New Pictures... And More To Come!

I know, I know... everyone's been bugging me to post more pictures, which I have on Facebook (yesterday), so here are a few.

6 1/2 Months:


And here's me at 7 months:

I'm about a week and a half away from being 8 months pregnant (scary!!), so I'll post some more later... preferably not in a black shirt again! ha ha! I HAVE gotten bigger, though! The little guy has chosen to make me even fatter... he's definitely getting a spanking from mom when he finally gets here. ;)

Here's some pics from our CA Thanksgiving:

Russ and his dad fishing out behind his parents house. Pretty, huh? These two are literally inseparable whenever we visit! It's really cute and I'm sure this is how Russ and our little boy will be, too. Aww!!


Grandpa caught a fish and our little niece, Zoe, was so fascinated by it! After they put it back she kept saying, "C'mon, grandpa! Just put your pole in and catch another fish!" If only it were that easy, love. :)


My honey and I.

Apparently the sun is right in our eyes!
Poor, Russ.. No fish for you!
Thanksgiving this year was way fun! We were able to stay for almost 6 days, one of which was not by design... our car blew up, literally, the day we were supposed to leave. Of course that day had to be a Saturday, so we weren't even able to get it into a shop until Monday, but luckily Russ is amazing and was able to save us about $500 by doing the majority of the work with the help of his dad. He's just kind of amazing. And he's mine! :) Anyway, I'm glad it worked out that way because it meant an extra day with his family, which I absolutely LOVE!

Anyway, our new house is almost all set up, so I'll get pictures of that posted soon, as well as Christmas pics. I always think about taking pictures for important things, but then I either never take them or forget to do anything with them, so I'm trying really hard to do better at it. I'm sure I'll be better once the baby's born, so be patient with me.

Merry Christmas, everyone!! We love all of you and are so thankful for amazing family and friends in our lives!

Love, The Schafer's

NeW hOuSe!!

Russ and I are officially new home owners as of Tuesday, November 17, 2009! We signed our lives away for a brand new condo in Springville... it's a top-floor condo with vaulted ceilings, granite counter tops, 3 bedrooms and two bathrooms. It's beautiful! We're so excited about it and can't wait for people to come visit us (hint, hint)! Now, if we could just MOVE IN! I know it's probably a hassle with EVERY home purchase, but I've gotta tell ya, I could definitely do without the stress. We should have been completely moved in this week, but alas, they have yet to clean and do the patch-up work and they can't give us a straight answer as to when it will all be completed, so needless to say I've been a little crazy this week. :)

It will all work out in the end and when we're all moved in and unpacked, I'll for sure post some fun pictures.

Happy Thanksgiving, everyone!!

I wanted to do something fun to show everyone that we were having a boy....

And I came up with this! :)



I can't believe how much bigger I've gotten, just in these last few weeks! The growth is crazy and it's getting to be fun now that you can actually tell that I'm pregnant and not fat. :) I feel him a lot more during the day, too, which is so fun and I'm starting to feel a really strong connection with him now. I just love this little guy so much!

Meet Russell Tip Schafer III (Almost)

Here are some pics of our little man! And trust me... he's DEFINITELY a little man! ;)
This one's my favorite... RIGHT when he put his little hand to his face he was instantly calm and relaxed. It was the cutest!!

Here's his cute, little foot... Russ hopes that he has his feet, but for all of you who know what Russ's feet look like, you'll agree that that is the LAST feature I want our children "blessed" with!

It's a boy!! Ha ha!
And here's the proof... :)

I wish I could get an ultrasound every week just so that I could see the progress, but this will have to suffice until we actually get to meet him. Goodness, I can't wait!

21 Weeks Pregnant

So I promised everyone that I would post some pictures of me right now, but I only have one. It's hard to post pregnancy pictures when there's not a whole lot to show (Russ always ends up laughing after he attempts to take pictures of me...), but here's one for now. As I start showing more I'll post more. This is of me at 21 weeks. :)

IT'S A BOY!!!!

Alright, everyone! The wait is over! Russ and I found out yesterday at approximately 9:10 am that we're having a little boy! Russell Tip Schafer III is due February 26, 2010 and we can't wait to meet him! It was such a surreal and exciting experience to see him yesterday, if only for a little while, and to be reassured that there IS a little baby growing inside of me! He's a completely healthy and strong little guy and we're extremely grateful for that.

Right when the ultrasound tech put the ultrasound to my stomach, we got to see the baby moving and wiggling around, which was so fun! As some of you know, I'm not that big yet, so it was nothing short of miraculous to be able to see an actual human being in there. Russ and I couldn't get over the fact that the baby has already gotten so big since we saw him last, which was at 10 weeks, so 10 weeks ago. It was the most exciting and spiritual moment I think Russ and I have had together thus far. We couldn't stop laughing and marveling at how precious the experience was and we're so grateful to our Heavenly Father for entrusting us with this little spirit.

We've already caught a glimpse of his personality-- at first he was wiggling around and showing off his ability to move, but then about halfway through the ultrasound he put his hand up to his face and was instantly calm and relaxed. At first we thought he might be sucking his thumb, but the tech said that there was no sucking motion, so he was obviously just comforted by his little hand. It was so cute! And then I realized last night that I do the EXACT SAME THING!! Whenever I fall asleep or wake up in the middle of the night, 9 times out of 10 MY hand is somehow touching my face! I told Russ that he's already so much like his mom!! And as Russ pointed out, "Well, he may be like you except for the fact that he's a boy." Thanks, Russ. :)

We have ultrasound pictures and tried to scan them in last night, but it wasn't working right and Russ and I (definitely more me than him!) were so tired last night that we said that we've figure it out today, so hopefully I'll have some fun pictures to post really soon. I'll also include my belly shots... which apparently STILL isn't that big, even though I can definitely feel the change and feel huge. Oh well. I'm grateful I'm not that big, but at the same time I think it's going to be really fun to have a giant belly and FINALLY get compliments from other people that I'm pregnant. I still get the, "You're five months along! I was that big when I was 3 months!" Yeah, well, whatever. Everyone carries differently and my time will come soon enough. ha ha!

Thanks for all of the "congratulations" and happy wishes! Russ and I couldn't be happier right now and I know that in February we'll be a lot happier! Life has been a blast so far, so I'm really looking forward to this next chapter!

Is it a BOY or a GIRL??

Okay, everyone! It's time to cast your vote! Russ and I go in on Wednesday to see if it's a boy or a girl, and if all goes well, we'll be posting the results that day! Let me know what you think it is! I'm DYING to know myself, so it'll be fun to see what everyone else thinks it is! Good luck! :)

Russ thinks it's a boy and I'm leaning more towards a girl... WHO WILL BE RIGHT??