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Sunday, February 28, 2010
Thursday, February 25, 2010
Mom's Visit!
Mom/Grandma Gibson came to visit us on the 17th! It was so fun and such a great relief for me! Jackson warmed up to her almost immediately and I promise... the entire time she was here, he was 10x more hyper than usual! It was crazy. He absolutely loved her! It was great to have someone entertain Jackson with all the attention that I now have to give Jacob! The week passed way too quickly! Here are some of the things we did... We went to Mongolian BBQ the first night she was here... yummy! We spent a whole day looking for supplies for our art projects that we did while she was here... I will post pictures of those when I finish them. We ended up waiting until the last day she was here to actually do the projects. We took her to Taco Cabana so she could enjoy some San Antonio memories :) She came to speech therapy with us twice and she helped with Jacob while Jackson had his first dentist appt (which he did so well with! He has perfect teeth, the dentist said!). We spent a lot of time playing, well most of the time it was Mom playing while I fed Jake! We had a movie night, we watched Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs. It was hilarious and I think everyone should see it! We all cracked up during a few parts! Then we watched Monsters vs Aliens, but Mom couldn't stay up for that one. On Sunday night we had dinner at Silvia and Lew's house. She made Pozole for Mom. It was so good and definitely not as spicy as the first one she made for me while Luis and I were dating! :) Luis took her on a tour to see all the houses the business owns and to tell her about some of the deals he's done. Some are occupied so she couldn't go inside, but she did get to go inside 2 of the biggest houses he has. She came with me to a Heritage Makers breakfast at IHOP and learned a little about the company I am working for... not really working for them, but just joined as a "hobbiest" for all the discounts. I'm sure I am forgetting a lot, but we just had so much fun! I took her to the airport at 4am on Wed morning... I cried all the way home and then some more when I got here. It was so hard to let her go home! I wish I could have kept her here for a lot longer, but I know Dave and Ethan need her... I hear they were going hungry without her there to take care of them :) Dave and Eth, we wish you guys could have come and spent time with us too! Here are some cute pictures from the week.
We realized on Mom's very last night that we hadn't taken any pictures of her with us... only her and the boys! So this is our attempt at 10pm to make up for that. Not the best, but good enough!
Mom bought Jacob a mobile. He follows the animals but I don't think he likes certain songs it plays. Jackson loves to look over the edge of the crib and watch his brother!
This is Mom's first quilt ever! She made it for Jacob!
It was so fun seeing Jackson and Grandma play!
We love you, Mom! We all miss you!
We realized on Mom's very last night that we hadn't taken any pictures of her with us... only her and the boys! So this is our attempt at 10pm to make up for that. Not the best, but good enough!
Mom bought Jacob a mobile. He follows the animals but I don't think he likes certain songs it plays. Jackson loves to look over the edge of the crib and watch his brother!
This is Mom's first quilt ever! She made it for Jacob!
It was so fun seeing Jackson and Grandma play!
We love you, Mom! We all miss you!
Thursday, February 11, 2010
One Month Old
Jacob is one month old! The time passed so fast! It doesn't seem like that long! I weighed him today- 11 lbs 4 oz. He's gained 3 lbs since birth!
Thursday, February 4, 2010
Grandma Gibson is coming!
Mom is finally coming! I was so happy I cried when I saw the airplane confirmation she emailed me! So, Jackson and I made a countdown chain until she comes... on February 17th. Jackson got a big kick out of wrapping the chain around his body. We had to straighten out a few links that he crushed... but it is still a pretty good looking chain :)
This is an older picture but I wanted to show how much Jackson likes to exercise like Daddy. Daddy was nice and let him use the pull-up bar. When Luis is working out with his P90X dvds, Jackson will stand off to the side and copy his movements. I am going to try and get it on video soon... he even knows how to use the push-up bars! It's adorable.
Lastly, this is how I find Jackson in the mornings every once in a while.
