The Miracles of Two

Almost One.....

2010-06-15T07:06:00.000-07:00

Boy, we have been busy!! Grace and Adam are growing and changing everyday. Both are walking now... Grace at 10 months and Adam at 10 1/2 months. 22 pounds for Adam and 21 pounds for Grace. They tend to travel in pairs and stop to make "small talk" and laugh with each other. I just love to sit and watch them. Both are good eaters...I've got some meat and tater babies on my hands!!

They love to empty out the diaper caddy and pull diaper wipes out one by one!! This all happens with your back turned for 2 seconds. Oh well....it can all be cleaned up....they are happy.
What a Ham....she makes us laugh all the time. She has to back her butt up to and sit on everything.

Little sailor boy.....wearing his daddy's outfit. They look so much alike at this age. Brian just had a little more hair.

They love their swings...the higher the better.

Adam hangs on immediately after you put him in the swing.

They love their wagon rides at Grandma and Grandpa Keller's house. Maybe if you are good kids, you will get one for your birthday!!! Adam is so laid back (like his daddy)....hangs his arm out the side of everything (car seat, stroller, wagon.....)....road tripper????? Grace on the other hand, cannot sit still for very long at all. Sorry to say she probably inherited some of that Keller nervous-energy!!!

Sweet baby Gracie at our cousin Lisa Will's wedding. Quite the pretty girl!!

My handsome little man!! He looks so big in his suit and gel in his hair!! Little heartbreaker!

They couldnt' stand still for very long. Now that they can walk, they were off to the races..down the aisle!

This is one of their favorite things to do....stand at the door and wait for visitors.

Hard to believe that the next time I post they will be a year old!! So sad that they are growing up so fast, but I love watching every step.

Chubby Bunnies!!

2010-04-13T16:33:00.000-07:00

I hope that everyone had a nice Easter. We sure did. Grace and Adam are 9 months old now!! I know, hard to believe. Grace is 20 pounds and AJ is 20 1/2 pounds. They are so busy and all over the place. They are both pulling up to everything and Grace is very close to walking!!

Here are our 2 Schu-bunnies!!

Look Mom, one hand!!

One happy family.

Are you done taking pictures yet??

Our swings came. Can we help you open the box??

No more room left on Mom's lap!

Now, that is cute!! They both have such nice figures!!! HA!!

I'm a little stinker!

......And I am tired.

By the end of the day.....we are all tired. They are so much fun and we have enjoyed the ride thus far. I love spring time!! The weather is so nice and I can finally get them outside more! They are loving their outside swings! Hopefully I will be posting those pictures soon.

Update on the Schumacher Family

2010-02-03T20:03:00.000-08:00

What have we been up to?? Well, Grace and Adam are 7 months old. Adam is now bigger than his sister in height and weight. They are busy, busy, busy. Grace loves to army crawl and Adam loves his walker and to barrel roll on the floor.

Here is Miss Gracie in action. She can get up on all 4's but then realizes she can move a lot quicker on her belly.

Adam has figured out how to go forward in his walker instead of backwards and side-to-side. He is a quick little fart.

Dirty laundry anyone?? I found it easier to dump the laundry out on the floor to fold it and put them in the laundry basket. Lucky for me they were having a blast. What little cheese balls!!! Can't you just squeeze them!!!!

As for the holidays.....it went by quickly. Here are some pictures....

These two little packages were our favorite gifts under our tree this year!

Ready for the winter storm?? We can't move mom!!

Merry Keller Christmas with cousin Madison!! I look forward for the years to come!!

Thanksgiving with the Schumacher clan. What a good-lookin crew.

Grace and Adam at 5 1/2 months old. It is amazing how much they have changed already since this picture. It doesn't take long!!

I am trying to look like my Uncle Patrick in this picture (if only I was wearing light blue!!!!)

I am happy to report that Gracie is starting to grow into those cheekers now at 7 months. She definately is showing them off at 5 1/2 months here!!

It is always an event when you try to get a family picture...isn't it? You always think to yourself, "Why in the hell are we doing this!!"....as babies scream, no one is looking, one is hungry, the other crapping their pants....etc. But then....you look back and are so glad that you went through the "painful experience" to capture specific moments because time just goes by too fast.

We have had a busy year to start and it is only February.....we will hopefully post again soon with more updates on the Grace and Adam duo.

4 Month Pictures, Birthdays and Anniversaries

2009-11-24T19:22:00.000-08:00

This was our last stroller ride of the season. The weather was beautiful this past weekend. I guess we are going to have to welcome the cold and snowy winter weather!!

Here is Mr. Adam snug as a bug in his carseat/stroller.

Sissy Grace likes her hat! She reminds me of Aunt Betsy and Cousin Olivia in this picture!!!

Forgive me.....I cannot get the pictures in the order that I was wanting them.......so here they are in random order.

Happy Anniversary to my brother Mark and his wonderful wife Tiffany on November 11th. Happy Birthday to Tiffany on November 15th.

Happy Anniversary Grandma and Grandpa Keller on November 14th.

Grace and Adam are almost 5 months old, but here are some pictures we had taken at 4 months.They are growing so much. Both weight 15 pounds. Adam is no longer 1 1/2 pounds behind his sister and he is now longer than her.

Happy Halloween to my little lady bug and giraffe!

What's up cowboy?

Can you count my rolls from head to tu-tu?? She will hate me later!

We are so happy to get our pictures taken!!

