Natalie & Megan / Frank & Joe

Subconsciously I expected Jacob to look like Joseph as a baby. After he was born we just kept looking at him, surprised by the dark hair and olive skin. Once I compared him to my baby picture it made more sense. And then I thought about my sisters. Natalie is tall, blue-eyed and blond. Megan is petite, brown-eyed and brunette. Then another similarly colored sibling duo popped into my mind . . . Frank & Joe Hardy. I know - fictional - but I was a fan in Jr. High and still have Hardy Boy and Nancy Drew books on my shelves. I will even admit that I've read some of them recently (as in the last year). But I decided to keep my revelation to myself.

Until this conversation a few days later:
Dad: you know who your boys remind me of?
Me: who?
Dad: Frank & Joe Hardy
Me: I know, right???!!!!!

as further example of how weirdly our minds work alike . . . . this conversation took place a few months after I got my first car at 16:

Me: So when I have my windshield wipers on intermittent I can count to 16 between wipes.
Mom: you count between the wipes? That's kind of weird.
Dad: It's 18 in the truck.

2 weeks old!

Jacob is a dream baby just like Joseph was. He hardly ever cries and has been sleeping for long amounts of time at night. The first several days he would wake up twice a night for feedings but has been getting up only once a night consistently for over a week. In fact, he slept from 10 pm to 6 am once this week. We are all in love with this sweet boy. Joseph wants his bed to be touching his chair at the table during meal time and likes to "entertain" him at other times. He loves to kiss that soft head and does it very gently.

Sports Day

Joseph's school is having a theme week. Today's theme is sports and the kids were encouraged to wear/bring their sports gear. Here is Joseph ready for school. Vintage Notre Dame/Montana shirt: check
Cubs Hat: check
Chick-fil-A football: check
picture of him holding baby Jacob for the class sibling wall: check
Red George: as always - double check

Beautiful Sunday

My parents left this morning and we found ourselves on our own for the first time since Jacob's birth. Thank you so much to both sets of our parents who pitched in with laundry, meals, cleaning. I think we'll be able to survive this week. :-) Soon we will also have pictures of our much-more-completed bonus room which will eventually be Joseph's new room thanks to Grandpa Joe. We are looking forward to our next guests arriving this weekend - Christopher's siblings and Nanny! Soon after their departure my siblings will be arriving.

We took advantage of our beautiful Sunday to get out our new stroller and take a walk around the neighborhood. We also admired our thriving flowers that I planted a few days before Jacob was born.

Week 2

life at home

Changing of the Guard

We were so fortunate to have Nana & Papa here all week. They were able to come a couple of days early and hang out with us before Jacob was born. Then they took care of Joseph while we were at the hospital, cleaned our house, did the laundry and even stocked the freezer with some great meals. They headed home this morning and Grandpa & Grandma are on their way for shift #2. Thanks Papa & Nana for everything!!!

Home from the hospital

We came home from the hospital yesterday. When Joseph arrived home from school he thought that baby Jacob didn't really belong in the house. But by bedtime he had put Red George in the bassinet with Jacob. (and for those of you that know, this is a big deal. Red George is his all-time favorite. He did realize that he was being a bit over generous however, and Red George was quickly replaced with Brown George - a good second best.)

We figured it out. . .

Baby Jacob looks like . . . .

mama!

Jacob Christopher

Jacob Christopher was born at 12:33 pm on Tuesday - March 30.
-Stats-
Weight: 8 pounds, 12 ounces
Length: 21 1/2 inches

He has lots of dark hair like his mama did.

He has his big brother's nose, mouth and chin.