I cannot believe 4 weeks have gone by and I haven't even gotten a Jack picture up here yet. Crazy. So, without further adieu, here he is:
I wanted to share a little bit of the story of his entry into this world. First off, I will say that we had a miracle with this delivery. He was breech and it just looked like he was not going to turn to have a regular delivery. I was scheduled for a c-section on the Friday before my due date. Luckily, at my Tuesday appointment when I was 39 weeks along, we discovered that he had flipped and was in position! I was so happy to have my c-section appointment cancelled!
Then the waiting game began...This next part exactly mirrored my labor with both Allison and Gideon. When I went in for my appointment a few days before my due date, my doctor said I was dilated to a 6 and to head on over to the hospital. I wasn't even having any strong or regular contractions. I got an epidural right off, they gave me a little pitocin and broke my water, and soon after that I started pushing. We had checked in at about 12:30 pm and little Jack entered the scene around 5:30 pm. What a joy to finally meet him!
My mom had arrived the night before and she and my brother Brian brought the kids over a few hours later.
I love this shot that Brian got. Here's Jack being introduced to the kids:
Our FOUR kids! Gideon is officially not the baby anymore.
Uncle Brian meets Jack
Here's Grandma!
Isn't it so wonderful to have your Mom come and help out with a new baby?! Mom was here for 2 weeks to help us get settled into our new family life.
The first bath
Gideon made sure all 10 toes are there. So cute!
Big brother Jacob.
Allison made a crown for "Jack the Pumpkin King"
So this is what's been going on at our place lately. Good times, hard times, and lots of kisses for our darling baby Jack.