Five days old

Baby Jack is five days old today! It is so wonderful to have him home! Last night was the first time that Daddy or I got much sleep - we had been running on adrenaline and now we feel much more refreshed. In the hospital, it was difficult for me to sleep. Mostly this is because I was so excited to be a new Mommy - the same thing happened with Jace. Then, the first two nights, Jack was awake a lot. He is not naughty, he just didn't really want to be laid down. He is perfectly content in our arms. :)

Then last night he slept until midnight and went back down, then got up at five. Nick and I split the shifts, like we did with Jace, because it isn't looking like Nick is going to have to work today. It was wonderful!

Then today we went and visited Nancy for the first time. Jace was thrilled to show off "his baby" and all of the kids liked Jack. It was the first time I have left the house since coming home from the hospital, although we did go see Grandpa Bill on the way home from the hospital. It is a beautiful day out so it was nice to get fresh air.

I am healing pretty well I think from this birth. I think it is easier the second time around, even though I am sore. It is also much nicer to have the pregnancy related problems leaving my body, even though I am sad that I will not be pregnant again. I will always remember my little boys kicking and moving in my stomach and how much I enjoyed those months!

I am also trying to look back and see if I could have known that Jack was a boy. I think we were both shocked to have another boy, but thrilled none the less. The pregnancies for the most part were very similar between Jace and Jack. I carried the same and my weight gain and aches and pains were the same. However, I didn't have as much acne and I also didn't have gestational diabetes (well, at least I "passed" the test) with Jack. My allergies were much worse with Jack, but that was probably just do to the time of year and not the baby.

Delivery was about the same with both boys once my water broke - everything went very fast. I probably could have held off coming to the hospital so early with Jack, but I could not sleep through the contractions and it is better to be safe than sorry with a two year old at home, too. I didn't want to be ten centimeters dilated and have to worry about what to do with Jace! I felt much more with Jack, but he came out so quickly that is okay. Even if it would have been that way with Jace, I would still do it again. :) It is so amazing to have your baby being born.

We can already tell that Jace and Jack will be best buddies. Jace says "I love the baby. He is so cute!" and is always looking for Baby Jack. This morning he came in our room and said right away "Can I wake up Baby Jack?" Many people say that it is "easier" to have two children (or more) of the same sex, and I can see their point. Of course, we would have loved a little girl, too, and the girly things we will miss out on. I was thinking, sometimes, of Barbies and baby dolls and prom dresses. Now I will think about sending the boys to ride on the tractor with Daddy and "fixing things" and playing trucks and helicopters. I will continue to be terribly outnumbered, but that is okay because that will also mean that I can be the "special girl" in our little family.

Here are a few pictures from Jack's first day as part of our family! Every day is just going to be more fun.

Here is a link to our Shutterfly site, too, with more pictures: http://jorgenfamily.shutterfly.com/pictures