Week 2 and all the fun

Jake is now 2 weeks old and doing great. He still sleeps the majority of the day, which I appreciate while learning to cope with 2 little boys. He's awake a couple of hours in the morning and a couple in the evening but that's about it. Jax continues to be a sweet big brother and is adjusting better and better. We continue the long line of doctor appointments this next week and I have 4 weeks left till I go back to work.....lets not think about that right now though :(

Onto our week in pictures... We finally managed to get Jax to actually hold Jake. I just think this picture is soooo precious. It only lasted a second. Glad I had the camera handy.

This next picture holds a funny story....When I was born, I sucked these same 2 fingers but I did it until I was in the 1st grade and they put a rake in my mouth to make me stop - followed by lots of dental work. Anyways, I've caught him doing this a few times and I had to get a picture. Hopefully it won't be a long term thing....yikes!

We also took our first bath this week. He didn't like it to say the least. That is the worst cry I've ever heard in my life and its also changed our evening routine for the best. After his bath, he stays awake for about an hour and then out he goes until I wake him up to feed him before going to sleep myself. It's awesome. I guess I just ware him out. I took a few more pictures from our evening routine....

The next pictures show mom learning to juggle two kids. Jax loves to play outside so I always try to take him out and let him burn some energy while we are couped up in the house for the time being. He got a bubble set from some friends of ours and loves it so we played bubbles and Jake enjoyed the outdoors in the carrier....He loved it - or I should say he slept the whole time. It was great for all three of us.

The last picture for the week was taken on Saturday morning. Jeremy is finishing up baseball season and has been gone ALOT!! I've had my mom over here helping out due to baseball games and a wedding thrown in there as well. I can't lift Jax or put him in the tub or get in his bed with him....its killing me but thank God for mom and DeAnn. DeAnn takes Jax to McDonalds and for rides in the car just to get him out and mom puts my child to bed....anyways, sorry for the tangent. I was so excited to see all three of them together so I took a pic....love it and love my family! Until next time, we'll keep you posted!

One Week Old and Many Thanks

Jake is already one week old. He's changed so much already. I think he looks more like me now. At first I wasn't sure but every day I notice it more. Jax was my stout one and this is my little guy. I never even used newborn diapers or newborn clothes on Jax and I'll be using them for a while with Jake. He's sleeping and eating well and that's pretty much all he does right now....more to come

I've also included some pictures of Jax and Jake enjoying each others company. Jax loves for Jake to come to his room. He even tried to pull him by his arm yesterday because he wanted him in there so bad. He's very soft with him and doing great so far.

I've had lots of help from family this week. My mom stayed the night through Friday and my sister DeAnn came a few days to help out with Jax and laundry. Grandma Jackson came one day and played with Jax and brought some food and then Gigi came last night and helped with Jax and Jake. I'm so thankful to everyone - I don't think I could have done it alone!

Jake Ryan Jackson born 4/9/10

Jake Ryan Jackson was born at 8:05 on April 9,2010 weighing 8lbs 5oz and 20in long.

I had my second c-section with my wonderful Dr (Dr. Monti) at Baylor in downtown Dallas. Jeremy and my sister DeAnn were in the OR with me during the whole thing. Don't I look great!

Everything went well and I was soon in recovery with all the family present from both sides. Good thing no one else was in the recovery room but us :)

After a couple of hours in recovery, they took me up to my room for 3 long days of hospital care. I had hernea surgery as well so my whole middle area feels horrible - thank goodness for pain meds and good nurses!!

They soon brought Jax in to meet his new baby brother. This was a rough time. My sweet little boy had a hard time with mom being in the bed. He wanted me to come with him when he left the room and couldn't understand why I couldn't go. It has gotten much better since we have been home though. He has warmed up nicely to Jake and loves on him very softly with kisses and hugs.

We had plenty of visitors from family and friends while we were there as well. It was great to see everyone and we are so thankful for the support we have gotten over the last week. Jax stayed with Grumpa and Grammy over the weekend and my mom and sister have been doing house duty the last week while I recover from my c-section. We are truly blessed to have both of our families so close by!

We went home on Monday April 12th. We are learning the ropes with 2 little boys and loving every minute. Jake has been sleeping a lot ofcourse and only waking up once in the middle of the night - I hope this continues. I think he looks more like me and I was shocked when they told me he was smaller than Jax. I look forward to seeing how he grows and changes over the next year. Well, that's it for now. Until next time, we'll keep you posted!

Fun at the Zoo

Today, Jax, Preston, Grant, DeAnn and I went to the Dallas Zoo. We had a great time seeing all the animals. Mommy just had a hard time walking up all the hills.....whoo! It was a great day to go.

This first picture is of Jax waiting for Aunt D to pick us up. He was so excited. We dressed festive (notice the monkey on his shirt)

Below are some pictures of animals Jax got to see today

After we got done seeing most of the animals, we ate lunch and then went to the children's zoo where the boys could play around. They had lots of fun!

We finally decided to head out and Jax wasn't even in the car 2 minutes before he was asleep. Well, this is it for now. The next post will be of our new little boy next week sometime when I regain my sanity. Keep us in your prayers and we'll keep you posted!!

Easter 2010

We had a great Easter this year. We started off the morning with a visit from the Easter Bunny and then headed to church at First Baptist Dallas. After church, we went to my grandmother's house for lunch and an Easter egg hunt followed by a visit to Jeremy's dad's house for some time with Grumpa, Grammy, Grandma Jackson and the rest of the gang.

Jax got a few candy items and sesame street toys from the Easter bunny. He stayed interested in the Easter egg hunt for about 10 minutes and decided he'd rather play around after that. We had a great day and look forward to the next one. I've included a lot of pictures of the day so enjoy!