This is an older picture but I wanted to show how much Jackson likes to exercise like Daddy. Daddy was nice and let him use the pull-up bar. When Luis is working out with his P90X dvds, Jackson will stand off to the side and copy his movements. I am going to try and get it on video soon... he even knows how to use the push-up bars! It's adorable.
Lastly, this is how I find Jackson in the mornings every once in a while.
Friday, January 29, 2010
Jacob Emerson Weger
Well, I typed up Jacob's birth story for his baby book, so I thought I'd post it here for anyone who hasn't heard how fast and amazing it was!
I want to start off by saying how amazing this experience was and how incredibly different it was from my previous delivery of Jackson via c-section (30 hour drug-free labor, 3 hrs of pushing, just to end up in the OR). I had the perfect scenario planned out in my head of how my VBAC was going to go... well, of course nothing goes according to plan.
I went to a doctors appt on Wed, the day before my due date. She checked me and I was 5 cm. No contractions, no pain, just slight cramping for the past couple of days. No big deal. Well, an ultrasound showed that I had too much amniotic fluid (I forget the medical term for it) and my doctor was worried because the baby's head was still very high but the bag of waters was bulging out. So, she feared a cord prolapse if I was to have a spontaneous rupture. She said with so much water and the baby's head not engaged, that the pressure of the break might push the cord right out. She didn't want to take that risk and she admitted me to the hospital immediately.
When attempting a VBAC, all the research I did said that it was very important to have as few interventions as possible! I was very discouraged because there I was in the hospital without a single contraction yet! I did however understand why my water should break under controlled circumstances. So, I was admitted at 6:30. Another discouraging thing was all the pressure I was getting from the staff to get an epidural when I clearly stated I didn't want one and gave my legitimate reasons why! Remember, I didn't even have ANY pain at that point! The nurses and the anesthesiologists just wouldn't let up. They said that since I was a VBAC, I should at least get the tube put in my back in case I need an emergency c-section, even if they didn't put any drugs in it. I hated that idea and thankfully Dr. Daley came to my rescue and supported me.
At 8:30 Dr. Daley broke my water and she was right, there was SO much fluid. After she broke my water, I started getting contractions... and they very quickly became quite intense. Luis was so amazing and such a good support. After 2 hours of very intense contractions, I told Luis I needed the epidural! This pain was much more intense than the last labor and I was just thinking of how long that labor was and I couldn't imagine dealing with this for even half that time! It was the intense pressure I was feeling that really got to me... (looking back, that should have been a give-away that I was close, but I wasn't thinking straight) Well, I asked for the epidural and no nurse came... taking their sweet time, of course. Well, about 5 minutes later I started pushing without trying... I could not control it. I was so scared! Luis called the nurse and she immediately came and checked me! I was complete... only 2 hrs after my water was broken! I begged for the epidural and said I didn't want to feel it and they said there was no time... but I begged and begged and my doctor wasn't there yet so they gave it to me! Such amazing relief! Dr. Daley somehow made it back in only 15 minutes, she had been at another hospital, and after pushing through only 3 contractions Jacob Emerson Weger was born! It was Wednesday, January 13, 2010 at 11:06 pm and he weighed 8 lbs 4 oz and was 20 inches long! He is beautiful and I was in awe at how everything had happened. Luis and I could not believe how fast it was! I cried and cried when they put him on my belly and kept crying as I watched him and Luis! It was so amazing!
It was hard to get good pictures of him because the flash made him make funny faces. Even when we turned the flash off, our camera still makes a red light... again, funny faces.
I love this picture... all I think of when I see it is Jacob saying... "rock on" :)
Finally a decent picture with his eyes open!
Everyone so far is saying that he looks just like Luis, of course... but in my opinion, I see a lot of Doty in him. What do you all think? I will post more pictures when I get some good ones with his eyes open!
