Well, we've had Lily home for just over a week now and things are going really well. She's super cute, the kids have adjusted well to having another one at home, and Heidi's recovery is coming along nicely.
Ethan has been just as active as ever. This afternoon, he decked himself out in his Spider-Man suit and came out for recess. He spent the next 30 minutes playing soccer with the big kids. At the end of recess, Ethan ran up to me and said, "Dad, Spider-Man won! But I lost." It's so much fun to hear what they have to say!
Aubrey continues to amaze Heidi and me with her artistic ability. A friend of ours sent a care package with all kinds of gifts for the whole family after Lily was born. The gift for Aubrey was a set of markers that change to completely different colors when you blend them (for example, brown becomes light blue). Some of the things that Aubrey has come up with are really fantastic - though I might be just a little biased! I'll try to scan some of them and see if I can embed them in this blog.
Heidi has been really enjoying staying home with the kids. She was just telling me the other day how time really seems to go quickly now that the baby has been born. Before Lily came by, time seemed to drag on for Heidi. But now, it seems as if there just isn't enough time in the day to do all the things that she wants to do! I guess that's better than getting bored!
I'm working on getting into graduate school this summer. The University of Nebraska at Omaha has processed my application, and I have been provisionally accepted into teacher graduate school. I'm just waiting on an immunization clearance and I should be all set. God-willing, I will earn my Master of Arts in Instruction Technology at the end of summer, 2012. I'm really looking forward to the program.
Next week is our school musical - "The Granny Awards". It should be a lot of fun, as grade school musicals and plays always are! It just means a lot of time spent working on the program next week and the rest of this week. I'll blog about it and probably provide a link to it on our school's website if you are interested in checking it out.
Well, that's it for this brief update. I'll be back next week with more tidbits and anecdotes!
Wednesday, April 22, 2009
Tuesday, April 14, 2009
April 14, 2009
Well, it's the morning after Lily's birth and I thought it might be a good time to update the blog and let you know what is going on with the new baby and our family. This will be done in a different format from previous posts - hope you enjoy the format!
Heidi
Heidi had a great night last night. Her recovery is going great, the nurses are treating her well, and she is feeling fine (except for a little cold!). The staff here says that she could go home tonight if she wanted to, but she'll probably stay one more night, just to get the extra rest before reality sets in!
Aubrey and Ethan
Aubrey and Ethan both love their new little sister very much. They both are very gentle and sweet when they hold her, and that is all they want to do when they visit her and mom here in the hospital. Funny story - last evening, when we came to visit, Aubrey and Ethan were very proud to talk about their new sister. When the nurse came in to check on Heidi, she asked the kids what the baby's name was. Both of them responded at the same time, "Lily!" Then Ethan added, "Her name is Lily because it's Easter time. After Easter her name gets to be Fred!" Looks like we have a nickname for her!
Lily
Lily is still beautiful, wonderful, calm, and doing great. We could not be more blessed to have such a healthy baby! God is certainly good! According to Heidi, "She's pooping like a champ!" (which is a great sign that everything is going well!)
Jason
As for me, I'm overwhelmed that I have the awesome privilege of taking care of my growing family. There have been times over the last nine months or so where I have not considered what wonderful blessings we have with this newest addition, but now that she is here, I know that I will not forget this great privilege. It amazes me that I can be so blessed to have a God that loves me enough to bless me with a wonderful family, but more importantly to bless me eternally with a risen Savior! What a wonderful time of year to experience these double blessings!
Another reminder, pictures are up on my Facebook page. If you are not my friend (or don't have an account!) sign up and let me know!
Until next time...
Heidi
Heidi had a great night last night. Her recovery is going great, the nurses are treating her well, and she is feeling fine (except for a little cold!). The staff here says that she could go home tonight if she wanted to, but she'll probably stay one more night, just to get the extra rest before reality sets in!
Aubrey and Ethan
Aubrey and Ethan both love their new little sister very much. They both are very gentle and sweet when they hold her, and that is all they want to do when they visit her and mom here in the hospital. Funny story - last evening, when we came to visit, Aubrey and Ethan were very proud to talk about their new sister. When the nurse came in to check on Heidi, she asked the kids what the baby's name was. Both of them responded at the same time, "Lily!" Then Ethan added, "Her name is Lily because it's Easter time. After Easter her name gets to be Fred!" Looks like we have a nickname for her!
Lily
Lily is still beautiful, wonderful, calm, and doing great. We could not be more blessed to have such a healthy baby! God is certainly good! According to Heidi, "She's pooping like a champ!" (which is a great sign that everything is going well!)
Jason
As for me, I'm overwhelmed that I have the awesome privilege of taking care of my growing family. There have been times over the last nine months or so where I have not considered what wonderful blessings we have with this newest addition, but now that she is here, I know that I will not forget this great privilege. It amazes me that I can be so blessed to have a God that loves me enough to bless me with a wonderful family, but more importantly to bless me eternally with a risen Savior! What a wonderful time of year to experience these double blessings!
Another reminder, pictures are up on my Facebook page. If you are not my friend (or don't have an account!) sign up and let me know!
Until next time...
Monday, April 13, 2009
Lily's pictures
Here are only the first of many pictures that we'll make available online. You can click on the following link to be able to view some of the pictures that I put on my Facebook profile. I'm going to look into options for better photo-sharing sites, but this will do for now.
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=20634&id=1280887944&l=929006520c
More pictures will certainly be added over the next several days and weeks. Thank you all for your thoughts and prayers throughout the day and always. We greatly appreciate all your support!
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=20634&id=1280887944&l=929006520c
More pictures will certainly be added over the next several days and weeks. Thank you all for your thoughts and prayers throughout the day and always. We greatly appreciate all your support!
