When mom is away....

While I was at work on Thursday, my mother decided to have a little photo shoot with Schaefer. Look at how serious he looks, he really does look as though he is working in his office!!
He should be an E*Trade baby!!! What do you think???

It also reminds people of Stewie from Family Guy....

CLICK TO SEE WHY HE IS LIKE STEWIE!!!

Just playing around...

Schaefer has really started playing. He is a roly-poly! He likes to play in his little playstations as well as with his toys.

UNFORTUNATELY, he is going to have to say bye-bye to his swing soon. He is getting too long and heavy for it. It will swing for a while and then slowly go to a stop. So sad :(

He is kind of hard to take photos of now because he is interested in what the camera is. He has to touch and chew on everything!



Here he is outside having a playdate with Angel :)



He really enjoys just laying and rolling around in his crib. He watches his monkeys dance above his head!

He plays so hard during the day that he tuckers himself out!

He is a sweet, sweet boy!

This weekend Collin's college friend Viviana got married. We drove (with Schaefer) 4 hours to Port St. Lucie to attend the beautiful wedding. We stayed with Collin's best friend from college Mario. He got to meet Schaefer for the first time and we got to meet his lovely fiance Daniella! We can't wait to go to their wedding!

We tried to take a family picture before leaving for the wedding but it didn't quite work! I couldn't get Schaefer to smile.... (I was making funny noises in the first picture)





Schaefer was really good at the wedding. He had fun dancing with mommy and daddy at the reception.

He didn't just dance with mommy and daddy, he stole Daniella too :)



He danced so much that he was tired, so he fell asleep! I don't know how, because the music was so loud.... he is a heavy sleeper!



He was fascinated with my dress all night, he kept pulling at it!



He also made a new little friend :)

We had a really good time. It was so great to see everybody! We need to get together more often.

One last attempt at a family photo.....



Oh well it was worth a try :)

trying to figure out fikr

First time eating REAL food (well baby food)

So, Schaefer had his 4 month old Dr.'s appointment yesterday and she said we could start food! He is such a big little kid. He is 19 lbs. and 27.5 inches long. Because of his size, she doesn't want us to put him on cereal but start right with the yellow veggies!

So what better veggie to start with then SWEET POTATOES!!


He was totally ready for his new adventure... and LOVED to put his fingers in it!


His first bite was interesting. He was too sure how to handle the spoon and the taste kind of shocked him!


However, he QUICKLY started to understand that if he moved his hand and opened his mouth he would get the yummy stuff!

After a few minutes of eating it like a PRO, he was ready to start helping daddy... or what he thought was feeding himself :)




He won the spoon battle and got to attempt to feed himself. TOO CUTE!!
Good Job Schaefer-dilla!!

He would have easily ate more than what we gave him. He would whine a bit when he didn't get the spoon back. However, the Dr. told us only a little to start with. He was totally a FULL and HAPPY baby!!

MISSION ACCOMPLISHED!

This video will give you a better understanding of the fun time Collin and I had feeding our little monster :) We can't wait to try more foods with him and see what he likes. We are going to attempt a sippy cup next!!

Schaefer's 4 month old Photo Shoot....

Schaefer turns 4 months tomorrow so I decided to do another photo shoot. It was a little tougher this time because he has gotten very active. He was not wanting to participate for me! Silly goose... still I got some fun shots. Enjoy :)

He barely fits in his basket anymore...

He got a little upset as it was going....

Finally it was time for a break... he was such a good boy :)

MILESTONE!!!

SCHAEFER ROLLED OVER!!!!
December 20, 2009 @ 7:15 PM

We had a long day visiting with Ms. Karen and her family (Schaefer's new babysitter). He had a lot of fun meeting his new little friend Elizabeth!

When we finally got home, Schaefer was laying on his floor-gym rolling from side to side. Collin and I kept telling him to roll over and he wouldn't. GO FIGURE--- we walk into the kitchen to get dinner and when we come back... HE HAD ROLLED OVER!!! Silly boy :)

We are so excited for our little guy! This is such a big achievement in his little life!!

Uncle Austin Graduates

Uncle Austin graduated from UF!!!
It was a very long day for a little doodle.

It was cold outside (yes, it does get cold in Florida) so we had to bundle him.

Schaefer was such a good boy as he sat through the 2 hour graduation.

One day we will be at Schaefer's graduation.
(we have a little while though)

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After the graduation we had to go home and take a nap....

Peek-a-boo!


Later on that night, we went to Austin's family's house for a wonderful celebration dinner. Schaefer loved visiting with everyone.

Congrats Uncle Austin.... WE LOVE YOU :)

Getting ready for CHRISTMAS!!!

So this is going to be Schaefer's first Christmas. We are super excited to have him with us! We are actually going to Utah this year so it shall be a fun adventure. We have been trying to find him some warm clothes...

It is kind of dark but he is wearing gloves in the second picture :)

I was trying to get a good picture of Schaefer by the tree. He wasn't cooperating!


