Jacoby's First Bath

When we got Jacoby home from the hospital, we decided to give him a sponge bath. I set up his bath stuff on the kitchen counter and sponged him off. I was his hair using the sprayer in the sink. I was a little nervous that I was going to do something horrible like drop him, but I did fine.





When Jacoby was born, he came out HAIRY. He had hair down his ears, back and arms. It was cute, so while we were bathing him, we had to take a picture of his furry little back.

Halloween!

Halloween this year wasn't much for us in the way of scary and dress up. It was the day that we brought Jacoby home from the hospital! Jacoby and I were both given a clean bill of health by our doctors and it was a good thing too, because I was ready to go home and start my new life with Jacoby and Dominic! Dominic took pictures of him in his car seat just so we could remember how small he was. He was tiny!


We got him home and we had to test out the nursery, so I rocked him and then Dominic put him in his crib just to try it out.



Afterwards, I decided to change his diaper. I forgot that he has a little firehose called a penis and so of course, he peed all over both of us. My very first diaper change at home was a disaster! He soaked his outfit and was screaming bloody murder because he was cold. Dominic just stood there and laughed (not that I blame him). We got him cleaned up and into some new clothes. Poor little guy was exhausted.

Jacoby's Poor Bruised Face

While I was in labor, Jacoby was face-up and was having a hard time coming down the birth canal. His nose got stuck on my pelvis and he pretty much stopped. After 3 hours of pushing, the Dr. took pity on me and got out the forceps. Jacoby was born within minutes with the help of the "salad spoons". Unfortunately, the forceps left bruises on his face and being stuck in the birth canal squashed his nose. He looked pretty battered for a few days. Thankfully, he healed quick and his nose went back to normal in no time!



This picture is the first time that I held Jacoby. You can kind of see the bruising on his face and how off-center his nose is. I just look exhausted.



They put a sign in Jacoby's bassinet declaring that he had a bruised face. I was told that some bruising can look like symptoms of much more serious medical disorders in newborns. So, they put the sign in so nobody freaked out and thought that there was something wrong with him.



The bruises had healed by the time this picture was taken, but you can kind of see how his nose is still off center. Poor little guy.

Jacoby Robert Speer

On October 29, 2007 at about 10 a.m., my water finally broke! I had been having contractions for 2 days and I couldn't wait for our son to finally arrive. We got to the hospital at about 11 and I received and epidural shortly after (thank goodness!).



At 3:40 p.m, Jacoby entered this world with the help of Dr. Strebel and the forceps. He weighed in at 6 lbs. 8 oz. and he was 18 in. long. He had a full head of hair and was gorgeous from the moment he was born.



Mom was exhausted, but fascinated by this little boy. I couldn't help but stare at him and marvel at how tiny and perfect he was.



Dad was so proud. He was so excited to be a father and couldn't stop holding him and loving on him.