Wizard of Oz told the Tin Man...

… “that a heart is not measured by how much you love, but by how much others love you.”

As you know, we celebrated the birth of our son, Brayden Layegh, at 3:19 AM on Tuesday, February 22, 2011. As I began to reflect back on the week, I realized how lucky we are to be surrounded by such loving family, friends and colleagues.

• Thank you for being there for us every step of the way during the pregnancy, including the “surprise” baby shower J
• Thank you for meeting us at the hospital when we were being checked in.
• Thank you for taking care of my little Princess Isabella the whole day while we were anxiously awaiting the arrival of her little brother… I know she had a blast at the aquarium and loved the sushi dinner.
• Thank you for the well wishes and your patience… I know many of you were waiting by the phone and checking the Facebook updates every minute for the news.
• Thank you for the messages via Facebook, Twitter, and BlackBerry Messenger and by email… we love you all.
• Thank you for calling in every couple of hours to see if we needed anything.
• Thank you for keeping me well fed throughout the hospital stay, including the homemade meals that came with the stainless steel cutleries J
• Thank you for the gifts and flowers and the numerous trips you made downtown just to visit the little Peanut and his ever-so-beautiful Mom.
• Thank you for straightening Karm’s hair just to make sure she looks beautiful for her release the next day.
• Thank you for keeping us company way past the visiting hours and the Diet Coke J
• Thank you for taking care of us before, during and after.

Most importantly, thank you for sharing the joy with us. Karm, Isabella, Brayden and I love you forever and always… we’re certainly loved by you!

Thanks for reading,

Armin