Mom came in today glowing from an afternoon with her friends. Her good pal, Kimmy Tarantino threw a shower for us for all our soon-to-be Bay Area friends. Mom said Kim started planning this shower the first time she mentioned they were going to try to have a kid! Now, that’s a party planner if you ask us!

About 15-20 of mom’s best bay area friends came bearing overly generous gifts and big hugs for the new mom. I remember mom telling us to calm down when we were in her belly because our unexpected actions kept requiring Kim to change the location of the shower. First it was scheduled to be at her loft in SOMA; then it was changed to our house because mom was on bed rest; then it was moved to the hospital when mom was moved there; then it came full circle and changed back to Kim’s loft since we were born and mom was discharged! Thankfully Kim, and her sister Molly are so flexible and managed to pull it off without a hitch.

The gift opening session was concluded with a gift from Mom’s old babysitter, Molly. She gave our mom the gift that our late grandma (Mammie Joy) gave to her when her daughter Miranda was born. It was a beautiful sweater, quilt, hat and bootie set that Mammie Joy was so fond of. Molly also gave Mom a picture that our Mammie took of Miranda in the outfit that was dated 4/18/83 – 22 years to the day that we were born! Needless to say, there wasn’t a dry eye at the shower, and Mom was truly touched to know that she was there with them in spirit and to have something from her mother on the day of her shower.

Mom told us that after two showers (Mimi, Jackie, Nikki and Amy had one in Ohio in March), we are positively spoiled. Our parents were both gushing about their friends’ kindness and generosity. Not only for the wonderful gifts, but also for all the phone calls, flowers, thoughts and prayers.

Gosh, it seems like they have some pretty fly people in their lives – we can’t wait to meet them all.