Jake's First Bath!!

Jake's bellybutton finally fell off on saturday so we decided to give him his first bath. He seemed to really like it! The only time he would really start fussing is when we had him out of the water for too long and he would get cold.

After he was all clean we pulled him out and wrapped him up! He just laid there and looked around waiting for what was next. What a sweetie!!

We just love this little boy!!

Cute Little Guy!

Here is a short clip I made of Jake one day when he and I were hanging out in bed all day. I had been up all night the night before with food poisoning. So, here he is, you kind of get a good taste of how mellow this little guy is. He would sleep all night without waking up if I didn't wake him up to feed him. He doesn't cry much, except when he's super hungry and fusses when he is trying to poop. He sleeps so calmly and will sleep through pretty much anything!!! We love him so much!! Enjoy!

Jake Logan Thompson

Jake came into our lives at 12:38 am on August 31,2011. He weighed 7 lbs, and was 20 inches long!

We have enjoyed this guy tremendously!!!!!!!!! He is a joy to have and feel very blessed to have such a sweet spirit in our life.

The Birth Story:

My doctor let me do an elective induction, so a week in advance, we scheduled the induction for the morning of August 30th. He told me to call the night before to get any special instructions. So the evening before I called in and they told me to be here at 6 am and to call 30 minutes before to make sure they had a bed for me. We went to bed-and could hardly sleep-and got up at 5am to get ready. I called in at 5:30 and they told me that it was not going to happen and that they would call me later if they could get me in. We were pretty disappointed and went back to bed for an hour or so. At about 10am we still hadn't heard anything and so called them again-again the same answer with no hint as to when would be a closer time. So we sat around and waited some more. In the mean time, I called my doctor to see if he wanted me to come in for a checkup if they couldn't get me in and they said they would call me back. So I called the hospital again at 12...they must have thought we were a nag cause they told me they were still waiting on a few girls to deliver. FINALLY at 12:30 pm they called us and said to get there within 45 min!! So we jumped in the car and got over there as soon as possible just in case they changed their mind! :)

We admitted me and went up to labor and delivery to get started. They started me on the oxytocin for contractions at about 1:30pm. After talking to the nurse she said that my doctor called in upset that they didn't get me in sooner and that they were going to get me started on things quickly.

A few hours went by and I was dialated to a 4 and they came in to check the position of the baby with an ultrasound and he was in perfect position.

So they gave me the choice to get my epidural and then break my water or vice versa. Let's just say that i'm glad I chose to get the epidural first, because an hour after they broke my water, I was dialated to a 9 and his head was engaged.

Finally it was time to push and with the help of my mom, Cindy, and Logan, he came out quickly.

We are so happy to have this little guy and are excited to watch him grow! He has already captured our love and admiration cause we think he is just SSSSSOOOOOO cute!

By the way, I am recovering very quickly, in fact it's only been 9 days and I can hardly feel the soreness anymore!! Makes it much easier to go things around the house!!! I am still a little emotional if you talk to me about specific subjects, but I'm hoping my hormones will level out soon. Logan has been a good help to me the last week and we are so thankful to Cindy for cooking us dinner several nights this last week!! I hope that as soon as Jake and I can figure out breastfeeding better that I will have more time to get things done throughout the day!

Baby Yet?

So yesterday I took Castor Oil and waited to see what happens, hoping that it would put me into labor early. Last night at one point I had some very painful contractions but then stopped after about an hour or so. Then this morning my pants were soaked when I got up and so we decided to go in to Labor and Deliver to get checked. They took a swab test, (that came back negative) and did a scope to look at my cervix and see if there is extra fluid. There was extra fluid, and they took a sample of it to look under a microscope and it came back positive for "ferning". (Which I guess is what amniotic fluid looks like when it dries.) So because one test was positive and the other negative they wanted to do another swab test that was a little more sensitive. Because that came back negative, they did an ultrasound to check the amount of fluid left. Seems that I have a lot of fluid left cause they said before they sent me home, that if I get a gush of water-and I should have water running down my leg and puddling on the floor- to come back in.

So, unfortunately, we don't have a baby yet, but it is getting closer to my inducement date, Tuesday. They will be starting me at about 6am so it will be a LONG day!

Camping at Leadore

Last week we spent the whole week up at Big 8 Mile Campground in Leadore. It was nice an cool with a few warm days and lots of rain! We had a good week spending it with family.

Logan and I stayed in a tent but we slept well thanks to the gift Cindy and John gave us that is a double high queen air bed. It was super nice to be able to get up out of bed without too much effort!
Logan enjoyed going on rides with his brothers. He rode so much his bottom got sore. :) He even enjoyed teaching me how to ride a dirt bike!
Logan also went to many of the lakes that surround our campground to go fishing. He didn't get to catch anything but loved spending the time visiting with his brothers.
On Friday, the last day, Logan, Cory, and Greg went on a hard ride up to the Patterson Lodge.

Greg came up the last few days of the week and I got to watch sweet little Vella! :) She loved being outside and was really good about taking naps and playing in her play pen!
She even was good about letting me know when she was cold by grabbing her blanket and holding it up so I could wrap her up!

The Next Step in Life

It has been a long while since I have blogged. We have had a lot go on the last month or so and it's time to update! So I am now at 30 Weeks and am SSSSOOOOOO excited to be in the last weeks! I can definitely feel the baby growing due to the muscle cramping and stretching soreness, and he seems to be sitting lower or more on my bladder because I am going to the bathroom WAY too many times in one day.

So, lately, Logan and I have moved in to a new apartment in Pocatello, and we are finally unpacked. On the weekends, Logan likes to either go dirt biking or fishing. So one weekend we went to American Falls Reservoir. Where we stopped, there was an older gentleman who had been there hours before us, and hadn't caught anything. So Logan decided to try anyway just for fun. We had been there for about and hour or so, and then suddenly, Logan realized he caught a fish! It was quite a fight getting that fish on shore, and this is what we found.

It was a Carp fish, which make Logan a little sad, but he loved his big fish story anyway.

He was so happy to have caught a big fish, what a cute guy!

So, I have neglected putting pictures up of my belly, so here are a few...

This was taken today, so 30 weeks and 3 days!

This was taken at 30 weeks!

This is at 27 weeks!

We are loving being in our own place and are so excited to welcome our new baby in the world! We hope everyone is doing well and love our family so much!

24 Weeks!!!!

Wow! Time is flying but still going so slow! Here is a picture of my belly at 24 weeks, sorry my head is not in it, I took it with my phone. Jake is growing so big and strong! Anytime I am sitting, he is moving! I love the mornings because that is when he moves the most, and kicks the hardest! Logan like to put his hand on my belly in the morning to feel him, he only has to set his hand gently on my tummy and he can feel every move! He is going to be a strong little guy!

At my doctor's appointment on Tuesday, they gave us the results on the ultrasound we had. He said the baby looks great, I'm doing great, and everything seems to be going great! Oh, but I have to go back in for a routine ultrasound because my kidney seemed to be swollen. He said not to worry, but they will just do another one to check it and make sure it's not getting bigger. I am so glad that everything is going well!

Logan and I are still thinking of middle names but I think we have found one that we both kinda like. We are thinking Jake Christian Thompson. But still up in the air.

Anyway, I hope everyone is enjoying the beautiful weather we have had the last day or two and we love you all!