Welcome...
Lily Evelyn Schmidt into the world! Lily was born around 5:30 this evening. She weighs 8 lbs, 9.5 oz and is 21" long. Mom and baby are doing great!
Pictures will most certainly be distributed. You will find them on my Facebook profile. I am also in the process of putting pictures out there on the web so those of you who are not Facebookers will be able to see.
Lily is a beautiful baby - we are most certainly blessed beyond our greatest imagining. God is good!
Pictures will most certainly be distributed. You will find them on my Facebook profile. I am also in the process of putting pictures out there on the web so those of you who are not Facebookers will be able to see.
Lily is a beautiful baby - we are most certainly blessed beyond our greatest imagining. God is good!
Delivery Day - Hour Nine
Heidi has had the epidural for about one hour now, and she is feeling pretty relaxed. This is the chance to rest for a little while before the pushing starts. She was feeling a little tightness in her chest during contractions, so they have hooked her up to an EKG in order to keep a closer eye on her heart rate and everything. The docs say there is no need to be concerned, it's just not a typical complaint so they want to watch it.
Heidi says she's feeling a little numb and tingly all over (from the epidural) and now it's just a waiting game. More to come later!
Heidi says she's feeling a little numb and tingly all over (from the epidural) and now it's just a waiting game. More to come later!
Delivery Day - Hour Seven
Heidi's labor pains are starting to get a little more intense. She's having a little more difficulty walking around than she had before, and according to the monitor her contractions are getting a little stronger. Baby is progressing, but there is still a ways to go.
She is holding off on the epidural for now, but I think she'll be going for it pretty soon, here. A few minutes in the room so the wireless monitor can pick up the signals, then another walk, and then back to bed for the epidural.
Heidi is feeling fine, but it's pretty obvious that she's ready for this to get moving a little more - we'll see what happens when she starts with the epidural.
She is holding off on the epidural for now, but I think she'll be going for it pretty soon, here. A few minutes in the room so the wireless monitor can pick up the signals, then another walk, and then back to bed for the epidural.
Heidi is feeling fine, but it's pretty obvious that she's ready for this to get moving a little more - we'll see what happens when she starts with the epidural.
Delivery Day - Hour Five
We've been here for about 5 hours now, and things still are not really progressing a lot. Heidi is feeling lots of contractions (thank you, pitocin!) and things should be progressing pretty well from here on.
Heidi just said (and I quote) "I know [labor] is going to get a lot worse, but I can do this all day." I had to chuckle to myself a little bit - I'll have to keep that one in my memory bank for later on in the day!
According to the monitor, the contractions are almost right on top of each other, so it looks like we're making some good progress! Another post, coming this afternoon.
Heidi just said (and I quote) "I know [labor] is going to get a lot worse, but I can do this all day." I had to chuckle to myself a little bit - I'll have to keep that one in my memory bank for later on in the day!
According to the monitor, the contractions are almost right on top of each other, so it looks like we're making some good progress! Another post, coming this afternoon.
Delivery Day - Hour Three
It's about 10:30 and Heidi is still feeling pretty good. The doc came in and broke her water about an hour ago, and we are going to be working on taking some laps around the L and D floor here in a couple of minutes.
Our nursing staff has been fantastic. It's great to have some people working with us who are close to our age and who have similar interests! Props to Methodist Hospital for their fantastic staff.
Other than that, nothing much to report - time to walk!
Our nursing staff has been fantastic. It's great to have some people working with us who are close to our age and who have similar interests! Props to Methodist Hospital for their fantastic staff.
Other than that, nothing much to report - time to walk!
Delivery Day - Hour One
Heidi and I arrived at the hospital this morning at about 7:00. After the whole check-in process and getting settled, the nurses got Heidi hooked up to an IV and started her on the pitocin. She has already started having some mild contractions, though it's still a little early to have anything major to report.
Morale is high right now, since nothing has really been happening. The doctor will be here any time to break Heidi's water and then things should progress quite quickly after that.
Heidi has been really nervous about the whole process - mostly because she's a thinking about Aubrey and Ethan. I'm pretty sure that once things start progressing, though, she'll be just fine.
Baby is doing really well, and we are looking forward to having a healthy little one soon!
I hope to update this every hour with a status update, so keep checking back to see how things are going!
Morale is high right now, since nothing has really been happening. The doctor will be here any time to break Heidi's water and then things should progress quite quickly after that.
Heidi has been really nervous about the whole process - mostly because she's a thinking about Aubrey and Ethan. I'm pretty sure that once things start progressing, though, she'll be just fine.
Baby is doing really well, and we are looking forward to having a healthy little one soon!
I hope to update this every hour with a status update, so keep checking back to see how things are going!
Sunday, April 5, 2009
Our First Blog
I have been spending a good deal of time reading the blogs of others lately, and I have decided that I am going to start a weekly blog of our family's happenings.
We are not always very good at keeping in touch with everybody, and it can be very difficult to keep track of who has been told what. I hope that this is going to be a good tool for us to maintain some contact with those who are near and dear to us!
So, enjoy what comes, and feel free to contact us any time!
By the way, no baby yet! Heidi's due date is tomorrow, but you can bet there will be a flurry of activity here and on Facebook when the big day finally arrives!
We are not always very good at keeping in touch with everybody, and it can be very difficult to keep track of who has been told what. I hope that this is going to be a good tool for us to maintain some contact with those who are near and dear to us!
So, enjoy what comes, and feel free to contact us any time!
By the way, no baby yet! Heidi's due date is tomorrow, but you can bet there will be a flurry of activity here and on Facebook when the big day finally arrives!
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