Three Months Old

I'm slacking off a little on the monthly posts. Jack is doing great. He has become quite the talker in the past few weeks. I posted a couple of videos below from the other night. He is still growing. He is around 16 pounds and is already in 6 months (and a couple of 9 month) clothes. He seems to be very long. We are going back to the doctor for a well baby check up at 4 months so I'll post his measurements and percentiles then! He is smiling ALL THE TIME now and if you make him laugh while you are holding him he will smile and bury his head into your shoulder. It's really cute. We also love the tiny curl on the left side of his head that sticks out. There is no need to try to slick it down it will just pop right back up. He has also rolled over a few times. Although I think he has discovered it doesn't get you anywhere because he doesn't seem that interested in doing it anymore. But he loves to sit in his Bumbo and seems to be trying to prop himself up. I think he will be so happy once he figures out how to balance and sit up by himself. I think I will definitely be getting another white onesie for the 4 months pictures...this one is a little, ok a lot, tight!

Meeting Daddy's Family and The Barn Party

We made the trip to Wingo this past weekend for the annual Barn Party. We have been really excited for Jack to meet the rest of the Summerville family. He got to meet his cousin Ava right after we got there. She is about 3 months older than Jack but they are pretty much the same size! Love her sweet face.

After hanging out with Ava for a little bit it was time for the barn party hay ride! We got Jack all bundled up and climbed up on the trailer. Papa Jerrol drove us all around the farm so we could see all of the cows. Last year we stopped to feed the bigger cows but no one was that brave this year.

Jack looks a little worried while the cute little butterfly behind us looks ready to go!

After the hay ride it was time to cook our hotdogs over the fire. Bethany, the cutest orange M&M ever, loves baby Jack. 

Daddy and Jack hanging out while the games were getting started.

Uncle Jon holding the little polar bear.

The hat game is my favorite. It's basically musical chairs but with funny hats. If you are ever in Wingo for the barn party I would highly recommend sitting next to Jill. For some reason she always ends up with two hats one for her and one for me :)

Sweet Brady giving Jack a kiss.

We got to see everyone for a little bit on Sunday before heading back. 

 Eric getting some practice in before his baby boy arrives at the end of February.

We can't wait for the Barn Party next year!

Two Months Old!

Another month down! Jack is now two months old! He is doing so well and seems to be a really happy baby. He isn't sleeping through the night regularly but is getting very close. At his two month appointment he measured 13 pounds 9 ounces and 24 inches long which puts him in the 90th percentile in both categories. 

He is getting much better at holding his head up during tummy time!

And he loves his Auburn Tigers!

He has been cooing and smiling so much more in the past few weeks. He has also discovered his fingers...specifically this thumb which he has been sucking on a lot lately. Newman seems to still be getting nervous when Jack cries but he still loves Jack :) It's hard to believe how fast he is growing!

Letter to Maybelle

Dear May,
  Welcome to the world! I am so excited that you are here! I can't wait to meet you and go to prom together... then go to Auburn together... and then get married. My mommy told me that we were going to get married. I'm not sure what that means yet. But it sounds great. I have included a picture of me with the blanket your mommy made me. Feel free to print it and frame it in your room and tell those Brooklyn boys you are off the market.
Love,
Jack

Meeting Mommy's Family

We decided late last week that we would head down to Florence to help Mimi celebrate her birthday. Happy Birthday Mimi!!

Jack was  really excited about meeting the rest of the family! I love you Aunt Katie...even though my face says something different :)

Meeting the Cochrans!

Rosemary wanted Jack to sit in "their" lap!

Charlie loves Baby Jack (By the way, it seems like Charlie was this little a week ago!)

Rosemary is getting a better look at Jack. 

Parko got stuck with the napping baby.

We had a great time at home! We can't wait to get back.

One Month Old

Jack was one month old a few days ago. I can't believe it! We made it a month. Having a newborn is definitely as wonderful and hard as everyone says. Jack is doing great! He measured 10 lbs and 3 oz. at his one month appointment. Such a big boy!

Here is a picture of Jack at one week old:

And here he is at one month old!

