Eden Rose Schmidgall

Eden Rose
7/26/10 7:58 am
8# 2 oz.
20.5 in.
strawberry blonde/brunette hair

What a stud in scrubs!
The week before the due date we decided to have a C-section due to complications from Grace's birth. It went pretty good besides the fact I couldn't swallow and was having drainage. (Notice the suction tube in my hand.)


We think she looks like Rustin and a little like Grace did.



Grace is such a ham! She loves being a big sister and holding Eden as much as possible.



Grace smothers Eden with kisses quite frequently.

This is my little homie! We skyped my parents and my Dad caught this at the perfect moment. This shows that my girls can have hair at birth!

Life at home has been going slow but well. Rustin has been having short loads and is able to help out. Each day the pain is less and I am looking forward to the next couple of weeks when I can do stairs alot more comfortably. My Mom and Dad are coming up today, and Mom is going to stay for two weeks. This will help out a ton! Life is different with an almost 3 year old and newborn, but hopefully we will all adjust in time.

Sunday School Fun and MattSusan visit

On July 15 Jodi S. and I took our SS class to their hunting club for some food and fun. We did numerous relays, some of which Jodi found on the internet. I thought they were hilarious. We played kick ball, and of course a water balloon "toss." I think Jodi got the wettest at that one. I kicked the ball twice and ran around the bases and decided I better stop before starting labor. The kids got to ride the golf cart around the property, and I think this was the highlight of the day. Rustin, Grace, and Keith came to help with a weinie roast and then we packed up and went home. It was a fun day, but I don't know why anyone would purposely have octuplets.


the girls smothering Grace


the entire class


the boys in an all out water balloon war



This was one of the games Jodi found on the internet. Thankfully Paige and Lauren obliged to be the targets. It was a disgusting but fun time.

Susan and Matt showed up later that evening and this marked the last of our summer visitors before the baby. Friday we went to Alex to find Matt a water bottle and finish getting groceries for church serving. We ate lunch at Culver's which was delish. I take every opportunity to eat there I can because Rustin doesn't care for it. That afternoon and evening I browned 15# of hamburger in the crock-pot for taco salad. This was a first time experience and it actually went pretty smooth. Saturday we went swimming at the Benson Pool with Tommy, Amber, and Kylie. The girls had a blast in the kiddie pool. Grace tried to surf down the slide on her feet but didn't quite make it. I still have an issue with no life preservers at the pool because guess who wanted to be in the big pool all the time, and guess who was watching her while everyone else went on the slides and diving boards :S Saturday evening we ordered in Pizza Hut and crashed. Sunday we arrived to church at 8am and started getting ready for taco salads. Prep was done by the time church started, and I think lunch went pretty smoothly. I am thankful where we are located Grace can run outside and I know she will come back and not get hit by cars. Usually I watch her closer, but I was a little busy on Sunday. One lady at church thought Matt and Susan were a couple. I laughed but I don't think Matt was impressed. In the eve we went to Rustin's parents for supper and 4-wheeler rides. We went to bed early because everyone was a little short on sleep. Susan went with Rustin on his Monday run to Northern IA. I hear she slept a lot of the way. Matt, Grace and I just lazed around home all day. We ate at Buddies for supper. Oh so good!

They left Tuesday morning, and it has been a week of Dr. visits. 2 weeks left!!!

June and July 4th

We have been having many visitors lately, hence less time for blogging. ha ha Michelle came up in the middle of June and Grace (and us) had a blast. Rustin had to work all day Saturday so us girls hung out. We ate at Pizza Ranch for lunch. It has been quite awhile since we've eaten there because we'd almost forgotten about our special 3-D pizza. Half pizza, fourth cheese bread, and fourth dessert pizza. Oh so yummy! Except we ordered pepperoni, green pepper, onion, and mushroom and it came out with alot of mushrooms and aLOT of green and black olives and none of the other ingredients. Maybe next time will be better. Saturday night we just hung out at home. Grace is into matching colors or styles of clothes or pretty much anything, so Sunday she had to wear a teal dress to church because Shell had on a teal top. We went to Rustin's parents for Father's Day. It was nice except Grace was freaked out of the fire crackers. Monday Michelle left for a vacation in Duluth. I'll have to admit I was a little jealous.

The rest of June flew by. I helped at getting the town ready for the 4th celebration. I am very thankful I am pregnant in Mn and not Il this summer. The few days it has gotten hot I get pretty beat. Lots of water!!! Don't worry, this week is my last week of work before #2 comes.

Bob and Jenny came up for the 4th weekend. We hauled the poor people out of bed at 8:30 for the pancake breakfast on Saturday morning after little sleep the night before. For the parade we sat in front of Meadowland which was a bad idea for sun/heat. At least we had an endless supply of drinks. Afterwards we crashed in the AC until later. At 10 we headed out to watch the fireworks. Grace sat in her car seat most of the time with her ears covered and a blanket over her. She wanted me to shut the windows but with it still being upper 80's I figured that might not be a good idea. Sunday we went to church and to Rustin's folks afterwards. Grace liked riding the 4-wheeler with Bob the best because he would let her hold down the throttle. On Monday morning Bob and Jenny left for Il. Besides wanting to "match" Jenny all weekend, Grace would go up to Bob, wrap her arms around his legs and say 'My Bob.' She of course made sure Jenny was watching. When we were kids we had a Commodore 64 for a computer. Some of our favorite games were Pipeline and Ugh-lympics. Bob found a website with these games on it, so we spent some time playing from our past. The only downside is the keyboard is a lot harder to catch the hang of than the joycestick we used to have. Such problems!!

the only px I have of the last 3 weeks. Grace in the car during fire works

After Bob and Jenny left we went shopping in Alex and met Keith and Lois for counseling:) and supper. We hadn't chatted with them in a LONG time so it was very refreshing. Next week Susan and Matt are coming up for a while, so we are excited about that. I'm guessing that will be the end of visitors until the baby comes. Hopefully August 3rd still!