The Boys Are 16 Months Today!, August 21, 2007

I look are River and Relic, and I can't believe these adorable boys are mine! There are a lot of things about them which looks a little strange for me. They are not shy at all, and actually have very good self confidence. I love it but I can't believe how my sons can be like that. Michael believes that our trip to Iran where they were the head of every party has helped them to be like this.

Today I took them to Dix Park in Beverly Farm which had a nice playground, so they could play with some other children. They could climb so fast that nobody could catch them. Every slide is just a piece of cake for them. There were many children there, mostly older than my sons but River and Relic were the ones who didn't need me hold their hands or watch them. They are just like big boys and I am really proud of them. But a little scared too. They have fallen many times but they almost never want to cry because of pain. They are really strong, but kind and caring too. I love the way that they come to hug us and give us kisses.....

The boys are 16 months today and thankfully everything has gone really well with them. They are growing up fast and learning fast too. I wish them to stay so loving and strong forever

Busy Boys! August 15, 2007

River and Relic finished their kindermusik class today. I am not sure if we want to sign them in for fall or no. I need to think about the free time that we are going to have and also compare the class to others. Wow ! It is not easy ! I wonder how hard it is going to be to help them decide which college is good for them to go. But until that day ....

Here is a picture that I took yesterday, when they just woke up after their afternoon nap, starting to do all the things to make me crazy. Michael sent me message from work telling how he was missing the boys and I sent him this picture to let him know how busy his sons were

A Good Day, August 13, 2007

I guess the boys had missed their Gymboree classes a lot. Because they both were really excited about being there today. They are very good climbers and always amaze everybody in the class. Relic was doing really well about tossing the balls in the hoop and made me very proud. And River was very good at walking on a cylinder slide.

They did get tired there and couldn't stay for more than half an hour of their playgym time. Coming home they really wanted to take a nap but I insisted them to have lunch first. When I put them in their bouncer seats and gave them their bottles, thought to let them go to sleep by themselves. I know, they are old enough to do that by now, but I guess that's another thing about me spoiling them. Anyway, they did go to sleep without me

Tonight we were watching some beautiful concerts on PBS which we all enjoyed, and here is a picture of the boys and me watching the concerts

The Boys in Pool, August 11, 2007

A Great Day in Maine , August 11, 2007

We had a beautiful day in Maine. We were invited to have dinner with Michael's brother and his family and Michael's parents who had just come from Florida.

The boys had a really great day playing with their cousins Meagan and Kienan and even Aunt Jeanne. They are all very kind people and love River and Relic a lot.

River and Relic went for a little swim in their uncle's pool and were chasing their little poor dog most of the time. They even got to feed the dog too.

I had a great time as well. I enjoyed the food and watching my sons laughing and running all over their uncle's beautiful house. Jeanne has always been very kind to me and I have been missing her hugs which I could get today. I do feel lucky to have such a wonderful and caring people as my relatives

Entry for August 08, 2007

We took the boys to Garden City Pediatrics for the first time. We are not going to see the pediatrician that they had any more because we were not quiet happy with him, and a friend suggested a doctor which we wanted to see today but was on vacation. That's why we saw a substitute doctor there. She believed that all the cough and runny nose is because of ear infection and also believed that the boys have allergy and gave them medicines to treat those. It didn't seem to be very right and I didn't feel very comfortable giving the boys the medicines that she prescribed, and for the first time in my life, I wished if I would be a doctor. My niece Ghazal is a pharmacist ( a very good one ) and I called her and she made me sure that there was nothing wrong to give the boys the medicines.

River and Relic have missed all the Gymboree classes that they had this week but I am hoping that they can go to their kindermusik class tomorrow.

When I was putting them in bed I thought about how innocent they looked and wished them get well soon. They are our world and it's really hard to see them not feeling good. However nothing can stop them from running around and make me scream NO , which means they have been doing all the naughty things that they always do, and thinking about those things makes me smile when they are sleeping

Entry for August 07, 2007

It's been long that I haven't had time to write, being busy with my sons getting cold and all the busy days that they have been giving me with their active little bodies and very curiuse minds.

They haven't been eating well , neither sleeping well. I bet they have lost weight, but they are still happy. Yesterday when we went to see the therapist that we usually see about helping us handle the boys better , he told us how amazed he is to see the boys always smiling even when they are sick.

I had started to read about how to raise my"child" well from when I was not even 13, and was always interested in knowing more. We try to read every article the we find , talk with people who have good kids and ask them questions, watching videos and what ever we think can help, but still, I don't feel confident if we are doing right. Seeing people raising children is much different from when you have children yourself. My sister has two wonderful girls who are very ssuccesful in their careers and are great in everything and I had thought it was not hard to raise them being so good before having children, but now .... Oh, God ! How could my sister and her husband do such a wonderful job ?

Here is a picture of the boys in Maritime Festival in Salem, watching the music group after they have been dancing.