Yesterday we went to the Dr as Joey stated below and Jet now weighs 11lbs 5oz. HOLY COW!!! The Dr said I was doing something right. HAHAHA. He got his 2nd HepB shot so hes been pretty cranky. He whined all night last night so its been a long day for us with it being Esperanza's birthday party. Jet was spoiled and got plenty of attention and it made him happy to see everyone. I don't think he was put down once which was nice so I could help out with other things. Here are some pictures of our fun day...

Jet's 1-month old today!

I can't believe it's been one month already!?! Jet has grown so much, and he's getting so big. He goes in with Mommy today for his 1-month checkup, so I'm sure she'll update on any news that comes from there.

I just wanted to say thanks to all the visitors, the friends and family that have come to help us take care of Jet over the past month. To all of Amber's friends who've been able to keep her company and help her from time to time, while I work. Thanks!

Next week, he's coming to my work with me (Bring your newborn baby to work day, ha ha), to meet some of my coworkers. They've been itching to meet him!

He looks great, smiles every now and again, and we can't wait for the adventure that is down the road. Until next time...

New pics...

Once again our weekend is pretty busy...

Jet gets to meet Grandma Katz and Pops Ray tomorrow night. Saturday is Esperanza's Birthday party which we are very excited for. And Sunday, well I hope we can just relax. Joey took Monday off so we can go tour some day cares and decide where Jet will be going once I go back to work May 21st. :( Sadness!!!

Here are some random pictures I've snapped of Jet with my phone over the past couple days. He goes for his 1 month check up tomorrow. I am so curious to see how much he weighs. He is getting so big and keeps me in shape carrying him up and down the stairs.


Hanging out in my crib...


Another day at the house...



Mommy bought me my own Lazy Boy...



She loves me soooo much!...



I love watching things move, the fan and my gym are my favorites...

Now YOU can follow Jet on twitter

As if having your very own website before even being born wasn't enough - now Jet's starting to twitter! Be sure to "follow" him, so you can get your daily dose of how many times he burped, when he had a BM, or just to check in and say hello!

***All posts are genuinely from Jet, he's so technologically advanced!

There's very little else that's needed to be said here; you know what Twitter is, and he's doing it, so you should follow. Easy as 1...2...3

So what is up with Dad?

You may be wondering, "What is up with Dad?" well, I'm here to give you the 3-week update on what's been going on. A week after Jet's birth, I (unfortunately) had to return to work (winning the lottery is #1 on my list now!) and I've been balancing working a full week, and coming home to help Amber with the baby. Now, don't feel sorry for me, I wouldn't have it any other way, but I'd be lying to you if I told you it was easy.

In a word, it's TIRING -

But I think I'm beyond being tired, I'm sort of on cruise-control, but I have my body to remind me each night of the lack of sleep I'm getting...each night, by the time I have a chance to unwind, my exhaustion starts to kick in, so I work to make sure the night's feedings are prepped, and lend a hand for anything else I can assist with before we all head upstairs and give Jet his "dinner" and off to sleep I go...for about 3 hours (if I'm lucky).

Though I'm lucky enough that Amber doesn't work, she takes care of most of the night feedings, I still wake with her, even for just a few minutes, and overworked and under slept, I usually quickly fall back asleep. The funny thing is, I will almost always wake up at the end of his feeding, and in my mind/memory, it's only been 30-seconds, but here she is, 20 minutes later and changing a poop-package direct from Jet's delivery service.

So yes, I'm tired. My co-workers have noticed my singing, and other random crazy antics. Like Eddie Murphy before me, I'm delirious. Now...about the time...

Anther weekend gone by...

~ Rori and Jet


~Kara and Jet

Well, another weekend has come and pretty much gone already. Yesterday Jet met his cousins Kara and Rori. They were very cute with him. Jet cant wait till ge gets a bit older so he can play with all his friends!

Awe, the Lakes spending quality time together! :)

This morning Jets belly button fell off. Yay, finally we can give him a normal bath where he can sit in the water. Saturday Jet gets to meet Kara and Rori and he cant wait, hes been waiting too long already!

His shirt says it all "Mr. Mouthy" LOL

Happy St. Pattys Day

Jet wants to wish everyone a Happy St. Pattys Day. Dont drink too much green beer!! Today is Jets 2 week birthday, holy cow where has the time gone. He is growing so fast and already his newborn clothes are getting pretty snug. Today I put him in O-3 months, hes swimming in it but still looks darn cute!!! :)

I lub my swing!!!

My life as a Mommy...

My mom always said..."you wont understand until you have babies of your own." She is absolutley right. I would do anything for my little baby. Everyone keeps asking me, how does it feel to be a mommy? Wow, words cant explain how good it feels to just sit there and stare at Jet knowing that hes mine and that Joey and I made him. After seeing Jet in pain from his circumcision, I would just cry, and I couldn't even help it-the tears would just flow. Sometimes I think Joey thought I was nuts. He would ask me, do you think your having postpartum depression. I just laughed and said absolutley not. I now realize that if you haven't been through it, then you cant judge. I dont know how there is such thing as depression when having such pride and joy from such a little innocent baby, but who am I to judge.
My life is wonderful and I feel like this little man has changed me so much for the best over the past 10 days that he has been here.
I am so busy right now, it feels like I never have any time. A typical day for me is...
Wake up at 7am, wash bottles and prepare them for the day while Jet snoozes. Let him enjoy his bouncer in the warm bathroom while I shower. If hes fussy, the noise of the running water puts him to sleep. I take about an hour for myself to get ready for the day. Then we head down stairs and feed my hungry man, who then gets a bath and all buttered up (as grandma would say). By this time its around 11ish and I look at the clock wondered where the hell time went. I try to fit in a bite to eat for myself if Jet allows me to. Most of the time hes napping by now. While napping, I catch up on laundry, which is NEVER ending!!! Picking up the house to keep things in line is also on the agenda. Jet is usually up by now ready to eat again. After his belly is full, we run any errands if needed. By they time we get home, its time to start dinner. Dinner is usually ready by the time daddy gets home around 5:45pm. After dinner, Joey and I try to spend some family time together on the couch with Jet. Before we know it, its 10pm which i then start preparing night time bottles while Joey heads to bed. I follow him about an hour later if not at the same time. Jet eats, then sleeps for up to 3 hours after every feeding and diaper changing through out the night. The past 2 nights I have jumped up to look at the clock wondering why he hasn't woke yet. It had been 5 hours!!! I usually wake him up to feed him if he hasn't woke up after these 5 hours just becuase I want him on a strict schedule, and I know the day time wont allow him to last 5 hours in between feeding. So there you go, a typical day in the Lake house but not for long. Who knows how life is going to be when I have to go back to work :( I don't even want to think about that right now. I will keep you updated once that all happens.
Have a good weekend, I know we will!!!

On Monday we went to get Jet's first pictures done. He was soooo good and just slept through the whole session. Today is the big day of his circumcision. Pray for us that everything goes well and for a fast healing process!!!