First Sickness..Just in time for Turkey Day

We have had a tough week in the Hehl house as we all got sick for turkey day. Erik started it with strep throat, then Jake got an ear infection and then on Thanksgiving I got the strep. Prior to thanksgiving Erik’s sister Lauren came to visit and she ended up being really sick the day after she left. We were still able to eat turkey (nothing keeps the Hehls from their food). Even with the sickness we all had a good time on thanksgiving seeing family. We had four generations together (see photo) with my grandmother, mom, Jake, and me.

Big Simile

I had to put this picture up because of his big smile. It is my friend Monica’s birthday today so I was trying to take a picture of him with my phone to send to her with a birthday message. Lucky me I was able to capture this great big smile.

Jake on the move

Jake is seven weeks old today. He is so much fun! Right now he really likes to play on his playmate that his Abuela got him. Jake is lucky to have such a nice Abuela. He makes all kinds of noises and smiles a lot when we play. The other video clip is of one of his stretching routines that he goes through when he wakes up. It takes him a while to wake up. I wonder where he got that from..........his father:) Lets hope Jake gets up in time for school and doesn’t have to take a taxi to school like his father did in high school.

Wow where does the time go!

Sorry we haven’t posted in a while. I can’t believe Jake is already a month old. We have had some great fall days and we get out to enjoy them every chance we get. We are pretty sure that Jake knows by now that he is stuck with some crazy and active parents who are going to drag him all over the place. Jake has experienced some more first and continues to sleep through most of them. About two weeks ago Uncle David took Jake and me (Jess) out for breakfast. It was Jake’s first restaurant experience and it was very fitting that it was with Uncle Dave. Whenever he used to babysit me he would always take me out for lobster dinners and Shirley temples. Hence I use to kick my mom out of the house when I knew he was coming. We were lucky to have a visit from my godparents and their daughter who were very happy to meet Jake. Grandma also comes over every few days to visit with Jake and help us out. We are very thankful for her help.

Today we are off for another check up with the doctor. Jake was back up to his birth weight at his two week checkup but then the next time he went in he had not gained the weight that the doctor would have liked. This doctor was not one that we picked to see in the practice and proceeded to tell us he looked scrawny. Lets just say that I was not to happy and we will never be seeing her again. She is very lucky that my hormone were mostly in check that day or it could have gotten ugly if I turned “Big Mama” on her. At the next check up Jake had gained a good amount of weight and his regular doctor called him a bruiser. We are off to the doctor this afternoon for another weight check.

Jake is waking up so I have to go. I will try to post more regularly from now on. I also have some video, but I still have to learn how to get it on my computer and edit it. So hopefully I will have that up soon as well.

Three weeks old

Jake is three weeks old today. It went by pretty fast. We have had some absolutely beautiful fall days, thus we have taken advantage of it and gotten out for walks. Jake usually sleeps through the walks. We have also had some more people come to meet Jake like Grandpa Jeff. Mom and Dad are happy that Jake is awake more hours during the day but still sleeping pretty well. Although the last few nights he doesn’t want to go back to sleep after his 2am meal until 5 or 6 am. We don’t mind getting up early in the Hehl house but we are hoping Jake learns to sleep from 2am to 5 or 6. He had a check up last week and weighs an once more than his birth weight and measures an inch longer. The doctor said that Jake looks very healthy!!!

Loving every minute!

All is going great in the Hehl house. Jake is two weeks old today. On Sunday we had our first big family outing. Jessica was about ready to scratch through the windows in the house if she did not get out for some fresh air. We went on a very short, flat, and slow hike. The dogs were very excited to run free as it had been a while since we got them out for a good run. Jake was pretty much unimpressed by the hike and the beautiful fall day as he slept the entire time. Jake’s grandmother is here visiting us from Connecticut. Everyone is happy she is here as she is a big help with Jake and around the house. As you can see from the pictures, Dad is loving every minute of being with Jake. Mom is having a ball too but we need to get more pictures of her with Jake.
A little note about the picture of Hank: I guess he is not getting the attention he is use to. This morning he got Jessica’s shorts on, somehow. She had left them on the bed and he managed to get one part of the shorts over his head and another part he got his leg threw. Only Hank can pull off something like this.

Sleep, eat, poop, pee, and more sleep

We are getting into a routine at home. It consists of sleeping, eating, pooping and peeing, and more sleeping. Jake is still sleeping for 4 hours at time at night. Wow are we lucky! Jake gained weight as of his one week appointment. Then he gained even more weight when we had to go to the doctors on Thursday because his umbilical cord was bleeding a little. All is just fine but mom and dad got a little nervous about it. We have had some visitors come by and they all seem to love Jake. We love to watch Jake as he has about one hundred faces and expressions that he makes. Who knew a one and a half week old would have some many expressions. We need to try to video tape some of these to post here. Mom is doing much better but according to the doctor she still needs to rest (she is not very good at resting).