Baba Iraj comes to visit!

Vafa's dad, Iraj, came to visit last week! He got to meet his newest grandson and do a lot of playing with all of his grandkids. He stayed with Venous most of the time but we had the honor of him staying with us one night. He did some amazing cooking while he was here too! I love this eggplant dish he makes...ghemebodemjun...I think!

We played in the pool at Venous's house a lot because it is so hot in AZ. The cousins got a lot of good pool time together. My friend Kirst and KK also came over for a swim one day.

We got to celebrate Sean's 4th birthday while he was here. Venous and Farshid had a huge pool party at their house for him and they even had a DJ...Sean loves music! Thanks Veenur for the great party!

We had such a great time visiting with Baba Iraj, it was sad to see him go! All of the grandkids love him so much. We hope to see him again really soon. In the meantime...Vafa's mom is coming to town tomorrow! Yay for Mama Shahnaz!

Get Me Outta This Heat!

We went to the cabin last weekend with Stephanie, Jason, and Kennedy to get out of this heat. We all jammed into our car and headed up north. We had 3 car seats, 4 adults, and "stuff". It was packed but comfy!

The kids had so much fun playing on the hammock outside, exploring, and going on walks up and down the street.

Even Kian got to do some exploring and had a photo shoot with Mashni (Stephanie).

That night we made dinner, played games, and crashed out. It was so nice to have a relaxing kind of day!

The next morning we went out for breakfast and headed to Tonto Natural Bridge for a hike. It was beautiful! Here we are with all the kiddos!

Then we headed home to the dreadful heat...Thanks for coming with us to the cabin Melashenko family!!! I think we wore DD out! It was a short trip but so nice to get out of Phoenix for a bit!

Comparing

While I am on the topic of comparing...look at this one!

My little brother holding Naison when he was 5 days old...

...and holding Kian when he was 1 day old...

...and when Kian was a month old!

What a difference a year and a half makes in the life of a teenager! Love you Jake..thanks for all of your help this summer!

1 Month Update

I took Kian to the doctor for his 1 month well check up this week. Everything is going great with him...he is eating great and gaining weight! I usually don't like to compare my kid with other kids but since they are both my kids I figure I can compare away.

So Naison at 1 month was 10lbs, 3oz and 22in long. Kian at 1 month is 11lbs, 3oz and 22in long. They are about the same except Kian is gaining more weight and he was even a pound smaller at birth. Oh boy...we are going to have a chunker on our hands for sure!

Here are pictures of the boys at 1 month. I don't think they look alike.

Naison:

Kian:

I figured that having a second child would be a lot different than one and boy is that right! Just looking through pictures I figured that one out. I have at least 10 time more pictures of Naison at 1 month than I do of Kian at 1 month. I guess it's cause I'm too busy to remember to get the camera out.

Overall though we are all doing great. The boys and I go to Stroller Strides every morning at 8:30am and then play after with Naison's friends. We come home around noon for Naison's nap time and then after naps we either play with friends or stay home and play with Uncle Jake. (Jake has been over pretty much every weekday this summer...it has been nice! I am so sad he had to go back to school today.) Then daddy comes home and helps with dinner, baths, and bedtime.

I am so grateful for the wonderful family I have. I am one lucky girl!