Our Kindergartner and Big Boy

Rachel started K5 2 weeks ago. It's hard to believe she's already big enough to go to school. I only teared up a few times so I thought I did fairly well. She loved it and already has a new best friend.

The same day Rachel started school, we took Jacob for his 8 week check-up. He weighsed 13 lbs 13 oz and is 24 1/4 inches long. 90th percentile for height and weight.

Misc pics

One week old

I laughed at loud when I looked over and Rachel was sitting beside Jacob looking at a Parents magazine!

Happy Fourth of July--3 weeks old

Snoozing

Bath time

6 weeks old--big boy

What a difference 6 weeks makes

Jacob has grown so much in 6 weeks. His 2 week appt he was up to 9 lbs 4 oz and his 4 week he weighed 11 lbs! He takes 4 oz every 3 hours and I've started feeding him cereal at night before bed. He loves it! Rachel loves her baby brother and loves helping out with everything, except changing diapers. He's a very sweet snuggly baby. He does seem to have a small temper at times though. We love him so much and can't imagine our lives without him.

Jacob Payne Grier

Well I'm 7 weeks behind on posting. Jacob was born on June 11 at 1:47 pm weighing 7 lbs 12 oz and 20 inches long. The labor was pretty easy. The dr broke my water at 7:30 am and I was at 10 cm by 1:00 pm. My epidural stopped working on one side (ouch). Luckily, they were able to get the anesthesiologist in to fix that before I started to push. I only pushed about 10 minutes before he was here.

Rachel's 5th Birthday Party

We had Rachel's 5th birthday party last week at Pump It Up. Her birthday isn't actually until June 20 but we wanted to make sure she had a party before Jacob came. She had a great turnout and had a great time. She is still confused though as to why she isn't 5 if she already had a party.

36 weeks today

I went to the dr on Wednesday and I'm dilated 1 cm. They did a sonar and said I'm measuring a week ahead and he is in the 90th percentile. His approximate weight is 7 lbs 2 oz already! I'll go back next week for another check up.

Rachel's 4K Graduation

Tea Party

Rachel's friend Madelyn had a tea party birthday. It was one of the cutest things I had ever seen. They each had their own place setting with a name card and a hat for each of them to wear. Madelyn's mom made her cake and it turned out great.

Nursery

The top pictures are Rachel helping put the crib together. She got bored after a while. Thanks to Josh & Carrie for helping me get everything put up after the shower! Now we just wait.....

Jacob's Baby Shower

About 20 ladies at church hosted a baby shower for Jacob. We got just about everything we needed to get us started when he arrives. It was good seeing so many friends and family. We are really blessed.