Welcome to the World Dane

Dane is born on 10-16-09 at 4:30 P.M. 8lbs 4oz and 21 inches long!

Hospital Status Update

We arrived at the hospital last night at 6:00 P.M. Due to uncomfortable beds, painful IV and odd beeping neither of us got any or much sleep. At 2:00 A.M. they put Tonya on Petocin and she has been on it every since. Her contractions have increased but last time they checked she is only dilated to a 1 and Dane is at a -3. We would be going home except last night Tonya decided it would be a good idea if she let her water broke so one way or the other we will be leaving here with a baby. The way things are going we would appreciate if all visitors could refrain from coming today. We know you all care very much but Dane is being diffucult right now and we appreciate the privacy.

-Jake

Time is up....

So today was my 40 week appointment and I had an ultrasound to see how big he is. It appears I am birthing brutis beefcake because he is approximately 8lbs 7 oz. We are scheduled to go to the hospital tomorrow night at 6pm and they will start the pitocin on Friday morning. If all goes well we will be holding baby Dane by Friday night. Everyone say a prayer for Jacob because he is a nothing short of a basket case. I think I should have kept this all a secret :)

Danes Room

So here are some pics of baby Danes room, we finally finished putting up all the decorations. A big thank you to aunt Pam for all of her help.

Danes Bedding
Changing table
Isn't his name just adorable?

Officially unemployed

So Wednesday was my last day at Continental Disc Corporation. I was there almost eight years so it was kind of an emotional day. Lets just face it, it is not so much the "job" that I will miss but instead the people. I think back over the years to all that Jacob and I have been through and how my coworkers played a part. They have been there through our wedding, 2 deployments, 2 graduations, etc. No matter how tough the day might be or how frustrating the job can be at times the people made such an impact on us. One thing is for sure, CDC people take care of each other.

So now that I am technically unemployed everyone is asking me how I feel. To be honest I am a little terrified. This is the first time since I was 16 that I have not had a full time job. Even when we moved I had a job lined up. It feels a little strange to go to bed knowing that I do not have "somewhere" to be. Right now is especially strange since I have not started my new job of being a mom. One thing is for sure, I feel so blessed to be able to stay home and take care of our baby. I am so thankful that I have such a supportive husband that is willing to sacrifice the material things to make our family a priority. Lets face it, it is not easy living under 50% of the income you are used to having. So as much as I am nervous I am equally if not more excited. The countdown is drawing near and I am ready.

CDC thanks for all the fun times and happy memories. I will be back to see you soon.

Better late then never...pics from shower #2

Shower # 3

Saturday we had another shower which was hosted by my mother-in-law Susie. We had a great time and received lots and lots of books for baby Dane. I would have to say the highlight was Pam and Susie and their remarkable acting skills. They acted out a fun little skit at the beginning of the shower and then much later taxed our brain about what Pam had in her bag. It was really cute. It was also really nice to see friends and friends of the family that I do not get to see on a regular basis.