Jack finally made his grand entrance! Born: Monday, May 11th at 2:15 pm Weighed 9 lbs 10 oz (thank heaven for C-sections!) Was 21 inches long Needless to say he was HUGE! I have big babies anyway, but he was a good pound larger than my other record holder. Here the kids are loving Jack one last time before meeting him. Getting to hold him for the first time. After his first bath. The three of us. Daddy and Jack. YOWZA!! Caleb finally got his brother. Lily adores Jack....sometimes too much. Soooo sleepy. Monkey toes! When he came out, the nurses kept saying he was all feet and hands. They were right! We are so blessed to have Jack finally here. Everyone is in love with him and he certainly doesn't lack attention. We wish more of you were here to meet him.
I have thought alot over the last few months about how I don't get to have Lily as my baby for as long as I did my other kids. I feel bad about that. She is so fun and loving. I can't even imagine our family without her. I am excited that she will have a brother so near in age and hope that they are very close. But, I am savoring these last few days with her as my sweet baby.
I think I can speak for a lot of parents when I say "Hooray for 18 months"!!! Lily is now officially in Nursery at church. This was a much needed change for our family, especially with Baby Jack on his way. Lily was getting sooo hard to handle and lets face it, who would rather hang out with the parents than get to blow bubbles, sing silly songs and get to snack on Goldfish galore? She did great, by-the-way. Couldn't get rid of us fast enough...jeesh. So it begins.
Paige and Caleb had a great time running in the Link for Life Race at the Zoo last Saturday. There were soo many people and tons of fun was had by all who were there. Paige got some pics with her teacher, Mrs. Dix and her husband, Mr. Dix, who is the PE teacher at her school. She also spent the rest of the day with her friend Erin, who moved to Ohio later that night. It was a last day to spend with the "other" Perry family. They will be missed.
I found out a couple of weeks ago that my C-section date had to be moved back, due to scheduling. So, instead of Friday, May 8th, we will welcome our little one on Monday, May 11th. I know, it is only a few days later, but we were really looking forward to the 8th. So, he will be here in three weeks from today. :)
We had a great Easter this year in Kansas. On Saturday,we enjoyed a picnic and egg hunt in the park. Things took a turn for the worse on Sunday, though. Lily got pink eye on Saturday and she and I both woke up sick on Sunday. (Still sick, btw.) The weather was horrible. It stormed all day. But, we still had a good time eating chocolate treats and yummy dinner. The kids had a fun time painting a huge Easter egg on my tummy. (I will spare the actual pictures for all of you.) It is hard to believe that next Easter there will be another member of our family to share it with. We are all excited!
Purple blossoms, green grass, new leaves....snow!!! Yes, this is what we woke up to on Saturday morning. We knew it was coming, but never imagined we could build a snowman in the Springtime. The kids were in heaven. They finally got to wear their snowboots in Kansas. (1st time.) It was actually a nice last Winter hurrah. We spent the weekend in, next to the fireplace. But don't fear, it will be 66 degrees today.
