Little Milk Breath

As I type, I have Little Milk Breath in my arms. If you think that's hard, try taking a practice insurance test (cross your fingers that I pass this Monday!) while holding him. I really never knew that digested milk would smell good but it actually does!

Not much to report. Jacob has had a little gas as he's still getting some formula right now. His mother is tired so I am watching him right now before his next meal. I did not take any pictures today but here is one of him and his papa from a couple days back.
And so Suzanne will not feel left out, here is a picture of the first time she saw her son.

Learning Life's Essentials

It's hard to believe Jacob is a mere week and soon-to-be three days old. Already the changes in him are noticable. He is starting to coo. Su and I both think his eyes are changing to green. And he's learning the element of surprise.

Let me explain, while being blunt. I have never touched as much pee in my life as I have the past three days. Young Jacob's favorite time to do "#1" is when his diapers are off, usually when I'm cleaning him up from "#2." Today, alone Suzanne changed his outfit SIX TIMES!!! Not because she wants a different wardrobe by the hour, but because he is relieving himself on his clothes. I managed to snap pictures of only half his day's outfits. Unfortunately, I had to work those other three times.

Jacob's first outfit of the day
Jacob's outfit at lunch
Jacob's outfit after his bath

You may notice the funny face he is making in the above picture. That is his "poo poo" face. I am not joking when I write that he went to the bathroom one minute after his bath.

You may wonder what George thinks about all this and I believe the pic below says it all. Now that I think about it, maybe kitty litter ain't such a bad thing!

The Name Game

I've been looking for a slow day to post this and today appears to be that day.

For all of you bloggers who have been on the site from day one--I have been having some fun at your expense--especially those of you who were curious about the names we picked out.

For several months, I dropped at least one hint in each and every post in regards to the name, boy or girl.

Congratulations to Nicole Parnell and husband David, who guessed correctly both names before Jacob was born. DeAnn of Brister Brothers pharmacy gets second place for getting half the girl name and third place goes to my mom who simply knew something screwy was going on with my typing. Go back to the "Jubilant Daddy" post, which is where I began the game, to view all the clues, some which are more obvious than others. Meantime, here is another picture of young Jacob...taken today.

All is well

Quick update before bedtime. Jacob had his doctor's appointment this afternoon and his jaundice is going away and his weight is going up. Thanks for all the thoughts and prayers. Su and I are going to try to get some rest this weekend and then hopefully I will be back on photo-watch.

Home Sweet Home

The Brister trio arrived home around 3:30 Thursday afternoon after four long days at the hospital. Here is Jacob after his first bath in his new home.

We learned Wednesday that Jacob has jaundice. There has been a little bit of concern from his pediatrician, although she monitored it throughout the day and evening on Wednesday and it improved today. Nevertheless, they are having him wear a "lamp" of sorts (similar to the one he wore in the hospital below) tonight and will check him again tomorrow.

We were very thankful they discharged us today. Below, Jacob appears to be unhappy by the news--he really liked his nurses--but I really think he's crying because he fears he has been dressed like a little girl in his going home outfit.

Suzanne is tired but is doing great and has quit taking pretty much all pain medications. She is mobile and I'm sure will be back at the gym as soon as she gets the green light! The whole gang, including a baffled George, is resting in the bedroom until our next feeding shortly after midnight. Until next time here's a "best of" collection of pics from our vacation.

Jacob's Blue Eyes

Thanks to Aunt KK for this picture. I believe I have snapped 180 pictures so far and don't have one to match the one above. I did manage to get another pretty good one with his eyes open, and also included two pictures with his proud parents.

Mother and son are doing just fine. Jacob has fed well today. Suzanne is a warrior; no way I could pull off what she has. When I left the hospital about 4PM, she was up and around like you wouldn't believe. She told a visitor that she tolerates pain very well and I would say that's an understatement.

We should be coming home sometime Thursday, although I don't know when.

I have appreciated all of the phone and text messages, and e-mails and will be sharing some of these with her when I return later tonight. I hope to personally respond to all of them because they mean so much. We have definitely been well thought of.

It's a boy! It's Jacob Davis Brister!

Suzanne and I welcomed our first child into the world just before midnight last night. I will spare the great length of detail, but she had an impromptu c-section last night about an hour after we arrived at the hospital. Baby Jacob is doing great.

Here are his vitals:

Born 7/20/08 at 11:24 pm

7 pounds 2 ounces

19 1/2 inches long

Brown hair

Blue eyes

And he is more adorable than I ever could've imagined. I will try to post pics ASAP, but we will likely remain in the hospital for at least a couple more days. Mother and son are resting and my mother-in-law was nice enough to let me break away to post this and get cleaned up for the first time in 20 hours!

And here are some more pics, with the promise of many more to come.