He is Loved

This past weekend Ben was showered with love! A few of my mom's friends, my childhood best friend and her precious mother hosted a shindig that will go down in the books. This shower was something out of a magazine and the thought behind each detail did not go unnoticed! When I got married the love I felt from others was unreal. Now that love is being given to my child and it is overwhelming. How blessed I am. How blessed Ben is.

The very creative diaper cake Beth made for Ben! There is a wine bottle in the middle of it that I will enjoy in a few months! :)

The hostesses: Trish, Steph, Beth, Catherine and Traci. Incredible women and wonderful examples of mothers, wives and friends!

Aunt Amanda already loving on Ben!

Memaw, Aunt Amanda, Tula and GA (Great Aunt). I think these women have some spoiling in their future!

Ben's Tula and Miss E

Stephanie, Lily and Elizabeth.

The Larkin's were my surprise guests! I just love these precious friends!

On another note, I am officially 28 1/2 weeks pregnant. Ben is growing and so am I! Will insists on Hank being in every pregnancy picture...

Baby Love

Since Benjamin isn't quite here yet, my baby love is Luke. The pictures below make me smile because I love that little dude just so much! Happy Friday!

"Our State Fair..."

This past Sunday, the Gibson 4, plus the husbands, Luke (and Ben), attended the Great State Fair of Texas! I remember going to the fair as a child every fall and have a new appreciation for my parents. There were people EVERYWHERE and I can only imagine how stressful wrangling 4 kids would be! We dined on fried Frito pie, fried oreos, fried chicken bacon and the classic Fletchers corney dog. Very American of us all. The following pictures are a few highlights of the day... Note: I didn't have a picture of Amanda and Brian but of course plenty of Luke. :)

Now for a Benjamin update... we are officially 25 weeks pregnant! He is getting stronger everyday and seems to be pretty active. I think he know his daddy's voice - every time Will talks Ben starts kicking away! So sweet!

Half Way There!

Well, last week I hit the half way mark! It's crazy how fast time is going. I am trying so hard to really enjoy and appreciate these last 4 months before sweet Ben gets here! My 20 week picture is below and you will also notice a furry tail in the corner. Hank has managed to be in every pregnancy pic to date - so typical! Shout out to my sweet sister Amanda! She has been so generous with her Luke loot. This picture only shows a small portion of her contribution to Ben. She and my mom have this child taken care of. He literally could come home tomorrow and we would be ready for him thanks to my sister and mom!

Finally, a picture of precious Luke. This child can do no wrong in the eyes of his Aunt Ali! I just couldn't resist posting it...

Here I Am.

As an official member of the blog world, I figured I would start with a fab first post. See below... Here at the Schmid casa January 28th has been the topic of most of our conversations. Many amazing things have happened on January 28th. For instance, these two creepy dudes share a birthday on January 28th.

The Dallas Cowboys won the Super Bowl in 1996 on January 28th.

Will and I just can't get enough of January 28th.

We probably can't get enough of January 28th because we are counting down the days until this little man gets here...

Benjamin Gibson Schmid

"You saw me before I was born. Everyday of my life was recorded in your book. Every moment laid out before a single day had past."

Psalm 139:16