Grass Spring Kaleidescope Cartwheel Esha Surprise!

So we have 2 samples of wall colors.
Can you guess which one I like better?

I kind of a have a vision---with my friend Jodi's help for the baby room.  I think we will be going with Exhibit A (the one on top) rather than Exhibit B (the pee/highlighter color).

I'm not big with "themes"  I like coordinating colors...but you won't find a character themed room in my house (watch I say that now...)

So I am thinking the color scheme will include Grass green & raspberry as the focal colors with some brown accents here and there.

Here are a couple of the links to fabrics that we like:

Lime Kaleidescope on this site (with various accent colors) comes in first place.
      Note:  we also like the pink gypsy paisley on the same site.

This Brad Spring Pink is nice too.

I'm a fan of swirls so this Cartwheel Spring Green it is nice.  However the Cartwheel Spring Pink is adorable as well.

There are too many to choose from because this Esha Raspberry Pink is delightful too!

So as you can see--we have our work cut out for us!  We bought the crib at Babies R' Us in "Espresso" colored wood, so that will give us a dark accent for sure.  I'm just feeling like this is becoming more and more real!  Yay for baby preparation!  I'm so excited!

Paul's Little Business

I sure am proud of my spouse.  He has been busily clearing out "things" that he recognizes he doesn't need.  He has been listing them on Ebay and making some money here and there...  He's been selling his shoes and comic book statues along with other collectibles.   I did find a contribution in my closet cleaning!  A Tignanello Purse unused with the tags on and everything ( I forgot I had it!)

Both of us have a tendency to be collectors.  We both have a bazillion shoes, extensive CD and music libraries, and we both had movie collections before we were married.  Paul's movie collection far surpassed mine, somewhere in the multiple hundreds.

Since we've been married every several months Paul will go through and whittle down more and more of his movie collection and then I will as well.  Each time we take a trip to Half Price Books and he brings in more money.  I want to post a picture of our newly dwindled down collection of movies.

NOTE:  The faith sign is significant.  It is my representation that I have faith that we can continue our purge.

I also have my daddy's kaleidoscope up there to keep me looking through "rose colored glasses" during our projects.

  We still have a large collection of music and shoes...but we'll get there eventually.  We really realize that we don't NEED to have all these things, but it is so hard to part with things you know aren't really hurting anything, just taking up space.

On my "personal" day this  last week I spent the majority of the day going through my closet.  Yes, I do have a lot of clothes.  I blame it on the fact that my mom and I loved to spend time together all growing up--and a lot of that time was spent shopping!  Anyway--being  "with child" and recognizing I wouldn't be able to wear some of these clothes for at least another year (season specific mind you) I was able to purge and get rid of 3 OVERSIZED garbage sacks FILLED with clothes...and purses...and bags.

So that project of closet cleaning left me with no time in the day to get crackin' on the baby's room.  Reorganizing and recognizing that our "office/ baby's room" will have to be very uniquely arranged since it's the only spare room AND it is a very small room at that.  We'd like to move sometime soon.  Although, we can't expect to sell our condo in this market so we are stuck in our 1000+ sq. ft. home.  That my friends is a story for another post though... 

Bountiful Soup-er

This last week, we got our bountiful basket  that was abundantly filled with all sorts of produce.  It is challenging to use it all with just the two of us so this time we shared with Paul's mom, however we still "floweth over."

Among other delights we had two bunches of Kale and a super bag of potatoes.  So what did I make tonight?  Olive Garden's Zuppa Tuscana Soup!  Can we say delightful?

It was definitely easy enough not to be able to mess up, however the prep/cook time was a wee bit longer than advertised.  I imagine the recipe writer wasn't a math teacher and I know for certain I chopped the potatoes a quarter-inch and it took longer than 10 minutes to cook them. 


I will post the pictures in backwards order. Paul NEVER finishes soup to the last drop.  He isn't a big soup eater and definitely wouldn't eat it by choice, but he loved this one.

Evidence that Paul ate to the last drop!

A cheese-tastic picture of Paul enjoying the soup.
Yes, He was being over dramatic.

The Pot...doesn't look as inviting in photo as it does in real life.

Whoah! What was that?

I am just loving this pregnancy stuff (well most of it).  The last couple of days baby girl Schultz (BGS) has been moving and shaking up a storm!  We've even had a few moments that we could see my stomach move!  Being a plus size preggers mamma has its advantages and disadvantages, I won't bore you with my list I've come up with; but know this--one of my theories was proven wrong this week!

Paul is in love with "canty" and asks repeatedly during the day, "How is she now?"  "What is she up to?"  "What's she telling you?"   "What would canty do if _______(fill in the blank)"   It has been so fun.  He is giddy about our little one and just has to know what she's doing (even if all I get to say is--I don't know!)

It is so exciting to think that I will be a mom, and Paul a dad in a few short months!  We are thrilled (and nervous) about this new experience of parenthood.  Luckily both of us had very good parental role models to learn from.

