Welcome hom Jacob!

So these past two weeks have just flown by!

I went in for my 39 week appointment last Thursday and found out I needed to stay over night in labor & delivery because I would need to be induced for preclampsia (high blood pressure, excessive swelling, & high protein levels) for a risk of seizures. The induction lasted FOREVER... or so it seemed. I won't go into all the details but petocin (the drug to give you contractions) is a beast. Thankfully, there were no other complications and finally Saturday morning, gave birth to this wonderful angel, Jacob. He came out crying and with his eyes wide open ready to take it all in.

I was going to put them in chronological order but it was getting too hard to move them so ... here you go! This is the first shot of Jacob out of the womb. Jacob and his Momma. Yes, I was very swollen. I've already lost 30 pounds since he was born not even a week ago, which I'm assuming was mostly water weight. How adorable and sweet! My mom got the short end of the stick Friday night as she came to the hospital not thinking she would stay the night. But I know she loves me because she slept all night in a rocking chair! So here she is catching a quick nap after the baby was born and all the excitment settled down. Grandpa Mario with Jacob. Jacob and his daddy- do they look alike or what?!? I think the only thing Jacob got from me was a head full of brown hair. Chris's mom (Mimi) with Jacob. Grandma Pat with Jacob.