The Night Watches

Hard to believe a week ago we were at the hospital having this little baby! Goad has been so kind to us this week, as we have begun to make the adjustment from one child to two. I have been snapping away, trying to capture sweet moments.... a friend of mine said to me, "New life is so amazing isn't it?" I couldn't agree more! Special visit from Hemi and Siena ! Lots of time spent in mommy and daddy's arms... I love this stage when they are just a big ball of baby! First bath at home. He didn't like it too much, until I washed his hair! Daddy reading to his two boys... Notice Tyler's concerned look... he still doesn't know what to make of Jack's little cry. Shaggy, pre -hair cut!!! I didn't realize how long it had gotten until I saw this picture! Pre - cry face... Sweet little angle baby... My parents came for a visit... Tyler seems so massive to me now. Every time I change his diaper, I think, man... he is too big to be wearing diapers!!! Wha...

Wow, so where to begin.... so this is our son Jackson Chase... isn't he cute? So, we took a lot of photos of the day/weekend... Here is the day in a nutshell.. with photos to capture what it was all like! We called the hospital at 8 am to make sure they had a room for me, and were given the green light to come! Tyler was already at my parents house- we left him there the night before. We realized we needed to drop off a movie at Blockbuster, and grab something to eat, so by the time we got to the hospital, it was 9:30... ooopps ! We got the last room open too! We got checked in, waited in the waiting room for a little, and finally got taken to our room, by the best nurse Karen. Room #3! So they hooked me up to the heartbeat monitor, and contraction monitor. Our room seemed to be missing a lot of supplies, so getting everything in place took a while. We also had a broken contraction monitor, so after 45 minutes of them recording nothing, we got one that worked! At this point ...

We are home!!! What a weekend it has been. God was so faithful to us during the delivery of our boy and in the days following at the hospital. I have TONS of great photos to post, but seeng as we just got home, and are pretty tired, so I am stealing one from Brit's blog that she took the night he was born to appease the many requests! Hopefully, tomorrow I will post a little more detailed version of the details of his birthday and a whole bunch of pictures! Thank you for your prayers and love. We are so blessed!

So Tali was ready to push for 40 minutes before the doctor arrived. Once he got there, she only had to push for 25 minutes before Jack was born at 6:29 PM. He weighed 8 pounds and 2 ounces. Both Jack and Tali are doing well. He had his first bath and his first shots. They should both be coming home from the hospital on Sunday.

Well, Tali went from 4 cm to 10 cm in 1 hour! Unbelievable! She has starting pushing and baby Jack should be here within the hour. Stay tuned...

Hello everyone! I just wanted to update everyone on Tali's progress. She went to the hospital at 9am this morning and was induced at noon. They broke her water at about 2pm and she has been progressing slowly but surely. I will post later with an update.

It is a strange feeling, knowing that today is the day my son will be born. Yet it is not altogether unlike the birth of Tyler, in that I was able to get ready and calmly gather all the things we needed before any pain began. This morning, as I was having a quiet time, I was reminded of something I had read some time ago in Beside Still Waters. "This how to deal with God. Praise Him before you are delivered. Praise Him for what is coming. Adore Him for what He is going to do. I do not think there is a sweeter song in God's ear than the song of one who blesses Him for grace that has not yet been tasted, who blessed Him for answers that have not been received. The Praise for past gratitude is sweet, but even sweeter is the praise of full confidence that all will be well. Therefore, take down your harps from the willows an sing a song of Zion ( Ps . 137:2,4) "Though the fig tree many not blossom, nor fruit be on the vines; though the labor of the olive fail, and the fiel...