Well Surprise Surprise!

So today I had my first doctor appointment for Stout Seed #2! I thought it was gonna be the standard pee in a cup, question and answer session then the dreaded pelvic exam. Well, to our surprise, we got to see our little Raspberry! We had a sonogram and got to see the heartbeat of our new baby! Based on the measurements of the baby, he/she is due June 11th. Since I had some complications with Joey (i.e. 17 hours of labor, getting to a 7cm, then regressing, then ending up having her c-section), they said we will just schedule another c-section for Stout Seed #2. So mark your calendars folks....unless he/she comes on his/her own earlier, the scheduled date is June 2nd! We are so excited, and I'm glad Johnny got to come to the appointment since we weren't expecting to have a sono today!

Weird fact: My Great Grandmother was born in April, and her sister was born in June. My grandmother was born in June. My Uncle was born in April, and my Mom was born in June. I was born in April, and my sister was born in June. Joey was born in April, and Stout Seed #2 is due in June! This is CRAZY...all the women in my family on my mom's side have only had babies in April and June...That being said, Stout Seed #2 needs to stay in my belly till my scheduled c-section date!!!! The tradition must live on!

That's the news! I will post a pic soon! I have to scan it in!

Is this really about a dunking booth??

So Johnny has to sit in a dunking booth at his school carnival on Friday. He has done this in the past and doesn't like it because his back always gets torn up. So today at the school staff meeting a few of the female staffers got up in front of the room and it was announced that these particular women wouldn't be able to do the dunking booth, and they also won't be able to drink alcohol at the Christmas party either. They started going over their due dates...they are all preggo!!!!

So Johnny said "Our due date is June 2nd, so do I get out of doing the dunking booth too?"

That's right folks, Johnny and I are expecting number 2!!!! I've had my first appointment and they went over our insurance, and drew blood to test for....well, I'm not sure, but they took a couple viles! We go to the doc on Tuesday for more news, and weren't going to tell anyone till then, but since Johnny let the cat out of the bag, I get to tell the world!!!

By the way, Johnny did not get out of the dunking booth :(

I have also been writing some secret blogs since this journey started. Click on the Stout Seed #2 Label on the right of the blog for those little tidbits!!! Yay!

Pumpkin Painting

So at work we have a pumpkin decorating contest. I could not for the life of me think of what to do, so I bought some paint and let Joey go to town! It was a fun night for the family....here are some pics of our first art project as a family!

Johnny was trying to keep Jo from mixing paint colors :) It was a lost cause!!

Joey painted more than the pumpkin :)

Go Joey go!!!

As you can see, she also painted the garage floor!

Love that little painted arm :)

Yay, hands :)

Wash all the brushes Joey!!

Hi Brayden! He wanted to see what was going on in our garage!

We had so much fun and I can't wait to dive into more painting with Jo Jo!!!

Puddle Jumping

So if you live near Dallas, you know it's rained a whole lot recently! The other day we had a small ray of sunshine peak out, so we headed outdoors!!! Joey promptly kicked her new soccer ball into the only puddle by our house, and ran in after it! Here are a few of the pics!

How fun is it to be 1 and a half?? Such a fun day!!!

Howdy Folks, Welcome to the State Fair of Texas!

You guessed it, last Saturday we loaded up the stroller, got on the DART rail and headed to the Fair! If you don't live in Texas or have never been to the State Fair of Texas, there is a lot to eat! This year's gimmick was fried butter....even Oprah tried it :) The fair is always the home of the Red River Shootout (stay away on that day), an of course there are plenty of scary rides, carnies, and lines!!! Here are a few pics from our day!

Here's Jo and I on the DART Rail. She thought it was fun, but didn't want to sit still at all much to mommy's delight :( PS, the train was PACKED!!!!

Here he is, THE MAN!!! Big Tex :) We met Mom, Bigman, Vicky and Ricky under his left armpit :) This is a cute family portrait!!! You should sketch this one Bigman :)

Here's the Stout clan! We were having a great time already. Not sure if this is before or after the Fletcher's Corn Dog??

Here we are in Big Tex's sandbox. Joey probably could've scooped sand and plopped it into that bucket for hours, but the time limit was 10 minutes, so we left after one fill! Tonya is on the left. We met her on the way to the fair on the Green Line :) I love you Tonya!!! Thanks for hanging out with us all day!!!

We also went to the petting zoo. The only petting zoo I remember is the one at the Houston Rodeo, and you actually get to go into the pin with the animals. This one was crowded and you just fed the animals through these white fences :( It was still fun, and Joey had a blast!! That's her cup of feed that she dumped out entirely at the cow station I believe :)

I was bad about taking pics for the rest of the day, but the day included

• seeing a 1000 + lb piggy
• learning about the spirit of the horse
• checking out the car show
• walking
• eating funnel cake, french fries, corn dogs, dibs, nachos, turkey legs, and I'm sure more :)
• being cold
• walking some more
• and goats

All in all, a fun trip!

So Sleepy!

I don't remember being this tired when I was preggo with Joey, but Johnny assured me that it was even worse! The other night Johnny got home and I just rolled over and fell asleep. Before I woke up 2 hours later, he had fed Joey and was 1/2 way through a Wal Mart trip without me! I sure did get up get a water, and head straight to our bed to watch some TV and go back to sleep! I'm also getting a bit of nauciousness with this seed. Not sure what that's all about...my hunch is it's a boy, and that explains the difference?!? Only time will tell!

To people who are reading this for the first time, it has been really hard not to tell you we are having another baby! I really want to shout it to the world, but we are waiting to see the heartbeat before we let anyone know! I'm so stoked to tell ya'll!!!!!

Jo's 1st Gymnastics Class

So Joey had her first gymnastics class with Daddy on Saturday! She totally looked the part in her cute little leotard! She liked the class and didn't scream the whole time which is always a good sign! I used to teach this class at our gym and at the other gym I worked at, so it was fun to watch for a change!

Here is Joey stretching....

She loved when Daddy would rock her back!

Here she is on the trampoline. If you are wondering what all the white dots are in these pics, it is chalk that flies around in the air of the gym all the time! This may be why my allergies are going crazy! Anywho....she loved the trampoline! She doesn't know how to jump yet, but we are working on it!

Here she is on the bar. She had a hard time holding on to the bar, but Daddy was able to help out, and she liked it!

Towards the end Jo was getting a bit distracted...not quite sure what she was SUPPOSED to be doing here :)

All together it was a fun class, and Joey had a great nap after! We can't wait to see how this upcoming week goes!