Time to Vote!

It is time for you to cast your vote! Noah and I will find out if baby Schroer is a boy or girl this coming Friday...as long as our little on is in a cooperative mood. You can cast your vote in the poll on the sidebar of this page.

I've been feeling pretty well the past 8 weeks. I have my energy back and am loving feeling like a normal human being again!

For all who are curious for pregnancy stats:

Weight/gain loss - I believe I am up 2lbs. We'll check at the doctor's on Wed. to be sure. I didn't gain anything the first trimester with a ton of morning sickness which ironically mostly happened at night.

Maternity Clothes? - I didn't start showing until week 17ish but now at 2 days shy of 20weeks I am glad that I have maternity clothes to wear! I'm not quite sure why everyone doesn't wear spandx/elastic pants all the time...Thanks for the clothes Allie and mom :)

Sleep - I'm sleeping fairly well, but am usually up twice a night to go to the bathroom :) But I'm usually always able to fall right back asleep.

Stretch marks - Nothing yet...but I'm not going to hold my breath for the next 20 weeks.

Movement - I felt the baby move for the first time at 18 weeks. It felt like a few pieces of popcorn popping! I was very excited and can't wait for it to be strong enough for Noah to feel.

Food cravings - Nothing really. I have more aversions to food, although nothing that lasts more then a day or two.

Belly Button - Still an inny.

What I miss - Red wine and hot steamy baths.

What I'm looking forward to - Our ultrasound on the 28th. We got spoiled at the fertility place getting a new picture every week. I'll be happy to see how he/she's grown in the past 11 weeks.

Milestones - We are half way there at 20 weeks!

I will post pictures soon :)

BABY SCHROER!!!

We are thrilled to announce that Noah and I are expecting the newest member of the Schroer (Fedirka) family on or around June 13th!

Everything is going well and we got to hear the heartbeat for the first time today at our 12 week appointment. I recorded it for all of you to hear!



We look forward to keeping you updated on our progress!

Happy Halloween!

Happy Halloween! This year our Halloween is a little more relaxed then last year. We didn't throw a big party and are just hanging around the house all day. We have already had 3 trick-or-treaters which tripled our numbers from last year! HA!

At school my Fine Arts team decided to all dress as Waldo from the "Where's Waldo?" books. It was so much fun! We took plenty of pictures hiding among all the homeroom classes. But my favorite is the below picture of all 4 of us together!

Left to right: Laurie (PE), Hillary (Music), Chris (Library), Sally (Art)

Teacher Humor

We are now well in the throws of another school year. Frankly, by the time you hit October 1st you feel like you never left. Both of our years are going well, and its a little less stressful now that we are both tenured!

We came across this video created by the Onion and just had to share it with everyone. Enjoy!

http://www.theonion.com/video/in-the-know-are-tests-biased-against-students-who,17966/

Mexico!

We finally took a tropical vacation! We fell in love with the sun, the beaches, the pools and the hammocks. Our days were filled with basking in the sun and enjoying the drinks in the beautiful pools. It was wonderful and relaxing and just what we needed.

A Spot of Tea, Please

The fabulous foursome

Today, Aunt Kay and Uncle Ron came to visit. This was the first time they saw our house, so we gave them the grand tour ;) and then talked and caught up! Then, we headed downtown to the Drake Hotel for High Tea. I have always wanted to go, and thought Aunt Kay would love it as well. It was absolutely delightful! Good food, great atmosphere, and fabulous company!

The loving couple

mmm...scones and sandwiches and pastries OH MY!

Enjoying good food and company

Godmother and Goddaughter

New Paint

We've been on a painting binge this summer! We ripped out the vanity, cabinet, and lighting fixture and painted it blue!
Then this past Sunday my mom came up and we painted the kitchen. I was hesitant about the green color, but I'm falling in love with it!