5 More Weeks...

Um, where did the time go? Holy cow! I can't believe that my due date is so close already! In 5 weeks?? It's true, though... I will be a mom next month (hopefully, if this kid cooperates and comes on time)! Russ and I are so excited and can't wait to meet him and to see what he looks like. The only hopes I have for his looks are that he doesn't get my ears or Russ' feet... ha ha ha! We'll love him either way, though. :)

C'mon, Rusty! We're ready for you!

ChRiStMaS!!!

It was my family's year for Christmas this year, so we went to my mom's house in Orem. I was kind of sad that my two little brothers and my sister weren't there (they were with my dad in WA), but it turned out to be way fun! My brother Jeremy and Cassie were there, and of course my mom and her husband, John, and we just played games all day and ate a TON of food! I did, at least. :) And don't make fun of how fat I look... The dress seriously added about 50 pounds!




Russ got me a sewing machine, which is something I've been wanting for a while; especially since I'll be staying home once the baby's born and I want to start being all domestic and stuff! ha ha! No, but seriously. ;) I've already bought material to make my first project: a baby blanket for Little Rusty. I'm so excited! And I was extremely excited when I opened this gift, as you can see. Russ is the best gift-giver ever!


I got Russ a really nice coat and some tools, which he later got from my mom and John, as well, so he's totally prepared for whatever fixing-up that needs to be done. He's such a handyman! I love it! I don't know what I would have done if he wasn't... going from my dad, who can literally do ANYTHING, to someone who couldn't do anything would have been kind of hard, so I'm glad that he can fix pretty much anything, as well.


What a cheeseball! :)
I also got him the new Boys Like Girls CD

These are the set of tools I got for him:

And these are the set of tools he got from my mom and John:
What a happy man! :)



We had a great Christmas and we hope you all did, too!

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. :)