I thought It was time I added Chloe to our Blog....

So far she has been nothing but a JOY!!!! And it kills me to say she is already turning 9 months old on Thursday!!!!
Oh, and for those of you wondering, I am thinking this may be the start of more blogging from me again! :)

Its not going to be just Jakey anymore

A couple days ago I was playing with Jacob in his room. He was saying and doing the cutest things and melting my heart as usual. All of a sudden a wave of emotion just hit me and I was crying. I probably scared the poor kid to death but I could not help it. It hit me that it was no longer just going to be me and him. There is going to be a new baby in the picture and in a way it scares me. It scares me because I am afraid Jacob will feel neglected and even more lonely than he already does sometimes as an only child. I just adore my Jacob and I truly am going to miss my Always Mommy-Jacob time. Things are about to change forever again and I do not know what to expect! I know I will love this little girl just as much but right now its still hard to believe. I know one thing for sure, he is going to be a wonderful brother once he gets used to having her around. And I am excited for him to have siblings to play and grow up with.

She's Coming!

A few baby shower pictures.

These pictures were taken a month ago so I am quite a bit bigger now!
My friend Tonya who threw me my baby shower.

Only 21 days until my due date and only 17 days until my scheduled C-section!! I am kind of hoping she comes early and then I will attempt to do a normal delivery. From what everyone keeps telling me though, it might be more safe for the baby to just go with the C-section, especially if you have already had one. Anyone else have an opinion about this? I would love to hear your story!

Our Trip to San Francisco

What a bridge!

A very cool looking city. So many crazy roads and traffic!

Alcatraz.


Waiting to get some seafood to eat. It was good!

The Full House houses!

Jacob and Uncle Andrew.



A neat family picture.

Exciting News!

For those of you who do not know, Jacob had a Swallow Study done at the Children's Hospital here in Arizona this past Monday. It was the first swallow study he has had in over a year. The last one was at Primary Children's in Salt Lake. Anyways, we are very excited to announce that Jacob passed his swallow tests!! He is swallowing normally now! He did not aspirate at all. In all of his other swallow studies in the past, he would aspirate immediately after taking a drink. Brad and I have suspected for a while that he may have grown out of this mystery medical condition but we did not want to get our hopes up too high. Jacob has been asking for and chugging down drinks of water, milk and juice, usually through a straw for several months now. I had convinced myself that he was still aspirating and his body had just gotten used to having liquid in his lungs and that was why he was not getting sick anymore. However, deep inside I knew that things had finally changed for the better. So that is our exciting news! Now we just have to continually offer Jacob more and more drinks by straw and cup until he drinks enough by mouth that we don't even have to use the G-button anymore. I think I will be even more excited to announce when his G-button has been removed! I just want to thank everyone for all of your love, support and prayers over the last 2 1/2 years. I don't think this would have happened without the faith and prayers of all of our friends and family as well as our own.

Another Pregnancy Update

Well, I had my Ultrasound the other day and everything looks great. It also looks like we are having a GIRL! I am really excited but also nervous about how different it will be this time around. There was a part of me that wanted a little brother for Jacob but I think Jacob will be the perfect big brother for a girl. Also, its estimated that my due date will be September 27th, so I have a long, HOT, pregnant summer ahead of me!

Four Months Along

For those of you who don't know this yet, I am pregnant again!! I am 16 weeks and very excited about it. The first 3 1/2 months were really difficult because of morning sickness (or should I say ALL DAY sickness) and it was frustrating that NOTHING ever sounded good to eat. I am over that now though and very thankful. I am actually having my first ultrasound this week on Thursday and cannot wait. I have heard of women finding out the sex at only 16 weeks so we will see what happens. Anyways, just wanted to let you all know and I will be sure to keep you updated.