Officially 6 months preggo!!

It has been an exciting 4 weeks! We had an appointment last week and everything looks great! Other than the fact that it took the nurse about 5 mins to find my baby's heart beat...and freaking out and going into perfuse sweats...everything is fine! He is kicking up a storm these days and I love every single minute of it. I cannot stop thinking about this little dude. We got all of his bedding in and it looks great...now we just need the crib to put it in! His little nursery right now looks like a big mess but hopefully we can get it painted in the next 3 weeks and get some things cleared out. Here is a 24 week belly shot. I had several people at church today tell me that I have officially "popped." In my opinion, and the opinion of my clothes...that happened oh so long ago!

In other news...my good friend Valerie and I got to go see the amazing Celine Dion last week...and it was so great! We had great seats in a box of all places (courtesy of my husband's job) and she was so amazing! If you know me well, you know that if I could afford it..I would totally be a Celine groupy! I would follow her to every concert and sing my heart out. I will also tell you that Samuel loved her as well! He kicked all through out the concert. Thad says it is because he wanted to be at home watching the Fiesta Bowl...but I know the real reason! Like mother like son! Here we are right before heading out! We both were so excited we could hardly stand it!

Lastly, Thad and I are off on our Babymoon as of Tuesday morning...ah woo hoo!!!! We are going to Naples, Florida to get some good beach time in before we are homebound for a while. We thought of many places...but I decided I really wanted to stay in the US...and Florida and southern California are the only places in January that could possibly give you good weather. We were so excited for high 70's until the darn cold front that came through this week. I think we will be struggling to get 70's at all! But we don't care one bit...we have a room that walks on to the beach and some good baby books to read!!
Next week I should have some pics! Take care!

Happy New Year!!

I can't believe it is already 2009! What an exciting year this should be. Thad and I had a wonderful Christmas break but we were VERY busy. Lots of driving! We left on Monday the 22nd and drove all the way to Thad's parents house in Kansas City. We had a wonderful visit and were there for about 4 days. We got to spend some good time with the family and that precious nephew Jackson! We were lucky enough to get some good visits in with Thad's grandparents before we left! We then headed back to Fayetteville on Friday to spend the weekend with my family. It was so rushed but we had a great time! Here are some pics from Kansas City.

This is the shirt that Thad's parents got the boys. It says "What Happens in the park, stays in the park." So adorable!

Baby Schaefer is having a party inside my belly these days. I think he chooses to kick me at night or after a long day of standing at work. He definitely lets me know when it is time to slow down. I just finished ordering all of his bedding and some really cute nursery accessories and I can't wait to get it all together. It is so crazy to think he will be here in a little over 4 months!!! Yikes! So much to do! Here is a sneak peak at the bedding we chose. I also ordered a chocolate brown lamp with blue shade, some monogrammed blankets and a changing pad! Here is an updated pic of my belly at 21 weeks for all of you who care...Mom!

We hope everyone will be blessed with an amazing 2009! The Lord has been generous enough to give us another day...but we can always hope and pray for a great year too! Blessings to all!