Why, presents, and doctors

Gemma turned two on Monday, and sometime in the middle of the night, someone taught her the word "why". It's now her favorite word!! Thankfully I learned pretty quickly that she doesn't always understand the response to her "why", so if I answer her with something completely off topic like "you're so cute!"...she forgets she asked and moves on. She's pretty smart though, so I don't expect that tactic to work for very long.
We had a small family birthday party, which quickly became not so small. There were quite a few people there to celebrate her! Once she got used to everyone's attention, she had a really good time. All her new presents have kept her really entertained the last few days which has been nice. It's hard to believe she's two already. Time flies! Before I know it, she's going to be headed into her teenage years.

Birth


1st Birthday

2nd birthday

We had the dreaded 2 year/2 month doctor visit yesterday. Gemma is now 35 inches tall and weighs 28 lbs. That's in the 50th percentile for both, so she's a pretty average kid (in some ways). She's been battling a cold for over a week so they postponed her only shot until she's better. So lucky for me, I only had to deal with one baby getting shots.Once again she impressed everyone with her talking ability, and since she loves going to the doctor, she was quite the outgoing and charming little girl.
Makael was not so lucky...he did have to get shots. Poor little guy! He let out the initial scream with the first two pricks, but then did the whole silent cry through the 3rd shot before he was able to catch his breath and really let it out. As a mom, watching your babies get shots are not fun moments, but we survived, and Makael is healthy, growing, and perfect! He is now 21.5 inches and weighs 10 lbs 7oz. Still a little guy :) Overall, it was a very uneventful, easy trip to the doctor's office.

Getting more and more handsome by the day :)

More pictures have been posted to facebook for those of you who might want to see some more cuteness :)
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