NO MORE ELASTIC WAISTED PANTS!

Today was a very exciting day for me, I was able to put on a pair of jeans that I wore before I got pregnant with Jacob and they actually fit pretty good. Jacob is now 3 and a half weeks old and I think I have lost almost all of the weight that I gained during this pregnancy, its too bad everything doesn't go back to the same place it started as fast. Although this is not my ideal weight, I still have about 15 lbs left from my first pregnancy and about another 30 lbs that I would like to lose for my own health, I am feeling pretty good about this. Hopefully in another 3 weeks I need to go shopping for smaller clothes. I did go shopping today just to get a few things to wear while I am still trying to drop more weight, you know it doesn't really matter what size the clothes are as long as you feel good and look good, I learned this from 'What Not To Wear', one of my favorite shows, you should really catch it sometime. Well that's all the good news I have for today.

Sleeping

I know that most new moms are lacking sleep, but that is one thing that is not lacking at our house. The first few days home with Jacob were tough, nursing non-stop throughout the night, but then all of a sudden this wonderful little boy decided he could go 4 hours without eating. Yeah! And again the other night he decided 4 hours wasn't long enough and began sleeping for one 6 hour stretch, usually from about 10pm to 4am. I know sometimes that God takes awhile to answer prayers, but he answered our prayers for sleep within the first 10 days of Jacob's precious life. I just want to say how thankful I am for this answered prayer, it makes all the lonely, tough days just a little easier when you are not sleep deprived.

Jacob Alan Fouts

We have finally welcomed the newest on addition to our family. Jacob Alan was born on Feb. 2, 2009 at 6:09 pm, he weighed 9 lbs 5 oz and was 21.5 in long. After one failed induction on Jan. 26 we rescheduled for a second time on Feb. 2 and he was born after only about 11 hours at the hospital, I am not sure if I was in active labor that whole time, I would say I was in labor for more like 5 to 6 hours before he arrived. The best part was once labor began to get really bad he was here in less than 2 hours, and I only had to push through 3 contractions to deliver him. Well I am not sure what else to say except that I hope he sleeps better tonight than he did last night. Here are some pictures of our handsome little boy.

God Has a Sense of Humor

I now truly believe that God does have a sense of humor, he brought our beautiful daughter into this world 3 weeks early and today is 2 days past the due date for baby #2 and still no baby. I know that God's timing is always perfect even though we may not think so, but I am telling you that He has got to be giggling just a little bit watching my 40 wk and 2 day pregnant body waddle around this world. I find it a little comical most days when I can't get out of bed, other days I burst into tears for the same reason. So I hope that my next post is telling you all about the new bundle of joy that has joined our little family and that God now just has a smile on his face for the new little miracle that has joined this world.

Still Waiting

We are still awaiting the arrival of our newest addition and I am getting a little anxious. With our daughter the doctor sent me to the hospital at one of my regular check ups, 37 wks, or what we think was my 37 wk check up and our daughter was born late that night. I am now at 38 wks and 1 day and I am so nervous about going into full fledged labor at home, by myself with the possibility of Brenna being here and scaring the life out of her if I can not stay calm. I know that God's timing is always perfect and I should be patient, but sometimes my silly, anxious thoughts get the best of me. I hope to be posting in a few days that we have a new addition, but I am not going to hold my breath for too long.

Christmas 2008

I know that I am a little late with my Christmas post but life has been a little stressful lately. We had 3 Christmases in 1 week and still have one more tomorrow. Here are a few pictures of Miss Brenna enjoying Christmas.

Awaiting the Arrival of Baby #2!

So, we have 5 and a half weeks til the due date of the newest addition to our family and I am sooo ready to have this baby in my arms. I am not quite sure if I am ready to be the mother of 2 or to deal with Miss Brenna and her new attitude that seems to be forming quickly. We hope that she will take to this baby the same way she has taken to some of our friends children, but that would be asking a lot from a 21 month old when a new person moves into her house and takes her Mommy. I just keep praying everyday that this newest addition will just fall into place.