Our Baby Bahia has born :: Nuestra Bebe Bahia ha nacido

Finally the day came when we could feel close the moment when we will hug our baby for the first time! On Tuesday, August 28 -her due date- Leila felt that still there was a long way for the baby to come. With her mom went for a walk, and we had a normal day, watched a movie and while getting ready to do the last things of our daily routine (wash our teeth, check mail and so on) Leila's bag of water broke and we called the hospital... it was around 9:15 that we went there and they checked her.

Her belly was still high -normally the belly "drops" to give birth. The doctors and nurses started giving her petosin, since there were no contractions yet. The story is long, labor took about 28 hours at the end, and it was quite hard because once contractions came they were very painful for Leila, she was feeling them around her ribs and wouldn't let her breath in general. We wanted to have a natural birth, but not only the baby was high up, also she was coming face up instead of down. Leila tried and pushed and the baby was able to come down, but after three hours of pushing (that is after 24 hours of being already in labor) she was exausted and since there was still a long way, we decided to go for the C-section, something that she is happy with! :) So, the baby was born on Thursday, August 30th, at 1:29 am.

Our baby is very beautiful, her name is Bahia, and we were so happy to finally meet her and hold her. Nuri is a great Dad, we have been sharing the joy of bathing her, changing her diapers and play with her, and soon once she is very used to breastfeeding he also will be able to feed her using Leila's milk in a bottle! :D

We have decided to start a blog with photos of Bahia and all about her, especially for her grandparents, aunts and uncles, and of course all her family and friends to follow up her growth. THANK YOU EVERYONE for your loving support through your messages and prayers!! The address of the blog is www.bahia-eady.blogspot.com

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Finalmente llego el dia cuando nos acercabamos al momento para abrazar a nuestra bebe por primera vez! El martes 28 de agosto a Leila se le rompio la bolsa de agua y a eso de las 9:15 fuimos al hospital para que la examinen y ahi comenzo el trabajo de parto.

Su barriga aun seguia arriba -generalmente "baja" para dar a luz. Le administraron hormonas para que comiencen las contracciones.. la historia es larga, el trabajo de parto tomo unas 28 horas hasta el nacimiento, fue bastante dificil pues las contracciones, una vez que comenzaron, eran muy dolorosas para Leila pues las sentia alrededor de las costillas y no la dejaban respirar. Nosotros queriamos un parto normal, pero no solamente la bebe estaba aun muy arriba, sino que tambien venia de cara. Leila hizo todo lo que pudo, empujo hasta que la bebe bajo, pero despues de tres horas de pujar (y eso despues de 24 horas en el asunto) estaba tan cansada que no podia pujar ni hacer nada mas y faltaba mucho para que la bebe salga, asi que decidimos hacer una cesarea y ella esta feliz con el resultado! :) De esta manera, nuestra niña nacio el 30 de agosto a las 1:29 de la madrugada.

Nuestra bebe es preciosa, su nombre es Bahia y estamos tan felices de conocerla finalmente y poderla abrazar. Nuri es un gran padre, hemos compartido el placer de cuidarla, bañarla, cambiar sus pañales y jugar con ella, pronto cuando este tan familiar con tomar el pecho Nuri podra tambien darle la leche de Leila via mamadera! :D

Hemos decidido comenzar un blog con fotos de Bahia y todo sobre ella, especialmente para sus abuelitos, tias y tios, y claro esta, para que todos, familia y amigos, puedan ver su crecimiento. GRACIAS A TODOS por sus bellos mensajes y oraciones, es nuestro mejor regalo para ella!! La direccion es www.bahia-eady.blogspot.com

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While Siavache & Carmen were here, and while Leila still can move around we tried to show them the city and the area, although we ourselves haven't really seen much or know much because we are new too. We were able to visit the Amana Colonies, the Downtown area, a Museum, the lake, and went to check out shopping malls and stores, as well as enjoyed various Baha'i gatherings at the Center.

The weekend that Siavache left to Bolivia we went to Madison and just drove around for them to see where we lived. With Carmen we were able to visit a bit more, we walked around the Capitol, inside and outside, since there was a farmer's market, we also attended the wedding party in Wausau of Joe & Carolina, Nuri's friend from Michigan Tech... and of course, spent time with Lua & Hadi and our friends in Madison before we went back to awaite the coming of our baby!

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Durante la visita de Siavache & Carmen Rosa y cuando aun Leila podia movilizarse facilmente, tratamos de llevarlos por varios lugares para que conozcan la ciudad y el area, aunque para nosotros todo es nuevo por aqui. Pudimos visitar las Colonias Amana, el centro, un museo, el lago, y algunos centros comerciales y tiendas, asi como disfrutar de varias reuniones Baha'is en la Sede.

El fin de semana que Siavache partio para Bolivia fuimos a Madison y manejamos por la ciudad para que ellos vieran donde viviamos. Con Carmen pudimos visitar un poco mas, caminamos alrededor del Capitolio, dentro y fuera de el, tambien fuimos a la fiesta de matrimonio en Wausau de Carolina y Joe, el amigo de Nuri de su universidad, y claro, tambien nos deleitamos de la compañia de Lua & Hadi y nuestros amigos en Madison, antes de volver a casa y esperar la llegada de nuestra bebe.

Happy Birthday Ruhiyyih!!!

The first weekend of August we had Ruhiyyih and Nancy visiting us and sharing wonderful moments with us and Leila's parents. Also on Saturday evening Daniel came with his friend Bobbi, and we all celebrated Ruhiyyih's birthday with two amazing cheesecakes that Bobbi made and a cake that Carmen made for Ruhiyyih to blow a candle with us, since her birthday was going to be next Wednesday. It was a wonderful evening of enjoying games and each other's company.

