We had not found out the gender of Jaelynn, our firstborn daughter. I begged Jason to find out when we found out we were pregnant when Jaelynn was only 9 months old. When the time came we both showed up at the appointment wearing blue shirts and khaki pants (which we did not plan). We laughed and thought maybe that was a sign. We went in for the appointment and Dr. T told us he was 99% sure we were having a GIRL!!!! I have to admit I was a little tiny tiny bit disappointed, but then I thought of all the cute matching outfits. Ha ha! So, we started buying those cute matching outfits and even had a few things monogrammed with Jenna Marie. We did not change the nursery from the jungle theme we had used with Jaelynn. We were ready with our bags packed with all the girlie stuff for the hospital. Jason and I drove to the hospital that Monday morning for a c-section. We anxiously awaited our Jenna Marie! Jaelynn came to meet her sister in a cute Big Sister shirt. We look back at pictures and she was only a baby herself! We went back to the operating room and I will never forget the look on Jason's face! Also, him SO EXCITEDLY saying, "IT'S A BOY AND HE WEIGHS 9LBS 5OZ!!!" I just said no way!!! The assisting Dr laughed and said, "What did you tell them this baby would be?" Dr.T said, "A girl!" As they finished up with me Jason got to go let everybody in on the BIG surprise. He walked out with JAKE all bundled up and went straight to Jaelynn. He looked at her and said, "Meet your BROTHER!" Everyone was shocked and thought he was lying. HEE HEE HEE!!! I wish I could have seen all their faces. People were so funny when they would come to our room and see the beautiful white bear and BLUE ribbons with Jake Marshall written on them. They would go back to the nurse's station and say they had the wrong room. I think the nurses thought it was humorous and would point them back to the Carlile room. The visitor would very hesitantly come in the door and say in a small voice.... Jennifer? We would laugh and say yes come on in and it really is us. They would bring their cute GIRL presents and not know what to say. :) My mom exchanged everything for us by the time we got home from the hospital. We had NOTHING blue or boyish at all. I am glad Jaelynn was too young to understand that she did not end up with a sister, but a brother. We have loved sharing his story. We are more than thankful that God gave us a boy. He was a perfect addition to our family.
Now, a little about what he is up to now. He loves any kind of sport. Give him a ball and he is one happy boy. Jake played soccer in the fall, basketball in the winter, and is about to start baseball next week. His uncle is the head baseball coach at University of Houston. So, when we were there a few weekends ago he got to be the bat boy. He was thrilled and had tons of fun! His favorite things beside sports are playing on his DSi and on the Wii. He loves riding his bike with his friends and swimming in the summer. Jake is full of energy and can be pretty silly! He has a caring heart and likes helping others. Thank you God for Jake and the surprise that he is to us!
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Such a sweet boy!!
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