We're Here!
Well, after lots of travelling, we have finally arrived in KY. The drive from TX took 14 hours, so that was pretty good. We arrived in Terre Haute at 4:00 in the morning. We had to stop every 3 hours or so to feed Jacob, but it went well overall. We tried out the DVD player in our van for the first time and Nathan was fascinated with that.

Our Christmas went well. We first were in Terre Haute for the Hunter Christmas then on to Nashville, IN, for the Weir Christmas then on to Scottsburg, IN, for my mom's side and then to Louisville for the Lloyd Christmas. Needless to say, we made a haul.

We are living in a 2 bedroom suite at a hotel. It is really nice and will work well for a few months. It is right next to the church where Daryl works, so that is convenient. We get to go there for the first time this Sunday, so we are looking forward to that and seeing what it is like and where we can get plugged in.

We are getting settled in and look forward to looking at housing to see what we can afford in the area. We'll keep you informed.

Doctor's Appointment
Jacob went to the doctor this morning and he weighed 10.5 pounds!!! That means in the past 10 days he has gained 2 pounds. Crazy! Well, I guess he is eating pretty well.


Labor Story
I guess I never really explained how Jacob's birth went. Here goes. It is a little long.

I woke up on November 18th with a few contractions. Nothing too serious so I just started watching them for a while. They were pretty sporatic at that point. I told Daryl after a little while and we were waiting. That night at dinner I told my mom and they started to get a little closer together and stronger. We finally decided to go to the hospital that night.

When we got there I was still 3 centimeters and my contractions had gotten sporatic again. They watched me for an hour and there wasn't much of a change. The nurse said that the doctor would probably have me go home and continue to watch them. She called the doctor on call and he instead decided to admit me. If there wasn't any change by the morning he wanted to induce. I was a little hesitant, but we went to the labor and delivery floor anyway.

The nurses there were getting me prepped and we told them we had a birth plan to be able to walk around and not be stuck in the bed the whole time. Well, they said the doctor on call doesn't do that. So, we decided to sign the Against Medical Advice papers and go home to labor more comfortably.

We got home and laid on the couch. Before long the contractions were getting really strong and close together. We decided to go back to the hospital after a couple hours. When we got there I was a 7! So, we went back upstairs and got hooked up. They wouldn't let me get out of the bed, so that stunk. Things went really slowly from then on. I think that is because I couldn't walk around. We cleared all this with our doctor, but I guess the doctor on call is a little old school in his methods. A new doctor came on call and I had him break my water at 9 centimeters.

Finally a while later I was ready to push. It only took like 10 minutes for Jacob William to arrive. We thought he was so small and probably like 6 pounds or something but he turned out to be bigger than Nathan at birth. That was funny.

I was able to go natural again this time without the use of drugs. The fact that it was a slower labor made it harder than Nathan's birth, but it still went well. Next time I might see if I can find a midwife to deliver so that there won't be any confusion like this time.

A few new pictures to enjoy...

SOLD!
Well, looks like we have sold our house already. We received 2 offers this past Tuesday and enacted one of them today. The offer is from an 80-year-old couple. They are paying cash and actually offered more than our asking price. Both people that put in an offer really wanted the house and were pleading their case to our agent. It was a good scenario for us.

So now this means we will be leaving on the 22nd of this month. The moving company will be coming around that time to get us packed up and we will head out. I can't believe that is only 2 weeks away!

2 Weeks Old
Jacob went in for a checkup today at the doctor. He now weighs 8 pounds, 12 ounces! He got down to 6 lbs, 3 oz at a few days old, so he is packing on the pounds now. Nathan was 8 lbs, 6 oz at 2 weeks, so Jacob has a few ounces on him. He is doing well over all.

Here are a few new pictures from the last few weeks of the boys.






Moving
Well, I guess we haven't officially announced our plans for the next month. Daryl has accepted a new position at Southeast Christian Church in Louisville, KY. He will be a network guy again. His last day at work here is December 22. We wanted to get back closer to family and it has worked out. Our house is now on the market. We have had several people come look and a couple people have come back for a second look. No offers yet, but we'll see. So, there is a lot of stuff going on in the next few weeks. We'll keep you updated.