Life As We Know It: March 2013

Happy Easter Friends!!

Photo courtesy of You-nique Capture Photography!

Please DO NOT copy!

Photo courtesy of You-nique Capture Photography!

Please DO NOT copy!

I realize it's been a while since I've updated. I have no excuse... just been tired, busy, and well, tired! I'm telling ya'll- this baby is taking all of my energy! Jesse literally had to push me out of bed last night so I could go to the bathroom... that is how hard it is for me to get up! Needless to say, I'm ready for Baby S to get here.

We had a great Easter weekend. We started off the weekend by going to Easter in the Park here in town. Gabe and his buddy, Papa did the Easter egg hunt and got 31 eggs! My big boy looked so big going around picking up all of those eggs! He's growing up way too fast... Have I said that lately? Today, Gabe and I headed to church and then we all went to my parent's house for Easter dinner and our annual egg hunt! My 2 boys actually passed out before the egg hunt- so Mommy was the only one that got to hunt for those eggs with everyone else! I made $14.00 plus some candy! Yep, redeemed myself from last year (I didn't get anything then!) haha.

This weather is CRAZY here in So. IL! We've had a few very nice days where I've been able to take Gabe outside to play. He's getting some GREAT use out of his Batmobile these days! I bought him a little Mickey Mouse 4-wheeler to ride too- but he's still a bit skeptical about it. He likes to sit on it- but he gets a little scared when he pushes the button to make it go. I'm positive that he'll be riding it around all over by the time summer gets here. My little man certainly loves being outside! Which is great because I want him to get a lot of use out of his outdoor toys. However, Mommy isn't an outdoor person BUT I am learning! What's the saying again!? You do ANYTHING for you kids. Yep, that's true... I'm learning to love being outdoors for my child! haha.

Some other news in the Schiff household? Jesse got a job! Yep, that's right! He's working as a Diesel Mechanic and he actually likes it. His hours are better than before and he gets to spend more time with Gabe and I! The best part? I know he'll be able to get off when I go into labor! Yay! Wouldn't want him to miss out on all the fun!

I recently started taking Dave Ramsey's Financial Peace University Class at church. I'm loving it! And I'm happy to say that hopefully (fingers crossed) we will be completely debt free in a year. At least that's the goal. We're blessed enough to not have as much debt as many people do- but make no mistake, becoming debt free is going to require a lot of hard work and dedication on our part. But just thinking of the peace that being debt free will bring us is our motivation. I'm not placing blame on anyone but life has certainly hit us with a lot of obstacles that have definitely contributed to some of our outstanding debt. We're praying (& praying) that a few of these issues will get resolved very soon. Say a little prayer for us! =) Anyway, life has certainly been a hard road since we started out. However, we are aware that all of these hardships are lessons learned and will only make us stronger in the end. But boy, do we wish that this tough road would end sooner than later! haha.

So... how about that baby update!?

I'm currently 33 weeks- I'll be 34 weeks on Tuesday! So far, so good. My glucose test came back perfect and my protein levels and bp have been excellent each time I go. I guess it's no secret that this baby is perfectly healthy. The only thing I am suffering from is getting HUGE and being well, miserable. I'm not a good pregnant person- I don't like it. I feel fat and my energy level is LOW! I'm ready to have this baby here!

Anyway- we have less than 7 weeks left until baby gets here. Here's to hoping that time flies...FAST!! =)

Now here are some pics from the past few months or so...