Sunday, August 26, 2012

Happy One Week Birthday!

 Jake turned one week old today! He is doing great, continuing to eat and sleep and poop and pee pretty regularly. He even stays awake for an hour or two at a time, just sitting quietly and looking around.

Here are some close-up portraits of the little man.





Tuesday, August 21, 2012

Welcome Home, Jake

 Here are some pictures of Jake's first night and morning at home.

Jake was awake and alert during the whole car ride home, and did not cry or fuss. When he got home, he hung out on Mommy and Daddy's bed for awhile and let the whole family admire him.
Jake and Daddy
Jake and Big Brother. Luke has been so wonderful. He ran to get stuffed animal friends for his brother and was trying to be careful to be quiet. He particular admired Jake's small hands.

From his morning photo shoot with Grandma.

Big yawn. Jake's first night was quiet and uneventful. He ate well and slept well in between feedings.

Smile

Little cutie!

Cutest toes
Morning feeding by Grandma

Meeting the Family

On Sunday morning, Jake got to meet his Grandma and Grandpa and Big Brother Luke.

First cuddle by Grandma, with many more to come!

Luke was curious but shy

You can't tell here, but Luke is very proud to be a big brother.

Sweet boy!

Looking right into the camera. When he's awake, Jake looks around and focuses on objects and takes it all in.

He's Here!

Jacob Evans Siorek was born on August 19, 2012 at 1:21 am. 
He was 7lbs 3oz and 21" long.

Here he is only about 5 minutes old. Look at how alert he is! He is already a very smart and curious boy.

First weigh-in!
Enjoying his first bath.
After his bath

2 hours old
Jake and Katie. Katie was incredible. She gave birth to Jacob naturally, without medication, with the most amazing physical and mental strength I have ever seen. Our family is beyond blessed to have Jacob in our lives. He is a little light.

Monday, July 23, 2012

Family Camping Trip

Last weekend we went on a camping trip to the Deschutes River and then drove back via Trillium Lake and Mt. Hood.











Thursday, July 19, 2012

Getting Ready For Little Brother

Siorek Family 2.0 is going to have a new addition soon and everyone is getting pretty excited. Expect the blog to be updated more often as the big day gets closer. We have a lot going on as we prepare for Jake's arrival, including selling our house and planning our move to St. Louis by the end of September.

Luke is so excited that he is going to be a big brother. He loves opening the packages of clothes and baby gear that have been arriving. When he saw this onesie and I told him it said Little Brother he said, "But I'm the brother!" I think the concept is slowly settling in.




Here are cousins John, Annie, and Leo saying Hi to Luke, with a special shout-out to the newest cousin. They are so sweet!


And finally, here is a video they shot of me at work a couple of weeks ago. Skip to the 2-minute mark to hear me talk about our family.

Real Lives At Work-- Daniela


Saturday, April 28, 2012

Thinking It May Be Time

to start updating the blog again.

Monday, December 26, 2011

Christmas Eve Hike

We went on a family hike in Forest Park on Christmas Eve Day.
Luke loves to hike! He ran on the trails and was disappointed when the trail ended.






And when we got home, we built a bonfire in the back yard.
Luke helped gather the scrap lumber.

Christmas