All the right answers

It seems Jackson has learned all the right "Sunday School answers". Last night at dinner we were all talking about our day and this is how the conversation went between Kevin and Jackson:

Kevin: What did you do at school today?
Jackson: I played outside.
Kevin: What else?
Jackson: Read books.
Kevin: What books did you read?
Jackson: The Bible.
Kevin: Oh, the Bible! What did you read about in the Bible?
Jackson: Jesus
Kevin: What did you learn about Jesus?
Jackson: He died on the cross.

While I don't doubt they talk about these things at school I have heard him give these answers before so I don't know if this was particularly true of yesterday. Either way, I am grateful that he is learning these things and that they are talking about these things at school. I am so blessed by the fact that I get to watch Jackson learn about his Savior. These are the first seeds that are being planted in his little life. Sometimes we just go about our routine, such as: going to church, taking Jackson to school and having our family worship time and I don't stop to think about how it actually is impacting his little life. He is learning about who Jesus is and hopefully his knowledge of Him will only continue to grow. I hope we have more conversations like the one from last night and I can't wait to see what he learns.

A few pictures from Mother's Day.

Me and my babies:

Emmy loved being outside and was taking it all in:

What a sweet big brother!

Believe it or not, our first picture as a family of four:

Easter and Stats

Easter Day and Easter weekend brought beautiful weather. I ended up getting the stomach bug that the kids had so we did not get to celebrate the resurrection of our Savior in church but we were celebrating at home.

Jackson LOVED hunting Easter eggs and played with his eggs ALL day. Kevin would hide the eggs and he would find them and then Jackson would hide the eggs for Kevin to find. He had so much fun and would get so excited about finding all the eggs. He also had fun with his Easter basket. He got some bubble bath in his Easter basket and has been so excited to take a bath every night!

Here are some of our pictures from Easter:





Emily went to the doctor today for her two month well visit. Here are her stats:
Weight: 11 pounds 4 ounces (50th percentile)
Height: 23 1/4 inches (75th percentile)

I knew she was going to measure long! She is wearing 0-3 month clothes but she is busting through the clothes that have footies.
She got her shots and of course that was no fun!
After an infection, a cold and a stomach bug she is finally better. Her reflux seems to be under control. She smiles all the time and loves to talk. She is getting really good at holding her head up and is starting to enjoy more playtime. She smiles at her toys but one of her favorite things to smile at is the fan! I know lots of babies like fans but Jackson never did. He didn't care a thing about them but Emmy LOVES them- they get lots of smiles and laughs. Despite all her sickness she continues to be a good, sweet baby. She is eating and sleeping well- no complaints from me!

Two Months Old

Emily is two months old today (and I am 29)- I definitely don't feel that old! Emily ended up getting Jackson's stomach bug and was back at Children's Hospital last Sunday night with a fever. They had to run more tests but thankfully let us go home after a few hours. She still isn't 100% yet but today she is finally eating again. This past week she has hardly been taking her bottle and that's been concerning to me. We go to the doctor next week so I'll be back with her stats but here are some pictures for now:

What We've Been Up To...

Basically we have been trying to keep everyone well ever since we got home from the hospital. At five weeks old Emily started showing some signs of having reflux. Jackson had this so it only took me a couple of days to recognize the signs. She was having a really hard time eating. She's on medicine now and it seems to be helping. At six weeks old Emily caught a cold which she is still fighting off. Her congestion makes it even harder for her to eat. Poor kid. At the same time Jackson got a stomach bug and complained of his tummy hurting for several days. I have been washing my hands like crazy and trying to keep Jackson and Emily separated. Thankfully neither Kevin or I have gotten sick!

Other than being sick Emily is doing well. She is happy and smiles A LOT! She is sleeping really well at night. At 7 weeks old she sleeps anywhere from 6-8 hours at night. Jackson didn't sleep 8 hours at night until he was about 9 or 10 weeks so I'm really happy! Look at this cute girl:



We have also been enjoying the very HOT weather. Although I love the warm weather we seemed to have skipped spring and gone right to summer. But warm weather beats cold weather so I won't complain.




Life with two kids has definitely been eventful so far! In my spare time (I usually get about 15 minutes a day) :) I am doing some minimal sewing (which I hope to pick up more soon), taking lots of pictures and trying to get back into couponing. I've been slacking off with all that's been going on but I'm getting better.

Sweet Smiles

Love sweet baby smiles...

One Month and a Long Hospital Stay

On March 22 Emily was one month old. I can hardly believe that a month has already gone by. On that Tuesday we had a couple of visitors planning to come over to see Emily and lots to do at home. That morning I took some one month pictures and of course Jackson wanted in on it too!




Later that afternoon Emily woke up fussy, even after eating (which is very unlike her) and I thought she felt warm. I took her temperature only to find out it was 101.3. After a whirlwind of events we ended up at Children's Hospital. About 36 hours later we were still there and found out that she had an infection that would require IV antibiotics for 7-10 more days. We ended up being at the hospital for exactly a week and got home yesterday. We are so glad to have our little girl home and so glad we are all back together under the same roof. We hope that was Emily's first and last visit to Children's Hospital!

Even though we felt that time stood still in the hospital while the whole world moved on Emily continued to grow and change. She is now doing lots and lots of smiling (can't wait to get pictures of that!) and she is sleeping for a five hour stretch at night (very exciting!).

Baby Hand and Tiny Toes

Is there anything more precious than this? I think I could stare at her little toes all day. They are so cute and little!


She has really long fingers!

I Might Be Biased...

But even with messy hair, this boy is very photogenic...







And talking SO much! He is at such a fun age where he soaks up everything you say and then spits it back out. He is carrying on conversations and saying the funniest things! He asks "why?" ALL. THE. TIME. He LOVES to play outside, especially with his Daddy. He can count to ten (with only a little prompting) and loves to count everything he sees! He loves doing puzzles and can do a 48 piece puzzle all by himself! He loves to read Curious George before nap time AND bed time. He loves to jump, scream and shout as any boy would so with Emmy in the house we are working on inside voice and outside voice. Being two and a half can be hard on all of us at times but we sure love this boy!

Sleeping Angel and Wild Man

Love all the dark hair!!!

Love the shades!!!

Jack and Em

Jackson has been so sweet to his new baby sister. Since he was sick he didn't get to come to the hospital and he didn't get to really touch her or hold her until a few days after we had been home. He kept asking to "hold baby Emmy" and waited very patiently to have a turn. We are teaching him to pat and stroke her gently. He is very curious about her. He comes into a room and asks, "Where's baby Emmy?" or "What's baby Emmy doing?". He hasn't appeared jealous but has been spending LOTS of one on one time with Kevin. I am nervous about when Kevin goes back to work and I have these two kiddos on my own.


Emily had her first doctor visit yesterday and got an excellent report. She is already above her birth weight at exactly 8 pounds. The doctor was pleased to see this and happy with all we reported. Emily is eating 2-3 oz every 2-3 hours and has even gone a few 4 hour stretches.