Baby Baby here he comes!!!

We officially got our C-Section time today~ 7:30 am Friday morning!! I will have him in Winchester at Winchester Medical Center and Dr. Leonard will be the delivering doctor. I am so excited and nervous once again as we start a new chapter in our family's life. I can't wait to meet our newest son, know Scottie will be a great big brother, and Stephen is looking forward to being the biggest brother! Can't wait to introduce you to our newest family member!!

Big Happenings in Downtown Berryville!

Today Wendy's filmed a commercial in our quaint little town of Berryville, VA. They are promoting their newest salad, the summer berry salad, and filmed a commercial and tasting here. We were able to see some of the commercial being taped and taste the yummy food. I was pleasantly suprised at how good the salad actually was. It has grilled chicken, blueberries, strawberries, toasted almonds, greens~ including spinach~ and a yummy raspberry vinaigrette. It was pretty cool to be able to be feet away from the production crew, watch part of the takes, meet some of the actors in the commercial, and even be interviewed about how the salad tastes. Does that mean we will be in a commercial? I am not sure but it sure was fun! I hope you had as good of a day as we did! Enjoy the quick clip and the photos!

Happy Easter

We had a good Easter this year, from Easter in the park to egg hunt with Christiana and Granddaddy.

Stephen with his biggest fan!

We have finally had a couple of baseball games! The weather has held off or dried out enough that Stephen has played in 3 games. Stephen is on a t-ball team called the Bats. His favorite position is "the pitcher's mount" and he also likes to catch! It is the perfect combination if you ask me. He is so excited when it is baseball day and looks forward to playing. He is hitting the ball well, can throw pretty far, and is working on catching. He is just loving his first experience with organized sports!

This is one of Stephen's favorite parts, saying "Good game" and slapping hands!

He doesn't just run through the base, he jumps on it!

Just look at his form!! A chip off the old block!

T-ball is not just an experience for him, but for his parents too! There are no outs, everyone bats, everyone runs all the bases... which is a little hard for Daddy since he enjoys watching Major League baseball. But it is instilling the basic principles of the game, run to first, then second, third and home, throw to first, keep your eye on the ball, don't be scared of the ball, teamwork, good sportsmanship, and other great baseball qualities so they will be prepared to go up to the next league. This will be a fun season, as I love to watch Stephen play a game he loves, get to know some new kids (and parents), and learn new skills. Keep watching for more updates on baseball!

Spring fun

We went to a Meet up today with other stay at home moms and had a great time. We made some cute bird's nests out of chocolate, either chow mein or coconut, jelly beans and Peeps birds. It made for a cute (and yummy) craft! Stephen made his out of the chow mein and Scottie made his out of the coconut. We played outside as it was a sunny day, and had some good times on the swing set. It was a fun morning!

When we got home we played outside and I realized how beautiful the flowers were. We had fun taking pictures with the beautiful tulips.

Happy Spring!!

A new Drama!!

This past week I had another doctor's appointment and was going to have another ultrasound to make sure baby was growing healthily. Grammy Pat and Granddad was able to join me for this one as I thought it would be super special to share the moments with them as they witnessed their 9th great- grandchild (or so) growing. During the ultrasound the technician asked if I already new the sex of the baby after taking lots of measurements showing that "he" was growing appropriately. I said that we thought we were having a boy, but could you confirm that? She looked and looked, had me go to the bathroom, move to various positions, all that she could to see if she would be able to confirm the "boy" but after 40 minutes, she was not able to confirm! Oh man! We have "his" room all set up already! We only have boy clothes! We are not prepared for a girl, and now what is she telling me??? She can't confirm a boy? SO does that mean we are having a girl? Not exactly. Baby Steyaert is head up, bottom in pelvis, with spine toward the outside.. not exactly the easiest to see between the legs, especially at 31 weeks. She could see the bladder, kidneys, and other parts but there just were not "boy parts" where something should be. She said that if it was her guess that she would not say we were having a boy... but she was not saying we were having a girl either... So now we have a mystery... which is super fun but... I just gotta know! With any luck, maybe in 2 weeks we will be able to find out... She said after my next appointment to see if she was busy and if not, she will try to take another peek... Until then, my mind is blown and I am back to about 60-40 that we are having another little boy. I do know that I am blessed with great friends, that said in the chance that we have a little girl, they will have a party to help me redecorate the room for a little princess... What about names?? I don't even have one thought of. What about clothes? I got rid of most of my girl things when we were told this was a boy. What about raising a girl?I don't know how to have tea parties and frilly dresses and Barbies. But alas, I don't have to go there yet. This saga will either be put to rest next appointment, April 27th, or we will just be having a surprise on June 10th!

Whoever you are I will love you with all of my heart!

TO BE CONTINUED...

Fun with Granddad

I had the opportunity to have my little sister stay over with us when she had a day off of school and Dad needed to work. We had a good night and the next day after jumping on the tramp and playing some Wii, we headed down to Woodstock to get Christiana to her birthday party. We dropped her off at the Stonybrooke Skating Rink and Granddaddy joined us there. We were able to play putt-putt golf, Stephen lighting up the greens and Scottie trying to keep up with his brother and Granddad helping teach correct putting technique to a 2 year old ;) !! They played some in the ball pit and tunnels, then played for a bit in the arcade. Stephen challenged Granddad to an air hockey game~ Stephen's favorite. We topped it off eating out at a Chinese buffet in Strausburg. It was a fun night and many memories made. Its also a good thing this place is in Woodstock, not close by so the boys can't get there too often!