32 Weeks Today

Yes, today marks the end of my 32nd week of pregnancy. Woo hoo!!! Things are pretty much staying stable. Meaning that my cervix is still short (but was the longest measurement I've had as of yet), it remains closed, my FFN was again negative (aka-a good thing), and Branson is still measuring on the small side for weight. The good news there, is that he has gone from the 6th percentile to the 8th.

It is personally hard for me to understand why he is so small because I'm a good eater and I've gained sooooo much weight. My doctor says that because of Donny and I, we should typically have a small baby anyway-accounting for our adult size. Again, hard to believe because we were both over 8 lbs!!!! Who knows, though maybe he'll come out chubby and tiny-like a cherub!!!

The picture below is especially posted for Donny. He took SO many pics of me standing there, just for my 32 week shot. I went to scratch my nose and he kept on shootin'. He thought I was picking. He said he was going to post it to embarrass me, but I do not find it embarrassing because it was not a pick:) Thanks;) And just it's just because I love you, babe.

The Donald Has Been Busy

Donny has been so amazing taking over nearly every chore in the house as well as the actions of my "nesting" phase. I request, and he follows through. Ahhh....wonderful.......Here is what he did for me yesterday.

He hung the finishing touches on our Grace/Schumacher family wall, as well as updating the pictures inside of a few of the frames.

**Not pictured: the fact that he nearly gutted our guest room by himself; moved the bed, went through all the dresser drawers (there's a ton), hung all the baby clothes, organized the majority of my scrapbook material, loaded up the car with all of our many donations, and......drove them all down to the thrift shop.

When I woke up this morning, this is what I found on Branson's door....

We had a crib!

More importantly, he put it together by himself. A very nice surprise indeed.

No, he never gained the sympathy weight that many husbands do during pregnancy-he's just taken on it all. Thanks honey! I obviously could not have done all this on my own.

Celebrating the Soon-to-Be MRS. RAMSEY

These are two events rolled into one: my sis-in-law's bridal shower & her bachelorette party. Both were a lot of fun-of course. So now it's just 5 more days until she is officially Mrs. Jeffrey Ramsey....so exciting!!!!!!

The bride-to-be and her cool cake (take that Cake Boss)


The awesome (non-alcoholic) drink that was pretty much just for me :)

The bach. party (to Michelle: notice there are NO visible embarrassing items)

The bach. party gang @ Beni Hana's

After dinner I headed home (due to the whole modified bed rest gig I have going on). The rest of the crew headed out for an amazing night on the town...they have all the evidentiary pictures ;) Tune in at the end of the week for pictures from the wedding. Yay!!!!!!

Lil' Ella's 2nd Birthday

Last weekend we celebrated the yougnest lil' chitlin's 2nd birthday at the forever awesome Peter Piper Pizza. This munchkin is so much fun. She is in love with Donny, Tata, and Uncle Jeff-I swear she would marry all 3 if she could. ;)

HAPPY BIRTHDAY ELLA GRACE DAY!!!!

Now What?!

Okay. I still maintain that this has been a very pleasant pregnancy-nothing to really complain about. And yes-this is the whole bed rest thing aside ;) The only true annoyances that I have had are:

1. The weird squiggly lines/slight blindness I had with my left eye.



2. The wonderful tear inducing pain I had with my back. (which may/may not have been kidney stones). (also, sorry this pic is SO big! I didn't feel like changing the size)




3. And for the grand finale these babies:


For the past 2 weeks now my hands won't stop falling asleep when I fall asleep. They ache so badly that it wakes me up and I cannot fall back into a peaceful slumber. The only time they do not not hurt is when I lay on my back with my hands straight to my side, but that hurts my back. Then the rest of the day my hands hurt as if I was doing an intense "hand work-out". It is really weird and I hope it does not continue through the next 8 weeks. Anyone else ever had this problem???

*all pictures are courtesy of photobucket

Schumacher Family Pics

Just recently we had a mini photo shoot with the Schu-side of the family and had a blast. The photography was done by my friend Heather Nuttall who runs Plainly Taken Photography. A big thanks to her-we had so much fun and it was just what we needed to update our walls, albums, and scrapbooks.

For your viewing pleasure:

-My bro, Adam-

-My parents-

-Cuteness: Wyatt-

-Wyatt: Laughing in the leaves-

-The Lehmans: Cameron, April, and Wyatt-

Oh the Reading

These are my newest slew of books to read. I'm very excited to get started on them because amongst the seven books you see there, there are actually eight. Just to put my sis-in-law at ease....I will begin with The Lovely Bones for two reasons:
1) it was a gift from her and Jeff back in September for my b-day
2) I need to read it before the movie comes out on the 15th-January 15th!

Michelle, I hope you are pleased. I have a week to get it done and you may question me daily on how it is coming along. After that, probably onto Belly Laughs-I'll definitely need some good humor after such an intense read.

Adorable Baby Nostalgia

This past week Donny and I have been given some adorable baby items for Branson. They include: a crochet knit blanket, 2 receiving blankets, some adorable/fancy burp cloths, and Donny's christening outfit and other christening items. We have received so much from family and friends and want to thank all of you for everything you have given us in support and love. It means so much that everyone is as excited about his arrival as we are. Here are some pictures of the cute items....sorry there isn't pictures of everything he has received thus far-there's just too much!

Refelecting on Christmas

Ahhh....the vision of Christmas! Yes, that is Santa in a cowboy hat and holding a lasso. We weren't good about taking ANY pics this year, so this will have to do.

Now that the season is truly over and we're still avoiding taking down any Christmas decor, I thought I would reflect on what a great Christmas it really was.

As most of you know I have worked for Anchor Blue since I was 19 (now 26), and have always taken on multiple tasks besides working there: full time school, teaching dance for 3 separate locations, and sharing in household duties. It's more than enough to drive a person crazy. It was always the worst time of year because I would more than over work myself, causing something to be neglected or forgotten.

Not being able to work has truly made me enjoy the season/holiday so much more. I do not feel as though I left the season disappointing any family or friends, even though I was quite limited by my pregnancy, and loved every minute of it. I appreciate everyone who made accommodations for me or helped me out whether it was making me a little bed on the couch for me to lay on, coming over to do my laundry because I should not be walking, or filling up a glass of water for me-even though I was four feet away from the sink. So thanks to everyone who has helped and continues to help!!! I love you so much!

Enough mushy stuff.....you all go have a great day!

Meeting Wyatt

So here he is: Mr. Wyatt Adam Lehman. Our newest addition to the Schumacher side of the family to my sister and brother-in-law. He truly is an easy baby. Most of our time spent with little Wyatt was either holding him and making him smile, or gathered around his play mat while he "talked" to all of the toys that dangled above his face. So much fun!! Now, not that I don't know how to deal with babies-I'm the second oldest cousin in the family AND have other nieces and nephews-but it really made me feel less scared to take care of our little one when he arrives. I can't wait for Branson to get here now!