Jake's first few days

We had a scheduled C-section since we found out that Jake was breach at 36 weeks. That meant four days in the hospital. We enjoyed our time at the hospital and loved all of our visitors. Eric became a pro with the diapers since I was not able to get up and walk around due to the surgery. Oh how our life was changing-but for the best!

Introducing Jacob Benjamin Holmes

Born June 23, 2010 at 1:10 pm

8 lb, 1 oz (yes, 8 lbs! No wonder I was so huge!), 21 inches

Watch me grow!

5 months

6 months

7 months

8 months

9 months

The morning of June 23, 2010

Oh blog-it's been too, too long!

A lot has happened since our last post in January. We have been so busy that I have not updated in months! I hope to catch up before the new year.

31, not just a fun card game

January 8th would have been Elvis's 75th birthday-and it was my 31st. We celebrated with dinner at Perry's and then cake with the family afterwards. Here's to another great year!

more maui pix

Yes, I rocked the bikini at 19 weeks . . . why not?

Maui time!

With a baby on the way, we were especially excited for our trip to Hawaii this year. We knew that it might be the last one for a while. We had a great time, as always and even tried a few new things. We took a trip to upcountry to get a tour of the pineapple vineyard. We also took a day trip to the neighboring island of Lanai and checked out the sites there. Of course, we also did a lot of eating, swimming and soaking up the sun.

18 weeks and counting . . .

We hit the 18 week mark right before our trip to Hawaii. Since we are not finding out the sex, we got to have our anatomy screening a little early. The baby looks great. I can see a lot of Eric in the 3D shot. We have had several boy and girl predictions so far, we shall see!

Introducing Baby Holmes

Due June 27th. We aer SO excited!!! Here is our 12 week ultrasound and tummy shot.

Halloween

We took Mollie and Mazen to adidas again this year for Halloween. Our friends Amy, Brady and Kayley joined us for some trick-or-treating at the village. Later, we headed to Corvallis for the Beavs game with Amy, Tony, Jenn, Joel and Aryn. Jenn and Joel really got into the Halloween spirit! Fun times!

Weekend in Seattle

In October I made a trip up to Seattle to visit my cousin Meagan. We had a great time. We drove to Snoqualmie Falls and checked out the small town near by. Meagan also took me to see the "boat elevator" in Ballard. We found some good eats at Portage Bay and the Farmers' Market. It was a fun weekend-as always with Meagan.

Winter in Sunriver

In December, we took a trip to Sunriver. We enjoy experiencing the "winter wonderland" of Sunriver in December. We enjoyed breakfast at the lodge with its beautiful mountain views. The lodge also hosted a wonderful gingerbread house competition that we got to see. We did not do any skiing this year but Eric and I did take an 8 mile walk along the river and through the snow. It was beautiful!