Jacob Talking

Use this link to listen to Jacob talking. He just wanted to say good morning :)
Be sure to turn the volume all the way up so you can hear him.

Just what you need, another friend named Laura...

Today's a big day! Months ago I was sent the following message from a dear sorority sister:

Hi ladies!
I find this incredibly ironic so I must pass it on. Although you two ladies are friends that I don't see on a regular basis, I know you're friends I can rely on in a jiffy.
How interesting that you're both named Laura, that you were both LH initials before you got married, that you both have not-so-little anymore brothers to protect, that you're both EXPECTING BABY BOYS THE FIRST WEEK IN JUNE and you both live in Lexington. You both like classy things, unique clothing and jewelry and vacations at the beach.
Laura's fave vacation spot is Massachusetts, and LB lived in Maryland as a newlywed.
Also, you both went to Baby Belly Spa recently (your mommas aren't the only ones reading those blogs!) and you'll both make great mommas yourselves.
So on top of all these little things you have in common, I really think you guys could be great friends. Certainly there's a playdate in your future! Maybe Dane and Jacob will share a birthday :)
So without further adieu, Laura Camic, meet my sorority sister from WKU, Laura Beth McKew, aka LB. She lived across the hall in the sorority house.
LB, meet Laura Hughes, my middle and high school friend who lived one street away.
Here's to healthy babies and newfound friends!
Love Jackie

Turns out Laura and I have loads of mutual friends and our boys were born 4 days apart. We've kept in touch during our pregnancies and the last 11 weeks of these boys lives via facebook and blogs, and today we meet! We scheduled a "play date" for today and after some shifting we moved the big event, back to today. So off I go to meet my first "internet friend". We've always been warned not to go meet internet friends in person, they could be creapy people... but I have no doubt that is not the case here!
So, here's to healthy babies and new found friends!
Thanks Jack!!!

New Toys

This past week, my video camera died. After a very LONG trip to Best Buy without Jacob and a lot of researching... after several beers Pat agreed to let me get the SONY Cyber-shot HX1 Digital Camera. Drum roll please.....
TA-DA:I'm in LOVE!! It's not only a digital camera with some pretty stinkin cool features, but it's also a video camera!! And, my favorite feature: it takes up to 10 frames per second when it's it "burst" mode. What more could a girl ask for when trying to catch a 10 week old baby at his finest? On another note, Pat left yesterday for a job outside of Ashland, KY. He'll be gone all of this week, come home to celebrate his birthday this weekend and then will leave on Sunday for the next week too. Boo! Jacob managed to get a stomach bug just in time for Pat to need to leave. I'm sure Pat felt great leaving us at home with Jacob unable to keep any food down. The good news is Jacob should be on the mend. The doctor gave him a once over today and said the worst should be over. So, Nannie has Jacob at the house today and will keep him again this week while I tough it out at the office.

Jacob and his Daddy before he left yesterday

2 months.. and some days

Hi, my name is Jacob and I have blue eyes. Nothing amazes me more than the shade of blue in Jacob's eyes (nothing like his parents' eyes, we have brown and green eyes). It's pure blue, so far they haven't darkened any, not even around the rim. I don't know if they'll stay this color much longer, but I love it.

Jacob is officially 2 months old, and has 3 stick marks on his thighs from shots to prove it. Poor kiddo was a champ through his first round of vaccinations and managed to only appear mad at me for a minute or two. I was a champ too and didn't shed a single solitary tear during the event! I had been told at previous visits that he would be put on the exam table for his shots, the nurse would give him three "pinches" and then I would pick him up and comfort him. So, the nurse came in. I put him on the table and stepped back to watch and then the nurse turned to me and said, "I'm going to need your help".

EXCUSE ME???

I'm pretty sure I had the most dumbfounded look on my face as she repeated her request and pulled me towards the exam table. I was told to hold both of his hands and press my arm across his chest to help keep him still. And, "talk to him while I do this"

UM, NO WAY! I'M NOT PARTICIPATING IN THIS!
I was not prepared. I was not properly informed. I am NOT supposed to be associated with the pain that is getting ready to take place. I'm just supposed to swoop in and be the knight and shinning armor that makes it all better.

I WAS WRONG! And I had to help.

We both survived just fine. I still didn't cry thankyouverymuch.

Before the trauma drama of shots, Jacob was measured and weighed:

10 lbs 11.5 oz, 25 %tile (same as at 2 weeks)

24 1/8 inches, 90 %tile (up from 75 %tile at 2 weeks)

head: something I can't remember right now but 40 %tile (up from 25 %tile at 2 weeks)

He's doing good.