Happy Holidays:

In celebration of the pre-holidays events, we would like to wish you all a very happy holiday season! As you can see, Jacob is off to a great start and loving Santa Clause already!

Love, The Almeida Family

Hi All:

We hope that everyone's turkey day went swell and you all had lots of yummy food. As you all know, we were celebrating Jacob's first Thanksgiving in Chicago. In celebration of this, here are a couple of pics of Jacob during his first Thanksgiving holiday. Gobble, gobble, gobble.

Hey Guys and Gals:

We hope you had a wonderful Halloween holiday! Here is a couple of pics of adorable Jacob and his crazy mom. Yes, I am a little over the top, but you all know MEEEEE!!!!

WOW!!! Our little baby boy, Jacob is 6 months old now. He is absolutely the sweetest thing. He coos all the time and even is starting to sit up on his own. We would love to share some pictures with you of his 6 month old birthday party!!! Hope you enjoy it:)

Jacob's 1st Times- Hello All! I deeply apologize, but I have been so very bad about posting pictures. I know y'all are all waiting, so this is in celebration for Jacob's special "1st Times" tribute. Hope you like it! These pictures range from when he was 3-5 months!!!

Hugs,
Jenn & Mig

Jacob is 6 Weeks Old!

JACOB IS 6 WEEKS OLD

Hi everyone! As you all might know, Jacob is now 6 weeks old and growing like a weed. He now can smile, which is the sweetest thing!!! He even trys to hold his head up as long as he can. I truly do think he is such a blessing... We feel absolutely lucky and we are loving having the help of Mig's mom for a whole month and my mom before that. It truly is absolutely wonderful. Between my mom and Mig's mom, Jacob truly has the best grandmas ever!!!

Except for absolutely enjoying Jacob, nothing too crazy is happening in our wonderful lives. Next week, Mig and I will be celebrating some alone time in Scottsdale, Arizona though. We plan on getting messages, going horseback riding, golfing, heading to the zoo and also the botanical gardens!!! Also, hiking up the mountains is going to be plenty of exercise but so rejuvenating for our bodies :)

Well, I wanted to show you a recent picture of Jacob at 6 weeks old. Please find it above in this news addition. We hope you enjoy it and The Almeida Bunch will look forward to talking to you soon in the very new future!

Love,
The Almeida's

HELLO ALL

As you all know, our beautiful new son, Jacob Ryan, has arrived! We feel so blessed to have him and are looking forward to our new adventure with him. Fortunately, our little one is on an eating schedule of every 3 hours and THANK GOODNESS for that. I would like to thank Fabi for all of her help and definitely my husband, Miguel. I truly don't think I could do it without them!!! Well, I am also really excited that my mom is helping me out this week and Miguel's mom will be staying with us for a month starting in May, which is going to be so nice. I am hoping I will be somewhat of a pro at this mommy thing by the time I go back to work!!! Ha, ha, ha.

Here are some pictures of Baby Jacob and I hope you like them! I will try to be on top of things and post pictures as much as I can. Thanks also to everyone that supported me in the hospital. Big thanks to Kristy, Kamryn, Kelly, Tatyana, and Natalie for coming by and visiting me.

Well, for now it is bye bye, but I shall return and keep everyone posted on Jacob news!!!

Love, The Almeidas

JACOB IS ALMOST HERE!

Well, it is about time for Jacob's arrival and we are SO VERY EXCITED!!! I would first like to thank my mom for planning my Austin baby shower and all of my friends that helped in putting together my Dallas shower last month. Big thanks to Fabi, Kamryn, Kristy, Michelle, Nikole, Natalie, and Tatyana. I really appreciate everything and it was really a lot of fun and so sweet of you:) We would also like to acknowledge Mig's sweet mom for making the long trip from Chicago to attend our shower. We had such a great time with our family and friends. I truly still have the picture in my head of all of the guys changing the diapers on the dolls blindfolded, too, and was quite impressed with the grand prize winner, Mig. I guess he is one-step closer to daddy-hood! Oh yeah, big thanks also to my sweet brother Jason who captured some great footage, too, as Mr. Camera Man on the special day...

Anyway, the newest news is that we might be having Jacob induced today or Monday! We are definitely excited and can't wait for his arrival. We know we are definitely going to have our work cut out for us, and Mig has already put together the baby carseat and Jacob's glider and ottoman which we will definitely be putting to use upon Jacob's "GRAND ARRIVAL".

