House Progress

Well the house is coming along. We are expected to be able to move in around June 15th. We can't wait. Our house now is growing smaller by the day. The only thing is that I need to get my butt in gear and start packing. It is just hard when you have one child that wants to go outside all day and the other child wants to eat all the time.

Right now they are working on the flooring, trim work, and the finish electrical stuff. The house is looking very nice. I even got a compliment from Steve about how nice I am making our house

Here are some pictures of what has happened lately:

Kitchen that is being worked on.


China hutch

William at our house

Railing for stairs going upstairs.

Window well in the basement.

Unloading our cabinets. Thank you to my Dad who took the day off to bring them down in one trip with his semi.

Aidan helping with the cabinets

Ron and Steve unloading the boxes. Thank to Ron for helping this day too.

My dad's semi in our driveway. Dart let him borrow a trailer for the day. I didn't think I ordered that many cabinets but once they were all unloaded they filled the garage. They actually filled half of the semi trailer too.

I have some more updated pictures that I will hopefully get on here tonight. (6/6)

William at 3 months

Well I can't believe it has been 3 months already since William was born!! Life has been really hectic though. I never thought 2 kids would be so much work but it is!!

Here are some things about William:

• He is starting to smile a lot more. He really likes it when I make funny noises.
• He is also starting to try and giggle. I really can't wait until we hear his first giggles. I have heard him giggle in his sleep.
• He is also trying to rollover. I have rolled him over to his tummy and he just perks his head up right away.

Today Aidan, William and I went for our first walk with our new stroller. Aidan really enjoyed it. William I think enjoyed it but since we were walking on gravel it was hard for him to fall asleep. It was also extremely windy. We walked from our house that we live in now to our new house. It was a long walk but it was really refreshing. Maybe if I get the gumption I will do that everyday it would equal about a mile and a half.

Here are some pictures for you to enjoy:

Aidan and William playing tractors

Brotherly love!

Monthly picture with Pooh!

William sitting in his Bumbo chair. He loves to sit up!

William in the Exersaucer for the first time. He didn't really care for it but it will grow on him.

William helping Mom with laundry

House Progress

Well our house has come a long ways since the last time. We now have water running, all the walls are enclosed, textured and painted. We now have trim on the windows. All the electrical is done they are just now putting the finishing touches on. Yesterday we got our vinyl floors put in the bathrooms. We also are starting to get the rock put on the front of our house.

This is the platform that they used when they dry walled and putting the electrical in.

This is the trim work on the upper windows.
The master bathroom floor. This is the same flooring in the upstairs bath too.
The rock on the front of the house.


Trim work around the windows.

Paint color for the whole house. This is the kitchen thoughAidan showing off the closets in his bedroom.

Railing for the loft and the stairs.

We are hoping to be into our house in the middle of May I was hoping for this month but I guess it isn't going to work out. We are all getting really excited to move especially Aidan. There is so much more space for him to run around than our house now.

William at 2 months

Ok so I am so sorry that I haven't been very good at keeping this blog updated but I have been very busy with adjusting to 2 kids. Here is the information on William:

Height: 23 1/2" (73%)

Weight: 15 lb. 1 oz (99%)

Head: 16" (67%)

William is a growing boy that is for sure. He is eating all the time and that is why he weighs so much.

William loves to be smiled at and to be talked to. He doesn't like his carseat at all unless it is moving. He also doesn't take naps very well especially when Aidan is awake.

We went outside yesterday for one of the first times. I just put William in my carrier and he fell asleep. Aidan loves it outside. He can't get enough of it. At night we have to drag him in because he just loves the space.

Here are some pictures for you all:

William at 1 month

Wow! I can't believe William is already a month old. He is getting so big. He is starting to fill out in his face and belly. His legs, arms, hands and feet are still skinny but with Aidan it was about 2 months before those filled out. William has slept through the night one time already. He is a pretty good sleeper. He only get up at the most 3 times during the night. He is also getting on more of an eating schedule now. At night before bed though he tries to eat all night long.

Here are some pictures that I took on his 1 month:

William with his Winnie the Pooh.

Aidan and William

2 Week Doctor appointment

Well William is already 3 weeks old. I can't believe it has been that long already. Will went to the doctor yesterday for his 2 week check up.

Here are his stats:

Weight 9lbs 7 oz (40%)

Height 21 1/2" (49%)

Head 14 3/4" (34%)

So he is pretty well proportionate in size.

I am sure it won't take him long to get up in the high percentiles because he loves to eat. It seems like that is all he wants to do is eat.

Today is one of the first days that I have been alone with the 2 boys for all day. It has been going pretty well. Aidan has a cold so he has been crabby but they are both sleeping right now so I get to have a little bit of a break and get some stuff done around the house.

Well I am going to include some pictures for you all. Hope you enjoy them.

William's first time at the new house! He slept the whole time we were there!

Getting ready for bed!

Welcome to the World!!

Steve and I would like to welcome to the world William Joseph Schmidt!! He was born on February 9, 2009 at 12:13 pm. He weighed 8 pounds 3 ozs and was 22 inches long.

Steve and I had to be at the hospital at 6:00 am on Monday for my induction. I had to be poked 3 different times for an IV. The nurses couldn't get a vein that would work. The doctor broke my water at about 8:30 am and she said that I was dilated 5 to 6. She also said that if I wanted pain medicine that I shouldn't wait to long to get it because it probably wouldn't take very long. Well it really didn't take very long. I was in labor a total of 3 1/2 hours and after 15 pushes my little Will was born. It was so awesome!!

Steve and I have both noticed that we are much more calm about William which is good. Aidan is doing well with his new brother. He likes to rub his head and he also like to take pictures with him. He also goes around saying "baby brother". He has been such a good little boy about this big change.

Well here are some pictures of William! I know this is what you all have been waiting for! If you would like to see some of the pictures on the hospital website here is a link. http://www.our365.com/NewbornPortraits/BabyDetail.aspx?birthid=c65745c6-7912-4de6-864d-63532ac3cfdf

The last picture of me pregnant!

The first picture of Will with his eyes open.

The nurse getting Will dressed.

Will on his 5th day at home!!