His Name

Jack William

Finally...it is so funny how we went all around and back and forth for so long trying to pick a name. We were online yesterday trying to come up with middle names, mixing names up, seeing if there was anything else...ugh.

Finally, it came down to William John or Jack William. Funny, because William John was our very first boys name when we found out we were pregnant with Miss J. If she would have been a boy, he would have been William John (after my father and DH's father). But when we found out we were having a boy this time, that name was still in the running, but thought we would explore other options. And after 6-months of toiling over names, we came right back to it.

Jack, however, is a nickname for John. Jack is what DH's family called his dad (and also what JFK's family called him). And since I had issues with calling our son the same name that I called my FIL (just seemed odd to me)...we decided on Jack instead of John. I like Jack better anyway.

So, voila...Jack William P.

He is so beautiful...I cannot believe what a perfect little guy he is...ahhh...but all moms say that about their babies, don't they?!?!?

We have run into one little snafu that we ask for some prayer for. Jack has jaundice and his numbers are pretty high. We are staying in the hospital one more day so that he can be under the bili lights for 8-hours. Then they will recheck his numbers and hopefully we can go home tonight or tomorrow. Please just pray that his body processes all these blood cells and flushes them out so his numbers come way, way down and we can go home.

Miss J had jaundice when she was born also. Her numbers weren't as high, so they sent us home with a bili blanket light and checked on us a couple days later. Her numbers actually went up dangerously high so we had to bring her back to the hospital and she had to stay for 2-days under the lights until her numbers came down. It was a very scary experience for a first time mom, not really knowing what it was all about and seeing your 3-day old child under these lights and having to feed every 2 hours (supplementing some formula also) and staying overnight in the hospital again after you had just gotten home. I hated it...

So this time, when we heard his numbers were high, we agreed right away to get him on lights and stay here until his numbers came down. I was not going to take this lightly knowing how easily it can go to a no big deal situation to a very serious one.

So, we are still here. I am really ready to go home and sleep in my own bed and nurse in my own house!! But, one more day for the health of our baby boy will do for now. Only one day out of the rest of our lives...I can do that.

Other than that...things are wonderful. I am healing great. I feel great. I have been able to get some good sleep in the past two nights, 3-hour spurts that is, but I don't feel sleep deprived or out of sorts (yet). Jack is feeding great, my milk is slowly coming in. I get to pump to help supplement his feedings today, oooo, don't miss that too much!!

We are truly blessed with such a wonderful family. God is such a good God and we thank him for our son, our daughter, our supportive and loving family, supplying us with a name for our son...I could go on and on. I am feeling truly grateful today.

I will keep you up to date on Jack's progress with the jaundice. Thanks for your prayers.