Simple moments I want to remember: At the hospital in the middle of the night. With Grandma Moose at the hospital. She rescued us after Emily was born and helped us survive the first week. Right after we got home from the hospital we put Emily in a safe place while we got settled. We…
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Going Home from the Hospital
Andrew and I have taken quite a few pictures on our nice camera since Emily was born; however, it takes a lot more work to get the pictures off of that camera than my iTouch. Today I began going through the hundreds of pictures we’ve taken of Emily, starting out with the day we took…
Project Time with Mom
I’ve been working on a project that has a deadline tonight. I need the programs on Andrew’s computer though which he takes with him to campus most days, so once or twice a week Emily and I have working marathons. Emily is a great project buddy: Sometimes she likes to be a big girl and…
Not My Plans
On Friday morning I had planned making my playgroup debut with Emily. This week it was going to be at a location I knew so I didn’t have to look up directions. It was at a home and not at a public location like a library or kids gym so nursing situations would be less…
One Month Old
Dear Emily, We cannot believe you are already a month old! Time has passed so quickly since you joined our family. You have brought so much joy into our home. I love being your mom and all the precious moments that come with it. Feeding you in the middle of the night and using your…
A Few Of My Favorite Things:
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…
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…