Friday, April 17, 2009

New Baby On the Way

As some of you may know, Lezlie and I are expecting another baby soon. The due date is October 13. Like any expectant parents, we are both excited and nervous. Excited because we'll have yet another piece of joy in our lives. Nervous but hopeful that we'll have a healthy baby.

We spilled the beans to a few friends early. And a couple others guessed. Lezlie wasn't too discrete--drinking large amounts of water, never any alcohol, and going to doctor's appointments often. We would have announced earlier but this pregnancy has been a little different for Lezlie than the one with Maya. But, the doctor continues to reassure us that everything is fine. I have already lost count on the number of ultrasounds we've had (4???).

We've had several people guess that it will be a boy. But, we were also dead certain that Maya would be a boy. Let's just say we don't even care. We just want a healthy baby. No matter what, we already have a boy name picked out since we had agreed on one before Maya. As for the girl, we are still discussing. I have one that I really like but Lezlie seems to keep asking me about others. I told her that she got to pick Maya's name with my approval so I should get to pick this one (with her approval of course). If you have any recommendations (boy or girl), please post them.
Easter was lots of fun. I am still amazed at how excited the girls get when they see all of the eggs. The Easter Bunny came a little early at my parents house and Jocelyn and Olivia had to wait awhile for all the other kids to show. I think it was some form of cruel punishment--all of those eggs but they couldn't touch.


Maya got the hang of it pretty quick but got confused a couple of times and put grass and rocks in her basket. At the end of the weekend, one thing was certain--Maya was exhausted.