Tuesday: Today was Jared's first day back to work since Adam's birth. For the past ~1wk Adam has been going to bed around 10:15. He sleeps til ~2:30am and then wakes back up at 6:30 to eat. He then sleeps til Jacob is up, has had breakfast, and has gotten ready for the day. It was cool out this morning so I put Adam in the carrier and took Jacob outside to play. He loves to play with his tractors in the sand. I got out his bike and he rode it in the driveway. He can't use the peddles but he can push it along with his feet. If I try and give him a push on the bike, he looks at me and says, "I got it". We were out for about an hour and then bugs started to bite. I'm not sure what kinds of bugs these were but Jacob had two bites on him and Adam had been bitten three times. Jacob fell asleep for his nap really quickly today and slept til shortly before Jared came home. We went to town to make a couple quick stops. I needed paper and ink to print off my many pictures. When we got home it was time for dinner. After dinner we went outside so Jacob could play and Jared watered the garden.

Wednesday: My pictures printed through the night. I got up to add paper a couple times. This morning while both boys were asleep I wrote on the back of the pictures. Jacob slept til ~8am. This morning I gave him a haircut - which he did not like much. When the hair would drop on his are or the chair, he'd look at me and say, "Uh Oh". Its a hot day today. Jacob looked out the window and said, "bike". We went outside until it was time for lunch. Jacob sat in his chair with his shirt off and the fan on. We watched his tractor video. Right now both kids are sleeping. Jared just called to say he was coming home only to leave right away with the truck - he got a pingpong table from a guy at work.

Grandma and Grandpa R left yesterday morning for home. For breakfast Jacob begged Grandpa out of some of his pop tart then he ate his bowl of cheerios. We went to walk around the mall and let Jacob play there. Around 2:30 I lay Jacob down for a nap. He didn't fall asleep til 3:30. I called my mom to see how she was doing. She said their basement was flooded and had 1 1/2 inches of water all over. They were pulling up the carpet and cleaning up the water. We got Jacob out of bed and headed over there to help. We brought chicken to grill up and potatoes. Vikki, Kenzie, and Rody also came over and my Grandpa was there. Jared grilled bbq chicken and I fryed up some potatoes and made some corn. It was beautiful outside and we had a really nice time. Melissa and her family got there just as we were about to leave. We decided to stay a little longer. They gave Jacob a Mr. Potatoe Head for his b-day. He took his had and walked him out on the deck.

Jacob's 2nd Birthday!!!!!

I walked down the hallway this morning to find a happy little birthday boy. He was all smiles. He sat at the table and ate his breakfast. After brushing his teeth, we got him dressed. It was cold out this morning. He wanted to watch his tractor video so we put that in for him. Grandma R. sat next to Jacob on the piano and played Happy birthday while singing to him. Jacob played some notes also and bounced a little as she sang. Today is my Grandma's funeral so we had to leave early for that. Jacob was able to spend some time with Grandma and Grandpa R. Adam came with us and slept most of the time. The funeral was emotionally hard for me but I am thankful to have many great memories with my Grandma. When we got home Jacob was napping, though he woke up shortly after we got there. We all went outside and Jacob played in the sand with his tractors. It was very cloudy outside but had warmed up a little. We went inside to make pizza for dinner - its Jacob's favorite. When we ask Jacob how old he is he holds up one finger and says two. Grandma asked him who's birthday it was and he said, "Mine" which is one of his favorite words right now. My parents are also coming over to celebrate Jacob's turning two. After dinner Jacob got to open his presents. First he opened a Animal doctor kit from Uncle Eric, Aunt Kat, and Andrew which he loved. I had to do some coxing to get him to open another present. All the presents he opened he loved. He got so excited when he opened his tractors and the easel. Then it was time for cake and ice cream. Jacob loved when everyone sang to him and also loved blowing out the candles. He got to blow them out several times. He enjoyed his birthday cake and even decided he didn't need a fork or his hands to eat it. After eating he ran around the house playing with his balloon.

Today we took the boys for a ride in the double stroller down town. Then we walked over to the water park and let Jacob play. Later this evening we planted the garden. Jacob found a toad and was getting a kick out of watching it hop every time he blew on it. I got a call from my mom that my Grandma, who has been battling cancer for over a year, passed away. I am happy she is now pain free, but I am also having a difficult time thinking of our holidays and birthdays without her.

