V-Team Picks Anya in First Round of 2012 Draft

This just in from the Boro: After much anticipation and excitement, the V-Team has selected Anya Marie with its first round draft pick of 2012.

After some final visits to the sledding hill and playgroups, the V-Team focused its efforts on signing Anya at 5am on Monday, 17 days after they thought Garrison Keillor gave them a sign it would be a boy. During Keillor's visit to Frederick on January 28, he mentioned the name Jack Benny during his afternoon talk. Benny and Michelle looked at eachother as if it was a sign. It was not.

Anya initiatied the contraction action with a surprise wakeup call at 3am on Monday. After realizng the deal should not be completed on home turf, Michelle woke up Benny. Benny dropped off Olivia at Mrs. Tiffy's house and ran back home to pickup mom and bring the negotiations (contractions) to the experts (doctors and nurses) in the Boro. The 30 minute drive seemed like it took forever, but it only lasted 25 minutes (we got caught behind some non-baby-coming-out-any-minute slow-pokes in a no passing zone). After many raised voices about meeting demands for a private bedroom, a potential lockout was averted and a deal reached when the doctor arrived at the hospital just in time to catch Anya (literally). Anya became an official member of the V-Team at 6:12am on Februrary 13. Anya agreed to not only share a bedroom with Olivia, but also a birthday with her Great-Grandpa Donald.

Mom and Anya are doing well, looking forward to recovering at home around Olivia's familiar squeals that Anya heard for the last several months. Olivia and Mrs. Becky are enjoying their last days of running around the house without a newhborn. If only Olivia knew how her life was about to change.

This future sprinter weighed in at 8 pounds, 10 ounces, and 20.5 inches long. While Olivia was drafted for her cuddly cuteness, fierce negotiating skills, and ability to generate oohs and ahhs, Anya has an uncanny ability to mesmerize competitors with her dimpled cheeks, double chin, blue eyes, red hair (only joking, it's brown) and ability to sleep and ignore Dad's pleas to wake up to eat (so far). Anya enjoys life in the fast lane, and she waits for no one. Anya will start on the triple A V-Team in Maryland, under the mentorship of big sister Olivia.

We look forward to the rest of spring training, and the debut of Anya's rookie season as part of the V-Team when Grandma Kann comes out at the end of February. The V-Team will welcome the visit of this veteran Mom and Grandma, who will bring a wealth of wisdom to the parents who may be a little rusty since their rookie season in 2009.

Thank you for all your prayers and well wishes!

Benny, Michelle, Olivia and Anya