For Holle...

Here are a few pictures of the newest member of the Schneider clan...

I wish this one wasn't so small. This was taken last night. Isn't it amazing how much she has grown already?!?

No news from my doctors visit on Wednesday. Ultrasound in one week. Can't wait! Then a baby shower on Saturday October 2nd. After that we should be ready at any time :)

One More Year...

As you all know Anthony and I have birthdays coming up. Only two days apart, but unfortunately for me a year as well. He will finally be 30 and I will not. LOL I tell you what, I NEVER in a millin years thought I would be having a child at the age of 31. We won't be doing anything special for our birthdays this year. Maybe packing a few boxes, washing some baby clothes...

We are really getting excited about Sam's arrival. I have been having a lot of contractions however, they are only Braxton Hicks. I did have some pain involved with them last night, but nothing that a nice warm lavendar bath didn't fix. As I was staring at the ceiling trying to fall asleep, I realized that I have 35 days left until my scheduled c-section. I really, really thought that Sam would make an appearance sooner than that, but now I am wondering. I have a doctors apptointment tomorrow but that will just be to answer some questions I have... The upcoming ultrasound on October 2nd will tell us how much he weighs at that point. I initially thought they scheduled the ultrasound for that day because it would put him measuring at 39 weeks. But after talking to the doctor last night, I am pretty sure they are just going to wait it out until I go into labor (if that happens before the 26th).

Meanwhile...Anthony and I discussed the fact that we need to get overnight bags ready for everyone. Mommy, Daddy and Sam's stuff can all be rolled into one. Eli will have to pck up for a few days with Memaw and Grandpa and Jacob will be staying with our next door neighbors unless Sam ends up coming on a weekend and we can send him home with Nana and Grandad.

Four years ago we were in a very similar postion to this one. Eli was a newborn and we had our house on the market in preparation for a move to Cookeville. Little did we know that the long period of time it took for our house to sell would result in us moving to Asheville. Now, we are waiting for Sam, but think we have put our house on the market with a good time buffer so we can ALL move to Maryville TOGETHER. The kids are looking forward to the move as much as Anthony and I are. It will be so good to get back to Tennessee. So, please say a little prayer that our house will sell in adequate time and that we will have a smooth move. With so much going on all at once we could really use everyone's support.

Love you all!

BABIES!!!

Matthew and Sarah welcomed Reagan Mahayla Schneider into the world on Wednesday September 9th at 6:11 pm. She weighed 7 lbs. 5.3 oz. and was 19 inches long.

She is absolutely perfect! She has thick, long dark brown hair, beautiful skin and 10 wonderful fingers and toes. I was able to go visit her on Saturday and can't wait to see her again. It makes me want Sam to come as soon as possible!

And here is Sam...

Picture 1 is his button nose, lips and chin.

Picture 2 is a profile shot. See how he has his mouth open!

And picture 3 is a perfect little foot!

We had a growth ultrasound done last Wednesday (9/9). The doctors wanted to know why I was so BIG. At this point I was supposed to be 32 weeks and 3 days. When they checked Sam he was measuring 35 weeks and 5 days. I also had a signifigant amount of fluid, which is not a cause for concern, but between those two factors, I am one large pregnant lady!

Despite the fact that he was measuring almost 36 weeks, they are still not changing my due date. My guess is that I will just go into labor in early October. Then they will see... :)

My best friend Andria threw me a baby shower this past Friday night at Mom and Dad's house. We had a great turnout and I want to thank Andy and her Mom for all that they did. And everyone that came ... thank you, thank you. It means so much to our family that we have you all in our lives. We are truly blessed.