Pretty cute....I know :)

He is starting to smile a little and make a few noises that aren't cries! We are working on sleeping more at night (there are occasional 3 or 4 hour stretches). He seems to love bath time and looking at the really cute baby in the mirror. If he is crying, sitting on an exercise ball and gently bouncing will calm him down and put him to sleep (pretty sure that is not Babywise--oh well!). Other than that it is a lot of eating, sleeping, pooping and playing (also known as staring at pictures on the wall or trying to hold his head up).We can't wait to see what next month brings!

Jack's Birth Story

Joe and I found out we were expecting on December 1, 2010. At that time we thought August was so far away! We went to the doctor on January 4, 2011 to confirm what the positive pregnancy tests and morning sickness had made me sure of. That is when we got the first glimpse of our little tadpole.

Looking at that picture and seeing how that little peanut developed over the course of 40 weeks and became a beautiful baby boy I am just amazed. We are so grateful that the Lord chose us to be his parents!

The due date was August 11, 2011. All of the ultrasounds had shown that the baby was about a week ahead of schedule so we were hoping that he would come a little early but no such luck! August 11th came and went but we didn't have to wait much longer. Around 11:00 a.m. on Friday, August 12th I started to feel some mild contractions. I wasn't sure if they were real contractions but I decided to start writing them down just in case. I was feeling the contractions about every 15 minutes but since they weren't very strong I wasn't convinced it was real labor. I called Joe and told him there was no need for him to come home but I thought I might have had a contraction or two. The contractions were not hurting so I assumed that there was no rush. We talked again a little while later and I told him that I was still feeling them and the last couple had been about 6 minutes apart and that I would call the doctor to see what she said to do. I called but there was some sort of miscommunication at the office and no one called back (normally they are great and call back immediately!). Luckily, Joe did not listen to me telling him he probably didn't need to come home yet.

 By the time he got home around 2:00 the contractions were much stronger and closer together. I called my doctor's office again but we decided to head to the hospital just to be safe. When they called back we were already halfway to the hospital and they said that was perfect and they would call Dr. Storck. We arrived around 3:30 p.m. and once we got checked in and it was determined that I was definitely in labor we got settled into our delivery room. The contractions were every 1-2 minutes and VERY strong when we got to the hospital and I didn't think I could make it much longer without the epidural. Once that was in place labor was much better. Here I am with my popsicle after the epidural :) I am aware that this is not a cute picture but oh well!

We spent the next few hours hanging out in the delivery room with my parents and Huston.  I was progressing on schedule so it was just a matter of waiting for the go ahead to start pushing. That came around 12:30 a.m. Since the labor had progressed fairly quickly (or at least at a normal rate according to our nurse) I assumed that it would not be very long until we met our baby. However, the baby and the Lord had different plans. I pushed for two hours before the doctor came in and advised us that the baby was not likely to come naturally and she recommended we consider a c-section. She gave us the option to push for another hour before the c-section was necessary but we agreed with her that the baby was likely not going to come naturally and an hour of pushing was just going to delay the inevitable. I was not as disappointed as I thought I would be. I just reminded myself that this is the safest thing for the baby and myself. 

Once the decision was made, it felt like the entire hospital came to prep me for surgery. Joe put on his scrubs and we were whisked away to the operating room. They said it would be a few minutes and we would get to meet our baby (and finally find out if the baby was a boy or girl!). I heard the doctors working and a few minutes later heard that first cry at 3:30 a.m.!

Apparently I was a little out of it because I missed the person saying "It's a boy!" All I heard was "He is huge!" So after asking the nurse if we were going to be on the news for having a giant baby (she said no) I double checked with Joe that our baby was indeed a boy. So exciting!  Joe got to hold Jack while the doctors finished the surgery. I was in and out after his birth (due the medicine they gave me after I think) and just remember being wheeled into a recovery room where my parents and Huston were waiting. I had made a deal with Joe that he could tell them the gender but I got to tell them the name. I was excited about telling my dad the name because Jack was his dad's name and I knew he would love it! Here is everyone getting to meet Jack in the recovery room. I think it was 4 or 5 in the morning by the time we got there so they were troopers for staying up all night to meet him!

We are so thankful for Dr. Stork and the others that assisted with the c-section. They did a great job! 

 Jack had a little jaundice so he spent Monday under the lights. He looked pretty good in there though :)

We got the good news Tuesday morning that Jack's bilirubin levels had dropped so we could all go home that day! Here we are after arriving home.

Newman loves his new brother.

Jack is wonderful and we look forward to our new life as parents and the adventures that will bring!