2 and a half weeks (assuming he cooperates!)

So I had another DR's appointment today. All is great, she said that he should drop this week which is kinda exciting because I miss being able to breathe easily :)

Collin is getting a little anxious for the big day. He keeps getting on to me because I haven't packed my bags. I guess I better do that this week so we are ready just in case he decides to surprise us early!!

That is pretty much it for now. Nothing really exciting going on yet in the world of baby.

FULL TERM!

Today we are 37 weeks... that means that if Schaefer decided he wanted out he would be fine :) (working lungs and all!!)

That also means.... any single noise or sound I make Collin has to ask, " Is it time? Is the baby coming? Do we have to go to the hospital?" It is quite entertaining!! However, when the time does come I probably won't be able to find him or wake him up!

Collin wants us to pack our hospital bags so that we are ready. At least his! He says that he needs to be prepared since it can happen anytime in the next 3 wks+!!

Anyway, Doctor's appt on Monday so I will post how everything goes!!

Baby Showers!!

So we are very fortunate to have so many people who love us! We had 4 baby showers and they were all awesome! Now that they are over I will catch you all up on where they were and some pictures from each. Enjoy :)

The First baby shower we had was at the end of March. We flew up to PA to go to Colette and Rob's wedding and little did we know our family had planned a surprise baby shower! I seriously thought that we were going to go to a family BBQ.... I WAS SHOCKED!! It was so nice to see people I hadn't seen in so long. It was truly an amazing time! We were only about 3.5 months along so we didn't know what we were having yet.

The second baby shower was at school. It was thrown by my lovely second grade teaching team! It was very sweet of them. They even surprised me and invited my momma!!

Next was the Tampa baby shower. Collin's family threw us a beautiful shower in Tampa with his side of the family and friends of ours. It was a blast, and we really appreciated it!

Last, but certainly not least, we had a baby shower in Madison. Mom and Chris threw it for us. It was very laid back and a lot of fun. We just ate, socialized and opened presents... we got A LOT of diapers :)

All of the showers were a lot of fun and we really appreciated all of the love and gifts for baby Schaefer! He is so loved it isn't even funny.

Good Daddy!

Ok, so last night at our newborn care class they taught us how to swaddle a baby nice and tight. Basically wrap them like a burrito! Well, when we got home, Collin wanted to practice again. So who better to practice on then ANGEL!

Poor little thing... she is so patient with him.

Here is Collin's demonstration on how to swaddle:

Had our 35 week and 4 day Dr. appointment today! All went well.. it went so well that instead of coming back in a week... I can wait 2 :) that is a good thing!!

Anywho... heartbeat is good, movement is ALWAYS... he is probably going to be a soccer player! Tonight we get to go to our newborn care class and learn how to take care of our little monster :) Shall be interesting!!!

So countdown is on... we have 4 weeks come Thursday!

THE NURSERY :)

So the nursery is finally finished! Thanks to the help of family we were able to get it painted all in one weekend. The longest part was waiting for the furniture to come in. We had ordered it in March but it never came in until the end of June. But, everything is set up and ready to go for little man when he gets here... now all we need is a baby to fill it up :)

The baby's room BEFORE

The baby's room AFTER

I think that it looks like a nice place to sleep :) .... hopefully he will do just that... SLEEP :)

Our baby's RIDE :)

So I put together Schaefer's stroller. WE LOVE IT!! It is very cute and easy to use! Collin says that he is excited to push him around in it. He has contemplated putting Angel in it... so far I have been able to keep him from doing that... we will see how long that lasts!

For those of you keeping a countdown- We are at 35 weeks... which means 5 weeks left to our journey! GETTING EXCITED!

I want to be pushed around in that all DAY!!

A LOT OF WASH!!

So... today I began washing all of Schaefer's clothing!!
He has so much.

I think he is pretty much set until he is about 18 months... not complaining! I just want to get it all washed so I can put the large heap of clothing AWAY... where it goes.

34 weeks....

So, there is one month left until baby Austin arrives! We are getting so excited. Collin wants him to just get here so he can play with him... hmmm I don't think he knows how a newborn works but I will let him dream :) We had our 34 week appointment yesterday and it went great! Schaefer is butt up which is where he is supposed to be. Collin says that is a good thing because he like to spank him and now he knows he has been spanking his bottom instead of his head! (He says he needs to practice- he is weird!) He is a squirmy little guy. He is constantly moving... which the doctor says is a good thing. Birthing class is almost over. We have one week left which is our hospital tour and then we are ready to go... hmm that is scary! Collin swears that this will be the week that the wives get to massage the husbands... yea good luck with that :)

Here are some of his Ultra Sound Photos from earlier enjoy!

7 Weeks- A BEAN!

20 Weeks- Foot

20 Weeks- BABY :)

20 Weeks- IT'S A BOY!!!!

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