This first one is Rachel when she was one month old. We have a few pictures from the hospital from both of them where they look alike...however, these at one month do not.
Jackson at one month today.
Tuesday, August 24, 2010
One Month Old
He's one month old today. We celebrated by getting a bath and having a photo shoot. *smile*
Jackson at one month today.
Jackson at one month today.
More Pictures
Read this shirt...too cute!!!
Where's Waldo? (I mean Jackson!)
Snuggling with Rachel's Pooh Bear.
Hanging with Grandpa.
Right before mommy and daddy went out to dinner by themselves for the first time since Jackson was born.Thursday, August 19, 2010
Almost Four Weeks Old...
I can't believe Jackson is almost four weeks old now. It seems like just yesterday we were heading to the hospital in a frenzy! He is awake a little more during the day now and seems to want to be held more than he did before. He is still doing good though - a good sleeper, good eater and overall a pleasant baby.
Rachel loves her little brother and is a great helper. We've had some issues with her lately though - not listening, throwing fits, etc... We assume this is all due to her not being the only child now. Hopefully this stage will pass soon. She is doing great in school and hopefully the changes in her life have stopped for a while and regularity will resume.
Here are some more pictures.
He likes to keep his arms up.
Sleeping in my arms.
Nap time for daddy and Jackson.
Rachel feeding Jackson by herself.
Playtime with daddy.
At least she had a cute smile here...I love this type of picture.
Sweetness.
Rachel loves her little brother and is a great helper. We've had some issues with her lately though - not listening, throwing fits, etc... We assume this is all due to her not being the only child now. Hopefully this stage will pass soon. She is doing great in school and hopefully the changes in her life have stopped for a while and regularity will resume.
Here are some more pictures.
He likes to keep his arms up.
Sleeping in my arms.
Nap time for daddy and Jackson.
Rachel feeding Jackson by herself.
Playtime with daddy.
At least she had a cute smile here...I love this type of picture.
Sweetness.
Thursday, August 5, 2010
More Pictures
We've been home for over a week now. School has started back, our company has left and things are starting to settle down. So far, Jackson is a very good baby. He sleeps great and seems pretty content to go with the flow most of the time. I pray he stays that way!
Here are a few pictures taken over the last week or so.
My babies first thing in the morning.
Rachel loves to hold Jackson when she can.
He always has his arms up in some way...
Nana and her grandbabies.
Our family of four!
Here are a few pictures taken over the last week or so.
My babies first thing in the morning.
Rachel loves to hold Jackson when she can.
He always has his arms up in some way...
Nana and her grandbabies.
Our family of four!Sunday, July 25, 2010
Jackson is Here!
Saturday, July 24th, I woke up at 6:30 am and took my blood pressure at home before getting out of bed... It was really high... We took it again about 30 minutes later and it was still really high. So, we called my midwife and she said to come on in to the hospital to be monitored. If it went down they would send me home... If not, they'd deliver the baby since he was 37 weeks (that day!).
After arranging for Michael's parents to come stay with Rachel, we headed on to the hospital - arriving at about 10:30. They got me all hooked up to the monitors and checked everything. Of course, my blood pressure there was completely normal at the time... throughout the day it varied though. But something else was happening... I was having contractions! They put in an IV in hopes of stopping the contractions b/c they couldn't send me home having them (they were 2-3 minutes apart - not too painful, but nonetheless they were contractions). We waited and waited and waited - I was getting very uncomfortable as I couldn't do anything but lay there and I couldn't eat or drink anything.
We were pretty sure they were going to send us home that afternoon and we'd do it another day, but that didn't turn out to be the case. At 4:15 the doctor came in and said that since the contractions wouldn't stop, they would go ahead and do my c-section that evening - that I was a ticking time bomb and it would happen any day anyways. So, I had my c-section at 5:30 and Jackson Dawson Nixon was born at 6:02 pm. He is a very happy and healthy baby.
My epidural was much stronger than last time and the delivery was a bit different than my last experience... But I'm making it. Just trying to be comfortable up walking around...
Almost time for surgery.
Jackson coming out.
Just born.
The three of us.
8 lbs. 6 oz (at 37 weeks)...21 inches long.
Now he feels better!
Rachel meeting her brother for the first time.
First family picture.
Rachel and mommy.
Some skin to skin contact with mom and baby.
Cutie-patootie!
Our sweet new baby boy.
After arranging for Michael's parents to come stay with Rachel, we headed on to the hospital - arriving at about 10:30. They got me all hooked up to the monitors and checked everything. Of course, my blood pressure there was completely normal at the time... throughout the day it varied though. But something else was happening... I was having contractions! They put in an IV in hopes of stopping the contractions b/c they couldn't send me home having them (they were 2-3 minutes apart - not too painful, but nonetheless they were contractions). We waited and waited and waited - I was getting very uncomfortable as I couldn't do anything but lay there and I couldn't eat or drink anything.
We were pretty sure they were going to send us home that afternoon and we'd do it another day, but that didn't turn out to be the case. At 4:15 the doctor came in and said that since the contractions wouldn't stop, they would go ahead and do my c-section that evening - that I was a ticking time bomb and it would happen any day anyways. So, I had my c-section at 5:30 and Jackson Dawson Nixon was born at 6:02 pm. He is a very happy and healthy baby.
My epidural was much stronger than last time and the delivery was a bit different than my last experience... But I'm making it. Just trying to be comfortable up walking around...
Almost time for surgery.
Jackson coming out.
Just born.
The three of us.
8 lbs. 6 oz (at 37 weeks)...21 inches long.
Now he feels better!
Rachel meeting her brother for the first time.
First family picture.
Rachel and mommy.
Some skin to skin contact with mom and baby.
Cutie-patootie!
Our sweet new baby boy.
Monday, July 19, 2010
The View From Up Here
Sunday, July 11, 2010
Birthdays and Bridal Showers
Last week was Michael's birthday. We celebrated by meeting his parents for dinner at Taco Mac (his favorite place!).
Rachel loves to be tickled by her daddy - it's one of their favorite things to do...
Michael and his new Iowa jersey.
This Saturday was Constance's bridal shower at the Ritz. We all had a really nice time. Below is one picture of the two of us - my future sister-in-law!
I don't have too much longer now...no more than 4 1/2 weeks and could be less than that depending on other circumstances... I can't believe it's so soon!!
Rachel loves to be tickled by her daddy - it's one of their favorite things to do...
Michael and his new Iowa jersey. 
This Saturday was Constance's bridal shower at the Ritz. We all had a really nice time. Below is one picture of the two of us - my future sister-in-law! 
I don't have too much longer now...no more than 4 1/2 weeks and could be less than that depending on other circumstances... I can't believe it's so soon!!
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