Before Emily was born, Andrew rarely felt her move because the moment he put his hand on my stomach she would freeze. We were both curious to see how she would react after she was born. They are perfect together! It melts my heart to watch them. Our first night at the hospital. Getting dressed,…
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One Week Old
Dear Emily, We cannot believe just how wonderful you are. Heavenly Father sent your precious spirit to join our home and we are amazed at your personality. From the moment you were born you have been content observing the world around you. You only cry when you are really hungry and you give us enough…
Bath Time
Friday night during the BYU football game we turned our living room/kitchen into a spa for Emily. Thanks Mom for catching Emily watching her first game! She didn’t mind her wash cloth sponge bath too much, except she was kind of hungry and would rather have been eating. She was content enough for a few…
40 Weeks: Welcome Emily!
Week 40 started out with a bang at the Jackson household. Around midnight early Monday morning (Oct 7 – my due date) I was having a difficult time sleeping so I got up to take a shower. By 4am I had begun having contractions that were stopping me in my tracks and required me to…
39.5 Weeks
I cannot believe that I have more fingers on one hand than I do days until my due date! Andrew has attended all but one of his classes for the week and with Fall Break on Monday and Tuesday, we have a nice huge window where we don’t have to worry about him getting behind…
Freezer Meals Made Easy – Part 2
As promised in part one, here are a few of our favorite meals/snacks that we have had success freezing and eating after: Muffins. My first success in the freezer department was taught to me by my incredible mother. Essentially, you make whatever muffin batter you like and then fill up a silicon muffin pan. Cover…
Freezer Meals Made Easy – Part 1
Soon after getting married, I dreamed of the day when my freezer would be perfectly stocked with meals that I could pull out at a moments notice and be ready to consume with little work. About a year into marriage I had this great idea that by pinning every freezer meal pin on pinterest that…
38 Weeks
I can’t believe I’ve got two weeks left until my due date! At this point I know that in four weeks MAX we will be holding our little girl, so I’m feeling rather patient. Andrew and I attended all of our childbirth/newborn/cpr+first aid classes and had the car seat checked so we know we can…