She's Soooo Cute!

Sutton has really started squealing and "talking" to us.  Yesterday, she was in such a great mood, laughing, smiling, and cooing...it's so cool!  

Almost Sitting Up!

Last night Jack sat Sutton in her Bumbo seat, and she sat up pretty well for a while, but eventually she started to slouch and hunch over.  I guess that head still weighs too much!  Check out our dropshots page for the video.  I've posted a pic of her in it.  Also, we brought out the tummy time mat that Grandma and Grandpa got her.  I think she likes!  She's started making a lot more noises, and yesterday she giggled and smiled at us a lot!  She's sooooo fun!

On a completely different note, too bad about Christian Bale, and just after I posted how much I like him.  He's still cute, but "lashing out" at his female relatives is pretty disgusting!  I know, they're just allegations, but still...

Swimming with Sutton

This weekend Nonna and Pops came to stay with us, and we visited with Jack's Cousin Marshall's wife, Amy.  Amy, Marshall, Jack and I used to spend lots of Friday and Saturday nights playing games and listening to music.  Marshall, Amy and their kids all moved to NC, I believe, in late 2005 or early 2006.  We miss them, so it was really nice to visit with Amy.

On Saturday afternoon Jack and Jon played golf, and I headed to Sammy Branch's wedding with my friend Paige.  It was a really nice wedding, and the cake was AMAZING!  While I was at the wedding, Nonna watched Sutton, and she rolled over from her tummy to her back all by herself.  I knew she was a strong girl!

On Sunday, we went over to Grandma and Grandpa's (my parents).  Jack and I left Sutton with them and went to the movies to see "The Dark Knight".  Jack and I liked it, but we agreed that we liked "Batman Begins" better.  It was kind of sad to see Heath Ledger, and I thought it even sadder that his last role was with him wearing so much make-up that you can barely recognize him.  On a happier note, Christian Bale is totally yummy!  Now, I was fan way before the mainstream moviegoers had even heard of him, so I'm not just jumping on the bandwagon.  Has anyone seen "Swing Kids"?  It was one of his early movies, and even though Thomas, his character, got corrupted by the Nazis, I didn't blame Christian!:)  Did you know that Robert Sean Leonard, Peter in "Swing Kids", is now Wilson on House?  Love him too!

Back to Sunday...after the movie, Jack and I took Sutton for her first swim.  She is so cute!  She has this little red and white striped bathing suit with a froggie and daisy on it.  SOOOOO adorable!  She was a trooper...I think she likes the water, or at least she wasn't screaming at the top of her lungs to get out.  We took a ton of pics, so check them out on the dropshots website.

Oh, and I started personal training yesterday--can't wait to feel fit again...too bad it won't happen before Kimba and Dillon's wedding on September 6th!  Jack has been doing some cardio at the gym, and I've started thinking that he's sick--he NEVER does cardio, he must be desperate.  I'm trying to get him to run the White Rock Half Marathon with me in December, but he's says he can't run long distances.  I told him that he could if he ran as slow as I do!!!  I think people walk faster than I run, but it got me through the Heels and Hills half in 2007.  We'll see how far we can take this fitness kick that we're on.  

We're Wild and Crazy!

On Wednesday night, I met up with some of my high school friends at Blue Goose in Dallas.  Can I just say that I have the most wonderful group of friends?  I always have so much fun with them, and I really wish that I lived a little closer so getting together was easier for me.  There has been lots of excitement in this group the past year: Kelley had a baby boy, Kace, in March, I had Sutton on June 2nd, Melanie had Carter a week later, and Randa and Julie are expecting babies, Cooper and Addyson, respectively, in the next two months!  It has been awesome experiencing this with them!  

Last night we left Sutton with my parents for a sleepover.  No worries because, of course, my parents adore her.  I'm wondering when they'll start thinking we dump her on them.  Right now, she's such a novelty (and amazingly cute and wonderful), that they definitely don't mind.  For instance, next weekend we have Dillon and Kimba's shower and everyone in my family is invited.  This means that we'll have to find someone else to watch her for the evening.  When I mentioned this to my mom, she said that she could miss the shower and watch Sutton.  I told her that was ridiculous.  I mean she acted like she never gets to see her.  But, I guess that's how grandparents are...they just can't get enough of her!  And, thank goodness for that.  If they didn't want to be around her, I'd think they sucked!

Anyway, back to last night.  This was really the first time that we've gone out since Sutton was born, so it was a lot of fun.  I met Jack and some of his coworkers at Uncle Julio's for happy hour and dinner, and I had a great time.  However, after dinner, Jack mentions going to The Glass Cactus at the Gaylord, and I'm thinking I just want to go home and watch TV (I'm a really exciting person if you didn't already know).  Come on, Burn Notice came on, and I had Tori and Dean: Home Sweet Hollywood recorded too...who would choose going out over that excitement, huh?  Well, we ended up going to the sports bar at the Gaylord with Brett, Rebecca, Sean, and Ariana, and guess what?  I HAD A BLAST!  So, this is a lesson in doing stuff even when it may sound not-so-fun because if you're like me, you'll end up enjoying yourself!

Tonight, Pops and Nonna (aka Jon and Cathy, Jack's parents) are coming into town.  We have a family member from NC visiting Dallas and we're going to have lunch with her on Saturday, but I think Pops and Nonna may have another motive for coming in this weekend: Sutton withdrawal!  

1st Day Blogging

Welcome to the Schreiber family blogspot!  I was introduced to this site by a good friend who said I definitely needed to start blogging, so here we are.  My goal is to keep this site updated with photos and information about our family--activities, holidays, and even the everyday stuff that we forget as life goes on...I don't want to forget any of this, for myself and my children, and as everyone knows, left on my own, I'd remember NOTHING!  

So, here's a rundown of things that have happened in the past month and a half:  had baby girl on June 2, 2008, named her Sutton Elizabeth, spent 4th of July at Jon and Cathy's with Lara, Jesse, and Finn, and last weekend had a BBQ with family and friends.  

Sutton is amazing...what a wonder that just under two months ago, she was inside me.  It's almost impossible to comprehend.  She's a wonderful baby--she sleeps well, smiles a lot, and is generally the cutest thing ever (this is what I said about her for at least the first week she was home)!  She's not real active right now (come on, she's only 6 weeks old!), but she does some things that just make us laugh.  Sometimes, when she's eating, she'll make these huge grunting noises like she's a starved animal, and she'll cry ferociously when we take the bottle from her for just a second to try to burp her.  My dad read that when a baby smiles at her mother it's like a shot of cocaine...I haven't done any cocaine, but I can attest to the fact that I've never felt anything so intoxicating as when I'm cooing at her and she responds with a little toothless grin!

Needless to say, I'm loving being a mom--sometimes monotonous, but always a blessing!  

Jack is turning into Superdad.  I had quite a time with my recovery after Sutton was born (she was a pretty big baby), and he was phenomenal and continues to be wonderful--helpful, loving, caring, kind, understanding.  It's really amazing to watch him with Sutton.  Everyone changes with babies, and he's no exception.  I'd definitely say that he's smitten with Sutton!

So, that's the update for right now.  I'm hoping to start posting blogs about everyday stuff that we are doing...keep checking back for updates!