Today joy is having an Emily requested family dance party listening to classic Jackson 5 tunes. I slow danced with our cuddly Nathan and Emily ran around me and through my legs and swing danced with Andrew. Last Thursday I went back to the ER with similar pains that I had with c. diff a few…
Family
Two Months Old
Dear Nathan, Last week you had a major growth spurt and jumped from newborn clothes and diapers to 3-6 month clothes and size one diapers. We were at Grandma and Grandpa Moose’s house so we had to make do for a couple of days until we could come home and pull out some bigger outfits….
Our Iowa Christmas – Part 2
Nathan woke up at 6:40am and Emily was still fast asleep so we thought we might be able to push Christmas back a bit. She was stirring by 7 and asking for breakfast so we alerted the grandparents who woke the aunt and uncles. We met at the top of the stairs and all ran…
Our Iowa Christmas – Part 1
We went to Iowa on December 19 to begin our Christmas celebrations with the BYU vs Utah football game, which gave us until 3ET to get ourselves my family’s home. We were mostly packed the night before so we thought we could be on the road by 8 or 9 at the latest. With a…
Newborn Nathan
On Saturday we hit the six week milestone. As of today Nathan weights 12lbs 1oz and is 23in. Honestly I was shocked he had gained four pounds; he feels heavier I guess but I didn’t think he had changed so much. I looked at the pictures I took of him when he was two days…
Christmas Dress
Two weeks ago I took on the task of getting Nathan, Emily, and myself to church so Andrew could go to his early morning meetings. It turned out I was a bit too ambitious but I didn’t realize that until it was too late. Emily wasn’t thrilled about putting clothes on until I remembered and…
Happy Day
Emily has really caught on to two emotions: sad and happy. Currently all sadness from everyone (especially in books) stems from missing mom. The exception is Nathan who is hungry when he is sad and Emily strongly encourages me to stop what I’m doing to feed him. Happy is identified in all of us present;…
Moving Forward
I feel like we are finally starting to achieve some level of normalcy post hospital. I’ve been venturing out on walks with Emily and Nathan. Emily, Nathan and I have been enjoying the excuse of Christmas movies to cuddle on the couch. We made homemade crackers and then watched the Mormon tabernacle choir sing with…
“I Can See!”
Emily is really good about getting her hair done, except when the squirt bottle is broken because we use alternate methods that having her shouting, “Towel towel towel!” We finally remembered to put a squirt bottle on the shopping list to replace the broken one. She saw it on the washer this morning while eating…
Grandma Jackson and Aunt Hannah Come for a Visit
During the summer we were talking with Andrew’s family and jokingly told Hannah that if she wanted to see Baby Boy Jackson before he was two she would have to come to Indiana for Thanksgiving (Hannah leaves in a few weeks for a mission in Alaska!!!). A few weeks later we woke up to an…