How about some pampering?

So, I realized something yesterday about myself.  I haven't gone to get a hair cut, trim, or anything since early November! That's been six months!  I think that is a record, even for me.   I will admit that I have been lazier in the last couple of years, but I used to be a "regularly scheduled client," but since I've been married (yes it was around that time...not Paul's fault though), I don't take the time.

In addition to not taking the time, I don't really have a hairdresser anymore.  I have gone a few times to MCcuts the haircutting equivalent to MCdonalds.  Don't get me wrong, it is a great place.  They are nice and do the basic cuts well, they are priced right, but I'm not partial, nor do I choose a particular person there.  I also tried the random stop in Missoula Montana on the way to Southern Idaho in November--that did not go over well.  You should always question if you want your hair cut somewhere if the woman that approaches you has a frizzy bad 80's doo.  ( I was traumatized. You don't pull a thick haired persons hair down straight and..snip!  It ends up being jagged and not so fresh).

Then there is how long it has been since I've had my hair highlighted---well, since early December 2008.  Right before the wedding.  Yup, that is the last time.  Luckily I don't think my aging grays are showing yet...although they ARE there.  I know that they "appeared" over the last couple years (again no relation to Paul tee hee )

Well, all this adds up to my commitment to myself.  Before the baby comes I will:

1) Get my hair pampered
2) Get a facial/pedi/mani
3) set up appointments for hair AFTER baby is born in advance to get back on a schedule.

I hope you all don't think I'm being vain about this whole thing.  I just have realized as my waistline is getting larger in circumference, and I'm having serious wardrobe issues (not a lot to choose from out there right now), that perhaps I can make myself feel better by giving myself a little relaxation and extra special treatment.  What do you say?  That's right....I deserve it!

A little news ...better late than never!

So, we had our ultrasound at 20 weeks (a few weeks ago,  April 15--tax day) and found out we are having a baby girl! We are so excited to meet her!

Here are a few of the many photos we left with of our baby girl.  She was quite the mover and shaker! The screen was so clear and easy to view, and then the tech would snap the photo and it would be blurry because she was constantly on the go.  That day was when I knew for sure that I had been feeling her little movements--it was so much easier not to second guess myself when I could see her moving when I felt it!

Paul got this a little crooked on the scanner :)

You can see her cute hands, eyes, nose and mouth!

Her cute little feet!

We have more pics, but don't want to bore you with our overzealousness!

Later that April 15th day we headed to the mall for a little shopping.  Guess what daddy wanted to make sure we bought her first.... yup you guessed it!  Jordan wear--in two varieties to boot!  Heaven help her choosing what sport she likes on her own; if Paul has anything to say about it....bball it is!

Then we hit up Macy's, it was hard to find something that would be weather appropriate for when she comes as a new baby.  They didn't have any fall stuff out, so we got a beach outfit!  Appropriate for our first trip to the Oregon Coast!  Inspired by my  mom, Mrs. Claudia Rich herself (she loved the navy/white/red motif).

This is the front

This is the "crabby bum" of the outfit. She'll have a cute tush I'm sure of it 

So, Paul's sister Amanda has sent us 3 boxes of pure baby bliss!  Lots of Rowan's clothes and other baby goods.  Lauren had 2 more boxes of Rowan hand me downs that she passed onto us as well.  We are so thankful for all the friends and family that are so generous and supportive!

Mother Teresa (Paul's mom) made an adorable afghan for baby girl Schultz.  It is very cute!  White/lemon/blue/green.  I think it is called lemon meringue yarn.

  Teresa and Lauren both have already showered baby girl with many gifts of cute adorable clothing and are also hinting that they there are other secret surprises in the "works" so to speak!  I think she'll be quite spoiled!

You are probably wondering about names?  Well, we aren't really certain.  In fact, we have a "top 4" so to speak and the only one that has stayed constant is number 1,  is that a sign that should be her name?  We aren't committing until we see baby girl's adorable face.

So, the neighbors upstairs Sandra and Jay, well Jay's daughter Chevy made this adorable cake!  She is excited that we are having a baby!  Sorry about the missing chunks.  I took a couple tastes before I thought, I should take a picture!  Chevy can bake me a cake any day!  It was the perfect texture and still warm...yum! Delicious vanilla cake with Chocolate frosting!  YUM YUM!

I'm certain we'll have more to share soon...she must like the cake too!  She's moving and shaking as I type! :)

Recognizing our Little Girl....Kiki

No we aren't naming our child Kiki--she's our dog.  I realized I named the blog after our little family, but have neglected to post much about our sweet ol' lady.  Since I've known Paul (and in turn Kiki since she came along on our first "hang out/date"), we laugh hysterically when she attacks Paul.  He will get on his hands and knees and put his sweatshirt hood over his head and harass her.  It is soo funny.  I finally decided to video tape it!  Here it is!