Preparing for Paityn!

I just realized I haven't officially announced on our blog yet that we have chosen a name for our new baby girl! Her name will be Paityn Amber Schuck. We chose Paityn mainly because we thought it was a pretty name. One of the meanings we found for her name was "warrior of faith", and we pray that the meaning will hold true in her life and that she will live all of her days for the Lord. We chose Amber as her middle name after Joy's mom, who is a Godly christian women that has been so influential in our lives as a mother, mother-in-law, and a grandmother. We are honored for our daughter to share her name! We know she'll love her Ammy just like Laila does :)

It has been so fun preparing for Paityn's arrival! Nate has been working hard at my "honey-do" lists (thank you sweetheart) and I've been busy nesting to get organized and get the house ready for our soon to be family of 4! The nursery is pretty much staying the same from how we had it with Laila, and Laila has recently moved into her new room with a big girl bed! She loves it and it's been a very easy transition for her. We're so thankful for the hand-me-downs and for family that helped us prepare. Ammy, Great Nana, and Great Aunt DeDe were a huge help in getting Laila's room together. I love looking around the rooms and seeing pieces from different family members and the memories they bring :) Here are some pictures from the girl's new rooms!

Paityn's bassinet in Mommy and Daddy's room

Paityn's nursery

Laila's new big girl room!

In April, my best friend Erin, my sister Holly, and my mom threw a "Sprinkle" for me to celebrate our new little blessing on the way! It was a wonderful time with a small group of friends and my immediate family and I was so thankful to have this time to celebrate Paityn's upcoming arrival and to be showered with sweet gifts to help in preparing for her. I didn't do a great job at getting pictures of everyone that day, but check out the slideshow of pictures below from the "Sprinkle", as well as a few pregnancy pictures that Nate's sister took that same day.

Spring 2011

This Spring has been full of many special memories! From playdates with friends, a field trip to the farm with Laila's class, and celebrating Easter and Mother's Day with family, we have had so much fun! We've been very busy getting ready for the arrival of Paityn in mid May, but it's been nice to have had these moments with Laila before we begin life as a family of 4. We are SO excited to meet Paityn and it's been especially fun to see how excited Laila is to be a big sister :)

Paityn at 33 weeks in the womb!

Ammy treated us to a 3D/4D photo session so we could get a glimpse of our new little baby girl's face! Here is Paityn at 33 weeks in the womb! All of God's grace in one sweet face! :)

Daddy/Daughter Dance

Nate and Laila shared a very special date night together in March at Northland's Daddy/Daughter Dance! Laila was so excited to go to the "ball" and wear her new dress! As they were leaving she even looked over at Nate and said "Come on, Prince Daddy!"....so, so precious! They made so many awesome memories that night and hopefully it is something they'll be able to do together for years and years to come!

January & February 2011

This new year is flying by for us so far! We've been staying busy with work, Laila, and preparing things for our new baby girl on the way! Check out the slideshow below to see some of the fun things we've been up to these past few months!

Catching up on Videos!

I realized that other than on my last post it's been a while since I've posted any videos of Laila. Here are a few cute ones from the past 6 months or so that I thought you'd enjoy :)

Laila relaxing at Cocoa Beach in June!

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Go crazy video from August!

Laila dancing and being silly video from September!

Some cute Florida State videos from October and November....a girl after Mommy's heart :)

Treasure the Moment

We had an absolutely wonderful Christmas this year! It was so neat to see Laila having a better understanding of the meaning of Christmas. One of the cutest things ever was hearing her sing Happy Birthday to Jesus! Her grandparents and family definitely spoiled her with gifts...she got tons of princess stuff this year and she is loving it! Nate and I were so thankful to find out we're having another girl so they can share all these girly things together :) Speaking of our new little girl on the way, read on after the following slideshow to find out the best Christmas morning surprise!

We waited to get our sonogram until December 22nd. We asked the doctor to write down the sex of the baby and put it in the envelope we had brought so that we could open it as a surprise for Christmas morning. She taped it up good to make sure there was no peeking til Christmas :) We are overjoyed and so thankful to our Lord that we have another healthy baby girl on the way! Thank you for your prayers so far and please pray with us that the rest of the pregnancy will go well and that our new daughter will continue to grow strong and healthy.

Our Christmas morning surprise!

It's a GIRL!!!

Laila is going to have a little sister!

Profile of our new little girl at 20 weeks in the womb!

20 weeks!

Our tree Christmas morning

Our Christmas stockings this year...Daddy, Mommy, Laila, and baby #2!

Video of our announcement to the family!

Video of Laila singing Happy Birthday to Jesus!

Video of Laila in her princess castle making up stories!

Farewell to 2010!! Hopefully we will get a post up soon in this new year! We are looking forward to 2011, meeting our new daughter, and all the other adventures the Lord has in store for us!

December Fun!

December was definitely a busy month but we made so many wonderful memories!

The first slideshow below is from my cousin Lindsey's wedding! Lindsey and Brett asked Laila to be the flower girl. She was absolutely adorable and the wedding was gorgeous! Congratulations again to Mr. and Mrs. Brett Moore!

This next slideshow is from other random things we did in the month of December....birthday parties, Christmas crafts with friends, and spending time with family!

Harvest Happiness!

Here's a slideshow of pictures from Thanksgiving and other November Fun!

North Carolina - November 2010

Nate and I were so excited to get away to North Carolina in November on our first trip without Laila! We surprised our good friend John there as part of his 30th birthday gift from his wife Erin! The trip was short but it was a blast! It was snowing when we arrived to the cabin up in the mountains and it was so gorgeous! We're hoping we can take another trip up to NC with the kids in the spring before our new baby girl arrives :)