Introducing Jacob Wilhelm Merkl

Jacob Wilhelm Merkl

Well, as most of you know, Jacob made his debut almost 2 weeks ago on August 9, 2010 (I know, 8/9/10, we are so good at planning easy dates to remember!! For those of you who don't know, we were married on 6/7/08...haha) at 9:19 pm weighing in at 7.0 lbs and 20 inches long. He was definitely a stubborn child, as he has been throughout the entire pregnancy! I said the whole time that he was going to be as stubborn and hard headed as his daddy, and he definitely is living up to it! Throughout my pregnancy, he would flip flop all around in my belly and as soon as John (or anyone for that matter) walked into the room to put a hand on my belly and feel the acrobatics going on, he would immediately stop. So, as with his personality, he refused to come the "normal" way, we all just assumed he was so comfy in there and just didn't want to budge. We had originally gone in Sunday night (August 8) to begin the induction process in the hopes of breaking my water Monday (August 9) morning and starting pitocin (the medicine that starts contractions) to get him here quickly. However, after about 14 hours of labor (starting at 7 am Monday morning until 9 pm Monday night) I had only dilated to about 2 cm and we all decided that our efforts were not effective and that the best option would be a c-section since my body and Jacob were just not cooperating. So, while it was a disappointing end to a very long day (and night before), everyone came out healthy and looking great! We were in the hospital until Thursday (August 12) morning, making it home about noon on Thursday. John went back to work last Monday, so it has just been me and the little man most of the week. He is doing great, eating about every 3 hours and we are all adjusting well to the new sleep schedule. I let John sleep all night since there isn't much he can do to help feed anyway, and he has to get up and go to work all day, but he lets me go to bed early (about 8 most nights last week) and let me sleep in this morning. Jacob and I both have doctor's appointments this week, so I will post again next weekend and let you know how we are doing! I will post a few pictures for you to look at, hope you enjoy! (Also, if you look to the right side, I posted a picture right after he was born and a 1 week picture with Mr. Bear, I am hoping to add to this every month with a new picture, so you can keep updated with how he is growing!)

Last "belly shot" Monday morning


First picture with Daddy!

First family picture!

Roll Tide! He's all ready for football season!

Home from the hospital

Meeting his big sister

Chillin in the bouncer

1 Week old with Mr. Bear