Jacob's 4

Saturday was Jacob's 4th Birthday. We went to Chuck E Cheeses and came home and had cupcakes. The celebration was a little subdued as Matthew was quite ill and couldn't be involved and we couldn't have outside family over.

Jacob has been such a blessing to us. He was our if it happens it happens baby. I was due on October 10th, my Grandma's and my sister in law Julie's birthdays, but the doctor induced me on October 3rd. Because Justin had been so big (10 lbs 4 oz), she didn't want to run the risk of Jacob getting that big. He was born at 1:48 pm and was 9 lbs 4 oz, one pound less than Justin was. We hadn't found out ahead of time if he was a boy or girl, so it was a surprise in the the delivery room. He had a full head of the darkest brown hair which was also a surprise. He was the first baby I had an epidural with, which made labor nice, but made me sick as a dog afterward.

I remember being in the hospital and just wanting to go home, I didn't want to be there at all. I missed the other boys and just was homesick. Well, I finally got home, and boy o boy, we found out that Jacob was one grouchy baby. Greg and I were wondering what we had gotten ourselves into. He screamed in the car, he screamed in the store, he screamed if you sat down. Luckily that only lasted about a month.

Now he's a fun loving little boy who makes us laugh all the time. We are so thankful for him.