Cake reads: "Diaper Pins, Baby Oil, Two are Coming, For You to Spoil"
Not only was March 20th the first day of spring, a day that brought some rain, and Palm Sunday (when Christians celebrated Jesus's arrival to Jerusalem), but it was also a day we had a celebration in anticipation of the Curletto twins' arrival into the world.
Long-time girlfriends Liz, Lisa, and Jodi hosted a wonderful shower for the twin girls at the Orinda Country Club. We were lucky enough to have all sorts of friends and family attend. The longest traveled was my paternal Grandmother who came from Salem, Oregon. I am number 5 of her 12 grandchildren and the twins will be great-grandkids numbers 9 and 10. Many others drove in excess of one or two hours each way to attend. We were blessed by such active support and love. The twins were truly showered with all sorts of gifts (many of them pink and matching), including 2 handmade quilts which will be made by their Great-Aunt MaryAnn and 2 handmade heart-embedded blankets knit by their maternal Grandma, or "Gigi" as she prefers. Gigi also pulled out an outfit that was received at her baby shower 35 years ago when she was expecting me. A pretty pink jacket and pants set I remember seeing in my baby pictures and using to dress up my little doll "Julie" when I was young. The set brought back many memories!!
In week 26, Braxton-Hicks contractions came more steadily, but still no outrageous cravings or aversions (although I'm never quick to turn down ice cream!). For the first time in my life, my notoriously large chest finally looks small when matched with my big belly! Paul and I laugh at what I would look like if I had "normal" sized-B boobs with my current belly. They'd probably call a police escort to get me to the hospital everytime I touched my belly.
Since the babies are big for their age, we're guessing that they will come earlier, too. I thought it would be nice to have Gemini twins (is that a redundantancy?), but they may end up being Tauruses. We'll see if they can make the May 23rd deadline which will make them twins in two different ways. I've decided that I'll work another week and a couple days, but that's it. I hope the rest of the waiting game will run as smoothly.
