hot

Its hot. No one is able to sleep. Its too damn hot. But funny enough we are learning to live with it. I had always been blessed with air conditioning if my previous homes and now I wish we had it hear. But we don't and we will survive. For the 2 or so weeks out of the year where it is outrageously hot we don't need air conditioning(so i tell myself in order to avoid spending the money). Think of it this way at least we are saving on our energy bill too cause we don't have A/C and we don't dare turn on the lights...


ok going to go lie in some cold bath water in order to cool down....

Pictures

I'm told I have been lax on updating photos for the hungry audience. So here are some more pictures.

Normalcy?

I had a rather odd question posed to me. "So has life returned to normal?" in reference to having had a child and the turmoil of the weeks following...I must say that I don't think there has ever been a stage in my life that I would have considered normal in any conventional sense except maybe at the macro level. So lets see...We wake up every 1 to 3 hours in the night to change diaper feed rock back to sleep and pray that this time is one of the 3 hour stretches. We love our son dearly and therefore really have no complaint about the schedule, but that doesn't mean we don't look forward to sleeping through the night again. Going to the grocery store poses new challenges and one of our favorite past times of going out to eat is nearly non-existent for multiple reasons. We have a constant stream of blessed family and friends who shower us with their presence and, most gratefully, their help around the house or cooking a meal. Without this support I'm sure by now Chenoah and I would be at the end of our rope. But as is we are quite content with our little tike and are plowing ahead into the world of parenthood which is at times a little scary.

So if normal is being thrilled about the color of your babies poop or happy when he burps relieved when he sleeps(cause that means you sleep) but you can't wait for him to be awake, having no real schedule of any sorts and wondering what day it is today then I'd say we are completely normal.

Chenoah has begun to explore the fascinating new machine that her friend from work gave her. The breast pump. The idea that she gets to sleep an 8 hour stretch is very exciting for her.

Well I probably have plenty of work I should be doing. Till later then

Cheers,
Jay

sleep

So sleep hasn't been plentiful in the last week but its still a joy to have Elijah. We have had loads of help from friends and family. Both sets of Chenoah's parents came for visits over the last two weekends and of course the baby won them over. Cheonah's brother Zach also paid us a couple of visits in the last month with his lady Lacy. They are now on their way to Texas to meet up with her family....good luck Zach!

Elijah is getter very close to his birth weight now so we are hoping as he adds on the pounds he will begin to sleep more through the night. Its difficult to put him down though cause he is so darn snuggly and cute. I need to get a better digital camera. Most of those black and whites were taken with Stennar's camera and now I'm addicted to an expensive purchase but as of yet I haven't actually bought it. Probably won' since the camera would put us that much farther away from buying A/C for the house. Always have decisions....


Well more later after I get some work done.

Cheers
Jay

Tired but still going

Nights are a bit longer then they ever have been but every time you hold him it makes it worth it. I am told that it can get old but still worth it. Hard for me to believe that I would ever be tired of smelling his head or holding him. I don't look forward to going back to work on Monday but duties do call and there is a lot of work to be caught up on. It does motivate me in a big way though thinking about him and knowing what he is going to need and what I need to do to accomplish that. It won't happen over night but I'll just keep plugging away and praying that God provides for the family because without Him we are in for a long haul! We seem to be getting good sleep in 4 hour spurts now which is nice. Its so nice to not be in the hospital and woken up ever other hour for some sort of assessment.
The puppies have been accepting so far of Elijah without any issues. Bo seems to have the most amount of curiosity. He follows us around with him and sits and watches him feed. It is rather amusing to observe his actions. Sunny gives him a kiss or two but otherwise really doesn't pay him much heed.
LaVonne is in town (Chenoah's step mom) and helping take care of us till Tuesday. Its nice having the company to get us through the first couple of weeks as we adjust and have chores to do and try to establish a routine.
Elijah's cord fell off today so the beginning of his bellybutton can be seen. We think he will have an inny. I never thought I would be so excited about poop. But we are always checking and looking and happy to see Elijah poop.
More to come....
Cheers
Jay

Visitors

We have been blessed with so many friends and family that have come to help us in this new venture. Stennar and Crystal (Chenoahs Mom and Stepdad) came on Thursday and are leaving today. Stennar lent me his digital camera while he was here and I had some fun with B&W photography. How I miss photography. It is so difficult to not want to be with our child all the time but he has to sleep and we have enforced our rules that he feeds and while he is awake its ok to pass him around and give him hugs etc but as soon as those eyes go shut he needs to be put to bed cause he is a growing boy and needs sleep! Especially so Chenoah can get sleep!Here are some of the pics that we were able to capture!

HE IS HERE!!!!

I can't even begin to describe the elation that comes over you when your baby is born. The joy that filled us was so overwhelming at his first cry that tears were in our eyes and e ached to hold him instantly. This little bundle that we had watited and anticipated for so long. Here is our first family picture. Not everything went as planned but the outcome was awsome. We showed up at the hospital around 6 am on Saturday May 27, 2006 and by 7 am Chenoah was given a drug to help move along the labor. By noon she was off the drug and in full labor pain and the gave her the epidural. At 2:45pm n she started the pushing and we pushed for 3:30 hours before they finally made the decision to go for a C-section because one of two things were happing. One his head was too big (they all blamed me for this) and or two he was postierior (face up ) which makes vaginal birth very difficult. The surgery went perfectly and baby Elijah Scott entered our lives at 8:09pm on the 27th of May. He was 8lbs 9oz and 21 inches long. He currently has royal blue eyes and a full head of sandy brown hair. He has cute big feet and hands with all the toes and fingers accounted for! The next 4 days were long recovery days but all worth it. We came home on the 31st of May and everyone is dong much better being able to be home. Thank you alll for your prayers. Elijah is healthy and a beautiful baby. The Lord truely answered our prayers and we continue to pray for his health and development. I can't wait to get to know his personality as it develops and find out what his gifts are!