Our Life With Boys: October 2012

Friday, October 26, 2012

Meeting Baby Brother

Ronan was very eager to meet his baby brother. In the months leading up to his arrival, he had many plans of all the things he was going to do with his baby brother. I think he really thought he was never coming because nine months is a long time to a two year old.

The day finally arrived though! Here are some pictures of Ronan meeting his baby brother:

Love this picture. He is waiting to meet his baby brother.

He is ready to go meet him. He brought him a balloon and a baby bottle he found at home. He also brought Mommy a pink carnation.

On their way!

Love this one too.

Family of four.

Checking him out.

They exchanged gifts at the hospital. Ronan got a drill which he LOVED. Baby Jack got an elephant lovie and a Timmy stuffed sheep that Ronan insisted on buying him.

Yeah, this guy is going to be a pretty awesome big brother.

Introducing Jackson Jay

At around 3:50 a.m. on Friday, April 13th, I woke up in labor. My first thought was "Oh man! This can't be happening on Friday the 13th!" My due date was still half a week away. So I denied the fact that I was in labor for an hour or two and then around 6:30, I decided I better wake up Ryan because this was really happening. We called the grandparents to let them know to be on their way. We left for the hospital around 9:30.

When we arrived at the hospital, we checked in and they confirmed I was in labor. I was still pretty comfortable so I was feeling pretty confident in not needing an epidural, but that quickly changed within an hour. I had to wait a very long time for that epidural. Haha, but I definitely learned to just go ahead and put in your order for one when you arrive at the hospital. :)

At around 1:30, it was time to push. Our sweet baby Jackson was born at 1:50 p.m. on Friday, April 13th, 2012.

Here are some pictures from that day: