Things don't go the way you plan...

So we told you all that we were going to have a little girl sometime around June 9th. Well apparently the tech at Kaiser was wrong about the gender of our baby because on May 23rd at 5:25pm we had a healthy baby boy! We were all ready for our sweet little girl; Dan had finished the baby's nursery and we had her name and we were just waiting for due day. Well I had pre-eclampsia again so I was induced on May 22nd. After 20 hours of labor, two contractions and 5 pushes later we had our baby. So much excitement and crying for joy. Then the midwife adjusts the baby on my chest just enough for me to see and suddenly stop crying and shout out, "Is that a boy?". Why yes, that is a boy and of course the second thing out of my mouth was, "Great, we are screwed, we don't have a name!" The story of my son's birth! :-) He is our sweet precious miracle and surprise. Surprise because we were not at all prepared for a baby boy and miracle because after he was born we discovered there was a knot in the umbilical cord that could have tightened and cut off his lifeline at any point. So grateful for our little boy! Well it took about 24 hours but we came up with a name, David Brian! He is a great baby and his big brother takes such great care of him. So sweet. Here are some pictures of our boys!

Music and Jake

Jake loves to dance! We were listening to the radio and a song from the movie "Cars" came on and he was so excited! This is how he dances when a song he likes comes on.

Jake runs

Jake loves to be outside! His favorite places are the park and the zoo. Since it was too late to go to either of those places, I took Jake for a walk around the block - well really he took me. He pretty much ran like this the whole way. Lucky for me, he stopped several times to point out trees, dogs, bugs, etc so I could catch up. :-)

Jake's message to Daddy! A must see...

Jake loves the water...

 

The sweet things in life!

Dan has started a new nightly routine with Jake and I just discovered it last night. Jake's nighttime routine consists of Nakey Jakey Bear, chasing dad all around the house, then pj's, teeth brushing, then reading books, praying together and then bed. Just recently Dan has started to sing to Jake before he puts him down. I didn't know that until last night. Jake and I went through his whole routine, I turned out the light and prayed with Jake and then he turned to me and said, "Momma sing". He has never asked me to do that but I wasn't going to deny him. So I sang him some of my favorite songs. He then put his face against mine as I continued to sing and then he gave me a kiss and said, "Non" which means bed. It was amazing how much good that time did my heart. After talking with Dan, I discovered he had recently started this routine with Jake. I couldn't believe how sweet it was. I asked Dan what he sang to Jake and he sings a variation of the "Baby Bubbas" song that Dan made up shortly after Jake was born.

The sweetest moments to cherish with our little boy!

Life is changing...

It is amazing to me how often it seems like life changes dramatically! I started my new job at PLNU in October and it has been a great change for us. It is definitely weird not working with Dan and carpooling everyday. The commute is pretty long but the view out here in Point Loma is fabulous. I really enjoy all my co-workers and the environment here as well. 

The other change coming is our family going from 3 to 4. We are so excited for our little girl to join us but we have a lot of work and adjustments to make before we get there. We will be moving Jake to a big boy bed soon so that he can get used to that and won't feel like we are booting him out of his bed for his sissy. We will be converting the office into a nursery. There will be some purging going on which will be hard but probably good for us. 

Dan and I were talking about what we were excited about with having a girl, and Dan suddenly got a little teary eyed and said "I just realized I get to walk someone down the aisle!" Super sweet! Then a minute later, he says, "I just realized I have to pay for a wedding!" Hahaha. I love my husband. I have no doubt my daughter will have her daddy wrapped around her little finger, and I can't wait. 

Due date is June 9th, it still feels far away but I know it will be here before we know it. Here's to more changes! :-)

Baby is...