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.

The Baseball Itch

Lately, I have been telling Lezlie how I can't wait until baseball season starts. Face it, you can only watch so much American Idol before you go nuts. And, since my parents were in town for the weekend and had yet to go to the new Busch Stadium, we decided to go downtown and tour the stadium.

Of course, they first show you all of the fancy all-inclusive areas in which you get "free" soda, beer, food, etc. However, they kinda glaze over the idea that one ticket can cost $100-300. But, I think we all agreed that it would be nice to someday sit in those green seats and get pampered. In the end, they guided us onto the field and into the dugout. So, it was definitely worth Mom and Dad's $10:)

At the end of the weekend, we decided to let Minnie and Papa steal Maya for a couple days. Jocelyn and Olivia were on spring break and heading to Cole Camp so we thought Maya should join in on the fun.

Let me tell you, it feels a little weird being at home without Maya. We were kinda lost. Not surprisingly, our house managed to stay clean for a couple days. And, I think Vinnie enjoyed a little peace and quiet. On Monday, Lezlie was craving Hooters wings and since we had the chance, we went. It's funny, the last time we were there was the night before Maya was born. Lezlie was WAY past pregnant and we wanted to try the whole spicy food remedy to speed up the process. I guess it worked. This time, however, Lezlie did not have a baby. Sorry Grandma and Grandpa--maybe next time.

Well, we've had Maya back since Tuesday night but it seems like we haven't. Over the past couple weeks, she has been wanting to go to bed a lot earlier--most of the time before 8. So we really only get to see Maya for a couple hours a day. And, half of that is spent feeding her. Thank goodness it is the weekend. We'll finally have the chance to spend some quality time together.