Overrated Gingerbread Housing

We busted out a gingerbread kit that we had.  It was fun at first and I even tried to let my OCD go and let Mae just put stuff wherever she wanted to (not easy).  Eventually, it just got boring, and I realized that all the great gingerbread houses that we had at my house when I was younger was just fine by me that my mom just did it without our help. Oh, and we never really did take a "finished product" picture.  I'm not sure why but I'll just say it's probably because it was never finished and we got distracted by Mae's bedtime - best guess. -T

Anna didn't last, but at least she made it one picture

What you see done here is about as far as we got before we started getting bored

Me showing off my patience

Mom made a Christmas tree...Mae decorated the tree.

The first gingerbread man she pulled out was broken (see: head on roof), so she was disappointed when the second gingerbread man didn't match that of the first as wasn't broken

I guess we could have broken it for her...we were done anyway

"No! No mess!"

We now understand why Mae was borderline boring on her 1st birthday.  She doesn't really like those kind of messes.  She was really disturbed at watching cousin Nathan make a mess on his 1st birthday.  If she only knew...it's more entertaining that way.  You're a crowd-pleaser, Mae!  You should have made a mess on your first birthday! -T

The calm before the messy storm

She sees where this is going

"NO MESS!"

9 Months and a Day

Lindsey is ready.  We are both ready.  The June 9th due date of Baby Schlenk #2 has come and gone.  All I know..for a past due pregnant lady...my wife looks pretty daggon good. -T

I always love the belly button

Checking Off the List

With each baby comes a list of desperation of things to get done before their arrival.  The big ones included the banister and hand rail, the gate at the top of the stairs, and a few gas and water valves replaced in the basement.  Check. -T

Why would you put a water valve here?

You know, right above an electrical box?

Uncle Dale came to the rescue and moved it

Gas leak?  No problem!

One more new water valve

Now Lindsey can let Mae run wild upstairs!

Sucker Mae

Post-Season = Baby Season

Once basketball ended, it was time to turn our focus to Baby Schlenk #2.  I promised Lindsey the "Things to Get Done Before the Baby Comes" list WOULD get done.  We don't know much yet, but we do know all looks well. Also, it looks as if Blogger has changed and my captions will now be below each picture.  I'm not fond of that.  -T



He/She must be shy



Schlensker legs (longer)?



He/She kind of looks like Mae at that age

Baby Schlenk Becomes Mae Judith

So, we made an executive decision and went against the voting. Instead of Samara, we decided on Mae Judith. So, what was an routine pregnancy checkup for Lindsey turned into a crazy 24 hours. Who would have thought Mae J would have come so quickly when we thought for sure she'd go past her October 15th due date. The timeline went as follows:

Tuesday, October 12, 2010
Lindsey Doctor's Appointment, 1/2cm dilated: 10:00am
Labor started: 12:00pm
Minor contractions: 12:00pm - 8:00pm
Contractions become a little more instense: 8:00pm - 11:00pm
Heavier contractions: 11:00pm

Wednesday, October 13, 2010
Todd went to bed: 12:00am
Todd woke up to big time contractions (not mine, but I could hear the results of them): 2:45am
Came to Hospital: 4am
Admitted: 4:30am at 3cm
Epidural: 5:30am
5cm: 6:30am
Broke Water (8cm): 8:25am
Lindsey puts on makeup: 8:45am
Given Pitocin to speed up contractions: 10:05am
10cm/Ready to Push: 11:00
Mae Judith Schlensker: Born 11:19a.m.

Ready to go...just another day for Lindsey!

First picture out of the womb

Mae with Mom

Mae with Dad
Proud father moment

We were sticking out tongues at each other, but we could never really capture it

Proud Mama
Did she really just give birth or did the stork actually deliver this one straight to the room?
Hopefully this whole tongue thing won't be a theme for her all through childhood
Our little family

Mae...up close and personal

If only you could get a baby to smile!

We love the plates of her skull that looks like a hair thingy...what are those things called? I guess I need to learn my female accessory items before too long.

"Mom and baby are doing well"

Our little Mae J

Well this is just straight cute!

Love this girl!

Let's go home girls!
My girls...ready to go home!

35ish Weeks - 5 Weeks til D-Day

I suppose the next time we see the baby it will be coming out of Lindsey. Well, I hope I'm conscious then. We had our last ultrasound. All was well...baby weighed in at 6 lbs 3 oz - 68th percentile for weight. -T

We're not really sure, maybe a hand over the eye, foot by the mouth? Or maybe an enormous snot bubble out the nose?

We're really not sure even more - maybe found a pod of peas to eat and has a horrible combover?

We're really not sure the most here - it looks tasty though and the combover isn't near as bad.

Adding to the Carolina Room - err, the Baby Room

Lindsey wanted shelves in the baby room. So, me being so handy, thought no problem! When reality struck, and it turned out I was just decent with numbers, I had to go with math over handiness. Unfortunately for me, the math, of where studs were and the length of shelves, etc., didn't add up so it created a problem. If I'm not handy, and I can't get the math of it figured out, well that just spells disaster. Fortunately, everything turned out okay! Woohoo! Oh, and stuffed animals are cool! -T

The prep work - done by the very talented Lindsey

She painted four of the shelf holders. Is that what they are called? That doesn't even seem right. "Shelf holders?" It seems like there is a correct name for them.

Either she has joined in the equal rights movement or she's done and is turning out the light.

Doing the math - unsuccessfully. Since when does my hair come to a point on the top?

5 plus 11 equals 15? I used to be good with numbers and stuff.

Okay everyone, you'll need to find a better place to sit.

If you feel yourself sliding because this isn't level, please just don't fall directly onto the baby. Oh, whaddya know...there's a black panther right there!

Future interior decorator anyone?