Lots of Action!

Announcement Announcement... Announcement....
Our baby boy has a name....

Asher Davis Schreibman!!!

Here is the history on his name. In my family we name after the deceased (by the first initial of the name) and in Philip's family they name after the living (same first initial). We decided to combine our traditions and find the letter's we had in common.

Asher is after my great-grandfather Abe whom I was very cloes with my entire childhood until he passed away. He was always the grandfather I remember so well and was always around to joke with us. He outlived 3 women and my memories of him are so fond. Asher is also after Alaiya on Philip's side - our precious neice! Asher is from the book of Genesis and was the Second son of Jacob. It is of Hebrew origin, and its meaning is "happy". Asher was the son that was promised a life blessed with abundance.

Davis is after MANY family members.....Myron David (Philip's grandfather), Aunt Diane (Philip's Aunt), Grandpa Dave (My grandfather) and Dora (Philip's great-grandmother). Davis means son of "David" and is derived from David. It is of Hebrew origin, and its meaning is "beloved". One of the most remarkable personalities in the Scriptures.

And there we have it and I LOVE IT ... so if you don't it's cool....no beef :)

Nursery Update:
The nursery is finished... it looks AMAZING. If you are in the Charlotte and need a painter you MUST CALL our Painter. Not only is he extremely talented and precise and quick...but he is so AFFORDABLE compared to most. We don't paint. I know many of you do and you like it if not love it but we hate it. So we have found this very talented man and I refer him to everyone I know....check out his work.

He painted the nursery ceiling, crown moulding, back of the closet and all of the walls including stripes on one wall. We used Sherwin Williams Duration paint in Ryegrass for the main three walls. Ryegrass, Tansy Green and Celery for the stripes, Dover White for the trim/moulding and celery and the back of the closet. We also re-did the baby's bathroom (paint, mirrors, new towel bar) and still need a new more baby-like shower curtain. We are very happy with the way everything came out! I took a photo in the middle of the process...I also put our new rug in there that I am obsessed with. Its a Shag Rug and it looks like its made out of plugs...





Our Guest Bathroom pre-paint, mirror and towel bars. We painted this room Sherwin Williams: Dewey (almost a light tiffany blue/sea green). I caught a cute photo of Philip at work installing the towel bar with his Tool Belt that I gave him when I told him I was pregnant "Dad's Tool Belt" How perfect for the occassion. He loves using the tool belt!

The Bathroom Finished...

We started off the weekend with the annual Martin Luther King Shabbat celebration at our Temple. Every year we bring a church (typically predominately African American) to join us in our Friday night Shabbat Service honoring the GREAT Martin Luther King...

This year it was Mount Carmel Baptist Church. The preacher delivered a fantastic sermon that brought to light the excitement of this MLK celebration and the upcoming Innauguration.

I hosted an event for the Young Adults prior to the service and we enjoyed apetizer's and wine. over 45 Young Adults came out for food and fellowship which was AMAZING!

I can only imagine what MLK is dreaming about now....the next few days will be days to remember FOREVER! I am amazed by all of it and am so excited to having a baby in this memorable year in History!

Saturday was a busy day....but it ended with our FIRST Bradley Birthing Class aka "The Husband Coached Birth". We will be having Asher at CMC Pineville however our goal is to have as natural of a birth as possible. I will not refuse an epidraul if necessary (FYI). This course teaches you and your partner to utilize each other throughout the labor process and allows your partner to coach you through the birth using several techniques. This course came highly recommended to me and we are very excited about what we have to learn. I do have to highlight that we did experience a little bit of shock and awe at the class....

Our instructor believes in very natural birth's. Her 2nd child was born via home birth (which I am not in support of) and she believes in on-demand breast feeding and not pumping unless you work. I am not afraid to admit that I disagree with both. I will deliver in a hospital and I will breast feed and pump so that Asher can spend time with his grandparent's for extended periods of time and so that Philip can feed him as well. Our instructor also believes it is ok to breast feed anywhere without a cover up. She gave us about a 1 minute warning before she whipped out her BREAST in front of our husbands and started breast feeding her child. Not only was it the highlight of the class but quite a shock intially. This is going to take some getting uesd to. I dont even know her. It's one thing if it was a close friend or family member...but WOW. Maybe my views will change, maybe they wont but I can promise you that unless I know you well and know your ok with it.... I wont be whipping out my breasts without a cover up in front of you to breast feed.

Sunday we spent the entire day (other than the two hours we went to the gym) putting the nursery back together and putting up all of the new things in the bathroom as you saw above in the photos. Everything looks great and we can't wait to pick up the furniture next weekend! More photos to follow. We put together the pack n'play for downstairs and I think that is when Bella really started to wonder what was going on! I also am almost finished with the lamp shade that I custom made for Asher's nursery as well as several more art projects and frames. I am realy excited about the way it has all turned out. We hit up Target's amazing baby sales and purchased a few white shelves for the nursery this weekend too.

I AM HALF WAY THERE!......20 weeks!

This actually saddens me because I love being pregnant. I cant believe 1/2 of my pregnancy is already in the past. I have worked very hard to live in the moment and enjoy each and everyday with Asher in my belly.

Belly update... it is finally growing and showing and man he is kicking away! He loves to wiggle around right when I lay down for bed and when I first sit down at my desk in the mornings to work. Sunday he must have been going through a growth spurt because he was causing me cramping all day. He might have been in a comfortable position but it wasnt the best for me :). I love experiencing these sensations and can't wait till Philip gets to feel them. Being pregnant is amazing and I am in love!

I FINALLY have something to show off :) These photos might not convey how much my belly has grown but I promise you in person I am starting to look more pregnant to people who see me!


I finally figured out pulling my shirt tighter allows you to see there really is something there!

Even if my dad swears I am sticking out my belly... I promise I am not :)