Newborn Photo Shoot

A few weeks ago, Jameson posed for his first photo shoot. He started off a little fussy and didn't want to cooperate, however after a short break and a little bit of of lunch, he was a superstar. Enjoy the photos!

Count Your Blessings

It's Saturday and I'm sitting on the couch watching Jameson snuggled warmly on his daddy's chest. I hear the rain from outside and football on tv in the background. It is in this moment that I feel blessed beyond measure. It's these moments in life that will forever be engrained in my heart and in my mind. I must live for today and thank God for our many blessings because we do not know what tomorrow may bring us.

Our little man

Jameson turned 7 weeks old yesterday and I realized that it's true when people say, "Time flies." I wa given a piece of advice before Jay was born and I'm trying to follow it every day. I was told to treasure every precious moment and not look ahead. Don't wish for the day he can sit up, smile, or sleep through the night. Well, I feel tuly blessed that we have been given such a perfect gift and I have thoroughly enjoyed cuddling, holding, and loving my little man every day of his short life thus far. I am proud to say that he has been giving us some very big smiles and it almost seems that he just wants to let out a big giggle. We aren't quite sleeping through the night yet, but I take advantage of his nap time to make up for it. I'm sharing some adorable pictures that Aunt Sam took of Jay when he was about 2 weeks old.

Jameson is here!!

We are proud and excited to announce the birth of Jameson Samuel Holland. He was born on August 6, 2009 at 9:20 a.m. He weighed 7 lbs and 14 oz. and was 21 inches long. After my 40 week check up with the doctor on Wednesday, I was admitted to the hospital for the labor process to begin. By 7:00 p.m. that evening, I was induced and by 5:00 a.m. the next morning I was fully dilated. After three hours of pushing, Jameson was failing to descend fully into the birth canal. I was prepped for a C-Section and by 9:20 a.m. he was delivered. Josh was the first to hold Jameson and he even got to cut his umbilical cord! We are filled with so much love for him already and we wanted to share him with you. Enjoy the pictures of our beautiful baby boy!

Patience is a Virtue

I once thought I was a really patient person until I hit my 9 month of pregnancy. Unfortunately, I have been hearing too many stories about how this person and that person went into labor 3-4 weeks early. Up until that point, I had always heard that your first child typically comes late. However, I really started to believe that Jameson would be so eager to come into this world that he would grace us with his presence at least one week early. Seeing as how my due date is Tuesday, this has NOT happened!

Don't get me wrong, I want what's best for my unborn son and I want him to come when he's ready, but what about what I want! :) I mean I think he's taken up permanent residence in my rib cage!! It's not entirely comfortable! My bedtime prayers last night went something like this: "Dear God, Please bring Jameson into this world safely and in Your timing. Please deliver him safely when he's ready." I felt pretty good about that prayer and was quite sure that I wake up in the middle of the night and be able to nudge Josh and say, "It's time to go to the hospital." But...that is not exactly how it went. I woke up this morning and my morning prayer went something like this: "Dear God, please let my water break. Please let me go into labor TODAY!"

Well, it's 8:00 p.m. and no baby action yet! This is a lesson in PATIENCE! Okay, God have I learned my lesson yet?

Josh & Cybil Before...

I thought I'd post a picture of Josh and I before our lives will drastically change. We've been married for almost 3 1/2 years and it's been amazing. We are looking forward to becoming parents and absolutely cannot wait!!

I've Joined the Blogging World!

Well, this is officially my second attempt at joining the blogging world. I have decided to make a committment this time around so that we can keep family and friends up to date with what's going on in our lives. We will soon have a new addition to our family and I figured what better time to start a blog!

Baby Jameson is set to arrive in the world in approximately 10 days. I would be so happy if he decided to join us before his due date, but I've realized that he's in control of that! I went to the doctor this past week and he's already 7 1/2 pounds! Wow, what a big boy he's going to be. I have been having some contractions, but nothing regular.

I'll try to post some pictures of his latest ultrasound and the nursery. And of course, if I don't make any posts in the next week, maybe that means I've gone into labor!!