Our first week at home!

Many of you are asking for another post...here you go!

Our first night was rough, only because WE didn't really sleep AT ALL! Jacob slept fine, in fact, he loves sleeping at home. I think it's the first time we have seen him rest so peacefully. However, we have been waking up with every sound, every smack of the lips, every sneeze, cough, etc. Occasionally we have checked to make sure he was still breathing. People say that this is totally normal when you bring a baby home. Because we spent so much time at the hospital with Jacob on the monitors, we have found ourselves wondering at times what his heart rate is, or what his saturation is. For so long Jacob was "sick" and we were so cautious when doing normal things with him like holding him and interacting with him. But, being away from the monitors at the hospital has given us such a freedom. Now, we get to do all those things and not have "numbers." We can just be parents loving on our son!

We had our first visit to our pediatrician today, and Jacob weighs 12 pounds 4 ounces! YAY! He is gaining weight! He is a little more than 26 inches long. So, for his height, he is in the 95th percentile...but his weight...its closer to the 10th percentile. We need to chub up!

Please continue to pray for Jacob. It has been amazing to share our prayer requests and see them being answered one right after the other. We need to get better and better with feeds and gain more and more weight. Also, because we were in the hospital for so long (101 days) Jacob has some catching up to do in his development. Pray that we can make leaps and bounds in the next few months.

Here's some pictures. Enjoy!

This is how Jacob always sleeps...both arms up above his head.

I promise, he does more than just sleep.

In Dad's arms, just before bath time!

In Mom's arms, just after a bath. :)Jackson is VERY curious about Jacob. He loves to sniff him anywhere we'll let him. He's being a good big brother!

Thanks to Gramma Tuley for coming and helping us during the first week. We couldn't have done it without her! As you can see, she's having a great time too!

Like Father, Like Son...

Jacob in his swing (yes he's on top of the table...we didn't keep him there for long)

Jacob practicing sitting like a big boy in his Bumbo seat. He's working really hard to keep his head up...

...and this would be Jacob getting tired of having to hold his head up... Don't worry, we rescued him very soon after taking the picture.

The staff at Cole gave us a beautiful baby shower, hosted by the 4th grade team (thanks ladies). It was outside in the gazebo at school. After 7 years at Cole, it was such a blessing to be able to share this journey with them. Thank you for the shower...and also for your prayers and support. They mean more to us than you'll ever know.

May you be blessed today!