Calista Catherine and Cassandra Claire Brady: Summer Treats

About Calista and Cassandra

Calista Catherine was born at 5:32 am on February 15, 2007. She weighed 8 lb 1 oz and was 21" long. She was born with a "true" knot in her umbilical cord, which is rare (it only happens in 1 out of ~8,000 births) and is supposedly both auspicious and a sign that she will be wise. She was excited to show up for the birthday of her grandmother Eloise, so they now have that in common along with a middle name.

Cassandra Claire was born at 5:37 am on October 17, 2009. She weighed 8 lb 4 oz and was 20.5" long. She is a quintuple Libra - her sun, moon, rising, Mercury and Venus are all in Libra - so we think she will be very fair, balanced and aesthetic. Her middle name is Brisen's paternal grandmother's middle name (Evelyne Claire Vannice).

Both girls were born at the wonderful CPMC in San Francisco, in Laurel Village, in the exact same delivery room (one of only two big rooms!) which their mom thinks is a very special thing.

Calista and Cassandra both derive from Greek mythology. Calista means "most beautiful," and is part of a myth involving Zeus, Hera and the Ursa Major constellation. Cassandra was the daughter of Hecuba and Priam, the king of Troy, and endowed with the gift of prophecy but fated by Apollo never to be believed. (We've promised our Cassandra to take her predicitions seriously!)

Sunday, September 21, 2008

Summer Treats

This darling pink outfit is from Scott's Aunt Carol. I love it. Calista loved getting popsicles, and who can blame her? On Thursday, we had a picnic at the Madison Shore. Every week during the summer Mike and Eloise have dinner with friends there, so we tagged along and invited some friends of our own! Scott grew up with Brian, and he and his wife Noreen have two darling kids. Calista was fascinated, naturally, by their stroller! Scott's Aunt Pat, Uncle David and cousin Shannon also drove down to spend the weekend with us, so we had quite the festive evening.