14 months!

I haven't given a Crew update in awhile, so I decided I would let you all know what he is doing at 14 months:

-talking a ton! He says: mama, dada, baba, ball, uh-oh, ah-ah-ah (when pointing his finger..this is something we do when he isn't supposed to be doing something, and now he says it to us), bath, ruff-ruff (for a dog noise), pop, and up...he also makes a high-pitched singing noise sometimes...I think he just likes the sound of his own voice ;)

-signs "more" and "all done" accordingly

-puts small sentences together: mama-signs "more" to get my attention when he wants more of something, dada-"no, no" when Matt changes his diaper...he hates having his diaper changed!!!

-walking/running everywhere

-if you ask him questions, he comprehends and responds: if you ask him, "do you want to eat lunch?" he'll shake his head yes and walk into the kitchen, if you ask him if he wants to go ni-night, he'll shake his head yes and say baba, shrugs his shoulders and put his hands in the air if you ask him something and he doesn't know

-sleeps from 7p.m.-9a.m., naps an hour in the morning, naps 2-3 hours in the afternoon..yes we are VERY blessed with a child that LOVES his sleep!!!

-eats three full meals and snacks occasionally...currently loves strawberry yogurt and lunchables

-favorite toy: any ball..this kid LOVES to throw a ball and run after it! remotes (he will search the entire house until he finds one!)

-weighs: 24 lbs

-gives kisses and hugs daily...loves to snuggle on people

-wears a size 6 shoe (he has BIG feet for a little boy!)

-has 8 teeth with more on the way as we speak!

-knows where his head, ears, and nose are

-waves hi and bye to everyone

-dances to any kind of music

-LOVES Mickey Mouse and Handy Manny...still

-wears sz 4 diaper and 18/24 month clothing

-no longer will take a pacifier (quit this at a year on his own)

We're back...

Ok, ok, so I know I have been slacking a lot on the blogging and I am sorry...I feel like I am constantly writing that...but once again, our lives are crazy!!! Let's see where to start?....

First of all, our little guy is now not only walking EVERYWHERE but he has started to run too! It is the cutest thing ever! He is on the go constantly and wants to get into everything. We absolutely love it though and have been using it to our advantage.

We have been to the park a lot lately. Because we live so close to one, it makes it very convenient to go there. Crew loves to run around, swing, and drive all the toy cars and boats. He constantly stares at all the others kids and tries to keep up with them as they run everywhere. We have also been having play dates, which include using our new blow up Little Tykes waster slide toy. This has been a HUGE hit with his cousins and the neighborhood kids. Crew is SUCH a dare devil in it too! He climbs up the wall, slides down the slide, and even dunks his head under water in the pool..on purpose!!! This about gives me a heart attack every time, but I guess it's good that he likes water so much! I am so glad we invested in this fun toy for him and others to enjoy~it truly has been well worth it seeing all their smiling faces =) We've also been out on the boat, visiting with family, and shopping. All of the fun things I get to do when I don't have to work! ;)

I finished my two grad classes last week. I AM SO GLAD THAT IS OVER WITH!!! It was a VERY stressful semester, but I checked my grades tonight and I got an A in one class, and an A+ in other. I was so relieved! It was a ton of work but I know becoming a principal will be worth it in the end! ;)

We are in the process of possibly selling our house. I hate to speak too soon but we have a family that is definitely interested. They are coming back to look again this week and possibly put in an offer. This is great news but it means we need to find something ASAP if we sell! We have been looking and looking but just cannot find anything we love in the area. Pray that everything works out for us. A lot of stressful decisions could be made this week! :/

We are REALLY looking forward to getting away with our friends to FL. We are all going on a trip together. It will be our first time taking the little man with us, so hopefully everything will work out. I know we will have a GREAT time. Who doesn't love to get away from here and relax in the sun? We have lots of fun things planned for our trip including a possible Disney World day, shopping day (they have an AWESOME outlet mall), sight-seeing day, cookouts, beach day, and pool days. We are MORE than excited and can't wait to go! Traveling is a priority for our family. We love to explore!

I am also going to see my two bff's from college in a few weeks. Crew and I cannot wait to go there and hangout with them. I miss them SO much and since we live so far away, it makes it difficult to get together. Kara and her daughter, Jadyn, haven't met Crew yet, so she is so excited to see him. Lisa hasn't seen him in a few months, and since he's started walking, she is super excited too. I always have the BEST time when I am with them, so it definitely gives me something to look forward to.

