2 things to celebrate

Well, last weekend we celebrated two things. Margaux turned two years old and we found out what the gender of baby number 2 is. 

I’ll start with the first one. Margaux turned two years old. Can you believe it has been that long? She went for her check up and she is 36 inches tall and just over 30 lbs. She is advanced in language and social skills. She told her pediatrician about going to the beach and seeing the fish. Needless to say, we were able to put a check next to “strings 3 words together to communicate”.

We celebrated her birthday with a small group of friends at a local gymnastics studio. It was sooo much fun. The kids ran crazy and had the best time. There were face plants left and right, but the springy floor and padding had them jumping right up and running again in the blink of an eye. Every one had a great time and many parents got a good nights sleep with some worn out little ones.

As I mentioned before we also announced the gender of baby number two. I did not know the gender of the child. Matt was the only person who knew and he did not tell a soul. This agitated some folks, but he kept the gender super secret from when he found out on Monday till Saturday. He filled a box with balloons and we had Margaux open it and that is how Mommy and the rest of the world found out WE ARE HAVING A BOY! It was fun and I was very surprised. So it appears that Margaux is having a baby brother. 

Happy Birthday Margaux

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Another Beach Success

Well, I personally had not planned to go on a beach trip this year, but my husband had other plans. So we made a pretty late in the game decision to go to Panama City Beach Florida. I haven’t been there since I was in 8^th grade. Well, I have to say that I really did enjoy it and they have made the area much more family friendly. We had a great but way too short trip.

Margaux really enjoys the beach and water a lot. We were at the beach right before a tropical storm hit so the water was a bit rough. Margaux got pulled away from me once and I dove on my knees after her. She jumped up and said, “ Let’s do it again Momma!” I was not so excited about a do over. I have never been able to get Margaux to take a nap on the beach but this year she did. She played herself out. She must have worked up an appetite too. Most of the time I have a hard time getting her to eat, but after a morning at the beach when I walked up to the counter at tropical smoothie she said, “I’d like macaroni and a pickle.” After many trips to the pool and the beach I’m proud to say there was no sunburned baby. Daddy on the other hand got roasted.

Margaux  also experienced meeting a parrot. She was not a fan. It would squawk  and she would jump and look really scared. She also rode a carousel for the first time. She has mentioned it everyday since. She’s a HUGE fan.

Beach photos

Beach preview

That Mr. Wes is so pretty.

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Water Bug!

Margaux's best friend Sophia will be a big sister in the next few weeks and we got together with her family to celebrate the arrival of baby Lilianna last weekend. Margaux always has a blast with Sophia. The girls really enjoy each other. 

In baby news... I find out in July what the sex of our new little one will be. It will be the week of Margaux's birthday so I'm thinking we could tell everyone with either a pink or blue cake that day. We are having a super small party this year. Just family and a small number of the little friends she sees pretty often. I tried the big party last year and I frankly don't want to go through all that trouble again this year. This is probably the last year she doesn't really care about a party or not. So Mommy is going to take advantage.

Here are some pictures I took last weekend of the girls.