Here are his presents all wrapped and under the tree. (Santa came early!)


Today we spent the whole day Christmas shopping. Schaefer was AWESOME, he didn't cry, fuss or anything. He had a blast looking at all of the people, etc! When we got home he helped me wrap up all of our goodies....




I will post more pictures of Schaefer's Christmas adventures as we get them :)

Updated pictures :)

These are some cute recent picture of our ever growing monkey :)

Here is a fun one I altered in photoshop :)

Laughing

Schaefer has just started to really laugh! He giggles away. It is super cute. Here is a little peek of our giggling 3 and 1/2 month old :)

A new fun toy to explore!

Schaefer is getting so big so fast. Now that he is able to sit up supported and has FULL support of his neck he is able to play with more things. We recently brought down his excersaucer entertainment center. He really has fun standing up (which is his favorite thing to do) and exploring all of the toys there are to play with! He is so serious sometimes when he plays with it.

Here is a cute video of Schaefer exploring with his new cool toy :)
He is very serious when he plays in it!

A silly kid..

Schaefer is a silly little kid. He is always laughing and loves to just play and have fun. He has the sweetest and coolest personality!



The other day I put him in his swing and when i turned around for 5 minutes I caught him trying to escape! He is a sneaky sneaky kid. Look at that face!



A new found favorite of Schaefer's is sitting in his stroller like a big boy and watching
"Phineas and Ferb" ... in the house!

Christmas lights....

We are trying to get Schaefer ready for his first Christmas. We are super excited to get to spend it with him this year. It is going to be so much fun buying him presents and watching him not know what to do with them :)

Collin put up the Christmas lights and Schaefer really enjoys looking at them :)

What a difference...

So I was filtering through some old photos of Schaefer... (haha old... he is only 3 months old!)... and I found 2 that are similar but 3 months apart. It is amazing how much he has changed since we first brought him home! Look, his feet hang out of his car seat!

3 Months ------> 2 Days

We do, however, have a rather large child. My friend has a 5 month old who is in the 95th percentile for weight/height and he is 14 pounds 24 inches long. Schaefer is 3 months and he is 17 pounds and almost 27 inches :) We know how to grow em, huh?!

First Thanksgiving

Schaefer got to spend his first Thanksgiving in Madison with Grandma and Papa! He had a lot of fun! Here are some photos of his adventures.

Schaefer has started to realize what a camera is.


(This is the face that wakes us up every morning)


He walked around the farm with Papa. In his Kangaroo carrier. He really likes that!


We learned that his new favorite thing is 'Superman'!

On Thanksgiving, Schaefer actually got to get some gravy on a finger...

He really liked it. He actually searched the table for the gravy bowl.


When he couldn't find it, he settled for grandma's finger because that is who gave it to him!



He would cry why she would remove the finger!! Here is a cute video of Schaefer and the gravy!




After eating, the boys decided that they would snuggle and take a nap.

Schaefer enjoyed hanging out with his family that he hardly gets to see....

Schaefer loves Paco.
Here are just some random silly pictures of the Doodle bug from Turkey day!



(he was checking himself out in the mirror)





All in all we had a very lovely Turkey day break and enjoyed spending it with our family and friends. It was wonderful having little Schaefer there to enjoy it with us!

HAPPY 3 MONTHS!!

SCHAEFER IS 3 MONTHS!!!
Wow how time flies :)




Luckily, I have off ALL week long! So nice. I miss hanging out with my little buddy. Today we ran some errands and then went to visit DADDY!!!

We love playing an hanging out! Can't wait for daddy to join us tomorrow!




He is looking more like a little boy and less like a baby!!

Christmas Tree!!

We put up Schaefer's first Christmas tree today. He really likes to look at the lights! WE are super excited to have Schaefer this year for Christmas and Thanksgiving and are looking forward to lots of fun.

Thankfully, the Davis family bought Schaefer his very FIRST ornament.

Really Busy...

Sorry I haven't posted in a while. Things have been so busy. I began working again on November 2 which hasn't been to bad. It wasn't as tough to go back as I had originally thought it would be. Schaefer is doing great. He stays with my mom and his aunt Tara during the week so that has been nice for him. Other than that there really isn't anything new going on. So I figured I would just post some recent pictures :) Enjoy!!

This is how he sleeps in his swing....


Playing airplane with Daddy!


Getting ready to go see SANTA!!!


Shhhhhh.... he is sleeping :)


Look at those BLUE EYES :)


Sitting on the couch like a big boy!


He loves his stuffed animals...






Have a Happy Thanksgiving :)

Santa

So we took Schaefer to the mall to visit Santa. He was such a good boy! He did not cry at all. He was fascinated by all of the colors and everything going on in the mall. Santa even got him to smile! Santa asked Collin if he could trade a coloring book for Schaefer. He said NO of course. Here is Schaefer visiting Santa for the first time!