Our Cancun Trip

From July 19 - 26th we took our last trip before we have children. We stayed at the Moon Palace Resort in Cancun, Mexico. With all meals included, Steph finally ate like she was eating for two.

We visited two famous Mayan ruins - Chichen Itza and Tulum. I was very impressed with Chichen Itza because the Mayans understood astronomy, astrology, mathematics and other interesting things. They used their knowledge to their advantage in the design of their buildings. For example, at Chichen Itza one can stand in front of the steps of the temple and clap. When the echo bounces back it sounds like a bird call. The echo from another building sounds like a rattle snake. There is a point between the two buildings where you can clap once and hear both sounds. The combined sounds represent the infamous feathered serpent. In addition, at the spring and fall equinox the sun casts light on the building that looks like a serpent is moving down the steps. I thought all of it was very impressive.

On other days we went to a water park, took a ferry out to an island and just hung around on the beach. It was a relaxing, fun trip but we're glad to be back and look forward to raising our girl now!

We're having a girl!

On July 3rd, we had an ultrasound and found out that we're having a little girl. The ultrasound technician said she's developing well and she looks healthy. Stephanie thought it was going to be a boy so we had three boy names we both liked; now we're working on girl names. Our girl's estimated due date is November 17th.

My goal now is to clean everything out of what used to be my office. Steph said that the desk, computer and everything else needs to move because she wants a "cute" baby's room. There sure is a lot that goes into preparing for a child and nesting. Hopefully things will be figured out reasonably well before school starts back up.