Raising Beach Beauties

2 Year Check-Up!

Marley had her two year check up today. She is 30 pounds (87th percentile) and 36" tall (96th percentile). Luckily she was all caught up on her vaccines so we didn't have to experience that torture. As long as she stays healthy, she won't have another check-up until she is three.

Tomorrow is her birthday party here at the house (most kids have their parties at the beach but considering her hatred of sand, we opted for playtime on our deck). Sunday is her real birthday though - we're planning to take her to the pool and then out for pizza, her favorite! Check back soon for photos!

How cute are we??

Thank you to Aunt Kirsten for taking some of the cutest pictures of Marley! These were all taken about a week before Miss Maya was born. This is the last family photo taken before the big event - it's hard enough to get everyone to look at the camera at the same time but here we're all looking, smiling & waving! How rare is that?

And here's Miss Marley having a great time swimming with daddy.

Marley hanging out with the girls at the pool - that's Aunt Kirsten and her friend Amanda.

Snug as a bug in a rug!

A big sister by next week?

Possibly. I started off my 35 week check up totally complaining to my doctor about how "done" I was with being pregnant. Playing the part of a saint, she opened up her calender and asked how I felt about being induced next Thursday. Well....frightened! I told her I was probably just being a big baby but she then went over the ultrasound results of my right kidney, which has been having problems in the last month. Just like her big sister Marley, Maya likes to hang out on the right side of my belly. Unfortunately, this is causing pressure on my kidney and causing it to dialate. I was even hospitilized for it for two days last month. So the good doctor thinks the sooner we get her out, the better.

Stu and I are not big supporters of inductions, and since Maya will only be 36 weeks along, it makes us a little nervous. We have an appointment on Tuesday and we'll discuss with her then if she thinks the kidney is critical or if she was just having pity on my "sick of being pregnant" soul. What do you think, does she look ready to wear the big sister t-shirt yet?  

Testing out the photo features

Since this blog will mainly be used to share photos of the girls, I figure I need to practice adding photos to it. These are my favorite pictures of Marley from last years Lobsterfest in Connecticut. I just ordered them in 5x7s to frame (also a few wallets - if you would like one, let me know!).

Ok, so it looks like I could use some more practice. I need to figure out how to put photos side by side...or at least even them up....

Looking at these photos though, I just can not wait to see what little Maya is going to look like! I had heartburn pretty frequently when I was pregnant with Marley and she was born with a full head of dark hair (which surprised us both). With Maya, I haven't had heartburn at all really. The wives' tale says that if you have a lot of heartburn, you will have a hairy baby. This was true with Mars. I just can't wait to see if Maya is bald with whisps of blonde hair, which is what we expected Marley to look like since Stu & I were both bald and blonde when we were babies. I think a part of me is just expecting a clone of Marley so any differences are going to be a surprise.