Welcome, Braden William!

We welcomed precious Braden William into our family on Saturday, November 26 at 2:03 p.m. He weighed in at 7lbs, 14oz and was 20 inches long. He is a healthy little boy, except for a bit of jaundice. We had to stay in the hospital an extra day and keep him "under the lights" to bring his bilirubin levels down. That worked enough to be able to take him home late Monday night. We have to continue going to the dr. to check his levels and his weight. So far, Jacob is loving his little bro. He loves to say "Braden" and he is trying very hard to be gentle around him. :) He are some pictures of our sweet little guy...

More Fall Fun

Fall 2011

Jacob loves to pray with us - so sweet!

Always wanting to see what daddy is up to!

Halloween 2011

Mommy at 8 months pregnant

Fall 2011

This is what we've been up to this fall:

A visit to a park in Holland...

September - Mommy's belly is growing!

Having fun...

October 2011 - Opa and Nana came for a visit! We took a little trip to Ontario to celebrate Oma's 80th birthday!

A picture of Mommy (and Jacob!) at about 7 months pregnant.

Pumpkin Parade

Auntie Sandy and cousin Derek came to visit!

Watching a tractor video...

Jacob's 2nd tubes surgery

September 2011
We decided to have another set of tubes put in Jacob's ears. After his first set, he continued to get ear infections because one of the tubes was plugged. The other tube ended up falling out pretty quickly after being put in. We're hoping this set works much better!

More Summer 2011 Happenings

Summer 2011
Jacob is going to be a big brother! Here is mommy at about 20 weeks

We met up with some college friends in Michigan City for a day! Our group sure is growing!

Jacobs LOVES tractors and being silly with daddy...

A visit to the Conference Grounds one evening...

A night at the Hudsonville Fair!