Max and Kaya weren’t too sure about each other at first, but they are adjusting well. They’ll be great friends in no time!

What made Kaya decide to make her appearance last Sunday?  Well, we can’t be sure, but perhaps our three hour hike and dog playtime did it.  Laura, Tommy, Max, Piolina, and I decided to get some fresh air and check out the Ponkapoag Trail in the Blue Hills Reservation south of the city.  We spent the whole afternoon hiking (well, more like strolling) and playing with the dogs in the water.  Piolina (Laura’s rescue dog and recent immigrant from El Salvador) officially learned to swim and loved it.  And I loved the fact that we came home and I went into labor a few hours later (hence the slightly delayed blog post).

Today’s the baby’s due date! Except she apparently missed the memo and is instead content to practice her soccer skills on my abdominal wall for a bit longer. Here’s a sneak preview of her though…sorta.

A few months ago, Tommy bought a fancy new scale to track his weight. It takes a measurement, then automatically uploads it to an internet site where you can track the trend over time. We were very impressed because it could discriminate between us based on our weight, and put the measurements in the correct graphs online. This was all fun and games until the ninth month of pregnancy. Now, the scale has to ask me whether I’m Tommy or Tracy, because our weights are so similar. I am no longer friends with the scale.

Tommy, Max, unborn baby, and I went to see Batman at the drive-in on Saturday. Max complained he couldn’t see the screen so well from the backseat, but otherwise it was a success!

Congrats to Chad and Michelle on a beautiful Long Island wedding! And congrats to us for dancing while 7 months pregnant.

Goodbye wardrobe!  See you in August…(hopefully).  Not sure why there’s a strainer on my head.  Also on display are the reasons my wardrobe no longer fits: Milkshake, Pringles, Peanut Butter, and Chips a’hoy.

We went to JCPenney for a family portrait session (inspired by a Groupon we were given from Tommy’s parents for Christmas).  We wanted Max in the pictures, but JCPenney only allows dogs during the last time slot of the day (which was 5:30pm), and only on weekdays.  And did I mention that the closest JCPenney portrait studio is 40 minutes outside of Boston without any traffic?  There was pretty much no chance we were ever going to make it on time to one of these appointments, and the Groupon expired pretty quickly.  But, we made it in time to take a few great pictures.