Beautiful and yummy lunch table by Jay & Jeanne

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The cake ( It had the boys' name on the side )

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Gifts from my mother

The gifts

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A BIG SURPRISE, March 11, 2006

When we arrived at Jay's, Michael parked the car in front of the house, not in the parking in back yard where we usually park the car,  but I thought it was because Jeanne wanted to see the new car, so I didn't question that. Jay, my brother-in-law came to welcome us and give me a warm hug as he always does and then Michael and him stopped to talk about the new car ( or that's what I thought ) so then,  I went inside, holding the 'Sabzeh' which we make for the celebration of our Iranian new year and I had made that for Jay's family when I got the invitation card from them about celebrating "Iranian new year", the "reason" that we were there  .... ( Oh Jeanne! you are amazing! It was the sweetest white lie that I have ever been told )

I walked inside the house and said Hi, but nobody was there to answer and it was not usual, so I went in, turned toward the sitting room to see if somebody was there and then : flashes of cameras .... and hearing SURPRISE ! I was all confused, who the surprise was for ? The first thing that I thought about was that maybe it was a surprise for Tonya ( Michael's niece who is pregnant ) because I had been in her surprise bridal shower and I thought maybe it is a surprise baby shower for her, and then I saw her standing up there with her big belly, smiling at me! The gifts were all wrapped in blue paper gifts and  I know Tonya is going to have a girl, so what ? Oh, my God! Was it a surprise for us ? Then I turned around, seeing Michael, standing up, smiling at me! He didn't look like being surprised at all, so what ? And I asked  : Michael ! did you know about it ? And he nodded !

So everybody knew but me, so it was really a surprise, a big kind of surprise for me !

Then I found out that my sister-in-law, Kerry had suggested my family to be a part of this party and Michael had been talking with my niece, Ghazal for more than 2 months. So my boys got some gifts from my mother, sister and brother and their families in an American baby shower! It was beautiful to feel my family being there and thanks to Kerry for her very delicate idea.

Seeing our  friend and neighbor, Jen there also  surprised me a lot. So she knew that too!  She had driven all the way from Salem to Kennebunk to be in my surprise baby shower. So, did my another sister-in-law, Liz who lives in Worcester.

My boys got a lot of beautiful and thoughtful gifts, even from their aunt Chris and her fiance who live in Australia. Nana ( Michael's mother ) was not there but she did make  my heart warm with her mothering kindness through a nice card with her beautiful and special handwriting, and a very useful gift ( the blue stroller that I have loved ) from her and grandpa Jack for our boys.

Anyway, it was a very beautiful day and I enjoyed every little detail of that. I loved all the blue dishes and baloons and the baby shower invitation card that Jeanne hadn't sent to me but she saved one for me to see.  I will always have the beautiful day in my memory as one of the best days of my life.  

 

A sunny brunch with a friend and his family, March 11, 2006

It was a beautiful sunny day and we were going to have lunch with my brother in law's family because they wanted to have an "Iranian new year celebration" for me. Michael has a very good friend from college who lives in Maine, so we thought to see them in a restauarant and have brunch with them.

It was really wonderful to meet Nathan and his wife and their adorable little daughter Mathea whom I used to have her picture on my desktop when I was working in Iran. I had been following her,  growing up with the website that the parents have for her, enjoying every little step of her sweet life and the love that the parents have for her. And now, meeting all of them in real life was really exciting!

Mathea is not even 4 yet, but she is a very smart cute girl. She can write her name and knows all the letters of her name, she can count and even do a little math! I loved how she is and how the parents were giving her love and also trying to talk with her and teach her with fun every minute.

They had a big bag of baby things for us as a present which I love all of it.  Mathea was giving them all, one by one to me and looking at me how I was enjoying.  It was a great time that we had with them and I enjoyed every moment of it. 

Then we left , going to my brother in law, when I had no idea what was going on in their house!

More check on the boys, March 07, 2006

Today was the boys' first none stress test which went really well. They wanted to monitor the boys' activity and the hearts' reaction  to the activity. Of course the boys were extra active as they always are, so there was no doubt on that but their little hearts passed the test too.

 

Then They wanted me to have another ultrasound. I guess Relic was really exhausted after moving too much so he did behave during the ultrasound and let us have a picture of his cute face. River was opening his little mouth practicing to breath and made my heart warm.  For sure, I can't say how much these two little miracles mean to me....

 

Then I want to see my OB/GYN and endocrinologist. They were both happy with how I am, but my OB/GYN thinks that because River which located in lower position hasn't been upside down yet and he won't have room to do that it is more likely for me to have C-Section. She also rescheduled the date for Sunday April 23rd.

 

I am going to see my OB/GYN next week and to have more checks on the boys. I do feel better when I go to see my doctor more often, because I won't have enough time to get worried too much.