More maternity photos ( 3rd trimester)

I'm getting bigger! But I do enjoy every minute of being pregnant. The baby is so active now. I cant wait to see him in a few weeks. Alex will be an awesome big brother.
  So we finally we picked a name. His name is going to be Liam Isaac :) His dad picked his first name and I picked his middle name.



Thanks to Olivia Price photography for these wonderful pictures. We love them! Check out her website here.

Baby BUMP!

I am 5 months along and I gained 15lbs! Wow! I have a pretty good  appetite! I also love ice-cream and strawberry filled donuts. I indulge once a week and sometimes twice a week... it's my guilty pleasure. I cant help it. I'm  a healthy eater but I need to eat food that will make me happy once in a while :) Seriously, healthy food can be boring.
I cant believe I'm halfway! We're excited to see this little boy! I'm sure Alex will be a great big brother!  And I'm pretty sure my boys will help me lose weight :) So I guess I'll stop worrying about my weight.

BOY! LALAKI! HOMBRE

We're having another BOY! Alex will going to have a playmate! We are very excited! Our little family is growing and our little boy Alex too.

Alex is now 18 months. He can say a lot of words already and is very smart. He's also bookworm. He participated the summer reading program this year and earned 3 free books. We read 72 books so he can earn prizes! He loved it! I am a proud Mama.
 Everyday, he'll grab his favorite book, he will sit on my lap and just hand me the book so I can start reading. SO CUTE!

Latest news!

Sorry I have been a slacker on the blog. It's just hard to maintain 2 blogs. Check out photography blog sometime here.

Alex is growing way too fast. He can say a lot of words and tries to communicate with us. He will call his Dad "Isaac" sometimes. He would say "Heck no!" and  "Oh yeah" a lot and he's so funny! When he's in trouble, he will say "uh- oh! or "oh no". He's very adventurous  like me and so kind and sweet like his Daddy. He's such joy!

So the latest news is,  we're expecting baby number 2! WOO- HOO! I am 10 weeks pregnant. We saw her heartbeat 2 weeks ago. Everything is good! We're are so excited! Alex will have a little sister or brother this year or early next year. I still cant believe that our little family is growing. I feel so blessed! I'll try to keep you updated! I'll post a picture of my belly soon. Right now it's still tiny ( well not so tiny) but I don't look pregnant yet.. So I'll wait a couple of weeks till the baby bump shows.

Happy Birthday Alex

I know it's been forever since I blogged. I need to start blogging again! So I'll try to post at least once a week from now on :) Hopefully...

Alex Thomas Schaefer is 1 year old! I can't believe I have toddler. He's such an awesome little boy. WE LOVE HIM SOOOOOO much!

Here are some updates about us :

- We had a wonderful Christmas together. Santa came to see Alex and left some presents since he's a good boy. He got a LOT of presents from everyone in the family. He was loaded with Christmas presents from the philippines too. He got a cool barong tagalog and lots of clothes from his grandma, Aunts and uncles. Yeah, I let them spoil him :)

- On 1-11-2011, Isaac turned 27. He thinks he's old since he's in his late 20's. Yeah right! I feel bad for him.LOL.

- Our Photography business is doing ok. Although it's pretty slow during winter since I don't ever shoot outdoor when it's freezing except studio pictures. It's ok though...I noticed that my studio photography skills is improving. So I'm happy with that. I have 2 weddings coming up and a few senior pictures next month. Hopefully more to come :)

- the most important event for the month of February is Alex's 1st birthday! We had to move his birthday party til next week due to the blizzard/snow storm last tuesday, 2-1-2011. It was pretty bad but I am glad Isaac was off from work.

February 2, 2011
-Our precious boy turns 1. I can't believe it's been a year since I gave birth to the most beautiful boy on the planet :) I know he's growing way too fast and I miss the newborn baby smell already. But every stage is always fun! He started walking at 10 months, and now he's running. He gets hurt a lot because he tries to run faster and then fall. But I love that feeling when he comes to me running, crying and wanting a hug and kisses whenever he's hurt. It's an amazing feeling. I love being his Mommy!

