Home at last!

Before we left Anchorage to head home you can see I didn't like the PJ's mom put on me so I tried to undress myself. I decided I'll have to wait until I have more coordination with my arms and legs before I can redress myself!
Here's what I thought about traveling home. No matter what my momma did to try and keep my head up, I moved myself back to this position- I like it- I just wish it didn't look like my head is going to snap off so momma would just let me lay this way!

Finally, here's how I spent my first day home- snoozing away on poppa's chest. I'm so glad to be home and looking forward to having my Cordova family coming over to see me! I also can't wait for Grandma Julie and Grandpa Mike to come meet me- less than a month and they'll be here- hurray!!

I love being a momma!

Today, Leinna is two weeks old and as I reflect on the last two weeks all I can say is that I love being a momma! Leinna is such a sweet little girl- I'm sure all new momma's say that about their children. I'm enjoying Leinna's awake time and love watching her fall asleep. Leinna gets the hiccups often, which makes me smile because I get the hiccups all the time!! She makes me laugh so hard when she's making presents in her diaper- her facial expressions are just too precious. The picture below is one of those moments where she was loading her pants for momma!

Leinna was also introduced to her cousins, Henrik and Haaken, and Uncle Lars.

We have one more week of being on the road and then we'll finally be able to introduce Leinna to her real home. I'm still in search of a baby rain coat so that we can get into our walking routine in Cordova!

1 week of life!

Here I am- 1 week old! I celebrated my 1 week birthday by taking a drive to Fairbanks to visit my Grandma and Grandpa Jacobsen. My momma says I did wonderful in the car! Now the dogs on the other hand were difficult. You can see in this picture that Koda decided he needed to share my space with me! I didn't mind.

Not much else to report- I'm letting my momma sleep a good 2 1/2 to 3 hours at night- I know- how nice of me :>) I love my cuddle time with Poppa- he still hasn't changed my diaper, but he sure watches momma closely. Until next time, remember to eat, poop and sleep and life will be good!

The "Pack" Accepts Me!

Leinna says~ I'm accepted by the dog pack- hurray! You can see my momma's swollen feet and the top of my head- but notice how the dogs all lined up in front of me! This was about 10 minutes after being introduced to the pack. From left to right is Bailey, Koda and Beau. Beau is the wonderful dog who has let my parents stay with him for over a month waiting for me to be born and now healthy enough to travel. Beau's not too sure what to think of me because I'm stealing all the attention he use to get from my momma and poppa. Bailey- I'm not sure what she thinks of me yet- good thing she is poppa's dog because my momma stays busy trying to keep me fed! Koda- he's my favorite- he's always watching out for me and staying close. He gave me my first kiss today!!

Here's an updated picture of me- I'm not so yellow anymore! My jaundice level is going down and will find out Monday if I'm healthy enough to travel to Fairbanks to hang out with Grandma Cynde and Pops (Gary). Also, my Uncle Lars and cousins Henrik and Haaken are coming up. The blanket I'm laying on is a family blanket- my Grandma Julie (momma's mom) was brought home from the hospital in it, and then Grandma Julie used it to bring my momma home.

So far I think I'm being a pretty good baby! Can't wait to finally see what my real home looks like! Until next time, remember to eat, sleep and poop and life will be just fine :>)

Leinna Daisy Jacobsen

Hello World! My name is Leinna Daisy. I'm a bit yellow right now because I have jaundice, but I still think I'm pretty darn cute! I made my appearance into the world on July 6, 2010 at 6:36pm. I weighed 8 lbs 6 oz and I am 20.5 inches long. If you notice the blanket I'm laying on- that's the blanket my momma made while she was pregnant with me. It's so soft and I'm sure it'll be one of my favorites!

It's kinda hard to tell in this picture- but I'm giving you my "Pirate Eye!" I often open just one eye and check to see what's going on. My Poppa and Momma think it is pretty funny.

Well- that's about all to report for my short life so far. I hope to be over my jaundice soon so my momma can take all kinds of cute pictures of me!

Anxiously Waiting

In between Week 38 and 39- anxiously waiting for the arrival of "Little Peanut". I was wrong last week with my new due date- I still have the due date of July 4th. I asked about the last ultrasound predicting July 1st and the doctor said they like to use the earliest ultrasound as the predictor of the due date. Not sure why- but what's a few days. I still believe this little one will be an end of June baby. Thus looking at the calendar- we've got a week to go if my intuition is going to be correct!

Further update on baby- amniotic fluid was on the low normal range two weeks ago and they rechecked it today and I'm back in the healthy normal range- which I'm hoping explains why I gained 5 pounds in 1 week! AAAHHH!!! I know I shouldn't stress about the weight gain- maybe I just feel guilty because I haven't been eating as healthy as I would be in Cordova. With all the food choices available in Anchorage - not to mention the 3 to 4 times a week trips to Cold Stone Ice Cream- is not really helping... Oh well, right?!?

Leif, soon to be known as Poppa, is anxiously waiting to. He's been caught a couple of times talking to my belly saying, "You could come out any day now..." I've been doing the same thing- especially since my friend we are staying with is getting ready to leave town for a few weeks. I was really hoping she'd get to meet the baby before she left- well I guess a lot could change in the next 6 hours- but I'm not going to hold my breath.

Here's a funny picture of the dogs adjusting to the limited space in the car. My Ford Escape has been the doggy wagon, which means both back seats were down so the dogs had plenty of room. Well, now baby's car seat takes up one of the back seats, so the dogs are learning to adjust to limited space. If you can't see in the picture, Koda (white dog) is laying on Bailey's tail and back legs. Too funny... what's even more funny is when Koda wants to stick his head out the window- he will straddle Bailey- she refuses to move, and Koda doesn't care because he is able to get his head out the window. I really should try to get a photo of this- it's quite amusing to see Bailey laying underneath Koda.

Well, my next blog WILL BE introducing our Little Peanut... or at least I hope! Until then- I hope everyone is enjoying summer!

"You still have aways to go..."

Today marks Week 38 since I have a new due date of July 1st. Instead of posting a picture of myself, I decided to find something in nature that reflects my state of mind. I love this picture of a swallowtail butterfly- I was able to capture this picture at Sheep Creek Lodge just outside of Willow, Alaska. We took a drive out that way to meet up with some friends of ours who have a cabin and while the dogs were out running around, I saw this beautiful creature just floating along.

That is how my mental state is these days- just floating along like the butterfly. It's challenging to be away from home and just waiting day after day for the baby to make his/her appearance. However, I find my mind floating from thoughts of, "Is there is anything else I could possibly buy for the baby?" to "Am I really ready for this?" to "I can't wait to hold this little peanut in my arms!" In many ways I'm like this butterfly just floating along from one flower to the next.

Baby update is this- we had a doctor appointment today and looks like baby is still facing downward but is still pretty high up. The doctor did say the baby is angled to the right slightly- which would explain why I've been getting sharp pains in my right groin and hip area. Notice the title of this blog, "You still have aways to go..." This was the last thing the doctor said during my appointment today- so not what a 38 week pregnant lady wants to hear- but oh well. I've come to terms with the fact that I can't plan when for sure we will head back to Cordova so I might as well be like the swallowtail butterfly and enjoy my time floating around from one flower to the next.