Walk and tummy time

I went on a nice, unintentionally long walk with Miles today - almost 4 miles. I missed a turn and ended up way further from home than expected by the time I realized it. Oh well, we had fun.

 Love the trees this time of year

 First tummy time

 Simon had to investigate

 Trying to lift his head. He did it a couple of times (for a brief second), but was too quick for a picture.

 Making his PT mama proud.

 Working hard.

 Aaaaaand he's tired.

 Kisses from Daddy.

Old and new Miles

Fun in the moby today

Older pictures...

From Uncle Spencer

Too cute

 Working with his daddy (and Kitty)

So perfect

Happy after his bath

 Early picture from my phone

 Another from in the hospital

 Leaving the hospital (38 hours old)

Easter and more fun

Miles' First Easter

The bunny is also named Miles...

Miles in his swing

Welcome, Miles!

Miles Carter Jacobsma arrived on April 18th at 9:06pm via c-section after 2 failed inductions. We originally went in for the induction on April 13th, and after 2 days of little progress were sent home because the contractions were causing his heart rate to decrease too much. We hoped for something to happen over the weekend (I even cheated on bedrest and went for a few short walks), but no such luck. I was induced again on Monday. After 12 hours of no progress again, they wanted me to sleep through the night and try again for a 4th day. After thinking about it, I didn't foresee anything magical happening that hadn't already happened, so I asked for a c-section. About an hour later, I walked into the operating room and was given in epidural. Unfortunately, the epidural didn't work entirely and I could feel pain while my doctor was cutting. They immediately put me under general anesthesia. Jared had to leave the room, but got to meet Miles shortly after he was born. I had to wait about 2 hours in the recovery room before they would let me see him. He is perfect!

Pictures! 

At the hospital, 7am Monday morning ready to go:

Jared in his "sexy scrubs." They're sexy because of the pink drawstring...

Ready for the c-section

Miles in his first moments of life. Thanks to my nurse Tamara for the photography!

10 fingers...

Healthy set of lungs...

10 toes...

Posing for the camera

7 lb 14 oz, 21 inches long

Proud papa

First family photo

So sleepy

First bath. Look at that hair!

 

More pictures soon!

39 weeks!

How big is baby?

He is 19-21 inches long and between 6-8 pounds. He only has a couple more days to grow before coming to meet everybody.

Appointment update

My belly is measuring 36 weeks, which means he is starting to drop. Heart rate sounds good. The nurse didn't tell me my blood pressure or protein status, so that is a mystery.

NST

The NST was uneventful this week. They hooked me up to the monitors, drew labs, and reviewed information for the induction on Wednesday. We've still got a happy baby inside. My labs came back normal. My platelets have even gone up quite a bit to 206. 

Induction

I have to call the hospital at 5am on Wednesday. They will tell me when to come in, hopefully around 7am.

Pictures!

My mom came out to help us clean and do final preparations for our little guy's arrival. She also did some photography for us:

We saw a raccoon on Saturday just outside our window. We watched it climb up and down the tree and wander the parking lot.

And the cats are adorable as always.

Beginning to end