Jake

This little boy is going to be ONE in 2 weeks! He is walking, climbing, laughing, and growing so fast.

Growing So Fast....

Jake is growing up so fast. He is 8 months old and crawling. He is pulling himself up on anything he can find and he is trying so hard to walk. He walks holding onto the couch and anyone who will walk with him. He has 4 teeth now. Two on the top and two on the bottom. We had a great time visiting some of my family in Colorado at the end of May. We got that plane ride in just in the nick of time too. I can't imagine what it would be like with him now being so mobile. We are getting ready for a long road trip and much needed and anticipated vacation. We will spend a week driving to Northern California to visit family and friends and then thanks to Grandma and Grandpa Quezada we have a week in Palm Springs. First real vacation since our honeymoon. So excited. It will be crazy hot but we all like the water so that should be just fine.

Time is speeding by. Jake has his nine month check up next week (I know it is a couple weeks early but we wanted to see his doctor). I go back to work full time in August. That will help with the financial part of things but I am going to miss my special day with my boy. Some day maybe I can work part time. Jake is trying to hit some of the big milestones for me before I go back full time. :-) It has been crazy hot and humid in San Diego lately. Jake is loving time in the pool and being just in his diaper. He would love to be naked but we just don't want that kind of mess!

4 Months

Our precious boy is already 4 months old! It seems like we see a little something new every day. Jake is smiling all the time and even laughing! I love to hear him laugh, anytime I can make him laugh I work to make it happen over and over. :-) He is seeing things and grabbing for them. He has found his toes a few times. He love to stand - with lots of help of course. He puts everything in his mouth and when there is nothing then he tries his darnedest to put his whole fist in his mouth. He is over 16lbs already! Jake is going to daycare 4 days a week and he has a great time. He has tummy time, nap time, story time, and play time. We are also at the stage where we are teaching Jake to put himself to sleep. Sometimes it works great and other times it is so hard to let him cry for awhile. I keep having to remind myself that it is good for him and us.

Dan and I are doing well. Spring has started at Amor Ministries, which means busy, busy, busy. We have groups building with us in three locations this spring so we will be stretched thin. It is amazing how God always provides though. Dan will be working in Tecate this spring, which is such a blessing because it means he is close to home. He is also spending more time working in logistics this spring so that means he is not spending the night in camp very often at all. Makes the wife and baby VERY happy.

We had Jake's baby dedication at church last Sunday. It was so fun to have friends and family there supporting us and committing with us to help Jake grow to know about Jesus. It is so good to know that we have so much support in one of the hardest adventures of our lives.

If you think of us, please pray for us. For us to be good stewards of what God has given us and for providence - things are super tight with all the bills and new expensive baby things. We know God is faithful and that He won't leave us or forsake us, but it is scary sometimes. Please pray for Dan and I as we continue to learn how to be a couple and parents at the same time.

We love you and I would love to know how I can be praying for you.

KQ

Been Busy...

The kiddo is sleeping so I am finally sitting down to write this entry. Our baby boy was born at 10:15am on Saturday October 30th. He weighed 8lbs 5oz and was 21 - 1/2 inches long.

I went in for my regular check-up on Friday October 29th (my due date) and everything was good except my blood pressure was a bit high - very unusual for me. My doc felt that I should head straight to Labor and Delivery at Zion and be induced. We were not thrilled with the idea so we asked some more questions and decided that Dan would go to work for a couple of hours, I would go to lunch as planned with my friend, Wendy, and then we would get our stuff and head to the hospital. We arrived at the hospital about 3pm and went straight to the lab so they could do some blood work and then up to L&D for blood pressure monitoring.

When all was said and done, they still strongly recommended induction. I was admitted and induced that evening. Intense labor began about 10pm, by midnight thirty I was asking for the epidural. After the epidural we were able to get some shuteye. Dan in the chair by my hospital bed with a towel as his blanket and mom in the chair across the room. My blood pressure was checked every hour and progress was checked every three or four hours. By 7am, I was fully dilated and effaced. Of course that is the same time for shift changes at the hospital. We waited until 9am and the pushing began. One of the hardest things I have ever had to do.

Our little Jacob Henry was born an hour and fifteen minutes later. There were tears of join, lots of relief and joy by all. My dad listened to the birth over the phone since he was out of town at the time. It was all very special.

After we had been moved to postpartum, one of the nurses noticed that Jake was having breathing troubles and sent him to see a doctor. He was then admitted to the NI CU. That was a hard thing to deal with especially since I was confined to my bed because of the blood pressure meds they had me on. Jake recovered quickly but because of the antibiotics he was on, he was not released until Tuesday November 2.

It took several weeks of being home to discover that Jake was allergic to breast milk. Once we got that figured out and got him on a special formula, we had a much happier baby.

He is doing great! He is cooing often and smiling all the time now. He has been sleeping pretty much through the night for the last few nights which has been wonderful. His last appointment he weighed in at 12lbs 5oz. He is a very happy and healthy little boy and we are crazy about him!