Baby Pics: A Comparison

Here are some photos of all the boys on their first day.

Jacob:

Jonathan:

Alex:

Yep, they are brothers all right.

Happy 5th Birthday Alex!

Since Jacob was born the day before Alex's birthday and we were still in the hospital most of his actual birthday we had our family celebration on the 26th. We kind of lied and told him it was the 25th, which totally messed up the dating of his school work all week. He insisted that it was a day earlier then was it really was.

Adam and I got him a soccer ball and shortly after he opened it we went out to play. They both had tons of fun and I do believe Jonathan will be out running Alex soon.

I can't believe that Alex is already 5. Considering Jacob looks exactly like Alex did at birth I feel like I am in a time warp. Holding a brand new baby and wishing my other baby a happy 5th.

Cute Baby pics: the first week

I have been blogging for over an hour so I am just going to post pics here.

First Bath

It took us nearly a week to give Jacob his first bath at home. The boys were so excited and they had so many questions about his belly button. Jacob did very well. He wasn't a big fan of being naked but once he hit the warm water he calmed down.

This is actually the first first-bath that I gave. With the other boys my mom gave the first bath.

Grandpa got the pass off.

Here is Jacob in the crib all set up. We had to wait to finish the nursery until my parents left and we could get the office all cleared out. But the bed is freshly painted and the bedding is homemade. He is all set.

Here he is on the quilt I made him.

Jonathan just seems so huge now. He used to be my little boy and now he is my little man.

Fishing Take 2

With my dad visiting this weekend we thought it would be a great time to take the boys fishing again. It helps that my dad was willing to bait the hooks and remove any caught fish.

(please forgive the sideways pics, I am on the netbook which doesn't have photoshop)

Here is Alex's first fish.

Just a couple of seconds later Jonathan got his first fish.

Jonathan just loved the fishes dancing all over when they were out of the water. He really didn't fish much, mainly he played with the worms and helped throw the fish back in the water.

My parents are about to leave me alone with all these males. We were able to catch one good pic of them all together. I was so lucky to have my mom be able to help me the first week after Jacob was here. She really was a big help and I am going to miss her tremendously.

Going Home to Big Brothers!

Taking home each of our sons from the hospital has been completely unique experiences.

With Alex my mom was at our house waiting to take care of me. Adam and I were tremendously nervous and we drove home very slow. I cautiously moved around, not used to the after pain of delivering a baby. And of course, we struggled to get Alex to eat.

Jonathan was entirely different. He was born at 10:30pm and we left the hospital at 8am the next morning. Taking a cab home, in which I climbed into the back and secured the car seat not really caring about the after labor pains anymore. My mom was with us and when we arrived home Adam had to leave immediately to go pick up Alex.

With Jacob, we stayed in the hospital 36 hours and left nearly against medical advice. Jacob kept gagging up mucus and the nurse was concerned, however, the pediatrician wasn't so we were excused. Which was nice, seeing as I was bored to tears in the hospital. The boys were with my mom at our home and weren't expecting us until the following day. They were very surprised and immediately began behaving like monsters. Luckily, that calmed down within a day or two.

Adam had to go back to work when Jacob was only 2 days old. It was a good thing my mom was there or I think I would have died. I still over did it but she was there to pick up the pieces when I just couldn't handle it anymore.

Jacob had some bilirubin issues so he got a few sun baths.

Isn't he cute in the bouncy we used for both of our other boys.

Adam had him learning how to veg early.

The first few days were surprisingly easy. Jacob sleeps most of the time and I actually have to wake him up for midnight feedings. I am sure it won't last but I am sure enjoying it.

Welcome Baby Jacob Austin!

Today we welcomed our third son Jacob Austin into the world.

Last weekend my mom decided to drive to our place on Wednesday rather then Saturday. We had loaned her our car so she had more freedom when she left and boy are we happy we did. On Friday, after a girls afternoon out with my mom and a yummy Chili's dinner early labor started at 8:30. At first, we weren't taking it very seriously but within an hour we decided it was time to call in the babysitter and get all packed up. Adam and I spent 30 minutes rearranging the car. I might be the only woman in labor ever to climb into the third row of a mini van and install a car seat all while have severe contractions. Baby Jacob was 3 days early so we weren't quite ready. The car seat were the last project and we just kept putting it off. By 10:45pm the babysitter arrived and we made our way into the hospital. I was so lucky that when we arrived I was already 5 cm. My epidural was in place in just over an hour and boy howdy was that nice. When it came time to push the nurse actually told me not to at all until the doctor arrived. 2 or 3 contractions later out popped Jacob right into my moms arms. She caught all 3 of my boys and that was the best part of any of it. All the nurses were in shock that this particular doctor let her do anything, but really she did just about everything. Even holding him while he was suctioned and Adam cut the cord. Jacob spent some time on my tummy but the proceeded to take a huge dump all over me. Although, it was hard to give him up I thought getting cleaned up might be a good idea.

He weighed in at 7 lbs 11 oz, just like big brother Alex. He is 21 inches. I can't remember what the other boys were so I will have to look that one up. Here are some pics of the first hours.

When I was finally transferred into my room I got him all ready for his big brothers to visit.

Of course, right when they arrive he had another big diaper so the boys got to watch me do my first changing.

Then they took turns holding their new baby brother.

Somehow, my mom was able to capture this amazing first family photo. I have to admit we are beautiful.

We feel so complete and I can't wait to see how our lives go from here. Right now I just want to get through the next few nights, but I am very excited to see how the boys interact with Jacob and what all Jacob learns from the boys. I will try to get more pics up soon. We should be going home Monday morning.