Calista Catherine and Cassandra Claire Brady: Fourth of July

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!)

Wednesday, July 22, 2009

Fourth of July

For the Fourth of July my friend Michelle invited us up to Skywalker Sound in Marin for a tour (where she is editing the Edward Norton movie "Leaves of Grass" -- go see it when it comes out!), visit with the petting "zoo" and dip in the pond. It was beautiful there and a special experience since the grounds aren't open to the public. Calista especially enjoyed talking to the chickens, and even said, "I like the chickens!" Then we grabbed lunch in San Rafael while Calista napped, and got back to SF in plenty of time to see some very foggy fireworks. :-)