Smiles

Nothing melts our hearts more than seeing Jacob smile. We spend most of our awake time with Jake trying to make him smile. Each time he does it we get the other's attention as though it's his first smile each time. We especially like to make him smile when Bebe is around. She cries every time. Who can blame her? It truely is a heart melter! I thought I'd share some of Jake's smiles...

First Bath

I am so surprised how our little Jacob enjoys his baths. He is pretty quiet and just looks around...until I wash his hair. My friends, Bonnie & Heather, gave us this cute duck towel that you get wet with warm water and lay across the baby. It is a lifesaver and I KNOW that is why Jake is so calm during his bath time. This is a must have! I ran out and bought another one in a frog! Below are a few pictures from his first bath in his whale tub! I love to bathe him. A clean baby wrapped in a fresh towel is just so sweet!

Introducing...

We are so happy to introduce the arrival of Jacob O'Neal! I can't believe he is two months old and I am just getting around to updating our blog. We have been blessed!

And the story goes like this...

Because we had passed Jacob's due date of August 2nd, my doctor scheduled induction for Sunday, August 8th, BUT... On the evening of Friday, August 6th I decided to take a bath while my husband and sister-in-law were visiting downstairs. When I got out and dried off I...lets just say...couldn't get completely dry! My water had broken! I called my doctor's office and after they told me to go straight to the hospital and to do nothing else... I jumped in the shower. :) WELL, who knew when I'd get another one! By the time I was downstairs and ready to go the rest of Neal's family and my mom had gathered at the house. Jacob was born almost 17 hours later at 1:17pm on Saturday, August 7th!

Life will never be the same...

My dear friend, Emily, took some beautiful photos of Jacob and made his birth announcements (to be sent soon). She did such a wonderful job and was so patient with us and eager to make sure we loved the finished product. Visit Emily's photography blog for more information on how to snag her for your next photo session and or announcement! www.emilyelrodphotography.blogspot.com

The Completed Nursery

We have finally finished Jacob's nursery...well, minus the curtains. That will give us something to think about later, right? I have to brag on my husband and say he has been a real trooper building, painting, hanging, reconstructing, etc. etc. to make everything perfect in my eyes! He is so talented and so patient! Enjoy the pics...I couldn't choose just a few. :) (If you click on the pictures they will enlarge.)

Baby Shower: Friends

I am so behind! The third trimester has introduced me to serious napping which seems to take presidence over blogging and...anything else. :)

On May 26th, my sweet friends Marianne, Jennifer, and Rachael hosted a baby shower for baby-to-be! Everything was so adorable! I feel so blessed to have such sweet friends and appreciated each of them spending their afternoon celebrating with me! I can't wait to do the same for each of them. Below are some pictures from the shower.

Marianne made this adorable wreath to hang on our door at the hospital. It even has a place to put Jacob's weight and length! On the left are just a taste of the cute decorations from the shower!

These adorable favors have a recipie for yummy cookies and cute baby cookie cutters too! The cake on the right was not only adorable, but yummy as well! It looks like it should be sitting in the nursery!

Baby Shower: Family

On June 5th we had such a wonderful afternoon shower with our family! It was so nice to have so many people around us sharing in our excitement. We are so blessed to have such a loving family and we are so appreciative of all the special gifts they showered us with! We had a wonderful day! Thank you Budroe and Bebe for throwing us such a special shower!

30 Week Check Up

Today we had our 30 week check up with the doctor. She was very pleased with everything - our glucose test, hemoglobin check, measurement, weight, blood pressure, etc. got an A+ from the doctor so, I was on cloud nine with happieness! We feel so blessed that our pregnancy is going so smoothly. The minor aches and pains are nothing worth mentioning when the big stuff is going well!

Our doctor has been floating between two offices in the same practice and we learned that she is going to be staying stationed at the one that is a little further from us. Since all is going well, we've decided to stick to the office near us and meet with a new doctor at our next visit. We have been so blessed thus far so I feel confident that God will put us in good hands.

We are down to having appointments every two weeks! Our next appointment is Thursday, June 10th!