Happy Birthday Daddy!

For Tony's birthday we decided to meet his parents for a movie. What were we thinking!? 4 month old + movie theater = not gonna happen! I spent most of the movie walking up and down the hall with Anna in her stroller. After the movie we had planned to meet his brother's family for dinner. Anna did well during the first hour but then had had enough! I took her into the bathroom to change her and she decided that the changing table was the perfect place to relax!
As you can see she wasn't crying any longer and loving stretching out! Happy Birthday Daddy!

Baptism Day!

Anna was baptized at Peace Lutheran Church on June 28, 2009! It was a very exciting day! She wore her Great-Great Grandpa Joe's baptismal dress! Jeff and Christy Schaefer were the proud Sponsors (God-Parents). Thanks to all for being there on her special day!

Letters to Anna - 2

March 24, 2009 – 39 Days Until You Are Here!

To My Perfect Anna,

Today is your mommy’s 30th birthday and I thought you should know what kind of lady she is. She is perfect in every way. She would tell you different but she does not have any proof. So I stand by knowing that she is in fact perfect. So when I say that I want you to be just like her…. I mean it.

She loves Jesus more than anyone I have ever known. She smiles all day long. We can do anything together, like walking around a bookstore, and you would think we were riding a roller coaster. She is always worried if I have clean clothes to wear. She is loving and generous. She makes time for people that need help. Of all the things she could have done for a career she chose to teach children. She can fade a problem away just by being there. Her hugs can cure anything. She always surprises me.

And, she loves you.

As you grow into the woman that will make me proud I want you to remember that your mother is the best person I know. So watch her, do as she does and learn from her actions. You will change the world if you have your mother’s heart.

Love,
Daddy

To My Wonderful Wife,

I want to thank you for giving me, your husband, the opportunity to be the man you want with your heart and mind. Thank you for providing a place better than “happily ever after”, a place I feel loved, adored, cherished, and at ease. Your arms… my home.

2nd Dr. Appointment

Can't believe that we are already to our 3rd Dr. Appointment - Here are the ultrasound pictures from the 2nd! Everything went great! No blood was drawn so things went smoothly. While the Doc was moving the 'wand' around it seemed like the baby was in fast forward karate mode. When the 'wand' stopped moving it was amazing! The baby was moving everywhere - bouncing off the walls. Tony is pretty sure we have an athlete on our hands!

!! Shocked Family !!

The day we told our friends and family!
We had them all watch a slideshow that Tony had created using the Mexico pictures from Amy's trip. We just told them that Tony had created it and we wanted them to see his magnificent work. At the end we added the "we're pregnant" photo. See for yourselves..... were they surprised? Do they look excited?
So on the day that we decided to tell the Schaefer Clan I, of course, forgot my camera. I had to get my mom's somehow! After church we each stopped to get our own feast for lunch. As I looked at the table it looked like we hadn't eaten in days! I figured this was a good way to get the camera so I began to make such a big deal about how we all had so much food and blah blah blah. You can guess the looks from the brothers - that's my crazy sister just thinking out loud again! I went to get the camera and this picture was taken before anyone knew. See the looks... just smile and nod for Amy's sake. :) Christy is even humoring me as she holds up her glass.

The proud Grandparents posing for their shot. And Haley is so excited to have a cousin come along. Those chips must be magical! She must have talked to Uncle Greg about them.

Since we couldn't get everyone's looks we had to pose the rest of the gang. Jeff and Christy were very excited and even shed some tears. That made our day to know that they were that excited for us!

And as the slideshow played we had our camera ready to shoot. Laura's look was definitely the most surprised that we captured! Greg is totally into the slideshow can you tell!? "Those chips look delicious!" Can you see the tv in the background? Oh yes, Dad was on the floor behind the couch playing with Haley. As the slide came on everyone started making noise and his comment was, "Oh Haley, they are making so much noise! Why are they being so loud?"

1st Dr. Appointment - September 23

Today was a big day for us! We went to our first Dr. appointment. It was a bit more exciting than we thought it was going to be however. After the regular first Dr. visit stuff we went down the hall excited about seeing a photo of the baby. We had one more stop before it was time to go home - the lab for blood work. Now with normal people they wouldn't even think twice about visiting the lab but, with Amy..... she was nervous even before we entered the office. If you know Amy, you would know that she has a history of fainting. She had a seat in the chair with three arms rests, (one on each side and one in the front - apparently people need that front arm rest more often than not!) we informed the Dr. of the possibility of fainting and added a "no seriously, I faint so don't freak out!" She left and came back with an ice pack thinking that it would help. A few minutes later Amy was slumped in the chair while Tony and two nurses do their thing to get her to wake up. After a few minutes she was moved to a reclining bed and then tried again to take more blood..... out of the other arm..... because they didn't learn their lesson the first time. Did you know that after you faint your blood pressure drops and it's hard to get blood? Huh!? So we sat there waiting for Amy's blood to slowly drip out. Finally the nurse says, "You have stopped giving me blood." And so the story continues. We informed the nurse that if she didn't want to have the situation happen again, she would be smart to spread out the blood.
On a different note, we heard the heartbeat today beating hard at 177 BPM. We also found out that we are only having one baby. I guess this go around it will be easy. We will save the twins for another day.

Look at that. 177 beats per minute.

Measures in at 2.09 cm.

This picture is the Ultrasound showing our little angel. Can you tell where the head is? It's on the right side and the heart is right below it - the little dark spot. So incredible!! Oh yeah... our due date is May 2. Amy predicted that same day. Yipeee!!

We're Pregnant - Aug. 2008

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So the news on the street is: We're pregnant! Yes, folks, it's true! We will be heading to our first Dr. Appointment on Tuesday, Sept. 23. Hopefully we will get a picture of our new little bundle(s) of joy. Yes, we added 's' for a reason! Tony's Great Grandmother told him that he was going to have twins someday. We really wanted to add some photos of our family and friends when they heard the news but, unfortunately, we can't find the camera! It's small, silver, cobalt blue mini sleeping bag case. Reward if found! :)

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