Yesterday we spent alot of the day at my Grandma's house. They only give her a few days to live so alot of family spent some time there and we had a dinner together. In the afternoon I called the pediatrician and told them that Adam looked jaundice and hadn't had any bowel or urine in his diaper since 2am. Also the wet diapers so far had a red/orange spot in them. They wanted us to bring him in right away. The doctor told us to supplement with formula til my milk came in. The red/orange spot is a sign of dehydration. We also needed to pick up infant suppositories. They recommended we lay him in sunlight through a window. They weighed him and his weight had gone down to 8lbs 12.9 oz. They wanted to see him tomorrow for a recheck.

Adam slept from 1am til 5am so I woke him up to nurse him and Jared then fed him his bottle. He fell back asleep and lay with Jared on the couch. I watched I Love Lucy and cleaned up the house a little. At 7:30 I looked in Jacob's room to see if he was awake. He was just laying in bed quietly. He was happy to get up and ran right to Daddy on the couch. I took Adam and Jacob lay with Daddy for a little bit. We lay Adam in the sunlight and Jacob came over to point out his nose, ears, mouth, and eyes. Daddy took Jacob outside and together they rode on the riding lawn mower and raked up the grass in the yard and dumped it in the garden. Jacob had so much fun. When they came back inside it was time for lunch. Jacob took a nap at my Grandma's house while we took Adam to his doctors appointment. Adam looked much better today and his weight was up to 9 lbs 3 oz. After today he is to go back to just breastfeeding. Jacob learned how to do a summersault today and was going all around the room showing off his new talent.

Adam fell asleep at 12:30am and didn't wake up til 5:30am. I nursed him for about 15 minutes and he fell back asleep til 7:15. I couldn't get back to sleep so I cleaned up the house til Jacob woke up. Jacob came and lay between us in bed for a bit and then he noticed Adam. He smiled and pointed at him and said, "Baby". We had a nice day home today as a family.

Adam's Birthday

Well Thursday night I slept very little. I was very nervous and excited. I was nervous about being induced with the pitocin because I knew it made the contraction stronger and last longer. Friday morning we got up and ready and then got Kenzie and Jacob up and in the car. We dropped Kenzie off with Papa and then took Jacob over to Aunt Missy's house. Jacob was excited to go to their home. At the hospital we got check into a labor & delivery room at 7:15am. When the doctor came in and did her exam she said I was dialated to 6cm and the babies head was at a +1 position. The doctor tried to break my water but was not successful. She said she was worried about scratching the babies head. They started an IV in my hand and got the pitocin going. Contraction got bad quickly. My mom was there and was very helpful. I wanted to get into the shower, but because of monitoring the contractions with pitocin, the nurse said I couldn't. The nurse asked me if I wanted the injection to help relax me in between contraction but I told her not yet. The doctor came back in and checked me around 9am and said I was dilated to 8cm. She told me I could take a shower if I wanted. The nurse worked on switching IV machines to the one I could take in the bathroom with me but she had lots of problems getting it hooked up right. I struggled through some very strong contractions while she worked on that. Jared rubbed my back and helped me with my breathing. I got up to get in the shower but wasn't in there for a few seconds when I told the nurse I felt like pushing. She got me back in bed so the doctor could check me. The doctor told me I could start pushing and I told her I was so worried I was going to have to push for 2 1/2 hrs like with Jacob. She gave me lots of encouragement and told me it would be 30 minutes tops, but she was thinking more like 15-20 minutes. I was really hot so Jared fanned me with a paper and gave me water. Between each contraction I remember looking at Jared and telling him that feels really good. I started pushing at 10am and he was out at 10:23. His head came out and then his hand came straight over his head. I held him close for a few hours and he nursed like a pro. We named him Adam Mark Alan. He weighed 9.9 lbs and is 21 1/4" long. He had lots of visitors. Melissa brought Jacob to the hospital and he stayed with us for a few hours. It was nice spending time together as a family. Daddy changed Adam's first diaper and it was very messy. Today we left the hospital and went to pick up Jacob. Jacob got in the car and pointed and Adam and said, "Baby". He watched Adam alot on the drive. We stopped at my Grandma's house on the way home so she was able to see Adam. We stopped at Mom's cause she made us dinner and then stopped for ice cream cones on the way home. We lay Adam in his crib while we got thing unpacked and Jacob went in his room, climbed on the side of the crib and told the Adam "night, night". Jacob loves to rub Adam's face and head.

Had a Dr appt today. Doctor said I am dialated to 5 and 100% effaced. They wanted to set up an induction for tomorrow morning but the hospital is booked. It is set for Friday morning. The doctor doesn't think I'll make it til then but it's set up in case. When we got home today it was nice and cool outside so we stayed out there for awhile. This evening Jacob saw me putting away his hat. He followed me into his room pointing to his head saying, "hat". He didn't want to take it off and even wanted to sleep with it on.