Waiting...

I have really enjoyed this time of quiet and preparation before our little boy arrives. I've had time to catch up with friends, read, clean, watch tv, take naps, go to the park, pet Gus, and finish details in the nursery. That said, it is all done... and we are as ready as we will ever be for our new addition. I spend much of my time wondering what our boy will be like... I just can't wait to hold him. So here I am... waiting...

While I wait I thought I'd update you with my HUGE belly! I hope these are the last pictures before he makes his entrance into the world. Until then...

Three Cheers for Andy!

Thanks to Andy, I am back in blogland. As I mentioned before I was having difficulty with the spacing when I added pictures to a post. I am not technically savvy...obviously...but this problem began my temporary disdain for blogging which I had intended to love. Now, with a few pointers from Andy, I am back and prepared to be less frustrated! Just in time...

Update...

Well so it's been a while since a new post has been up, and so I decided to finally contribute to this blog that Ginny has been running for a while now. Here are some pictures from Christmas, as we were able to celebrate with both the Schmidts and the Blairs all right here in Charlotte.




Since the holidays, we've been eagerly anticipating the arrival (finally) of our baby boy. We are down to the final weeks....and we can't wait. In the meantime, some pictures of us getting the nursery ready:

Beach to Mountains

We have had a very active fall this year. A few weekends ago we went to the beach with Andy's family. The next weekend we were off to Linville, NC for a wedding. This little one will have well documented travels!

First a few pictures from the beach...

And here are a few pictures from the mountains...

Issues

Hi everyone...

I am sorry for the terrible formatting of these blogs! I want to keep folks posted...but Oh my goodness, it drives me crazy sometimes! I work to make them look just right, then post them and the formatting is all off... Drives me nuts! So, I am trying to just not look at the posts for too long to avoid frustration! Anywho... Just had to get that out there! I love things like this to look beautiful, so am always sad to see when it doesn't look how I would like for it to. :)

That's all!

The Growing Belly!

Here is a chronicle of my growing belly...

Here I am at 12 weeks.

Here I am at 16 weeks...moving into the prego jeans

Me at 19 weeks:

The actual belly at 19 weeks.

Me at 22 weeks...over 1/2 way there!

Belly close up at 22 weeks!

I could only hope that the belly will shrink as quickly and reliably as it has grown! We are getting really excited about meeting the newest Schmidt!

Update

Time is flying by and its past time for an update! We've had a busy month with different activities and travels. I'm a month into my fall semester and working hard! I have one class that I adore and two that I am not a fan of... I will not name any names! My internship is well underway and I have met lots of students and faculty... That has been lots of fun b/c many of them have had such wonderful things to say about Andy! He is a standout to me...I'm glad to know others feel the same way about him! Go babe!

Andy has been busy busy busy with work as he is now a manager. He has lots to juggle and from what I understand his days and weeks are just moving right along. He's getting settled into his new office and responsibilities.

We've done some travelling and seen some friends. This is Birmingham in August...

This is Sam Paige and I together...

Here we have mom Paige and baby Luca who can charm your socks off! Look out ladies!

More recently we were able to make it up to Chicago to see our friends Pish and Nicole. We got to see their new lives and spend great time together. We did lots of eating and talking but also had an excursion to pick plump raspberries and some of the best apples you will ever taste. Here are some highlights...

This is some of what we've been up to in the last month.