Happy Birthday Jack!

The day we came home with Luke from the hospital was October 1st! Jacks Birthday!! It was a fun day and so nice to be home to celebrate with him. He has grown up so much and is such a good little boy. He loved his cake and was totally excited about his birthday party. I had been telling him for weeks that his birthday was in a couple days. We had baked his cake and froze it earlier and wrapped his present and put it up in the closet to wait. I'm glad I was prepared. So the morning of his Birthday Gram tells him Happy Birthday Jack!! And he says.. no in a couple hours... Later Dan told him Happy Birthday! And he said no in a couple days... I guess I really had been telling him that a lot. Here is our beautiful boy..



It was so fun to have grandparents come to celebrate. Most of Jack's favorite people.



It was really cute, while we were eating cake and icecream Luke was in his bouncy and Jack thought it would be nice to let him have a taste of icecream. It was so cute to see him try to share his goodies. Also Jack ate the frosting off of his cake then had gram switch cakes with him so he could eat her frosting too.
After we had cake and icecream it was dinner time (i know a little backwards). Dan lit up a fire in the firepit and Dan, Gram and Jack cooked hotdogs on the fire and burned boxes and wrapping paper. It couldn't have been a better time for Jack. Happy Birthday my sweet Jack Jack I love you very much.

TMI for men (BREASTFEEDING)

If you are a man stop reading immediately....


now that we have that settled I have a question for you nursing mothers out there.
I was nursing Luke but my right side became very sore and lets say wounded, anyways I can't nurse on that side currently so I just pump and feed him with a bottle from that side. I still nurse on my left side, however Luke is becoming a lazy eater when nursing and I'm not producing as much on that side so I also pump that side after he nurses. So how would you suggest I get him to nurse better? I really would like to resume nursing both sides after I heal on the right, not sure what to do...

Hospital and Home

Luke and Mommy a few hours after he was born... We don't have any pictures of him right after he came... we didn't really have time to worry about having the camera handy...
After a nice tub. All clean and fuzzy hair.
Big Brother Jack so proud to have a baby! Went to the store and got the perfect balloon announcing to the world that he had a special delivery. My mom said when they came out of the store people were just grinning at him because he was so proud to have his balloon and to go see baby Luke. What a sweet brother he is. I love him so much.
Loving to hold baby Luke. And I was so happy to see my little man again.
Isn't he handsome??
Getting dressed to come home! This was such an easy little boy, no jaundice, no problems... just ready to be home.
Finally home.
Mom and her two sweet boys. We couldn't be any happier. And we got to come home on Jack's birthday October 1st, what a great way to spend the day!

Tractor Rides

Grandpa is always good for a nice tractor ride... I think its funny how there is only one little boy on the entire hay wagon (of course it doesn't take long for it to fill up).

Jack

Well September and October have been exciting months for us this year. This summer Jack got a new bigger 4 wheeler and it has been very fun! He loves to drive like a maniac all over the yard and in the dirt and mounds across the road. It has been fun watching him be a hot shot.





I took some blankets to the laundramat.. boy was that SUPER fun to see at the machines. Judging by the fun Jack was having you would think we were at Disneyland.


And we have also been working on computer skills playing curious george....