First Cardinals Game

Maya will be 2 years old in a few months but she still continues to have very important firsts. This time it was her first Cardinals game. If you're a Cardinals fan, you should understand that this day is a defining moment in your life. I still remember my first. When I set down in my seat, some guy hit a homer off of Andy Benes. Ah, good memories...

Anyway, Tommy, Julie, Lezlie, Maya, and I hopped in the bus (our 2005 Toyota Sienna) and made our way downtown last Friday night. For some reason, I thought I had decent seats ($32 regular price) but they happened to be 10 rows from the top in VERY left field. We lasted about 2 innings before Maya decided to crap her pants. But, it ended up being a blessing. I don't think she would have lasted much longer cramped in those seats. After searching for a changing station, we happened to find a group of empty folding chairs in left field where we could sprawl out and Maya could play.

Not surprising, Maya didn't care any about the game. She was more interested in the people. But, even that got boring by the 5th inning and she needed her green goblin (that's what we call her binkie when we don't want her to know what we're talking about). It turns out we didn't last much longer. Wainwright lasted six innings only giving up 2 earned runs but the relief quickly added up the walks and runs and the Cardinals lost 11-4. Let's just hope Maya wasn't bad luck. Otherwise, we'll have to stop bringing her.

It's A Boy

I'm sure most all of you know by now, but I'd thought I'd better publicize and document the fact that we're having the boy. I'm not a doctor but I definitely agreed with the nurse on her findings. As she said, "I don't think it could be more obvious than that."

We are very excited that now we'll have one of each. But, we're also a little nervous about the fact that we'll have to learn a whole new set of tricks. I imagine my mother can help us out, having raised two wonderful boys:)

So anyway, everyone has been asking us if we've picked out a name. Yes, we have. The next logical question is "What is it?" Sorry, we're not telling. I have come up with a name that I will call him until he's born...the Terminator. It funny, the first thing we thought after see him up front was "he looks like a Terminator." I've "enhanced" his profile below to make it a little more clear to you all.

We've Created a Monster

So, I think we've created a monster. Obviously, you have noticed that the weather has been getting much better the past few weeks. So, I began taking Maya outside to explore. Now, that seems to be the only thing she wants to do. Right when we walk in the door coming home from daycare, she points to the door and says "out........side." As bad as her pronunciation is, she has learned to pronounce this word very well.

Don't get me wrong, I am all for her playing outside. I am proud to say that to this day, she hasn't watched TV for longer than 1 minute in one sitting. We'd rather have her running around outside than sitting on her butt watching TV inside...which brings me to my problem--that is what I do. So, I guess I'll have to take up an outdoor hobby because I'm gonna be there all summer long. For now, I've been weeding the lawn while chasing Maya. And, she even tries to help but often just pulls up healthy grass. But, she does very well picking up sticks. I don't know why but she thinks it's the most fun thing in the world. I even brought out an old trash can that is her yard waste bucket. Now, if only they had a lawn mower her size...

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.