by Ben
We’ve had a nice slow Saturday around the house today. Elias again only needed one feeding in the night (and Nikki probably needed it just as bad at this point!). Everyone got a decent night sleep. We woke up pretty early to feed him, then I stayed awake with him sleeping on my chest in […]
by Ben
No fun at all. I’ll admit I shed a tear or two leaving Elias and Nikki (with Debbie) home alone. It’s been tough in the office all day missing them and the fact that I’m exhausted. It’s not just that I’m tired but it’s that I’m actually doing mentally demanding work. Diaper changes are easy […]
by Ben
Well we’re home!!! We finally made it home around 4pm. The Chinese food my Mom had picked up for me for lunch made a wonderful dinner for me and Nikki. As with everything else with this process it took way longer than it should have to leave the hospital. Check out is 11am, we left […]
by Ben
Well he’s here!!! Elias Andrew Jacobsen was born at 8:43pm on Sunday. He weighed in at 7lbs 13oz and has yet to be measured (they wait until they stretch a bit). He was grunting when he was born so he did have to take a trip to the NICU for an hour. He recovered as […]
by Ben
It’s been an exciting day so far. We’re at the hospital. No baby yet, but he is on his way… Nikki’s had en epidural and is feeling great, but tired (she’s trying to nap right now). She’s 100% effaced and is dilated 4cm. This is the beginning of active labor, so they say 1cm every […]
by Ben
Nikki came down at 12:30 this morning (I was watching TV on the couch) with some interesting news. She was woken up by a cramp and went to the bathroom… While there the “plug” fell out into the toilet and she had “show”(both signs something could be starting, google them if you must)… So now […]
by Ben
Today we had our 39 week visit with the doctor. Technically it’s 39 weeks tomorrow, but close enough at this point. They put Nikki on another stress test “just because” and the doctor laughed when he saw us in there again. I guess they have done it the last 3 times just because they did […]
by Ben
OK, I figured since a lot of people are now checking the blog daily for baby updates, why not have everyone guess his stats before he gets here… So please leave a comment with what you think his weight, length, birthday and name might be! Closest one to the correct answer on any of the […]
by Ben
I sent my eclipse photo in to the local news station. They liked it enough they used it on the 6pm broadcast on Thursday night. My Mom managed to record it so we headed over to their house today with my little P&S digital camera and recorded the recording…
Categories: blog, personal, photography, scapes
by Ben
Nikki and I shot a few new pictures tonight. Hopefully I’ll have some more time to go through them tonight and get them up, but don’t hold your breath. Nikki is exhausted and watching idol. I made dinner (grilled cheese, weird we both wanted it for some reason and it was delicious). If Nikki hasn’t […]
by Ben
I know some of my family can only get update via the blog right now, so I’m trying to post a bit more often, especially when it comes to baby updates… (Hi Jess, your shots from Korea are awesome!)… The shot to the left is an updated shot of what the nursery looks like. I […]
by Ben
I’ve been keeping most of my camera gear info on my other blog, newschoolofphotography.com. But that’s becoming more of a community, and less about just me and my gear, so I’m moving all my personal gear info here. Sorry to bore those of you who don’t care, but I need to put it somewhere and […]
