For those of you wondering about the name, Massie was my Father's Uncle's name. It turns out that it is also my uncle Randy's middle name. I'm not sure what type of psychological damage giving your daughter a boy's name will do but we'll start the "shrink fund" now - I guess we'll have to do the same for Rory. Massie shares her middle name with me, my mom and grandma Leone.
As with any new parents, we are taking lots of pictures and are sharing many of them with you below...hope it's not overkill!
Introducing Massie
Massie looks like a wrinkly old man in this picture...she also has the hairline of a middle aged man...super funny!
Massie meets Grandma Judy
...and Grandad Andy (Massie, this is the guy that is going to feed you chocolate ice cream...be good to him).
...and Grandma Linda. Great grandparents Joyce and Bud along with my brother Jesse and his girlfriend Petra also visited Massie at the hospital but with Yuri on camera duty we didn't get much for pictures.
Rory meeting Massie at the hospital. At this point Rory is not sure what to make of this little squiggly thing.
Rory modeling her "Big Sister" shirt and showing off her new "Rory" doll and "baby Massie" doll.
Rory
Yuri and I have never purchased anniversary gifts for each other but this year was different. Yuri surprised me with a ring box...in it was this beauty! Well, turns out that he did have a gift for me but wanted me to be involved in designing it so this ring was the placeholder. How lucky am I?!
Rory & Massie...Quite the Similarities
As I mentioned above, Massie is a spitting image of Rory when she was just born. Below are pictures of the two of them leaving the hospital (keep in mind that Rory is about 5 days older in the picture as she had an extended stay at the "spa d' Fairbanks Memorial Hospital". Ignore the scowl on Massie - this girl constantly looks like she has the weight of the world on her shoulders...perhaps it's because Yuri is reading his financial magazines to her and she is concerned about the financial crisis.
Massie
Rory
Big Sister Rory with Massie
Rory came home from daycare on Friday and Massie was finally home. She is a super helpful and excited big sister.
Giving Massie an Eskimo kiss
Rory is fascinated at the size of Massie's feet. Here she is showing us how big she is compared to the baby.
First Family Outing
Over the weekend we were feeling the need to get out, breath the fresh air and enjoy some sun so we packed up the kiddos and headed to the park for a bit. Rory enjoyed the carousel ride...can you tell?
Rory and her dad love snow cones. Here they are showing off their colored tongues. Can you tell who had strawberry and who had blue raspberry?
And Finally...our 7 Year Anniversary
Sunday marked our 7th year anniversary. I don't know what people are taking about when they reference the "seven year itch" because every year gets better and better (just when you think it's not possible). I definitely got lucky with this guy and I am thankful every day (except on January 1st when we discuss our budget for the year :-))!
Yuri and I have never purchased anniversary gifts for each other but this year was different. Yuri surprised me with a ring box...in it was this beauty! Well, turns out that he did have a gift for me but wanted me to be involved in designing it so this ring was the placeholder. How lucky am I?!
Hope all is well with you all...we will keep you updated as our little ones continue to grow at alarming rates.
Love,
Yuri, Sydney, Rory and Massie
