>>> THIS PANDEMIC HAS CHANGED
OUR LIVES IN SO MANY WAYS.
ONE CHANGE YOU MIGHT NOT THINK
ABOUT, UNLESS YOU’RE LIVING IT,
IS HOW IT IS IMPACTING COUPLES
EXPECTING BABIES.
>> ONE PERSON WHO IS LIVING IN,
OUR GADI SCHWARTZ.
HE AND HIS WIFE, KIMMY, WHO IS A
REPORTER AT OUR LOS ANGELES
AFFILIATE THERE, KNBC, THEY’RE
EXPECTING.
WE COULD NOT BE HAPPIER FOR
THEM.
GADI, GOOD MORNING.
CONGRATULATIONS, AGAIN, BUDDY.
>> Reporter: HEY, GUYS.
GOOD MORNING.
WE ARE SO ABSOLUTELY THRILLED.
I’VE GOT TO TELL YA, I’VE NEVER
BEEN MORE NERVOUS ABOUT
SOMETHING IN MY LIFE.
OBVIOUSLY, KIMMY, MY WIFE, IS
DOING ALL THE HEAVY LIFTING, BUT
TRYING TO LEARN EVERYTHING ABOUT
BEING A FIRST-TIME PARENT DURING
A PANDEMIC HAS BEEN A JOURNEY.
WE’VE BEEN KEEPING THIS VIDEO
DIARY TO SHOW OUR DAUGHTER ONE
DAY, AND WE’VE ALSO ASSEMBLED A
TEAM OF PANDEMIC DADS-TO-BE TO
GET ALL THE ADVICE WE CAN, AS WE
NAVIGATE THESE UNCHARTERED
WATERS.
TAKE A LOOK.
TODAY IS THE DAY.
WE FOUND OUT THAT YOU’RE COMING.
WE’RE GOING TO LOVE YOU SO, SO,
SO MUCH.
NINE MONTHS, HERE WE GO.
JUST LIKE THAT, OUR UNIVERSE
CHANGED IN THE MIDDLE OF A
LOCKDOWN, AND MADE THE REST OF
THE WORLD FEEL SO FAR AWAY.
>> AH!
>> THIS ISIT’S A GIRL!
>> Reporter: FIRST, THE
ULTRASOUND
ULTRASOUND.
COVID PROTOCOLS MEANT NO
HUSBANDS ALLOWED.
>> CAN’T COME IN, SO I HAVE TO
LEAVE HIM.
WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO?
>> SIT HERE AND STRESS.
>> LOVE YOU.
WISH YOU COULD COME.
>> Reporter: NOW, WE WAIT, CROSS
OUR FINGERS, AND HOPE FOR SOME
UPDATES.
>> WHOA.
>> WISH YOU WERE HERE.
>> ME, TOO.
>> Reporter: EVEN THINGS LIKE
PARENTING CLASSES, WELL, THEY’RE
ALSO VIRTUAL.
FOR NEW DADS-TO-BE, ADMITTING
HOW MUCH WE DON’T KNOW AND
REACHING OUT FOR HELP DOESN’T
REALLY COME NATURALLY.
>> DUDE, JULY 13th, HAVING A
BABY BOY.
>> JUNE 23rd, HAVING A BABY
GIRL.
>> Reporter: SUMMER BABIES
COMING.
TO HELP OUT, WE GATHERED A FEW
EXPECTING PAPAS FOR A LITTLE
SOCIALLY DISTANCED SUPPORT GROUP
AT THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA’S
COMMUNITY BEACH HOUSE.
>> NOBODY FEELS TOTALLY PREPARE
TOBD APREPARED
TO BE A DAD, BUT IT’S BAKED INTO
YOUR DNA.
>> NOT GOING TO THE DOCTOR’S
OFFICE IS THE HARDEST PART.
>> SHE GOES, SHE’S SCARED.
I’M WORRIED BUT TRYING NOT TO
BE.
BEING THERE AND BEING SUPPORTIVE
IS HUGE.
>> EVEN IF THE PREGNANCY IS
HEALTHY AND EVERYTHING IS GOING
FINE, THERE’S A LOT GOING ON.
BEING THERE TO HOLD THEIR HAND,
TALK THEM THROUGH IT, IT IS AN
IMPORTANT ROLE WE HAVE AS
FATHERS.
WE’RE MISSING THAT OPPORTUNITY
RIGHT NOW.
>> FACETIME IS FACETIME, IT’S
NOT LIKE THE REAL THING.
>> GETTING READY FOR THE EXAM,
AND GADI IS ON FACETIME OVER
HERE.
>> HELLO.
>> ALL OF A SUDDEN, LIKE, THE
IMAGE FLASHES ON, AND THAT WAS,
LIKE, THE MOMENT THAT EVERYTHING
JUST CHANGED.
I WOULD HAVE DONE ANYTHING TO
HAVE BEEN, LIKE, INSIDE THAT
ROOM WITH HER AND HOLDING HER
HAND.
