Well, this past Friday was my first full day by myself with both Anna and Jackson. It went very well. This is probably because Jackson still likes to sleep a lot. Because he slept a lot I was able to give Miss Anna a good amount of attention. Also, Anna is pretty independent and can play on her own well. Now, I've only had one day on my own with them so we'll see how it continues to go. And I haven't attempted to take them both out. That's a whole different adventure!
I just wanted to write a quick blog to let everyone know we are still alive. Everything has been going well. I am somewhat sleep deprived...but that was expected. But besides that everything is going great. Jackson is a wonderful baby...just likes to eat...a lot! Anna is adjusting well. She loves her baby brother. So far it has been an easy transition but I think it has somewhat to do with all the help we've had. My mom stayed with us the first week to help out. She and Anna had lots of fun swimming and going to different playgrounds. I'm sure Anna did not want her to leave. This week we've had Grammi (Chad's mom) help out. She's taken Anna swimming and to playgrounds too. So, I probably haven't really gotten a full dose of reality of life with two kids. We'll see how next week goes. I'll keep you updated!! And I'll post some pictures in the next couple days. Just need to download them.
Grammi and Grandy (Randy and Pam) brought Anna up to the hospital for the first time on Saturday afternoon. Anna was so excited in the car and couldn't wait to meet her "Baby Brother". She calls him "Baby Brother" and Jackson with an emphasis on the "ck" as if it's an "x". We've been explaining "what's in mommy's tummy" over the last several months, and Anna really started to understand and began to get really excited about having a baby brother and being a big sister. Anna's one-year-old cousin, Brooks, helped her understand that having a playmate her age can be so much fun...and entertaining. Anna has fallen in love with "Brooksy" (as she calls him) and we think that Brooks has helped her realize what fun a baby brother can be.
Jackson is about 34 hours old and all is well! He is a healthy little boy and we love him so much! So far, the experience has been great and about as opposite as when we had Anna. To start, Jackson was late - Anna was right on time (born on her due date). Jackson arrived with a full head of hair - Anna had none! Jackson seems to be laid back and has barely cried - Anna cried the first 48 hours of her life (non-stop!). All he does is sleep and eat...which is what babies are supposed to do, right!? We have really enjoyed our time with him these past few hours...getting to know him, welcoming him into this world, and into our family (more to come on that subject!).
We're proud to announce that Jackson McCurdy Thrasher was born Saturday, July 12th, at 12:19pm.
- Weight: 8lbs. 15oz.
- Height: 21 1/3 inches long
- Baby and Mom are doing very well.
We're humbly grateful to Christ for his provision and grace.
Details and pictures to follow....
This is my (Chad) first cameo appearance on the blog spot that bears my name...and the name that my son will carry on -I'm felling a little pressure! Speaking of pressure, Mandy's feeling a lot of it and the baby will be here soon. The dr just checked her and she's dialated at 7cm and they're thinking the baby will be here in less than an hour. Here's what's happened since the last post: We got to the hospital at 2:45am (there were no available beds for induction prior to that). They started the Cervidil around 4:00am. We slept for about three hours until Mandy started having strong and steady contractions (around 7am). They stopped the Cervidil since Mandy was going into labor on her own...and things started happening very quickly!
All of the family is heading up here and some have already arrived. Everyone, including Mandy and I, was expected the Cervidil to work for about 12 hours and things to get going late this evening. We weren't expecting the Cervidil to cause her to go into labor herself - but we're grateful.
For all of the mother's reading this, excuse my lack of details. This isn't exactly my expertise....I'm just happy to be here. Baby is coming...more details to come.
It is now 2:10am and we just got the call! A room has opened up for us so we are off to the hospital. We'll keep you updated as best we can.
Update: Still no beds at 7:30pm. They are now going to call us when one opens up. Hopefully soon!
Quick update: There were no rooms available for induction when we called at 5:00pm. We are calling back at 7:30pm. Hopefully there will be one available.
I know! I know! No Jackson and I haven't done well with keeping everyone updated. So, here is the update. I am being induced tomorrow. We tried to give Jackson a few extra days to see if he would make his appearance on his own. Guess not! We're hoping this is some sort of sign of his personality - laid back! Anyways, we are calling the hospital tomorrow at 5pm to see if they have an open room for us. If not, we just keep calling back until they do. I'll go in and they will give me Cervidil for 12 hours (unless labor were to start earlier). Then, they'll start labor (with Pitocin). So, hopefully he will be born on Saturday. If not Saturday, definitely by Sunday! Guess that's about it. I'll try to keep the blog updated as best I can. We'll have our laptop at the hospital so Chad may be giving some updates. Thanks for all the prayers!
We had a relatively quiet Independence Day this year. During the day we did things around the house in preparation for Jackson's arrival (it seems to be a never-ending list). We didn't attempt to go the pool this year. Too pregnant and too hot! And I kind of haven't gotten over my last pool experience with Anna (the diaper!) We then went to Chad's parents house for some BBQ early evening. After lots of eating and playing (or maybe aggravating is a better word) with the neighbor's dog we called it a night. We decided to skip live fireworks this year and watch them on TV at home. Anna is not a fan of the loud noises the fireworks make. We'll try next year.
Tonight our group of friends got together for dinner probably for the last time before Allison & Tim move. They are moving to North Carolina the first week of August. While excited for the new opportunity for them we are so sad they won't be in town anymore! So, we wanted to all go out (without any kids) to celebrate them and the friendship we share with them. Like usual, we all had a great time. And I was so excited my sister (Elizabeth) and her boyfriend (Philip) were in town and able to join us! I was hoping the wings I ate would jump-start labor....but no luck! Oh well.
What a weekend! I can't believe I'm just now getting around to blogging about it...it's already Wednesday. I figured I better go ahead with an update before Jackson gets here. Who knows how often I'll get around to blogging once he is here!
Well, we started last Friday morning off by meeting Jessica & Andrew and Erica & Miller at Jessica's pool again. Have I told y'all how much I love this pool?! :) Why doesn't every neighborhood have a great "baby" pool? Anyways, the three kids played for a few hours and had a great time. And I love catching up with my girlfriends (as much as you can while watching your kids). We only had one little incident while there....Anna's diaper! Ugghhh. I won't go into detail but let's just say I had to put her in the shower in the pool's bathroom. Times like these I'm wondering...."Wow, this is my life. I'm about a week out from my due date, I'm squatting in a shower with my 2 year old and hosing her down because of her awful diaper." And of course plenty of people come in and out of the bathroom. Any offers to help with anything? Of course not. But then again, I don't know if I would offer to help with that either! Oh, and Anna was crying the whole time in the shower too. And I've left out a few details (such as: her leaking from the bathroom door to the shower-which I had to clean up after I cleaned up Anna). So that always adds an element of fun! :) I guess we just have to laugh about some of this stuff....or else we'll cry!!!
