Jake and Jake

As most of you know, it was very difficult to name this little baby. In the end, we teetered between Jacob and Oliver, and actually he was Oliver for a little while. The main reason we decided to name Jacob Jacob was  because of my brother Jacob. He is a soldier, serving in Aghanistan. And I honestly could not think of a better story to be able to tell Jacob someday of why he has the name he has. To be named after someone who loved and served their country, not to mention one of the kindest-hearted people that I know. He was always the sweet, peaceful brother, and for anyone who knows Collin, we need a peaceful little guy. 

Well tonight, we were able to welcome home my brother Jacob. He is home for two weeks, and it was wonderful to me able to see him. And he was able to meet and hold his little name sake.

 

I love how cute these two are, and love even more that little Jacob smiled while his uncle Jake was holing him.

We pulled his feeding tube today. He is eating really well, and does better and better each day. I am hoping to see that he continues to put on weight. It was hard to pull our safety net. We are keeping track of the feedings still, and I know that if he needs it, we can always put it back in. So crossing our fingers that he continues to do well with feeds, and that he continues to gain weight. I might take him in on Monday and weigh him, to see how he is doing. I know it is not completely necessary, but I know it will ease or worries about how he is doing. I guess you never get over the new baby worries.

We see cardiology this week, and Jacob has another doctors appointment the day after. I do not foresee any issues, just need him to continue to gain weight. We love his little sweetness, love the smiles, and love seeing Collin and Jacob connect more and more as brothers. Some moments are hard, but we just try to make Collin feel important and know that this will get better with time.