BECAUSE IT’S A MIRACLE, WHAT YOU
SEE ON THAT SCREEN, YOU KNOW?
>> Reporter: WHAT DO YOU THINK
YOU COULD DO BETTER DURING THIS
PANDEMIC?
>> MORE LAUNDRY.
[ LAUGHTER ]
>> ALL KIDDING ASIDE, I’D
PROBABLY SAY BEING MORE LOVING,
CARING, AND JUST KIND OF SOFTER
AROUND HOW SHE IS FEELING AND
WHAT SHE IS GOING THROUGH.
>> DURING THESE UNCERTAIN TIMES,
LIKE, THERE’S A LOT OF SOMETIMES
IRRATIONAL THOUGHTS, EMOTIONS
THAT COME ABOUT.
BUT IT IS IMPORTANT TO RECOGNIZE
THAT THOSE ARE VALID.
YOU KNOW, YOU SHOULDN’T BE
JUDGING THOSE FEELINGS OR
NECESSARILY PUSHING THEM ASIDE.
>> WHEN YOUR KIDS ARE HAVING
KIDS, WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO TELL
THEM ABOUT LOVE IN THE TIME OF A
PANDEMIC?
>> I THINK WHILE THERE IS SO
MUCH NEGATIVITY SURROUNDING THIS
MOMENT, IT IS A TRANSFORMATIVE
TIME FOR THE WORLD.
THEY’RE AT THE VERY BEGINNING OF
IT.
>> WE’LL LOOK BACK AND SAY,
OKAY, THIS IS LITERALLY THE DAY
THE WORLD STOPPED.
EVERYTHING DID STOP, BUT WE KEPT
LIVING, RIGHT?
IT BROUGHT US ALL TOGETHER,
CLOSER TOGETHER, AND THAT’S WHY
YOU’RE HERE.
>> I REALLY DO LIKE THE IDEA
THAT WHEN THE WORLD STOPPED, WE
KEPT GOING.
>> KEPT GOING.
>> WE KEPT GOING.
IN ALL OF THIS DARKNESS, ALL OF
THIS GLOOM AND DIFFICULTY, LIKE,
THERE IS THIS BEAUTIFUL LITTLE
LIGHT THAT HAPPENED TO OUR LIFE.
>> Reporter: ONE SILVER LINING
IN ALL OF THIS FOR THE
DADS-TO-BE IS THAT WE’VE GOT AN
LOT MORE QUALITY TIME WITH OUR
WIVES DURING LOCKDOWN.
EVEN --
>> WE GOT IT, TOO.
HE GETS TO BE HOME TO FEEL THE
KICKS AND ALL THE GOOD THINGS
THAT ARE HAPPENING, EVEN IF IT
IS NOT IN THE DOCTOR’S OFFICE.
WE STILL GET TO BE TOGETHER SO
MUCH OF THE TIME, SO IT’S BEEN
GOOD.
>> Reporter: CRAIG, AL, I HAVE
TO ASK, NOT ONLY ARE YOU BOTH
AMAZING PARENTS BUT YOU’RE
MARRIED TO WAY SMARTER WOMEN IN
THE CRAZY WORLD OF TV.
WHAT’S YOUR ADVICE FOR US?
>> I WILL TELL YOU BOTH, THAT IT
IS THE GREATEST THING THAT WILL
EVER HAPPEN TO YOU.
AND YOU WILL KNOW THAT YOUR
HEART BEATS OUTSIDE YOUR BODY TO
SOMEBODY ELSE’S.
NO MATTER WHAT HAPPENS, THESE
ARE ALWAYS YOUR CHILDREN.
IT DOESN’T MATTER WHAT YOU DO,
WHATEVER YOUR JOB IS, YOUR JOB
IS JUST MAKING SURE THAT EACH OF
THESE CHILDREN, WHEREVER THEY
ARE, CAN BE WHOEVER THEY WANT TO
BE.
>> I WOULD JUST SAY DITTO TO
THAT.
SO GOOD TO SEE YOU.
WE’RE SO HAPPY FOR THE TWO OF
YOU.
BY THE WAY, KIMMY, THERE SHOULD
BE A SPECIAL DELIVERY THERE FOR
THE BOTH OF YOU.
>> I’VE BEEN WAITING.
>> Reporter: SHE’S BEEN VERY
GOOD.
>> OH, THIS HAS BEEN HIDING
BEHIND OUR COUCH THIS WHOLE
TIME.
THE "TODAY" SHOW FAMILY IS
TREATING US VERY WELL.
THANK YOU, GUYS.
THIS IS AWESOME.
>> Reporter: WE HAVE THE FULL
"TODAY" SHOW LIBRARY IN HERE.
>> THERE YOU GO.
>> PERFECT.
>> SO MUCH READING MATERIAL TO
GO THROUGH.
>> IN THAT BASKET, YOU WILL FIND
ALL 14 BOOKS THAT AL ROKER HAS
WRITTEN.
THEY’RE ALL IN THAT BASKET FOR
BABY SCHWARTZ.
>> THEY’RE ALL IN HERE.