I want to start off by saying how amazing this experience was and how incredibly different it was from my previous delivery of Jackson via c-section (30 hour drug-free labor, 3 hrs of pushing, just to end up in the OR). I had the perfect scenario planned out in my head of how my VBAC was going to go... well, of course nothing goes according to plan.
I went to a doctors appt on Wed, the day before my due date. She checked me and I was 5 cm. No contractions, no pain, just slight cramping for the past couple of days. No big deal. Well, an ultrasound showed that I had too much amniotic fluid (I forget the medical term for it) and my doctor was worried because the baby's head was still very high but the bag of waters was bulging out. So, she feared a cord prolapse if I was to have a spontaneous rupture. She said with so much water and the baby's head not engaged, that the pressure of the break might push the cord right out. She didn't want to take that risk and she admitted me to the hospital immediately.
When attempting a VBAC, all the research I did said that it was very important to have as few interventions as possible! I was very discouraged because there I was in the hospital without a single contraction yet! I did however understand why my water should break under controlled circumstances. So, I was admitted at 6:30. Another discouraging thing was all the pressure I was getting from the staff to get an epidural when I clearly stated I didn't want one and gave my legitimate reasons why! Remember, I didn't even have ANY pain at that point! The nurses and the anesthesiologists just wouldn't let up. They said that since I was a VBAC, I should at least get the tube put in my back in case I need an emergency c-section, even if they didn't put any drugs in it. I hated that idea and thankfully Dr. Daley came to my rescue and supported me.
At 8:30 Dr. Daley broke my water and she was right, there was SO much fluid. After she broke my water, I started getting contractions... and they very quickly became quite intense. Luis was so amazing and such a good support. After 2 hours of very intense contractions, I told Luis I needed the epidural! This pain was much more intense than the last labor and I was just thinking of how long that labor was and I couldn't imagine dealing with this for even half that time! It was the intense pressure I was feeling that really got to me... (looking back, that should have been a give-away that I was close, but I wasn't thinking straight) Well, I asked for the epidural and no nurse came... taking their sweet time, of course. Well, about 5 minutes later I started pushing without trying... I could not control it. I was so scared! Luis called the nurse and she immediately came and checked me! I was complete... only 2 hrs after my water was broken! I begged for the epidural and said I didn't want to feel it and they said there was no time... but I begged and begged and my doctor wasn't there yet so they gave it to me! Such amazing relief! Dr. Daley somehow made it back in only 15 minutes, she had been at another hospital, and after pushing through only 3 contractions Jacob Emerson Weger was born! It was Wednesday, January 13, 2010 at 11:06 pm and he weighed 8 lbs 4 oz and was 20 inches long! He is beautiful and I was in awe at how everything had happened. Luis and I could not believe how fast it was! I cried and cried when they put him on my belly and kept crying as I watched him and Luis! It was so amazing!
It was hard to get good pictures of him because the flash made him make funny faces. Even when we turned the flash off, our camera still makes a red light... again, funny faces.
I love this picture... all I think of when I see it is Jacob saying... "rock on" :)
Finally a decent picture with his eyes open!
Everyone so far is saying that he looks just like Luis, of course... but in my opinion, I see a lot of Doty in him. What do you all think? I will post more pictures when I get some good ones with his eyes open!
Saturday, January 9, 2010
Ball Pit
Melanie got Jackson a ball pit for Christmas and we finally got around to setting it up. It came with 20 balls, so we definitely need to buy more... but for now, this works. Jackson loves it! It is a great distractor from the fact that we took so much stuff out of his room for baby Jacob! It takes up a whole corner of his room! Our rule is that the balls don't leave his room... it could be a moms worst nightmare... with those little balls all over the house. Luis and I joked that someday we will build a huge ball pit in our house, like the ones at McDonalds... yeah... someday :)
Monday, January 4, 2010
Christmas 2009
We had a wonderful Christmas this year! It was great to spend it with all the Weger family! Here are some pictures of Jackson with some of his new toys! He had such a blast! Linda took so many great pictures... but these are the lame ones from my camera!
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