Meet Philomena Maria Jacobs (7 lb 8 oz / 19'' long)

No, Christina isn't starting a new job at Hostess.

So tired after her first bath.

Philomena and Mommy reunite in the recovery room

May Crowning

It was exciting this past Sunday at Mass.  Jordan and I helped put together May Crowning for the first time at our church.  The statue was donated by a woman in our parish.  I knew my sisters would want to see the pictures so here they are!

Magdalene (2 1/2) and Tobias (18 months) are excited for Mass and the May Crowning ceremony. 

Jordan getting everything ready.

Magdalene giving Mary a white rose.  

Tobias giving Mother Mary a white rose.  

Friends of ours at church 

There's my cute godson, Liam!

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Tobias excited to eat cake!

Magdalene took a long nap after church.  

Hello baby of ours!  We are excited to meet you soon!

A Mother's Masterpiece is Her Child

I have always desired artistic talent.  It seemed like the other girls in my class always seemed to have artistic or music skills, and I was the girl in class that would hide her artwork during art class.  I am way beyond that now, but it seemed like I wondered what kind of talents God had given me to use to love, honor, and serve Him. 

"A mother's masterpiece is her child."  

Magdalene Maria

Tobias Joseph

God has blessed Jordan and I tremendously by placing these precious children in our lives.  I may not have artistic or musical talent, but God has given me the special honor of being a mother.  I do not take that responsibility lightly.  Is it overwhelming to have another baby coming soon?  In about a week or so, Jordan and I will have three children to raise all under the age of two and half years old.  Prayer, patience, and trusting God's will has helped in our roles as parents and in the married state.  

When moments become difficult in the coming months learning how to be a mother to three little ones, I will remember my children are my masterpieces.  My paintbrush is prayer.  

Please keep us in your prayers.  We trust in God's plan for our growing family, and we know that He will provide us with the necessary graces to fulfill our duties.  

Countdown: 13 More Days Until We Are a Family of Five!!!

 We are so excited to meet our baby brother or baby sister!  We can't wait to kiss the baby!!!

 Magdalene has been such a good big sister to Tobias.  They have their moments, but Tobias is her best friend.  When Tobias was only a few months old, she was so excited when he would wake up from his morning nap.  "He wake, he wake!"  She still gets excited when Tobias wakes up from his nap.  I'm not sure if he likes her smothering him with hugs and kisses.

 For the most part, Tobias is playing somewhere near Magdalene.  In this picture, she is telling Tobias about his responsibilities as a big brother.

 Magdalene has been in this princess phase for some time.  She wants to put on a pretty dress and play in it.

 These are her new play shoes we found at Walmart.  They have gems you can attach to them, but Tobias likes to put them in his mouth.  She feels like such a pretty princess in her shoes and dress.

 I told Magdalene to smile in this picture.  This is what she did.  It's hard to get an authentic smile out of her in front of a camera.  JC Penney does a better job than me.

 Just in case you're wondering how long her hair is now....well it's getting long!!!

You can usually find this adorable boy at a window playing with his toys.  He likes to see the cars and animals outside the window.

Please keep us in your prayers for a safe delivery.  We feel very blessed that God has entrusted us with raising His precious children.

Snow Day....in May???

Baby Brother Becomes Big Brother Soon!

In under a month, we will meet our precious baby.  Is it a boy or a girl?  We never find out, but this time it was very tempting to want to know.  It's too exciting to hear Jordan tell me whether we have a boy or a girl. Names are still up in the air at this point.  Sometimes we think we have them finalized, and then we get confused all over again.  Magdalene has two names picked out:  Jacinta and Francisco.  She loves the story of our Lady of Fatima, and she highly recommends those names.  Magdalene has been waiting for months for this new baby to arrive.   When Daddy is blessing us, she wants her tummy blessed too like Mommy, because she says she has a baby in her belly.  We remind her she doesn't, but it's quite amusing to hear her say that.  

Today Jordan found Tobias in Magdalene's room kissing her baby dolls and feeding them with a bottle.  I will have to catch a video of him doing that some day.  What a sweet boy!  The following pictures were taken the past week.  Tobias loves to push around Magdalene's baby stroller, and I was surprised to see him pushing a baby in it.  He normally just puts a car in the stroller and takes off.  

Note:  Baby has fallen out of the stroller, and Tobias is still moving, moving, moving!  Note to Mommy:  Tobias is not ALLOWED to push the baby in the stroller for some time.  hehe!

  He loves looking out windows and now he finally has his own space.  Jordan and I finished up his room, and he loves sleeping on his big bed.  He sleeps better than his sister most nights now!  We are very grateful for that!  Tobias has also been bonding a lot more with Jordan.   He loves his special time with Daddy before bedtime.

 Cheese!  He has been saying more and more words every week.  It's exciting to see the look on his face when he communicates with us.  I can't wait until Magdalene and Tobias have conversations with each other at her level.  It would be fun to watch!

 Today at church, Tobias was sporting a European look with his outfit.  We didn't have long white socks like the European style so we put some of Magdalene's white tights on him, and he looked great.  Jordan likes to coordinate their church outfits.

 I thought I would update my family on the progress of this pregnancy.  My feet are swollen, but I still wanted to wear wedge sandals.  I love those sandals.

We love you all, and we can't wait for Tia Brenda to visit soon!  Perhaps the next time I post something, you will see pictures of the new baby.

P.S.  I have been two for two on guessing the gender of our babies.  I'm afraid to make a guess and be wrong this time.  But I will risk it and go public with my maternal instinct.  I believe God will bless us with a girl.  Jordan thinks they are twins.  haha!  No, he doesn't believe that anymore, but he always thinks it before the ultrasound.