Letter to Cousin Abram from Abby

Sorry it's been such a long time since I blogged. Since our last posting we had a fun family trip to the beach (pictures are still on my camera waiting to be downloaded) and my parents came to visit us Memorial Day weekend. We've just been a busy little family of four these days...
Today Abby told me she wanted to write a letter to her cousin, Abram. She dictated what she wanted to say in the letter and I told her what letters to write to make the words. We thought it was so precious and we were so proud of her letter writing skills that we had to share.

Just in case you need a little help reading the letter, it says:

Dear Abram,

I love you. I will see you and Auntie soon.

Love, Abby

Fishing

Matthew and Abby have been wanting to fish together for a long time and finally got the chance last weekend. We just took a family trip to the park for a picnic and fishing. Even though no fish were caught Abby still had a fun time fishing with her daddy.

Abby showing of her bait.

This is what Jacob thought of fishing...

It's hard work being a princess...

Abby has given up her afternoon nap but some days when she is really tired I can get her to watch Mary Poppins and she falls asleep for a little bit on the couch.

Update

Hey Everyone! I just wanted to post a quick update...
Jacob and Abby are both doing really well. Jacob seems to be just fine and has shown no sign of complication - thank God! Thank you all so much for your support, love and prayers. We are overwhelmed by our incredible friends and family. Here a some pictures from the last week or so. We love you all!

Jacob and Abby in Jacob's hospital crib

Daddy and his babies

Our little man

Sweet smile

I snapped this the other day - Abby and Matthew playing guitar together. I love it!

Glory to God!

Dear Friends and Family,
I am sure most you have heard by now but if not I wanted to let everyone know our story and that by the grace of God our family is okay. On Friday afternoon Abby, Jacob and I went to get the mail - our neighborhood has those cluster mailboxes at the end of the street. Abby was riding her tricycle and I was pushing Jacob in the stroller. A lady (under the influence of something) jumped the curb in her car and hit me as well as Jacob's stroller - thankfully Abby was out of the way. Jacob's stroller fell over and his head hit the ground. He was unresponsive and an ambulance took all three of us to the hospital. By the time we arrived at the hospital Jacob was more responsive but a CT scan indicated bleeding on his brain (a subdural hematoma) and we were admitted to the hospital so Jacob could be monitored. With the exception of minor cuts and bruising, I was just fine so Jacob was our concern. Jacob became more responsive as Friday wore on and thankfully since then has not showed any sign of complication. He spent Friday, Saturday and all Saturday night being monitored. The doctors believe the absence of abnormal behavior indicates the blood was absorbed back into his brain. The doctors discharged us today with the instructions to continue to watch Jacob closely and bring him back if he acts in any way abnormal. We are back home now and sweet baby boy is sleeping peacefully in his own bed as I type this. Thank you all for your thoughts and prayers. Please continue to pray for healing for Jacob and that there will continue to be no complications. Glory to God for His protection of our family!
Love,
Matthew & Naomi

Sweet Jacob & Precious Abby

We took Jacob to his two-month check-up last week and here are his stats:
Weight: 13 pounds, 2 ounces (75%)
Height: 24 1/2 inches (90%)
He is a joy and we are all in love with our little man. Here are a few recent pictures of our babies.

Big Sis and Baby Brother (Jacob is almost as big as Abby!)

First trip out in the jogging stroller

A couple more pics from Easter...

Abby and BeBe making fruit pizza - delicious!

Sweet Abby Girl

Jacob in the tent

Abby and Jacob in the tent

Easter Celebration Fun!

We hope everyone had a wonderful Easter! We spent Friday and Saturday in Temple with family. Matthew's parents were able to join us on Saturday for our Easter celebration. So fun! We spent Easter Sunday in San Antonio - we went to church, then out to lunch with some special friends from church and then headed home for a relaxing afternoon with our precious children. We are so thankful for God's many blessings in our life! Here are a couple of pictures from the weekend...

The Easter Princess

Madison, Abram & Abby

Abby reflecting on the day...

Our little Easter bunnies

This is how Daddy and Jacob spent the egg hunt. Thankfully Abby was able to collect all of Jacob's Easter eggs.

Our two-month-old

Jacob David is such a wonderfully good-natured and loving baby. We are blessed by our family's newest addition. We love you, baby boy!

Jacob Meets Friends in T-Town!

The kids and I spent last weekend in Temple. My best friends gave Jacob a Sip & See so that our friends in Temple could meet our little man. It was wonderful to see everyone and I loved introducing Jacob to some of the special people in our life. Jacob loved his first trip to Sleepy Hollow and getting to spend the weekend with family. Abby and Annie were reunited and as always loved getting to play together.

Abby and Annie playing dress up. Some lucky guy got to take me to some high school dance in the formal dress Abby is wearing. Ha!ha!

Abby & Annie (both uninterested in smiling for the camera)

Julie (pregnant with Jacob's best friend Henry) & Jacob

My best friends and all of the kids - Heather, we missed you!