Happy Birthday to Me

On my 3 month birthday I thought I would share some of my reflections with you all. Three months to most of you is nothing, but to me it feels like a life time. (thats my attempt to be witty at a young age). I can't believe how fast the time has gone and how much has changed. I asked my mom to share some of her thoughts to go with mine. We have put together thoughts on the day I was born and today.

WARNING: This post might be a little sappy

June 22, 2010: Thoughts from my Mom

Jacob, this is a picture of me holding you for the very first time. I don't know if I spent the next 18 years of my life if I could describe to you what that felt like. Your Birthday feels like 3 days smashed together into one long day. I won't bore you with all the details of your birth, but I was very happy to finally meet you. After all the crazy things I put you through in the womb, I was sure you would come out holding dumbells and reciting geometry proofs. Your Birthday was filled with so many highs and lows. When I went to the hospital they thought something was wrong with you because you had gone to the bathroom when you were supposed to. That was scary but turned out okay. Then there was finally getting to meet you which was amazing. You looked so much like your daddy. Then they took you away from me to the NICU and it went back to scary. Though I knew you would be okay. In that amazing day I felt so much love from our friends and family and realized how lucky you were and how lucky I am.

June 22,2010: Thoughts from Me

Wow what a day! I woke up this morning to my mommys belly pushing on me every couple minutes telling me to get out and then really early in the morning she kicked me out of my home. I was all warm and snuggly in there and then they kicked me out to a cold place with lots of people looking at me. I was pretty excited though to get to finally meet my mommy and my daddy. I had been wondering what they would look like for a long time.

This is a picture of my daddy coming to visit me in the place that they took me when I went away from mommy and daddy for a while. It looks like we were talking about something pretty deep.

September 22, 2010: Thoughts from My Mom

Three months have gone by and I can't believe how much you have changed. If you were to look at me over any given 3 month period most people would hardly say I changed. You on the other hand are a new person every morning. Its like magic over night you learn to do something new. No matter how hard my day is and how many teenagers swear at me or frustrate me you truly know how to relieve my stress. Whether its sucking on your thumb or your whole fist you can truly entertain me. I wasn't sure how I would feel about being a mom. I'm not a touchy-feely person (I'm not a hugger), I'm extremely stubborn and I have not held a baby since I was in middle school. I can tell you know that I'm still not sure if I am any good at it but I love it. I know I will be forever learning and these past few weeks have been hard. I'm trying to figure out how to be a full time mom, full time teacher, full time friend, full time wife, full time dog trainer and full time adventurer. There are days when I feel like I'm failing at all of them and others where I feel like I might be able to just pull this off. There are two things I can promise you 1) I will give you must best 2) You will always have adventure in your life.

September 22. 2010: Thoughts from Me

Like I said...a lot has happened in three months. I won't recap it for you since I have blogged about most of it all along for you. I will just say that life is pretty cool and everyday I learn something new. I am currently working on rolling over, sucking my whole hand at once and grasping for things. I will keep you updated on how it goes.