Life with the Maxies: It's a girl!

With baseball in “full swing” I have not had the chance to really share our thoughts and feelings on our sweet little blessing. Kyle and I knew there wasn’t any way that we could have an ultrasound done and us NOT know the gender of our baby. So, we decided we would find out and keep everyone else in suspense. Boy did we get some texts from our family members once we knew the secret! : ) We planned to tell everyone by revealing an outfit for the baby the weekend after we found out so everyone could attend. Most everyone was determined we were having another sweet little boy. Which is why the screams could be heard all through out the restaurant once Kolt pulled out the pink dress!

We are so excited to welcome Kylee Jo Maxie into our family this July. I have not even been able to tell the story behind her name. I am BIG into family names. Kolt’s middle name is Allen (like his daddy), which is Kyle’s mother’s maiden name. I am named after all four of my grandparents: Julia from my daddy’s father, Howard Julian (HJ), Mari from my mama’s mother’s first name Marion, Lee from Jo Lee (my daddy’s mother’s name, also from my mama’s father Nyle Lee). Since Kyle and I got married, I knew that if we were ever blessed with a little girl, I wanted her to be named Kylee Jo to keep some part of the “Smith” name. If we were going to have another boy, his middle name was going to be Smith. This has always been very important to me, as I was never able to know either of my dad’s parents. I feel that this is one way for me to not only have them in my life, but in my children’s life as well.

Our big Kolt man loves baseball season this year. He cannot wait for a game to finish so he can run out on the field and play. He has some sort of ball in his hand about 75% of the day (and this includes a real baseball, so you better watch out!). Next week we go for his 15-month check up. We cannot wait to see how much he has grown since his one-year appointment. Besides playing ball, Kolt loves to just be outside. When he goes to Kyle’s grandparents’ house he cannot wait to ride the 4-wheeler and the tractor. His favorite farm animal is a cow. He loves to ride and look at the cows, as well as tell you what a cow says. He is learning the different parts of his face (eyes, nose, ears, mouth). We are always amazed at how smart he is. He loves to read his books and point at all of the pictures.

I have become very spoiled this week with being able to have lazy, snuggly mornings with my baby boy. I really hate to see Spring Break end. It has been so nice to get things done around the house and not be completely exhausted at the end of the day. However, there are only 9 more weeks left of my first year as a teacher! That is really hard to believe!

We are praying for a healthy remainder of my pregnancy and for a healthy baby girl. I am constantly in prayer for Kolt as this will be such an adjustment for him. I pray for Kyle and me, as we become parents of two sweet babies.

The verse I chose for Kolt during my pregnancy was Jeremiah 1:5 – “Before I formed you in the womb, I knew you, before you were born, I set you apart.” This was also his baby dedication verse.

We chose Psalm 139:14 for Kylee Jo – “I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful.”