Mila's first doctor's visit

Today was Mila's first doctor's appointment.  The doctor thought she looked great and we don't have to go back until she is a month old.  Below are her newborn stats:

Weight......7lbs 5oz, which is the 43th percentile for weight

Length.......20 3/4 inches, which is the 90th percentile for height

Head.....34cm, which is the 33th percentile for head circumference

Mila comes home

We were able to bring Mila home from the hospital today.  Grandpa J also came out to meet Mila yesterday.  She is doing really well and Elan is such a good big brother.

Elan meets his sister

Today Elan came to the hospital after school to meet Mila for the first time.  Grandma J also flew in from Denver to meet Mila as well.  Elan was really sweet to Mila.

Happy Birthday Mila!

Today at 9:57pm we welcomed our little girl into the world.  Mila Katherine weighed in at 7lbs 10oz and really showed off what a good set of lungs she has when she was born.  I was very lucky to only be in labor for 8 hours and she was born less that 2 hours after we arrived at the hospital.

We couldn't believe how much Mila looked like Elan so we took this picutre of Elan as a newborn and Mila.  Too cute!

Waiting for Baby

This weekend we didn't do much and stayed close to home just in case the baby decided to come over the weekend.  On Sunday we decided to check out the new playground in Wayland.  It has a great sandbox that Elan really enjoyed. 

Fun Dinners

We have really taken advantage of our beach membership this summer.  On particularly hot and sunny evenings we have picked Elan up from school, stopped by The Pizza Wagon to get a pizza and have dinner at the beach and then, of course, lots of time playing in the water.  Sometimes if you ask Elan what he wants for dinner he will respond "pizza at the beach".  This is turning into a fun summer tradition.

This weekend is also the baby's due date.  So, we decided to celebrate by going out to dinner.  Hopefully the baby will be arriving soon.

Elan's first ribbon

Today we went to the Framingham kids track race and Elan raced in the 50 and 100-meter dash.  He got 3rd place in the 50-meter and that earned himself a yellow ribbon, which he was really excited about.  He got a little distracted during the 100 but was really happy that he got a pink sticker when he crossed the finish line. 

Busy weekend

This weekend we had a lot of things to do.  On Saturday we went to New Hampshire for a wedding.  Elan had a great time dancing with all the girls and playing with the dogs.  Then on Sunday we had a birthday party to go to at the Discovery Museum in Acton.  Other than that, it was hot so we enjoyed lots of Popsicles when we were at the hot house.

Tall Ships

This weekend Grandma and Grandpa J came out to visit.  On Saturday we went to Boston to watch the tall ships come into dock.  A bunch of ships came in for the 4th of July week celebration.  The reason there is a whole week of celebration planned is it is the 200th Anniversary of the War of 1812 and The Star-Spangled Banner.  Actually, 1812 was just the beginning of the war.  It lasted until 1815 so we have a few more years to celebrate the anniversary.  I'm sure there will be a even bigger party in 1815 to signify the end.  We were also able to go on the USS Constitution and explore all levels of the ship.  Even though it was really hot outside we all had a great time.