Greenville Visit October 2015

Over Columbus Day weekend my mom and I took the boys down to South Carolina to visit my family. On Friday morning we loaded up the minivan and headed out for a long drive. Never was I more happy to have a van when we could fit everything we needed in the trunk and I could still see out the back window. Oh, and having a DVD player is pretty nice too :)

We stopped at Chick-Fil-A about half way down to let the boys get out some energy. This kid showed off his flirting skills the whole time!

We arrived in Greenville at my aunt Fran's house right about dinner time. She has two boys and saved some of their toys and Canon was very happy to play with these army guys all weekend! We had dinner Friday night with everyone, including Grandmama, Jake and Nick! We woke up to rain on Saturday, but that didn't stop us from having a great day!

Canon came to Clemson in 2013, when he was just over a year old, so this was an entirely different experience. He kept asking to go see the "Football guys" and was really into everything!

Though we missed Tiger Walk, we did wait and watch the band come through. It was SO FUN and totally worth it. Canon was mesmerized by all the instruments and people, he even got to give the Tiger cub a high five!
Right after the band passed us I was hold Canon and everyone started to do our cheer. I couldn't even get through it - looking up and Canon doing the cheer with everyone around us, I totally started to cry. I was so proud and it was such a moment getting to share the place I love so much with my boys!!

My cousin Nick is a senior at Clemson this year and we'll be so sad when he graduates. Of 8 cousins, 4 of us attended (and only 2 of the 8 parents did). Sharing Clemson with my family, when I didn't grow up with it, has been such a blessing!!

We got home in time to watch most of the game on TV and get a few more family photos before it was everyone's bedtime.

Sunday we woke up early and drove to Charlottesville to see Amanda's family. Piling everyone into the van was another favorite moment! Canon and Cole in the way back, Ben, MoMo and Wes in the middle and us up front. Normally when we go places we have to take 2 cars, so until one of us has another baby, we'll enjoy riding together!

The boys in their matching PJs! Cole - 4.5, Canon - 3, Wes - 23 months and Ben - 10 months!

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going public

Well...there is not really any other way to say this but... Aaron and I are having a BABY! Yep, Baby Schultz should be arriving this Labor Day. We could not be more thrilled about the news! Once we got through the 12-week ultrasound, which is what this picture is from, we were ready to spread the news! I know there are still lots of people who should have gotten phone calls, and for that I apologize that you are finding out now, but I was just ready to get it out there! And now I will answer the questions that typically follow up this kind of announcement. 1. Were you trying? Well....not exactly. From the beginning I have felt pretty strongly that we were not in control of this whole baby-making situation. I have known many women who got pregnant on birth control, or when they didn't even know they could, and those who "planned" it and then it has taken longer than hoped. I've just always been pretty sure that when the Lord determined we were ready, He'd ...

Baby Boy #3!

We are expecting baby boy #3 and since I documented a good amount of my pregnancies with the older two, I want to at least start off giving this one the same treatment! I am due May 25th, though he'll probably come around the 18th by c-section. We found out in my 18 week appointment that we were having a boy and I can honestly say I've been super excited since. With two older brothers already ruining, I mean running, the house, I'm happy to bring another boy into our crazy. This pregnancy will always be remembered by having to have my gall bladder removed at week 11. As soon as I hit 6 weeks I started having intense gall bladder pain. I've dealt with gall stones since Canon was born, but they were always singular events that would pass in about 4 hours, and this pain was consistent and all day/night long. The doctors I saw encouraged me to manage it with diet and hope to get to 16 weeks before discussing surgery. I tried everything, which pretty much meant eating noth...

what's going on

We're starting to try some rice cereal. I've been pretty sporadic about it, but after his 6 month appointment (which is NEXT WEEK!) I'll start putting "solids" into our every day routine. Canon has found his feet! Now every diaper change is just the most fun, trying to get those toes into his mouth! Canon is officially rolling over, both sides! This particular picture happened when I had gone into my bedroom for a hot second and came out to find him on his tummy! He can do it regularly now, though he doesn't love being on his tummy and rolls back over quickly. Other things going on: Canon is officially sleeping unswaddled!! I guess around 2 weeks ago, we started again with the one arm out and went from there. He now sleeps in a fleece sleep sack with arms. I'm not going to lie, the process wasn't quite as daunting as I had originally thought, but I think that is because we waited until he was really ready. ...

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