Eventhough we moved his birthday party next week. We still celebrated his special day. Daddy made his favorite dinner which is, italian spaghetti. I decorated the house and the table. I decorated the cake and also bought some ice cream. His Grandparents came to celebrate with us. They brought lots of presents for him. Alex this time knew how to open his presents. We trained him :) Enjoy these pictures. I'll post more next week.

I also made him a compilation of video as a birthday present for him. He loves watching his vid. Enjoy!

Alex is 9 months/ updates and more

I feel like I abandoned this blog ever since I started my photography blog and added a Facebook page for my photography. Check out my photography => BLOG. And Click here to view my Facebook page. Don't forget to click "like" to support my page. I may not be the best photographer but you see all my work in my Facebook page and you can watch me GROW as a photographer. This is my new photography website www.srs-photography.com and I just love it!!! It took 2 weeks to finish this website but it's worth it!

Anyway, so much about photography. Here are the latest news for this Month and a little update from last month's happenings...

-For halloween, he was a pirate and a monkey. He dressed up a pirate for trunk-or-treat, and a monkey for trick-or-treat. Thanks to my nice co-worker for the pirate costume and Robin for the monkey costume. He was stinkin' cute!

- Alex turns 9 months this month and he got his first haircut since his long hair was covering his beautiful blue-grey eyes. He did fantastic and now I can see his eyes all the time.

- I also made my 1st cherry cheesecake for his 9th month birthday. Thanks to Pete for teaching me how. She's a really good cook and so is her husband Brian. They are giving us a lot of tips and good recipes.

-Alex can now stand up on his own and push his baby walker and his other toys.He loves to crawl a lot though and he's all over the place. He is very curious! His current favorite toys are my pots, spatula, remote control, flip-flops and my piano! (not his small piano) Silly baby!

- He is 32 inches tall at 9 months and weigh 24 lbs. He's chunky and soooo heavy.

-He's a smart baby. Super talkative, active and cheerful. He's always busy. When he's quiet, he's up to something. So yeah, I follow him around like a puppy dog when he's not doing that to me. He's very friendly. Anyone, can hold him. He'll smile and wave a lot. He enjoys the attention.But when he's tired and hungry, Mommy or Daddy is the only one who can hold him.

-He had his first carousel ride with Dad

-He has 8 teeth

-He loves baby einstein show and Elmo

- He wears 18 months clothes and it fits him perfectly. He's kinda big really...

- We had thanksgiving dinner with the family. Alex had his 1st turkey and loved it! He's not a picky eater at all.

-Best of all! He calls "Mama" when he gets hurt or just want some lovin'. He's a love bug. He loves giving me hugs and kisses. It's definitely the best reward any mother could ever ask for from a baby.

Update

I am very busy lately. It's a good thing though. So here are the latest updates with the Schaefers:

- Alex has 4 teeth and he loves repeating animal sounds like dog, cat, owl and cow. So hilarious!

- We officially started our photography business. I already started it before but I got pregnant and then I kinda took it for granted. Now we're back! And this time, we actually have a business plan . . We're still starting but we're getting inquiries and few gigs. We gotta start somewhere right? I am just happy because I still feel like a full time Mom. I have full control with my schedule and feels good. Our studio is still in our basement. We'll rent a place once we're established.

-I am down to 119 lbs which is my ideal weight :) I lost a total of 42 lbs. Yay! Yoga works for me.

-We're enjoying this fall weather

- We're healthy eater and finally stopped buying junk food.

-I love my new calling. I am the primary secretary and I love it!

We're doing good. We're still poor but we're healthy and happy! I will try to update this blog often. It'll be harder now because I have to blogs and a website to update. So anyway, have a happy weekend