Jacob's Big News

Note Bene: This post is old. I wrote it when we were in transit and sans internet. A more current update is forthcoming. -Bethany

As of his Tuesday night (6/23) weighing, Jacob is 6 pounds, 1 ounce! I also measured him and he was 18 1/2 inches long--the boy is growing!

The other news comes from a conversation I had with the doctor yesterday morning. It seems that he will be able to come home in about 2 weeks--much sooner than I was expecting!

This of course, is just an estimate based on his progress so far. But we expect him to continue to grow and gain strength, and continue to eat well (which is the main determining factor for when he can come home).

Also, I am continuing to gain strength and recover, both from Jacob's birth and from my sore throat. I have recently been re-instructed by my doctor not to lift anything--including Nathanael! This has been a huge challenge for both of us, but we are sticking it out for the full 6 weeks. :)

We successfully moved into our new house this past weekend thanks to many, many earthly angels. Two of those came over this morning and transformed my kitchen from a mountain of towering cardboard into a beautiful horizon of counter top. I cannot begin to express the boost this gave my spirits!

And Nathanael continues to adjust to all the changes in his life and astound us with his creativity and his energy. He loves his new (windowless!) bedroom and all the space for playing.

We are also all adapting to another addition to our family: Rachel! Michael's younger sister volunteered to nanny for us for a few months after Jacob surprised us. We love her and are so grateful for everything she is doing for our family.

Love,
Bethany