Ultrasound!

We had our 20 week ultrasound on 11-11-11!  It was fun getting to watch the baby move around.  Best of all, we found out IT'S A BOY!  He didn't seem to like the ultrasound and was bucking around all over the place!

Meet William:

The tech commented on what a pretty spine he has.

Femurs.

That's a big foot!

Big gun!

Another big gun!

Vacation!

Jeff & I were lucky enough to go on vacation at the end of October with some wonderful friends!  We traveled via cruise ship to Grand Bahama Island, where we stayed in a resort for 3 days and then we cruised back.  It was a great time and I'm glad we got to do something like this before the little one gets here.

Here are some of my favorite pictures from our trip:

 Jeff on the cruise ship.

Sunset from the cruise ship.

 Jeff and the coconut he FINALLY found!

 Beach that was right outside our resort.

 Jeff and the coconut he FINALLY opened.  :)

Jen and I getting ready to play in the ocean!!

 The view from the hammock!

 Jen and I lounging in the hammock!

 Sailboat from our resort.

 Emma, Jen and I at the bonfire.

 Jeff and I at the bonfire!

 Emma doing the limbo!

 The view from our room (if you leaned way out over the balcony - otherwise it was just rooftops).

 A neat wall I found down near the shopping area.

 Wall opposite of the one above.

 Close-up of one of the flowers.

 One of the many, many lizards Jeff was determined to catch (but he never did - though the local people thought it was HILARIOUS that he was chasing them around!).

 Sunrise on the beach the morning we left.

 Jeff, baby and I out walking on the beach.

Holy cow! Where have we been?!?

Wow...it's been a LOOOOONG time since I've posted anything!  And so much has gone on since the last post!

Well, first up, we're expecting another Schmidt in March 2012!  And it's of the 2-legged variety, not the 4-legged ones!  Here's proof!

Everything has gone as planned so far and this Friday, 11-11-11, we will *hopefully* find out if we will be buying pink or blue items!  :)

And so they're not forgotten, here are pictures of how the "big sister" and "big brother" shared the news of the little "alien".  :)

Mud Run MS 2011

I participated in the Mud Run MS 2011 at Harrah's Casino on my birthday with my running buddy, Emma!  It was a GREAT time and there was only 1 time that I didn't smile - and that's as I was faced with the task to jump off of a platform and into about 5' of muddy water (which was actually more mud than water I do believe).  I can't swim, so I was extremely nervous.  BUT, I made it through!  I was near the end and wasn't about to give up!

Before the run - all nice and clean!

First obstacle of the day - I really wasn't expecting it to be so deep!

Thumbs up!

About mid-way through the race!  Muddy and still smiling!

One of my favorite obstacles!

 

Another thumbs up!

My favorite picture of the day!

The start of the monkey bars.  Some had remnants of tape on them.

I waited until no one else was going before I started.

Not the prettiest shot, but I was making it through!

Almost to the end!  By this time, no one else was going and the whole crowd was cheering me on!  Apparently there weren't many women making it across it - and I know why!  It was HARD!

Looking for Emma - and still in shock that I made it across!  The crowd clapped for me as I made it through!

Worried about the jump that I have to make into the 5' of mud.

Decided to just go for it (after several minutes of worry and a girl telling me - "You just made it across the monkey bars - you can do this!")

Crawling out of the mud pool.  So happy that I did it (but not too thrilled about the mud in my mouth).

Last obstacle of the day!!