JAKE'S NEW WORLD

Here are some of the happenings at our place since Jacob was born. Some other events include going to the drive-in to see Aliens in the Attic, meeting G'ma & G'pa Christian, the Peters, the Wests, & the Rennakers. Life doesn't slow down at our house, infact we are heading out for Nevada tomarrow. We'll keep you posted!

meeting Aunt Lexi

meeting Grandpa Clark

Sunday dinners at Grandma & Grandpa Zollingers

going on a family hike

the whole family on our first hike with Jake

added to the family tree the kids made

learning to tolerate baths

admired by the neighbor kids

playing the Wii with dad

Christian loves to carry him around the house

meeting Great Grandma and Grandpa Feigleson

taking naps with dad

getting to be held for about 30 seconds before getting passed to the next kid

Jake's second hike up to the wind caves

WELCOME TO OUR FAMILY, JACOB!

HOSPITAL PICTURESone last pregnancy picturein labor, i wanted to die! I couldn't even crack a smile! Ahhh, he is here!

Andy holding himmy sister Kristi, came up to spend time with us

At last, our baby is here! On July 7th, around 6:30 pm, Jacob Zera Clark, was born. He was 9 lbs. 4 oz. and 21 in. long. I was scheduled to be induced on the 8th but went into labor the day before. This made it a little complicated to try to find people to watch the kids at the last minute but wonderful friends stepped right in and helped us out. Mary took me in to get checked around 9:00 am and sure enough I was in labor and making progress. Dr Z. (aka: Jeff) said to head up to the hospital around noon and get checked in. So Andy came home from work and we got the kids off to where they needed to be and headed up to the hospital. Well apparently July has been a very busy month for them with babies being born. It was similar to when you go to Dairy Queen and tell them what you want and they give you a number and then, "NEXT". Anyway, I eventually got to where I needed to be and was moving right along. I called my sister Kristi, who was planning on coming up the next day, and she quickly rearranged her schedule and came up here to be with us. She was a huge help and we are so thankful to her for coming here! Meanwhile, I decided to try going natural, mostly out of curiosity (at this point I wish I had known how big he was going to be!) It wasn't too unbearable until the point of no return and then I realized why someone created the ever so dreamy 'epidural'. Oh how I love the epidural!!! All in all, my curiosity has been cured. Did I mention how much I love epidurals?! Well, our little, I mean big Jacob is here and we are crazy about him! All of the kids love him and it has been so fun to have him in our home. There is something so special about having a new baby in your home. They are so fresh from heaven and you can so strongly sense that about them. We are so grateful to have Jacob in our family!!