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Easter Sunday





This is last Sunday after church.

May Already???

I can't believe how fast time is flying by!!! Jonathan is 5 weeks old today! It seems like yesterday that I was sitting around praying that he would hurry and get here. He is doing great! He is getting closer to having a little bit of a schedule which is really nice for me. He is holding his head up pretty well these days, he loves riding in the truck (most of the time), he likes to be outside and he has been smiling a lot lately. He also likes to fight going to sleep which I'm guessing will only get worse as he gets older.

I'm so far behind in posting but since he's starting to wake up from his nap I'll post pictures later.

2 Week Check Up and New Job

We took Jonathan in for his two week check up on Tuesday. The dr says he's doing great! He has gained more than a pound since his weight check last Monday putting him at 9 lbs 5.5 oz. I can't believe how big my baby boy is getting! He has also grown a half an inch since he was born. The dr said his is healthy and very strong.

We drove to Anchorage today (5 hours) and he is GREAT!!! He slept most of the way and we didn't have any problems! I'm anxious to see how he does on the plane on Saturday...

In other news... Brian got a new job. It is technically a temporary job but it will hopefully roll into a full time position. This is a great opportunity for him and we are all really really excited!! He starts on April 28th so we've had to make a few changes to our vacation plans but it will all be worth it. His new schedule will be 7 days of work, 7 days off, 7 days of nights, 7 days off. We are REALLY excited about the 7 days off=)

Pictures

Here are a few pictures from this past week.

Jonathan Daniel Fickes

Brian and Becky welcomed Jonathan Daniel into the world this afternoon at 1:16. He weighs 8lbs, 4 oz and is 21 inches long.

No News is...

No news :)

We went in on Friday morning, they dr wanted to do a non-stress test and an ultra sound and then they gave me medication to induce labor. They monitored me for two hours after I had the medicine and then sent us home. We had to be back around 7 that evening for the second dose of induction medicine. Turns out, the nurses have change over at 7pm, so we didn't see anyone until 7:30. Then there were two ER calls the dr had to attend to before he got to us. So at 9 pm we got the second dose of medicine. They monitored me for two more hours. I was having contractions but they were pretty light and not patterned so they sent us home. The dr thought that we'd be back before morning but I didn't have but just two or three contractions during the night.

Saturday, we hung out at Brian's parents house most of the day and I was having pretty good contractions but they were still not patterned and they weren't getting any stronger. So far today, I've have TWO contractions. So, we are at home relaxing and trying to keep my mind off of how over due I am.

We are planning to go back to the clinic in the morning and seeing what the dr is planning to try next. Hopefully we'll have some good news soon. Thank you for your continued prayers.

41 weeks!

We have an appointment in the morning at 10:15 and I'm so excited. We're finally going to meet our baby boy! I can't wait to hold this precious miracle in my arms and thank God for him!!! Tonight I started thinking about how "real" everything is now and I starting crying thinking about how good God is!!! This time last year was really tough on me and I'm thankful to be so close to holding a baby of my own. I know the wait will all be worth it very soon.

I will post, or have someone else post for me, when we're actually in the hospital and then again after he's born.