Daddy Time

On Friday, my mom and I decided to run a few errands and leave John with Jack. John was able to capture our sweet baby even after 3 outfit changes and uncontrollable crying! You'd never know there was some difficulty based on this picture.

An Adventure of a Day

So we scheduled an appointment for Jack to go to the pediatrician because he wasn't eating very much, and he was having some VERY runny poopy diapers. On our way, we experienced our first wreck which was very scary in the fact that my 4 day old son was in the backseat. We were in the middle lane slowing down for a red light when a truck from the left lane decided to switch lanes. I saw him coming and was able to honk but not able to stop. Luckily, he was pretty much at a stand still so the impact was not as bad as it could've been. My back door wouldn't shut, and my car had to be towed. I'm so thankful no one was hurt and that my mom was with me and John was driving behind me.

We finally made it to the pediatrician about 30 minutes late and a bit frazzled! He checked out fine, but he had dropped a pound since he was born. It was time to start supplementing!!

Jack - We were lucky today. God was watching over us like always :)

1st Bath

On Wednesday (2/8), John and I decided it was time for Jack's first bath at home! We got everything ready, plugged in the space heater in the bathroom, and gave the camera over to my mom. My favorite part was when we were supposed to be "sponge bathing" him due to his umbilical cord, John decided to dump the whole tub of water over his stomach! Ooops!

Overall, I think we did pretty good with our first bath, but Mr. Jack hated everything about it!

Jack - I hope you learn to love bath time like your cousin Luke :)

Going Home...

We woke up Tuesday morning excited and nervous about going home. We got up nice and early (thanks to Jack!), got ready for the day, and hung out with Papa (my dad) and Grams & Pops (John's parents) until it was time to go. 

 

 Getting ready to leave!

 In the car on our way home.

 My family was at home waiting to capture the moment on camera!

Jack - Our life together as a family is now in full swing. We can't wait for all the adventures you are going to take us on :)

Just Another Hospital Day

So Jack did not like that hospital crib thingy. He wanted nothing to do with sleeping in it which made John and me a little nervous about the whole sleeping in his crib when he gets home thing. I did well on waking up to feed him, and he latched on quickly. John and I switched off sleeping with him in our arms and managed to get a little sleep. I took my first shower which was a little scary for some reason and even went on a walk around the hallways. We spent that day mainly with family and a few friends.

Hanging with all the boys!

The Long Awaited Day

I went to bed Saturday night thinking there was no way that Mr. Jack was going to come any day soon even though Tim was confident I was going to have a baby that night. I woke up needing to go to the restroom at 5:30 Sunday morning. When I returned to bed, I told John that I THOUGHT I was having contractions. It is hard to know if you are having them when you don't really know what they feel like! We began timing them while we talked about the possibility of what this might mean. They were lasting 20-30 seconds every 5 minutes. After about 30 minutes, we decided to go tell John's parents who just happened to spend the night that night. They shot out of bed ready to go to the hospital, but I calmed them down, took a shower, and ate breakfast before leaving for the hospital around 6:40-ish. I managed to grab a quick shot before we left the house.

 At this point, my easy contractions were beginning to be really painful, and all I could think of is John...drive faster! We got to the hospital and checked in about 7:00 a.m. I was already at an 8 when they checked me in triage, and I was quickly given a room while the pain was getting more and more. They hooked the monitors on, made me sign all these papers, and finally the head nurse was called in to start my IV. I couldn't get my epidural until 10 minutes AFTER my IV was in so I was breathing through these rough contractions while grasping John's hand and pleading for that epidural! Quickly after my IV was in, my water broke at 8:08. I asked then when I could get my epidural, and the news they gave me almost sent me into tears. There was no time for an epidural, no time for pain medicine in my IV, no time for my mom or sister to make it into the room with me because they were still hours away, no time for a doctor to even deliver. Mr. Jack was ready to enter this world. 6 minutes after my water broke, at 8:14, Jack was here delivered by 4 amazing nurses. I couldn't have asked for anything quicker. He weighed in at 7 lbs, 15 oz and was 20 inches long. John and I were both in shock as we stared at Jack. The doctor did finally arrive in time to stitch me up. John's parents were there to hold him, and my mom made it about an hour later followed by my dad. Throughout the day, Jack was loved on by 28 different family and friends. We knew that this little gift was loved not only by us but also by those who love us. As we look back at that day, we realized that as much as John and I like to plan and as much as that day didn't go to plan, God had a better plan than we did! Isn't that always true, though? 

 

Our first family photo!

Some amazing friends!

Jack - you could not be loved more.

Almost there

I was given the same advice from several different women: capture pictures of you before you have the baby so that you remember how big you were! I decided to take their advice. Here are the pictures :) Can you tell that I'm ready??

 Here is John's pregnancy picture. He managed to gain ZERO sympathy pounds...