Hmm. We will definitely keep you posted on further news. Oh yeah, above you will see the newest updated picture of me, 1 week from my due date at 39 weeks pregnant. I definitely look like I am ready to pop, so hopefully Jacob is ready, ready, ready to join us in a matter of days!

8 MONTHS PREGNANT

Hello Everyone! Well, it is getting closer and closer to the date! As you all know, Jacob will be here in a little over a month & we are really looking forward to his arrival. He is already moving about like crazy and I know he is telling me "Mommy, I am ready to get out there and meet you"! It definitely won't be too much longer at all before his arrival. To update you our news, nothing too crazy has happened yet. This weekend we went shopping at the Galleria, attended a baby shower, and headed to the Dallas Car Show and it was really a fabulous weekend. Here is a recent picture of me from this weekend at 8 months along!!! Yes, I am getting bigger and bigger but still loving life. Luckily, I am still sleeping like a baby but, of course, hogging the blankets. Poor, poor Miggy!

Baby Jacob's First Pictures

Hello ALL! We just wanted to wish everybody a Happy Valentine's Day!!! We hope everyone is enjoying their special V-Day with their honey's:) As some of you know, times a ticking and believe it or not we finally had our second 4D Sonogram today and we can not wait to share it with everyone. We hope you enjoy the pictures, especially since our little one below made us work for pics of him. Poor guy... We were definitely poking and pushing at Baby Jacob today and it took FOREVER to get some good pics of him at our sonogram appointment. However, all of the Yoga, Jumping Jacks, and everything else in the book we tried in order to wake him up actually worked!!! And, here I was thinking I wouldn't get any exercise in my 3rd trimester. One thing is for certain though. Jacob definitely likes to sleep. I couldn't believe he still had his eyes closed through the whole thing. Hmm. I guess this isn't necessarily a bad thing, right??? Supposedly, Jacob is just like his mommy and LOVES to sleep. In other news, the doctor informed us that Jacob is head down, too, so it won't be too long before you can put a picture to a face. Ha, ha, ha.

Mommy & Daddy News

Well, we had an exciting weekend! Here is a few pics of us, since I told you I would update you on some Preggo pics in the next few weeks. In the news of the Almeida Bunch, we ventured to Canton for First Monday this weekend, experienced a yummy dinner at Outback Steakhouse, and we even went to Northpark and got some cute pants and onesies for our future baby, Jacob, from Jack & Jill! Big thanks to Fabi, too, who got Jacob the cutest blue shoes for him to wear with his first outfit. He is going to be set:) WOW! I guess I am definitely getting into Mommy mood here at the Almeida Residence. I can not wait to share Jacob's cute room with you all when you come and visit the Almeida Residence. Of course, I am biased, but IT IS SOOOOO CUTE.

I'M Getting Big
Alright, we have decided to post a pregnancy pic for those of you interested! I know- you all think I am obsessed with this weight thing, but I guess getting big is soo cute when you are pregnant! So, I am E-M-B-R-A-C-I-N-G it!!! I promise you will get to see more and more of me, LITERALLY, in the next few weeks. Enjoy... :) For those of you to-be mommy's out there, being pregnant is such a gift. Yes, it can definitely have its moments, but in the end, you will be so happy to have experienced the MIRACLE OF LIFE!!! I truly can not wait for my bundle of joy to arrive and I just pray that I will be the best mommy that Jacob could possibly have. As for Mig, of course, he is already a trained parent- I mean, he has got to be. Afterall, it was like the Brady Bunch in his family. I think I will be going to him for ADVICE!!! Ha, ha, ha. Seriously though, Mig and I could not be more blessed!!!

Friday, January 30, 2009

Times a Clicking
Mommy Update--As you may know, we have a little cute baby Jacob on the way! CAN YOU BELIEVE IT. For those of you that know me well, it is probably unbelievable that I am about to be a mommy and already in my 3rd trimester. Soon enough, Ms. Jenn will be changing diapers, doing mid-night feedings, and carrying around a baby bag instead of a designer bag! It is definitely going to be quite the experience. As for Jacob, he is definitely ready to enter this world of ours! We have gotten his Pottery Barn Nursery pretty much all set up and even painted- BIG THANKS to my wonderful husband. He is definitely kicking about and letting me know when he is ready to get going. Unfortunately, I think my days of sleeping when he arrives will be long gone. Who knows though- He might be just like his mommy in a couple of years and sleep until noon! Ha, ha, ha.