Watching my dad, brother, and sister meet Emily for the first time. Finding a pocket of brilliantly colorful fall leaves among the endless supply of dead brown ones on a walk with Emily. Our family wall of pictures that Emily patiently watched me create. I love the daily reminder of our memories. I still need…
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Emily’s Baby Blessing
Andrew was able to give Emily a name and a blessing yesterday at church. My family drove out to join us for the day and it was great to have them there. It was a really special experience to reflect on how recently Emily left our Heavenly Father’s presence and now was with us and…
Halloween Fun
Halloween was pretty low key at the Jackson household this year, but quite fun with Emily’s participation. We did celebrate with a few festivities while Pandora’s Halloween station playroom classics like “Thriller” and “Monster Mash”. We carved our little pumpkin that we picked out last Saturday. We roasted pumpkin seeds which is my favorite part…
And We Walked
I think I am feeling about as well as I did at 39 weeks pregnant; about as much sleep and about as physically well. I’m ecstatic with the progress and I feel practically normal, since I can’t remember how I felt last December when this road to motherhood started. To celebrate this progress, Emily and…
Emily at Church
This week was the first Sunday Emily and I have been to church since she was born. She loved it! Well she loved all the lights to look at – big improvement from the four options at our apartment. It was fun to see how content she was just to look around, even in a…
Exploration Acres
I feel like I kind of missed fall this year. It was just starting to feel cool enough for a jacket and the leaves were beginning to change colors about the time Emily was born. Almost three weeks later and I’m ready to venture to the great outdoors, only to discover the temperature is usually…
Bodies, Burp cloths, and a Birthday
Bodies At the end of the day, it has been known for Emily and I to have a little bit of a leak session. Leaking is crying for no explainable reason or emotion. Well Emily might have a reason but usually I really don’t. Last night I did have a reason to feel like leaking:…
Little Joys
With all the excitement of Emily joining our household, my birthday snuck up very unexpectedly. In fact, the night before we realized that we were in no position to celebrate and have put off the festivities a few days. My first day as a 23 year old was full of little joys that made it…