Yes We Can!

A popular sentiment these days, granted, but I am not referring to our President-elect in any way. This exclamtion of joy is referring to that question that was on everyones mind these past few months...."Can Patrick and Stacy conceive a child?"

YES WE CAN!

About 5 weeks ago, Stacy found she was feeling a little under the weather and thought to herself, "could we?" So off she rushed to the bathroom, and sure enough...Yes we can! Needing to tell someone right away, and me not being home, Stacy confided in Wrigley, who was very excited to hear she would become a big sister. Either that, or she thought she was getting a treat. We can't be too sure. Stacy decided to come to work and tell me the great news. She rushed off to the mall, and stopped by the Sports Fanatic to make a quick purchase. When she arrived at my office, she handed me the present she had just purchased. A Chicaog Cubs onesie. "Why did you buy this," I asked thinking we had agreed on no baby clothes until we were sure we were pregnant no matter how cute or cheap they may be. Stacy just looked at me. "Why do you think," she exclaimed. My eyes lit up and I asked, "Could we be?"

YES WE CAN!

I know the next question everyone wants to know is, when is the big day. Well, we still don't know. The wonderful insurance from school district U-46 won't let our doctor do the ultrasound, so we had to swing by the hospital today to get that taken care of so they can estimate the date by the size of the baby. But wouldn't you know it, the hospital has to send the info to the doctor in 2-3 business days, so we wont know until Wednesday or so. But please check back for the updated info then.

After that, the big question will be, boy or girl. About 20 weeks is when we can say for sure. Let me preface by saying, either way this child will be the most loved child in the world. I am feeling girl. Sally is PRAYING for a girl. Brad is convinced girl, after his half-assed Fremd High School theory. Can I do it? Can the first of a three boy family actually produce the daughter my mother has always wanted?

YES WE.....hope.

See the first picture of Baby Lewis below and draw your own conclusions.

Wedding Pictures Are Available!

For anyone who is interested, we finally have all the proofs from the wedding in our possesion. If anyone would like any pictures from the big day, email either Stacy or myself and we will email any picture back to you.

Costanza!!

Did anyone see the espisode of Seinfeld where George pretends to be a tourist in order to meet women in the city? I think that perhaps my father was trying the same trick on our way to the Statue of Liberty. I am not sure how I feel about that.

The Lewis Boys Do New York

This past weekend, the Lewis boys visited New York City. We left O'Hare on a 7:05 am flight to begin the whirlwind two day trip. I wouldn't have thought we could squeeze so much into two days. Our hotel was at Grand Central Station, which worked out well. We were able to see Times Square, Broadway (Dad and I saw Spamalot), the Ed Sullivan Theater, China Town, Little Italy, the Statue of Liberty, Ellis Island, Ground Zero, Radio City, Rockefellar Center, Central Park, and Yankee Stadium. Thats a lot for two days, and believe me we felt it. Dad even had to turn in early both days to nap, leaving us crazy kids on our own in the Big Apple. We had dinner the first night at a delicious little place in Little Italy, where we had two bottles of wine between the four of us. For lunch the next days we had a slice at two different pizza places. Joe's Pizza, recommended by Kelly Ripa (yes, of Regis and Kelly) and seen in the hit film Spiderman. We also tried Ray's. Now I know what you are asking yourself...is that Famous Ray's or Original Ray's? Well, it was Famous Original Ray's. As much fun as we had, I still think that Chicago is the city of cities in this country.

Will the "Curse of the Lake" hold true?

We just returned from Minocqua, WI today. We had a short, but fun, weekend with the Lewis family and their significant others. Now, if you are reading this and are unfamiliar with what the title references, let me help. My mother is convinced that there is a curse of bringing girlfriends up to the lake, and that immediately following the lake trip, the relationship will come to an end. If not, the relationship will hold. Now, so far Stacy is the only one to survive this curse. It remains to be seen whether Britney or Christine will survive.

It was a weekend of crappy weather. It was overcast almost the whole time, with just spots of sun every now and then. However, we did upgrade the fire pit, as shown here, and the weather was quite nice if sitting by a hot fire was on your agenda. It was nice to get away, even for just a couple days. This was the first time that we were all at the lake together in some time. Next year, we will plan ahead and be sure to pick a time when the weather will cooperate a little more and we can enjoy the boat, and not bundle up before getting on.

Wrigley makes a new friend

We have started to feel bad for Wrigley lately. She hasn't been the best traveler in recent months, so her playtime with Aunt Maggie has been greatly reduced. We've tried to find closer friends for her to play with, but that hasn't produced the best results. Well, tonight, Wrigley made herself a new friend. She was shy at first, but after a few minutes, she really to began to warm up. To think, we had a friend for Wrigley in the house all along. Hours of play time just waiting to happen.

You think I am a Star Wars nerd....?

Many of you will find this video disturbing, while a select few may find it, well, we won't talk about you. One thing is for sure, as far as Star Wars nerds are concerned, at least I have not gone this far.....yet.

Dr. Horrible's Sing-along Blog

You may or may not know this, but Joss Whedon is a television god. His shows are always critically acclaimed and some of the best entertainment on TV. Well, when the writer's strike happened a couple months back, Joss was board and decided to write an internet show/musical. It was going to be a bunch of no names having fun, but Neil Patrick Harris, Nathan Fillion, and Felicia Day were bored, and joined in the fun. The result: one of the funniest, most entertaining 45 minutes you will ever see. I encourage all of you to check out http://drhorrible.com/ and see for yourselves. I swear you will not regret it.

Theme Park Hijinks

Your tax dollars hard at work

Stacy's sister and brother-in-law are in the Marines. They both are going to be studying in Japan starting at the end of next summer, and therefore will be spending the next year learning Japanese. So, what do your hard earned tax dollars go to, you ask? Well, the Marines have taught Lexi how to sing "Head, Shoulders, Knees, and Toes" in Japanese. Enjoy your money hard at work!