Friday, February 03, 2006

2 to 1

Well, we know.

My wife and I have been blessed with 2 children so far in our lives. Cayce, our 8 (almost 9) year old daughter, and Kyle, our 7 year old son. They have been a joy, a terror, and a blessing all wrapped up in one.

Now, the tie will be broken on June 11th.

I always battled the idea of three kids. First, you move into 5 passenger vehicle stage at all times. My Jeep has become very impractical. Second, you have the whole middle child thing. Third, and I believe most important is what I call the "Roller Coaster factor". There are no roller coasters designed to carry three passengers. All of them either hold four or two. Guess who gets to ride by themselves in this equation. That's right. Dad.

However, I have warmed to our life with three kids. It is going to be fun.

Anyway, I know both of you are getting angry with me for waiting this long. On or around June 11th, Jennifer, Cayce, Kyle and I are having a...

Girl

We saw the sonagram last Thursday and it was amazing. We then sealed the result and met a bunch of our friends for ice cream that evening. We let our kids open the envelope in front of everyone so they could share it with many of their friends. Cayce jumped up and down and Kyle was bummed. Yep. Kyle and I are surrounded. Even our dog is a girl. I pulled him aside and told him that us guys are going to have to stick together. He thought that was cool and is now pumped that it is a girl.

So there you have it: Our final score (we think):

Girls, 2. Boys, 1.

8 Comments:

At 9:22 PM, Blogger MDM said...

Wow!! I am so happy for you guys...should we join in on having a kid at ACU way after our older ones have gone..the debate continues. Little pink things again for the Pattersons!! Yipee!!

 
At 8:18 AM, Blogger Michael said...

Congratulations Corey and Jennifer. I am really happy for you guys. Good call on your talk with Kyle. Of course now he has two sisters to take up for! Thanks for sharing with us your news. See ya Soon!

 
At 8:51 AM, Blogger Mark Lavender said...

And your jeep was practical when????

Congrats on the little girl. If we have a boy, maybe we can hook them up...when they 30!

 
At 1:09 PM, Blogger Val said...

It really changes things going from the man-to-man to a zone defense. Being outnumbered as parents is a little daunting. And tell Kyle that if our kids are any indication, he'll just end up twice as spoiled. Connor plays his sisters shamelessly and they spoil him rotten.

 
At 1:51 PM, Blogger Katie said...

you know you could solve the problem of having to ride a roller coaster by yourself by having another kid. That's what my parents did. just a thought... i'm very excited for y'all!

 
At 9:31 AM, Blogger stuckinthe80s said...

Congrats, dude! You'll be fine -- your other two will be wonderful helpers!

 
At 12:29 PM, Blogger Katey said...

Ok- well being outnumbered really isn't that bad. I was outnumbered for a long time, and I did probably get spoiled a little. Then, when my parents decided to try to even the score when I was 16- I prayed for a boy sooo hard because I'd gotten used to being outnumbered and I liked it. Alas, I got a sister (who I really adore) and the score is now even. But, I'm not real sure the crazy family next door to you should be a guide... seriously, they are nuts! :) See you guys next weekend!

 
At 1:56 AM, Blogger GSub said...

I hear corvettes are practical cars, you may want to look into that.

 

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