Jacob was thrilled to have his Great Grandparents come visit him on his second day home from the hospital! Great Grandma’s Nannie and Lil and Great Grandpa Bob made the day wonderful, and Nugget was happy the whole time! We are so lucky to have everyone so close so that Jacob will get to know all of his family so well.

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We’re Home! Jacob and Kristen were discharged from the hospital this morning after a few final tests. He is eating well (and all the time!) and had enough output (diapers) for the docs to feel ok that he goes home. We had an amazing experience at Good Sam, and I would highly recommend them to anyone looking for a hospital for maternity services. The staff and facilities are really top notch.

Jake loved the car ride home, sleeping the whole way. (Max, I see now why you took Jack on car rides late at night!) When we arrived home, we had such a wonderful surprise! Katherine, Anna, Charlie, Andy and Cosmo decorated the whole front of our house… it was awesome! They actually read my mind, as I was thinking we should have put a balloon out at the house to let the neighbors know we had the baby. They would always ask for updates when they saw us in the weeks leading up to the birth… so the wonderful Kuertz and Philpott families took care of that for us. Thanks so much guys, you really made Jacob’s homecoming so special!!!

He is settling in nicely, still not sleeping with any regularity, but we hope that will come next. HUGE thank you to our parents for coming over and letting us get a little shut eye while they watched Jacob. We love you guys!

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Jacob is officially 24 hours old now, and he is learning new things all the time.  One of the things that he is not great at yet is sleeping for long periods. It has felt like one long day to us here at the hospital, but he makes it worth it! I must say, no one told us that there would be little sleep involved with this parenting thing! hahaha…

Thanks to everyone for the well wishes and the messages both here and on Facebook. We feel so lucky to be surrounded by such amazing family and friends. Jacob is blessed to have you all!

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Jacob has arrived! Kristen woke up this morning at about 1:00 am with contractions and we called the doctor around 2 am when they were close to 5 minutes apart and strengthening. She was admitted and began a strong labor through the early morning. Her new best friend with the Epidural came soon thereafter and she was on her way. Jacob was born at 11:10 am on Wednesday May 26, 2010! He weighed 7lbs 4oz and measured 19.5 inches.

He has spent most of the day today meeting his family, taking his first bath, having exams and sleeping. (daddy says AMEN!) His test scores are great and he is a healthy, happy baby boy.

Jacob is blessed to share the same birthday as his Great-Grandmother, Lillian Johnson and his cousin Margy Gruber! May 26 is really a special day! Jacob posed for some pics for you and says he looks forward to meeting you all very soon!

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Jacob’s official due date has come and gone, and he is now officially late. I told Kristen that he is my son and therefore, it makes sense to me that he would be late! This has afforded us a little extra time to get the nursery together. Grandma Sara (aka Si Si?) got us a great decal for above the crib. The plane theme in there is now complete, though I think Grandma Jan (aka Big Mama?) would be worried if he ended up being a pilot because of all this imagery.

No Nugget yet, but for now, enjoy the nursery pics!

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We are almost there! Nugget could come any day now, so the excitement level is high in the Annett household(s). I have been told by multiple people that we should snap some shots of Kristen and Nugget before she delivers, so here they are.

Max says… Belly?

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