Catching Up!

Dylan could not have made his arrival at a more perfect time.t My due date was January 10 but I had a feeling he was going to be early. Could it have been because the last week I was pregnant, I had to squeeze my legs together because I constantly felt like he was going to fall out of me? Maybe. Or maybe it was just wishful thinking because I was so over being pregnant. No matter the reason, December 19 was the perfect day. My mom is a professor at TCU and gave her last final that Friday. Jeb's work schedule is super slow the last 2 weeks of the year. My sister just happened to be in San Antonio visiting her in-laws for the weekend. And I really didn't want to be in the hospital during Christmas or have his birthday be between Christmas and New Years. SO, from the beginning, Dylan has been perfect.

Because he was 3 weeks early and went home from the hospital weighing 5 lb. 10oz- the outfit I bought him to wear did not fit. But luckily a few friends had brought me some newborn clothes that would fit him.

Dylan all ready to go home.

When we got home, Jenna was so excited and ready to hold him. She's gotten much better at this. She's been so wonderful with her baby brother.

Praying over Dylan!?

And of course, Annie B had to come meet baby Dylan. Have I mentioned that Kate is due in a few months and is having a BOY? Could that be more perfect?!

My mom has been staying with us and has been SO helpful. I have a personal shopper, house keeper, cook, baby sitter and nurse on hand! Not sure what I'll do when she leaves.

My niece, Ashley, meeting her newest cousin.

Claire and Dylan.

Christmas Eve was so special to me this year. We went to the Christmas Eve service at church as a complete family. I'll never forget my first Christmas with my two children.

Here's Jeb reading The Night Before Christmas.

Christmas morning was a blast watching Jenna open her gifts. We probably could have stopped at the stocking stuffers and she would have been totally content.

Already regretting buying her a recorder...

My parents bought her a wagon. I'm looking forward to walks and zoo trips with my two babies riding in this wagon.

My next post is going to be more pictures of Dylan and his nursery. My camera wasn't working this past week but I think we're back in business!

Introducing...

John "Dylan" Lock

Born December 19, 2009 -4:03am
6 lbs. 1 oz - 19 inches

Practically perfect in every way.

To make a long story short, I started having contractions on Friday afternoon, they started getting faster and stronger, went to hospital, and had a baby ! (Can you tell I'm too tired to give details right now?)

Proud mom and dad

Jenna trying to hold Dylan. She more of wanted to grab him and carry him around like a doll, so for now she just gets to kiss him or "pet" him. She was very interested in him but a little confused because anytime he would cry, Jenna asked "Why baby Jesus crying?"

Might have to do a whole other blog post about Jenna's reaction to Dylan.

Jenna has shared her animal toys with Dylan.
My TWO babies!

John, Jeb, John Dylan and Sam

Aunt Valerie meeting her one and only newphew.

We had tons of friends and family visit the past two days. I wasn't great about getting pictures with everyone but so thankful to have so much love and support. I promise to post more tomorrow when we get home!

She's a brick HOUSE!

I must be short on blogging material or just crazy, but here is a belly shot of me at almost 37 weeks! Every day I've been doing little things to get ready for this baby. I even put the car seat in my car yesterday- a very weird feeling to have two cars seats in my car! I've been washing clothes and blankets and just can't imagine that Jenna was ever small enough to fit into anything that tiny. This pregnancy has been very different and much harder on me than my last. I go from complaining to feeling so grateful to have this life inside me. I'm just ready to meet Dylan and hold him.
It's also been kind of different, being 9 months pregnant, with a boy, during the month of Christmas. We went to Bethlehem Nights at a Castle Hills First Baptist last weekend and they turned their courtyard into the town of Bethlehem. You walk around and get to "feel" what it was like in Bethlehem during the census. Everyone is dressed in character and they even had live animals. It was a really neat experience and had even more meaning as I waddled around "Bethlehem" carrying my own son. I can only imagine what was going through Mary's mind that night.




So here I am, in all my glory. People keep asking me if I was this big with Jenna. No. I've stopped asking or looking at my weight when I go to the dr. I've started progressing (I'll spare you the details) so it looks like we could have a baby sooner than later!

Here's Your Christmas Card

One of my favorite parts of Christmas is sending and receiving Christmas cards. I LOVE getting the mail during December and seeing precious pictures of my friends and family. But this year since we will also have a birth announcement to send out in January, sending Christmas cards the month before just didn't make sense. It's a lot of work and postage is so expensive these days. So I've decided to do a Happy New Year/Birth Announcement card next year. BUT if I was going to send a Christmas card, these are some pictures I might include. My sweet friend, Amy, took these pictures a few months ago at the Japanese Tea Garden. Jenna was, well Jenna, and running around like crazy, so I didn't expect a single shot to not be blurry. But Amy was able to capture these few precious moments!
So here's your Christmas card...

Merry Christmas!

Love,

Jeb, Sarah, and Jenna Joy Lock

May you have a blessed and wonderful holiday season!

Deck the Halls!

Starting last weekend, we began decorating the house for Christmas. Last year, I bought Jenna this cute little tree at an after Christmas sale. I was really excited about her having her own tree and getting to decorate it herself. Being my mother's daughter, I have all these "fantasies" of how things should go and traditions I want to start. But Jenna usually has her own plan or ideas...

Jenna had no interest in putting the ornaments on the tree. She just wanted to line them up repeatedly. I stopped putting them back on the tree, so now she just has a bare tree with ornaments on the ground around it. Not so much what I was picturing when I bought it.

Something about this look, tells me that she knows this is annoying me.


Daddy was very helpful this year putting up the decorations. Want a cute Santa hat picture- no way says Jenna!

Jenna has always been very "interested" in Mary and baby Jesus. She plays with her Little People Nativity scene year round. She puts towels on her head and says she's Mary. So when I got out this Nativity scene this year, Jenna was fascinated. They basically stay on the floor all day. Jenna's favorite game is to stand them all up, then knock each one down, cradle them and say, "Oh Mary, you OK? Poor Mary" or "Oh, wiseman on camel, you OK?" or "Excuse me Joseph" and then she starts all over.

We went to see Santa today. I forgot to take my camera so I could document the drama. Luckily, we went during the day ,on a weekday, so there was no line. Jenna was not feeling Santa at first- she cried, clung to us and refused to sit on his lap. So we took a lap around the mall and tried again. This time we took it slow, Jeb and I both sat in the chair with Santa, he sang Jingle Bells to her and talked to her for a really long time. Again, thankful there was no line. This was the best smile we could get. I can't get over how big she looks in this picture. Makes me kinda sad. And strange to think next year she'll be sitting with her almost one year old brother!

And if you're easily offended then please stop reading but this just made me giggle so I thought I'd share it with those of you that share my weird sense of humor. I guess that mainly means my dad.

Jeb and Jenna were picking up before bedtime and Jeb was putting the Nativity scene back up. Jenna thought she'd help...

That would be a naked Cinderella doll.

Merry Christmas! I can already tell it's going to be a fun holiday season!