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Dum-Dum suckers."
Added Lowell, "For the record,
Colleen was right both times. I was
wrong both times. My wife and I
are planners at heart. We didn't
have the patience to wait it out like
other expecting parents. However,
we wanted the excitement and fun
of being surprised. This felt like we
were getting the best of both worlds
— a great surprise and time to plan:'
Marcy Feldman
Monday,
June 1 • 7:00 p.m.
Grandmas' Surprise
Former Michiganders, now living
in Florida, Benji and Jenn Baker
Gene had planned to find out the
gender of their daughter Sophia,
now 19 months, during an ultra-
sound appointment attended by their
moms. When they discovered they
could learn the baby's gender earlier
in the day through blood test results,
they decided to have some fun with
their parents.
They kept the news to themselves,
even after their moms arrived, but
Jenn and Benji each came to the
appointment donning a pink shirt.
"We all met outside and chatted
while we waited for the ultrasound
tech and then all of a sudden [my
mother-in-law] Sharon stops mid-
sentence and says, 'Wait a minute,
do you know you're both dressed in
pink. Do you know something?'
"I couldn't keep a straight face for
more than five seconds:' Jenn said,
"and let out a squeal that we were
indeed having a girl!
"Now for the real irony: The
ultrasound tech had no knowledge
we had done the blood test or had
already found out the baby's sex. She
Adat Shalom Synagogue
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Honorary Co-Chairs
Michael Feldman • Cheryl and Dan Guyer
Lois and Robert Kaplow • Gilda and John Jacobs
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cautioned us that usually 12 weeks
was too early to tell, but as she slid
the wand over my belly she said, 'I
can't say for sure but I think you're
having a boy:"
Jenn and Benji actually are expect-
ing a son, Caleb, at the beginning of
July, with Jenn learning through a
phone call that their baby is a boy.
She decided to tell Benji in a note
that became a bit long. "Apparently,
it was a little too much for Benji to
finish, so instead he skimmed over
the end and literally missed the part
where I told him that I wanted to
be the best mother I could to our
daughter and our son!"
By Jenn's reaction, he could tell
he'd better reread her words.
"He quickly grabbed the note again
to finish reading," she said. "And
that's when it all came together, the
way he came to find out that God
had blessed us with a daughter and a
son," Jenn said.
Colleen Weiss sees Mother's Day as
time for her family to relax and have
fun together.
"My favorite part of Mother's Day
is being surrounded by the love of
my family," she said. "The smiling
little faces that make me a mom also
make me an incredibly happy per-
son:'
Reflecting on her life with Sydney,
Nikki Waananen said, "The day I
found out I was having a girl, every-
thing changed. My house exploded
with pink and glitter. Now that she
is older, we have princesses every-
where," she said. "I wouldn't change
it for the world. Every day feels like
Mother's Day!"
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