Laundry

So, who would have thought that laundry would all of the sudden get enjoyable? I just can't get over how cute baby clothes are! I know JJ will out-grow so many of these oh-so-precious outfits very soon, so I have got to enjoy it while I can. I love him so much and want to document that he smiled at his mommy for the first time this week. It just made me melt! I love all of these "firsts". Yay for him being 5 1/2 weeks already! It's going too fast...

Introducing...

We welcomed Jackson Jett to the earth on April 23 at 9:05 a.m. His birth was text-book, and we felt it went great! Contractions started around 9:00 a.m. on April 22nd, his due date. We kept track of them, and they started progressing throughout the day, and at 6:00 p.m. they were about 6-7 minutes apart. We had not eaten dinner yet, and I wanted Panera, so we headed off there. I thought, "I'm not gonna eat until after I have the baby, so I want one last quality meal before we head to Kaiser. So, Panera it was. As we were driving, the contractions got more severe due to the bumpy roads. They were about 5 minutes apart while we dined...so, we ate fast and headed back to the house to grab our stuff. (P.S. We saw Renelle there with her study group, and the ladies were freaking out saying, "Lady, you better get to the hospital!" But I knew we'd be ok from what we learned in our class...We also saw Nick Wasniak there, one of our dear friends. He was excited that we were getting so close!)
Here's the last pic of me before we left for the hospital...my last prego pic! So, we arrived at Kaiser in Panorama City around 8:30 or 9:00 p.m. and they checked me out. They monitored me for a while and then had me walk around for a while to help move me along. Brice was an amazing coach...He helped me the whole time. He was encouraging and did everything we learned in our class. After getting an epidural, they broke my water around 6:30a.m. and I progressed very fast after that. I went from 6 cm dilated to 10 cm in about an hour, which was awesome, and they had me start practice pushing around 8:00 a.m. He was born only an hour later. I actually couldn't believe it when I heard him scream. I thought it would take longer. So, he was 5lbs 15oz and 18 inches long. He's just a little guy, and oh so cute!

Here is a picture of my First Mother's Day, which was nice. It was a beautiful day. We relaxed and watched the Lakers at my parent's house. Brice and my family made it special for me with gifts and cards...Thanks guys!

Brice and I were just talking today about how much he's already grown. We can't believe that next Thursday he'll be a month old! Wow! He is gaining a little personality too, with fun faces and noises. We are in wonder as we look at God's creation...the connection between a parent and child is indescribable.

We do want to always protect our marriage and have time for us in this new journey. We believe the example of a godly marriage will be invaluable for him, and an important piece to him understanding God's love. (We will soon attempt to go on our first date without Jackson...We've agreed to go a minimum on once a month.)

More than anything, we pray often that JJ will meet God at an early age. And that we will be godly parents; loving, patient, gracious, kind, fun...that we will only aide him in knowing Him. That's our goal. Our new purpose in life.