3 Months Old

How can you be three months old?  It seems like just yesterday you were born but in the same breath I have no doubt that I have known you forever.  Jackson you have brought so much joy and love into our lives.  You are the apple of not only my eye but your dads and your brothers too.  We absolutely adore you!

1.  You are the sweetest, happiest baby!  The only time you cry is when you are in your car seat and we all can't take it.  We don't like it when you cry.  Your cry consists of you going ma, ma, ma, ma which is even worse for your mama.  I know you don't know what you are saying but with your pouty lip and that cry it pulls at my heart.

2.  You are a really good sleeper.  We have our nights but for the most part you go to sleep around nine, wake up around midnight and then sleep until about 6:30.  During the day you like to take a nap about an hour after you wake up for the day and a few other cat naps through out the day.  You usually like to sleep the afternoons away.  You love to cuddle with me on the couch and sleep so we do that most of the time.  You love to snuggle and know that mama is there.  If you wake up and I am not there you fuss until you see me and then usually give me a great big smile.

3.  You are in size two diapers barely.  We will probably move you up to the next size next week.

4.  You are wearing some size 3 months but mostly 6 months clothes.  You have the cutest double chin and big cheeks.

5.  You love to talk and get our attention.  You light up when Jacoby comes in the room.

6.  You are starting to be opinionated about who is holding you and you usually want it to be me.

7.  You enjoy playing on the floor for short periods of times and have started playing with your toys and batting them with your hands.

8.  You still love to nurse but they are starting to spread out more like 2- 2 1/2 hours in between.  Still a one sided nurser for the most part.

9.  You have had a crummy cold for the last week but it doesn't seem to be phasing you too much other than you want to be held all of the time not just most of the time.

10.  You are a cuddle bug and love to be cuddled and kissed.  You snuggle in and we all love it!

11.  Your hair is starting to have quite a bit of red in it but underneath it's light.

12.  You have discovered your hands and love to play with them and suck on them.  You have even found your thumb!  You love to suck on that thumb and I keep trying to put a binky in your mouth instead.

We love you Jackson so much!!

Jackson's Blessing

While we were in Boise, my Dad gave Jackson his blessing.  It was a beautiful blessing.  It was an amazing experience for me as I watched Jarod carry my baby up to the front of the church and hand Jackson to my dad.  The circle was full with my dad, Randy, Ty, Kyle, Brandon, Uncle Pat and my friend Kelly.  As these great men encircled my baby, I felt such a huge rush of the spirit and of the priesthood power take over the room.  It was so powerful for me that I don't think I even heard much of the blessing but I know that this baby boy is a choice spirit and I know he has a great work to accomplish on the Earth.  And  I know that he has a healing spirit because he has healed me in ways I didn't even know I needed to be healed.
My mom made his cute blessing outfit and blanket and he looked adorable!  I didn't get many pictures the day of his blessing but I took these when we got home.

2 Months Old

My sweet sweet Jackson.  Time is slipping by way too quickly.  I try to memorize every  moment and look you give me because years from now I want to recall the little things that you do.  You make my heart soar and I am so thankful for you!
1.  You are barely in size 1 diapers.  Probably will have to move you up in the next couple of days.
2.  We took you to the doctor on your 2 month birthday and you weighed in at 13 lb. 12 oz.  I could not believe it!
3.  You are starting to wake up more during the day but still usually sleep most of the afternoon away.
4.  You are amazing at night and have slept through the night already twice but most nights you go to bed at nine, wake up at midnight and six then sleep until seven.  You start the night out in your bed but you are love to snuggle with mama after that.
5.  You are smiling and talking like crazy!  You are always good for a smile when someone smiles at you and you try to get out attention by talking to us.  Your brothers are loving this!  Your smile will light up a room and your toes curl when you smile like they are smiling too.
6.  You look just like me and your hair is starting to get a little red in it.
7.  You are doing better in your car seat.
8.  You love bath time and still pee on whoever is giving it to you and your brothers think it is so funny.
9.  You are wearing size 3-6 months clothes.
10.  The only time you will take a binky is in your car seat other than that you spit it out and give us a funny look.

We love you so much Jackson!  You are absolutely adored by all of us and we are so thankful to have you in our family.

1 Month

I cannot believe that you are already a month old.  You my sweet baby are so loved by all of us!  Your Daddy. brothers and me cannot get enough of you.  Here are a few things about you at one month old.
1.  You LOVE to be held all the time even through the night and we all do it.  Daddy and I trade off who is holding you all day long and during the night you sleep in the crook of my arm and cuddle with Mama.  I love that you are such a cuddle bug.
2.  You are in size one diapers as of a few days ago and you are starting to outgrow some of your newborn clothes.  You seem to be getting really long and your cheeks are filling in along with your belly.
3.  You smiled for the first time for us today!  I think you wanted to celebrate you turning one month old with a smile.  You smiled first at me when I was talking to you and holding you in the kitchen and then Daddy ran over and you smiled and cooed for both of us.  It was the cutest sweetest little smile and it made our day.
4.  You are very alert and can hold your head up for long periods of time.
5.  You like your swing better than the bouncy chair.  You only like the car seat when you feel like it.
6.  You are the loudest baby I have ever known.  You grunt and make noises all the time and all through the night.  Most of the time it's in your sleep while you get adjusted.
7.  You can hear my voice from across the room and whenever you hear me you get all excited and starts panting for me.
8.  Loves his bath time
9.  Gets the hiccups all the time and he does not like those

You my Jackson baby are wonderful in every way.  I know how fast this newborn stage goes and I am trying to memorize and take every second in.  I love you so much and I am so thankful you are here and are my baby.

Mamma and Paka

My mom had been here for three weeks by the time Jackson made his appearance so just a few days after he was born they left and went back to Boise.  We met Jarod in the parking lot at a grocery store and said our good byes.  I was a complete mess.  I cried and cried and cried.  I don't think I have ever been so emotional saying goodbye to my parents.  I so much appreciated my mom dropping everything and coming and being with me when I needed her the most.  It always means so much to me to have her with me during the most special times in my life.  I am so thankful for a Dad who supports my mom coming and being away from him for so long so that she can be here with me.  I was so glad that they both got to meet Jackson before they left.

Jace and Jackson

When Jace came to meet Jackson in the hospital he was not sure what to think.  I had just delivered Jackson and got out of bed for the first time shortly after he got there.  I didn't even think about it but there was a lot of blood and it scared Jace and he wouldn't go anywhere near Jackson.  The next morning my mom was bringing the boys back to the hospital and Jace started crying when my mom asked him why he was crying he told her that he didn't want Jackson to bite him.  I think in his little mind he saw blood and thought Jackson had bit me to cause it.  He didn't come around until after I got home from the hospital and within a few minutes of being home he wanted to hold his baby and we have never looked back.  The next day he made his police station on the couch and Jackson was his partner.  It was so cute!  He sure does love his baby.

Going Home

The last thing we did before we went home was fill out your birth certificate with your name.  I hope that you will know how much thought and prayer we put into your name and that you love it as much as we do sweet Jackson Gill.
Two days after you were born we got to take you home.  We got on your cute little take me home outfit that drowned you and of course we forgot the socks at home in our rush to get out the door but you looked adorable and we could not wait to get you home and either could your brothers.