3 weeks

I can't believe how fast time is already going by. We love our little Jakie cakes so much! Josh was blowing on his face and he started smiling back at Josh! I still can't believe it! We caught it on video so you have to watch it. Isn't it a bit early to be socially smiling? He hasn't smiled for Mommy yet, but that's okay. I think this teddy bear picture makes his hair look really red, it's not that red but it is strawberry blonde. He also isn't as stable as he looks in this picture. We had to take the picture quick before he fell over =)

2 Weeks

Baby Jacob is now 2 weeks old!

Time is seriously going by way to fast!

Current...

Weight: 9 lbs 1.5 oz 59%

Height: 22.25 inches 93%

Hair color: strawberry blond 

Eye color: nondescript gray

He's favorite things are:

His mommy and daddy

Eating 

Sleeping

Cuddling

Spraying anyone who changes him

Farting 

Least favorite things:

Being hungry

Diaper changes

Bathes 

Being pricked by the nurses

Changing clothes

Tummy time

Doesn't seem to mind:

Gas bubbles

His car seat

Hiccups

Being passed around to different people

Sleeping in a noisy room

Life one handed...

It's been fun figuring out how to do everyday things one handed with a baby in toe! =) Time really does fly by! Today Jacob is one week old! I'm not sure how I feel about this. I'm so grateful that I am given the opportunity to be his mom, but I'm so saddened by the silly fact that my baby is going to grow up and not be my baby anymore. I want him to stay little forever! I'm LOVING everything about being a mother! I LOVE this little man so much, I never knew I could feel so much inside. And Josh is such an amazing dad. I always knew that he would make a great dad, but to see him in action is just so indescribable! We just love our baby so much. We stare at him constantly and laugh at every little sound or sigh or coo or stretch, I love our little family! So Much! I didn't know I could be this happy!

Here's some more fun pictures for you to adore my beautiful son with me!!! =)

Baby Jacob

Baby Jacob

Born November 9th at 5:23 a.m.

Weight 8 lbs 12oz

Height 19 3/4th inches

And absolutely perfect and beautiful!

So, I figure that everyone wants to see pictures instead of read so I will post some and tell you all about my labor later. Quite the story! But so worth it! I love this little boy more then I ever knew you could! And I LOVE being a mom!!!

Here's me Saturday morning about to leave for the hospital after my water broke

He is the most beautiful thing I have ever seen!

Grandma and baby

He actually doesn't mind his car seat! And doesn't cry in the car, I think he likes the motion.

I caught him smiling in his sleep. I can't wait till he really starts smiling. When does that start?

This little man completely and totally has every inch of our hearts! We love being parents! He is so perfect!


I never knew how much you could really love someone. He is amazing. We are so incredibly blest!

39 weeks!

One more week till my due date!!! I'm getting very anxious and excited and a little scared for the pain. I had a doctors appointment today and she said that I am dilated 1-2 cm! So that's a good sign! I know that that could mean that I'm still a week away from delivering him or I could go into labor tonight. I'm just happy that I'm showing signs that he will be coming soon. I'm totally ready. I'm packed, he's packed, the house is as ready as it's going to get. We just need to install the car seat and come up with his name and then we are good to go! =)

Thanks SO MUCH to all my friends for all the mommy advice and encouragement. I absolutely LOVE that you guys all have blogs and share your parenting experiences with me. I have learned SO MUCH from all of you guys and I am so grateful to have such a great support system. Thank you for posting on your blogs! Truly! I love watching your families grow and reading about all the funny things your kids are saying and doing. Keep it up! I may not always comment, but I'm defiantly reading and enjoying sharing in your life experiences. 

HUGE HUGE HUGE!

I'm tired of being HUGE! I love this baby so much and I'm so grateful to be given the opportunity to bare children and become a mother. I really am. But I'm just feeling so huge. I know that I'm going to regret not taking more belly pictures, but I just can't do it. Because when I do, I get so depressed because of how HUGE I have gotten. I never want to feel this way again. I feel like I have lost  year of my life from not taking pictures and there is nothing that I can do to get that back. And it makes me very sad. Honestly, I have gained the average amount of pregnancy weight, almost 35 lbs, and I should feel good about that cause it could be A LOT more. But I started out big, so I should have been better. I know that there are a lot of hormones taking over in my body right now, and I really don't usually complain like this, but I'm just so overwhelmed. I want to start running after this baby. I know that I need to be happy with who I am, and I don't think that's going to happen unless I'm working toward a healthy weight. And, I know that to be the best parent to this sweet little boy, I need to be happy. So I'm going to have to give my self a little me time so that I can feel good about my self and thus be the best mom to him that I can be. That's all there is to it. By writing this down I do feel much better actually. I'm getting really anxious to get started, so I'm ready for this little boy to come out now. =)