July is a very busy month for us. Between traveling, wedding showers, bachelorette/bachelor parties, and more...we have a jam packed schedule. We love it though! It's all fun things with the people we love! I hope everyone has a great holiday weekend!

First full week off of school! Yay!!!

Bath time!
Playing at the beach
So sleepy after his first time at the YMCA daycare...he was asleep within minutes!
Vegging out on Saturday night..Pizza Hut and ranch! Who doesn't love that?!?!

Total boy already..baseball in hand!

And of course...basketball too!

Ash, Am, Me, and Baby Bryce

He is so sweet! We love him!!!

It has been another busy week at the Schnick household! This past week we did lots of fun things, especially since I am out of school now. To begin with, I started back at the YMCA. It felt so good to be back in the gym again! Crew went to the daycare there and loved it. He was adorable with all of the kids. My aerobics instructor's kids go to Crew's regular babysitter, so he was able to recognize them and warmed right up. Since it finally got nice outside, Crew and I went to the beach with one of my co-workers, Jaime. This was Crew's first time at the beach and he loved it!!! He was all about the sand and water, even though it was still cold! I couldn't believe he wanted to go in it. It was only 60 degrees! He was great though! With all of the fun he was having it was hard to get him to leave. We stopped at this great ice cream parlor, Oink's, too. Jaime recommended it and was awesome. They have a ton of different homemade ice cream flavors. Crew and I had the Milky Way. It was delicious! Also, this week our good friends Ashley and Jeff had their baby boy, Bryce. Amber and I went to visit them at the hospital and then shopped for the day. It was so nice to see them and to get away for the day. I needed it! Today, while I was at school all day, Matt took Crew to the Michigan City zoo with my sister, her husband, and their kids. They had such a great time. I hope everyone had a great weekend!

It's Been Awhile!

So, I haven't been able to blog as much as I would normally like to because things have been so crazy around our house! First of all, I finished teaching last week. It is nice to finally be off for the summer! I had to go in today one last time with my students to wrap up some things for a class. I then took them to lunch, which was a nice way to say goodbye to them all. I am in two summer classes for grad school and that has been kicking my butt!!! I have not been as stressed out as I have in the past two months in years! Thank goodness for the most wonderful husband ever for being so patient and supportive of me while attending classes and studying. I definitely couldn't do it without him! I can't believe how much harder a Master's program is than my undergrad! Speaking of Matt, he has been spending a lot of time with Crew and got him to start walking!!! Yes, finally, after 13 months, he is off! He is sooo cute too! We just love to watch him cruise everywhere! He also started talking quite a bit the past week or so. He says "mommy," "daddy," and "baba," all the time. However he also said "I wanna a baba" and "no, daddy, no" (when Matt was blowing his nose ;) to us this week. His language development has really picked up. If you ask him questions, he can respond correctly by shaking his head yes or no, and points to things when he wants them such as the kitchen when he is ready to eat. One sad thing that did happen this past week with the little guy is that he was diagnosed with strep throat :( We took him to the MD Thursday and he tested positive right away. He is on antibiotics but it seems like it is taking him awhile to recover. We have been nursing him at home so hopefully he will get better soon. We have lots of grad parties and another vacation we are planning soon so we are keeping busy! I can't believe that summer is already here! I hope everyone has a great week!

Memorial Day Weekend!

Crew in his frog pool from Papa and Gigi...he wasn't too sure about the cold water from the sprinkler!
Meghan and Ryan
Nathan cooking us some good food!

My little peanut ;)

Going for an early morning boat ride with Papa

Cruising around Aunt Darcy's house

Great Grandpa "Papa" and Crew

Over the holiday weekend, we went to my family's lake house. It was so fun! The weather was absolutely BEAUTIFUL!!! We were outside the entire time! Crew LOVED the lake! He was playing around in it and even went under a few times. He had a ball! We also took him on the paddle boat, which he loved! We all hung out, cooked out, played bags, went on a boat ride, and had a campfire. Matt also got to golf and fish with my cousins and uncle. It was such a nice, relaxing getaway...which we definitely needed! Thank you to all of our wonderful family for allowing us to come! It was so nice to visit with everyone!!!