We have had a lot going on in the past month or so....lots of birthdays and anniversaries.

Happy Birthday to our Sister Jennifer on November 20th!! Here is Jennifer and her wonderful family!

Happy 1st Birthday to my niece Madison Olivia Keller October 30th. Maddie is getting a birthday "squeeze" from here Schumacher cousins.

Happy Anniversary to our sister Betsy (and Adam's Godmother!!) She and Josh's Anniversary is November 24th. Josh is always in our thoughts and hearts!

Happy Birthday Grampy Schumacher. #60 on Halloween!! Grammy and Grampy got Grace and Adam their Illini outfits for the party.

Until next post.......Happy Thanksgiving, Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!!!!

Two Cowboys and Miss TuTu

2009-10-13T16:52:00.000-07:00

I know, another post for me already!!!! I just had to put these pictures on. I was changing Grace and she was so happy and smiling that I thought I would try on her Tu-Tu and flower head band from Aunt Tiffany.

Here I told Gracie that she looked chubby in her tu-tu and she started smiling really big!!

I must say that this is one of my favorite pictures!! My favorite cowboys. I had got this hat for Adam and Brian had not seen it yet. Brian got in late that evening and was really tired. I came around the corner with Adam and his hat. Priceless moment....Brian's smile was as big as I've ever seen. So, needless to say, Brian got his hat and we had to take pictures!!

Update on Grace and Adam

2009-10-11T13:11:00.000-07:00

Here is the latest on Grace and Adam. They are 3 1/2 months old now. I have returned to work...yuck! Anyway, they are sleeping all night so that makes it easier for me to know that I am not missing much. They are growing quickly and like to eat as you can see.

Here is sweet baby Grace getting her beauty sleep!!

Here is Mr. Adam supporting his football outfit!

They actually are starting to look a little like each other. Don't you think??

They woke up very happy this morning and were both talking and staring at their mobile. Adam liked laying in Sissy's bed!!

Baptism

2009-09-12T10:01:00.000-07:00

It has been awhile since I last posted. Time seems to be flying by TWICE as fast. Grace and Adam were baptized on Sunday, August 30th.

Here are Grace and Adam with Grandma and Grandpa Keller.

And with Grammy and Grampy Schumacher.

Grace's Godparents: Uncle Mark and Aunt Tiffany.

Adam's Godparents: Aunt Betsy and Uncle Eric.

And of course, Mommy and Daddy!

Almost 7 weeks!!

2009-08-16T14:56:00.000-07:00

It is hard to believe that Grace and Adam will be 7 weeks old tomorrow. They are growing quickly and keeping us very busy!! Some days I feel that all I get done is feeding, changing, rocking.....over and over. But I am OK with that and seem not to care about much other than them! Here are a few pictures to start you out with.

Here is Grace and Adam with their I love MOM outfits from Chris and Beth Probst. They better love me....they spend most their time with me!

This is one of my favorite pictures that we have from when the babies were born. I don't think they are even an hour old yet. Brian is such a great dad. I think that his expression says it all!

This picture is when they were 2 days old. They are both very good babies. My, how they have changed already!

Babies are crying. Got to go. It has taken me 2 days to make this post. I have to work on it and save in between baby duties!! Enjoy!

The Babies are Coming!!

2009-06-29T13:28:00.000-07:00

We thought this day would never come! Tomorrow Brian and I will be able to see our two babies. I am scheduled for a c-section due to babies sizes, running out of room, one breech, etc. As I mentioned before, I am not good on keeping up on things, but hopefully will have some pictures eventually on my blog. I would like to thank my wonderful sister-in-law Tiffany for the "beautiful" pictures she posts on her blog!!! Paybacks are hell Tiff! However, you all will probably get to see most of my family's updates through her. We are excited and nervous about tomorrow. Thank you all for your thoughts and prayers. Keep them coming....they do have Keller/Schumacher genes running through them you know. Keeping this a little short. I have a few things to do before tomorrow (imagine that)!
-Sarah and Brian

Let's Give it a Try!!

2009-06-06T17:36:00.000-07:00

Ok. So the blog world is going to be very new to me! Thank you Tiffany for giving me this gift. I thought that I would make a quick post and try it out. Don't expect pictures or anything fancy just yet. I may have to call on the twins' aunts Tiffany and Betsy for help to get this ball rolling. However, I do know that I am going to have to get faster internet because the turtle that is driving this right now can compete with the patience of motherhood!!!!!
As for the pregnancy, I cannot complain much. When you wait 4 years to be blessed with a baby (or BABIES!!), nothing else seems to matter. It is hard to believe that we only have 2-4 weeks left before we became a family of 4! I am currently on a "modified" bedrest and no more ER work thanks to the contractions that I did not know I was having. I guess my body was telling me to slow my pace.
Tiffany you definately picked a great title: The Miracles of Two. I cannot even tell you the number of people who have been praying for us, people who don't even know us well. Thank you all from the bottom of our hearts. Thank you Miss Madison Olivia Keller for being our miracle baby. You came into the world a few days early....just happening to be the day that your two little cousins were given to us.

2009-05-17T05:31:00.000-07:00

Sarah,

I made this blog for you so you and the many people who love these babies already can follow the many joys you and Brian are about to experience. Mark and I would have to say having a child is the greatest accomplishment. You can't quite comprehend how much love you are going to have for two people you have never met. You and Brian are going to be great parents and I and the whole world can't wait to tag along!

Love,
Tiffany