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El primer fin de semana de Agosto tuvimos a Ruhiyyih y Nancy de visita, pasando bellos momentos juntos. El sabado por la noche Daniel y su amiga Bobbi vinieron a cenar con nosotros y todos celebramos por adelantado el cumpleaños de Ruhiyyih con dos cheesecakes espectaculares que hizo Bobbi y una torta que Carmen preparo para que tenga ella donde apagar una vela, ya que su cumple era el miercoles que venia. Fue una noche divertida de juegos y de disfrutar el estar juntos.

Baby Shower :D :D

Los amigos de Cedar Rapids se juntaron el ultimo fin de semana de julio para derramar su cariño y regalos sobre nosotros y en especial nuestra bebe. Becky fue quien organizo todo y ofrecio su casa para este evento especial. Comenzamos con una bella parte espiritual y luego disfrutamos de juegos y pastelitos. Realmente hemos sido bendecidos al estar aqui rodeados con una familia Baha'i tan amorosa y gentil.. alli van unas fotitos :)

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Friends from Cedar Rapids got together the last weekend of July to shower us, especially our baby, with their love and gifts. Becky had organized everything and hosted this special event at her home, starting with beautifully chanted prayers and later we enjoyed some games and refreshments together. We are truly blessed to be surrounded with a kind and loving Baha'i family here in Cedar Rapids, here are some pictures :)

Llegaron los papis Naraghi!!

A week after coming from back from the wedding/family reunion, Leila's parents came for a visit... Siavache would stay for two weeks and Carmen will be with us until September 22nd! She will be a great help to us during Leila's last weeks of pregnancy and especially when our baby comes.

We went to Chicago to pick them up from the airport, went straight to visit the Baha'i Temple and had lunch together at one of Carmen's favorite restaurants here in the States (The Cheese Cake Factory).

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Una semana despues de regresar de nuestra reunion familiar/matrimonio de Nahid, los padres de Leila vinieron a visitarnos: Siavache estara un par de semana con nosotros y Carmen se quedara hasta el 22 de septiembre! Sera realmente de gran ayuda tenerla en estas ultimas semanas del embarazo de Leila y en especial una vez que llegue la bebe.

Los recogimos del aeropuerto en Chicago y fuimos directo a visitar el Templo Baha'i, yendo luego a almorzar juntos a uno de los restaurantes favoritos de Carmen aqui en los Estados Unidos: The Cheese Cake Factory.

Last day in Toronto :: Ultimo dia en Toronto

The wedding was on Friday July 20th, we visited the Niagara Falls on Saturday and on Sunday we came back home. Nahid & Naysan took us to the airport and before departing we went to check Toronto's Downtown, had something to eat quickly and farewell everyone who were in their way to tour the city.

One of our favorite TV programs is "Unwrapped" from the Food Channel, and just before going to Toronto we watched an episode on ice cream, where they showed how some famous ice creams are made, and one of the new products in the market they showed is this frozen ice cream shaped in little balls, that you eat with a spoon... well, we had the chance to find it and taste it during our short walk around the CN Tower! By the way, if you come to Toronto YOU MUST visit the Tower, the tallest building in the world, we plan to do a good touring next time ;)

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El matrimonio fue el viernes 20 de julio, visitamos las Cataratas del Niagara el sabado y el domingo volvimos a casa. Nahid & Naysan nos llevaron al aeropuerto y antes de irnos pasamos por el centro de Toronto, comimos algo rapido y nos despedimos de todos, quienes iban a dar un tour por la ciudad.

Uno de nuestros programas de TV favoritos se llama "Unwrapped" en el canal de comidas y justo antes de ir a Toronto vimos un episodio sobre helados, donde mostraron como algunos de los helados famosos son hechos e presentaron un nuevo producto que salio al mercado de bolitas congeladas de helado de crema que uno come con una cucharilla... pues bien, encontramos el helado en nuestra caminata alrededor de la Torre de Toronto y lo probamos! A proposito, si visitan Toronto TIENEN que visitar la Torre, el edificio mas alto del mundo, y nosotros planeamos venir a un buen tour de esta ciudad la proxima vez :)

Niagara Falls

Despues del matrimonio de Nahid & Naysan, fuimos a visitar el Niagara con nuestros padres y Ruhiyyih. Tuvimos un picnic en frente de las caidas de agua y realmente era como sentarse en frente de una postal: una vista espectacular y el clima ideal, soleado y la brisa fresca proveniente de las cataratas eran combinacion perfecta para estar debajo de los arboles del parque donde disfrutamos de un almuerzo ligero.

Los novios habian organizado un programa de actividades e invitaciones para toda la familia y amigos cercanos, pero nosotros y la familia de Nuri teniamos que marcharnos pronto, asi que este paseo fue el unico que hicimos y ahora esperamos una proxima oportunidad para visitar a Nahid & Naysan y poder asi conocer Toronto y sus alrededores.

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After Nahid & Naysan's wedding we visited the Niagara with our parents and Ruhiyyih. We had a lovely picnic in front of the water falls and truly was like sitting in front of a post card -an amazing view, the weather just ideal, sunny, with a fresh breeze from the falls that perfectly combined with the spot in a park where we enjoyed having a light lunch under the trees.

The bride and groom had scheduled activities and gatherings for their close friends and family, but since we and Nuri's family had to leave earlier than the others, this was our only outing in this trip, so we hope to have a chance soon to visit Nahid & Naysan and then get to see Toronto and its surroundings.