuum cleaner that I got today.

River & Relic on Christmas Eve, December 24, 2006

Relic's First Real Word, December 23, 2006

In the middle of night, Relic said his first real word : DATH , a baby version of DAST which means hand in Farsi.

He has been clapping when we say 'DAST, DASTI' and has been really excited about our reaction. He gives us one of those cute big smiles which shows his two little teeth well. In the middle of night when I was changing his diaper, he was clapping, trying to make me excited and play with him. I usually try to not talk with them in the middle of night but not because I feel sleepy then ( I usually go to check email or write things after I feed the boys, waiting for them to go to sleep so I can cover their little bodies with blanket, making sure that they are warm enough ) but because I want them to go back to bed. That's why I ignored Relic clapping. But then he said DATH 3 times and clapped. I was really excited to hear it and couldn't stop hugging and kissing him.

Today I was trying to make Relic say DATH again , but he didn't. That's how babies are. They do things when they want. But I am still happy to hear his first real word

Techtarget Christmas party, December 22, 2006

Michael's office had a Christmas party and we all were invited to. Poor Michael couldn't eat well ( because of the two wisdom teeth that he got pulled yesterday ) but I really liked the lunch.

Even Santa was there and gave gifts to the boys ( I don't know why because the boys were not very good and were pulling his beard )

Playing time, December 19, 2006

Thank you Meagan! December 17, 2006

A Busy Day,December 16, 2006

A lot was going on today :

After the bad night that the boys had ( because they got cold too ) Michael joined us with the cold. Now 4 of us have cold

I had planned to clean the house today, but we couldn't have enough energy for doing it. I had worked on the boys' room yesterday to have the new puzzle mat on which is clean and soft for the boys to sit on and practice sitting a little bit ( It was my friend, Laurel 's suggestion to give the boys more opportunity to practice sitting ). And after practicing almost on hour last night, the boys were able to sit really well today.

I wanted to give Michael some time to feel like weekend, especially because he needed some time to rest because of his cold, so I thought to go to BJ's , Babies R us and SUBWAY by myself and let Michael stay home. But I got a flat tier and because I had never changed the tier myself, had to call Michael and ask him to come and help me. Poor Michael, had to take the boys and come to help me change the tier.

Relic learned to clap a few days ago and River has seen how excited we get when his brother claps and I think he is trying to do that too.

When I was typing the last sentence, I hear River crying. I went to get him and nothing could stop him. I tried to sing for him the songs that always makes him calm down but it didn't work. I tried to give him the xylophone to play, he played a little bit but started to cry and scream again. I don't know what was wrong but nothing could help him feel better. finally after one hour he went to sleep in my arms. My poor little boy ! I hope he can sleep well now ....

I need to go wake Michael up so he can go to get ready for bed then i will have to check my blood sugar ( which I think it is low now ) and get ready for bed. There are a lot of things that we need to do tomorrow

Here I am, tired and sick :( December 13, 2006

I've caught a cold, a bad one which stops me being myself. I can't play with my children as I did ( I don't have enough energy ) and I can't talk with them as much ( breathing is hard for me when I talk ) and I can't hold them as long ( I have to clean my hands before holding them as I have to blow my nose every minute ) , so we are all upset ....

The house looks very bad , needs to be organized and cleaned. I need to cook and do the laundry but I don't have energy . Oh, God ! Help me

"Look at this big fish we caught", December 11, 2006

They had moved the chair about 4 m ( 10 ft ) and looked very proud when I caught them. So, as you can see if you need to move to a new house you can call my boys, they are pretty good at this, but I can't promise if your stuffs will not break during the movement 

Our Family, December 10, 2006

Family Christmas Party, December 10, 2006

Jay and Jeanne were really nice and hosted the Christmas party again !

We all had a wonderful time and the boys got A LOT of toys

Twins Holiday Party, December 9, 2006

We had a very nice time at Twins Holiday Party. Talking with other parents and seeing some friends that I hadn't seen for a while and seeing all the twins being excited about the gifts that Santa was giving them was really nice.

Santa was Christine's husband which is Jewish! Their daughter found out that Santa was their daddy, but Christine told her that Daddy was Santa's helper, and for sure he was.

Relic and River cared more about the wrapping paper and wanted to eat it immediately, and we did know it before. But we didn't want the other twins think that our boys were not enough good to get a present from Santa

These days, December 07, 2006

The boys are busy growing up ! I was telling Michael last night how our tiny house is big for our boys to discover every little bit of it : There are still a lot of places that they need to know about, and the most important part is the basement ! They have been looking at us coming out of the basement and and have been looking like  . They are still very interested in how the dishwasher, washing machine and drier  sound. They can sit and watch them for minutes which gives me the opportunity to do little things around the house.

I am almost packing for our trip which will be in 7 weeks . The most important part is what we need to take, considering the little space we will have to take things with us. It will not be an easy trip for me having two little babies  with when their father will not be around, but thinking about the happy ending will give me a lot of energy.

We are also busy planning to go all the Christmas parties which will be a lot of fun