2 Month Check Up

Jackson had his 2 month check up today. He weighs 12 lbs - 2 oz and 24 inches long. He is 85% in his height and 60% in weight. His doctor said that he looks fantastic and wants to see him when he is four months old.

He had a couple of shots today and he has been a little fussy ever since we got home. Hopefully, the Tylenol will kick in soon....very soon!

I Survived!

Today was a new milestone for me. I ventured out with all three kids by myself to do some much needed grocery shopping. I knew that I could handle it, but with a two year old, sometimes you have to expect the unexpected.

We pulled in the parking lot and found a cart that has a car attached to the end of it. The girls got strapped in and I placed Jackson in the cart. Needless to say, I didn't have much room for my food at this point. However, we seemed to manage.

As soon as we stepped foot in the store, Campbell wanted to get out and walk. Once I explained that could not possibly happen because "you know who" would want to join her, we were good to go. I gave them both a snack and we were out of the store within an hour. That is record timing for me!

As a reward for their good behavior, the girls put on their swimsuits and played in the water sprinkler. I think I had just as much fun watching them play together as they did.

Touching Moment

Earlier today, Campbell was "teaching" Riley her ABC's from one of my favorite books that I received as a baby shower gift. She went through the alphabet first and then proceeded to teach her a word that started with each letter.

Here's how the conversation went:

Campbell: "Riley, this is the letter A." Campbell pointed to the apple located beside the letter. "What starts with this letter?"

Riley: "Applebees!"

Then Campbell went down through the list until she came across the letter H.

Campbell: "Riley, this is the letter H. What starts with this letter"?

Riley: "Heart."

Campbell: "That's right! The love that Jesus has for us."

My heart just melted.......

Memorial Day

It was a nice change of pace having Brent home during the week for some good family time and good food. The kids had on their red, white and blue all geared up to celebrate Memorial Day. (Actually, Campbell picked out a pink shirt with a flag on it....very cute.)

Brent cooked all day long it seems like. I have to say I married a very good cook!! He started off with cooking a Pork Shoulder night before last in our smoker for at least 12 hours for some pork BBQ sandwiches at lunch time. He also whipped up some cole slaw and potato salad to go with it. I threw in a strawberry shortcake to quench my sweet tooth.

For dinner he grilled some fish and veggies. I made an avocado salad on the side with a berry smoothie. I think the girls liked the smoothie the best. However, I liked it all! There isn't much that I turn down....especially if someone else does the cooking!

My Little Sleeper

Jackson is not the best napper during the day. However, he makes up for it during the night. My typical routine is to feed him at 7:30p and then it's his bedtime. I'll wake him up three hours later to feed him in hopes to help him make it through the rest of the night.

Although, here lately he doesn't have any interest eating at his last feeding of the night (10:30p). He rather just sleep. Doing so, he'll wake up around 3am starving. Knowing good and well that if he does get a good feeding at that time, he can easily make it until the next morning.

Once again, he didn't eat at 10:30p last night. So, I went to bed assuming that I would be getting up around 3am to feed him.......

NOPE!!

He slept through the night!!!! And he is still sleeping.....

My little sleeper. My sweet boy.

Pics of Jackson

Several people have been requesting more pictures of Jackson. Isn't he cute? Can you believe that he is almost two months old?

Riley's Day

Now that Jackson is in the picture, Riley doesn't get as much attention as she did in the past. So, I officially made today, "Riley Day". She and I spent a couple of hours together doing her favorite things.

We both ate a grilled chicken leg at KFC and then headed over to Bratchers for a ice cream cone. We had so much fun together just talking and spending time together. I'm hoping to be able to do this at least twice a month.

One Month Old

Jackson had his one month doctor's visit today. He weighed in at 10lb 6oz and 23 1/4 inches long. He is in the 60 percentile for his weight and 90 percentile for his height. The doctor was very pleased and we'll go back for another visit next month for his 2 month check up.

First Bottle and Art Show

Here is the wall of fame from Campbell's Preschool class. There is a train in the center with their pictures in each car surrounded with all their art work.

Campbell, Grace and Caroline posing in front of the tree.

Diane, Campbell and Riley are all helping Jackson drink from his first bottle yesterday. He finished it in 10 minutes flat!!

Well Rested

Jackson is showing signs of sleeping through the night at only a month old. (officially he will be a month old tomorrow) I put him to bed around 10:30 last night right after I fed him and he didn't wake up until 6:00 this morning!

Ahhh.....I finally got a good nights sleep.

He may not be consistent with his sleeping patterns at the moment, but I'll take what I can get!

Happy Easter!

daddy post: 26 seconds with Jackson

Jackson Cole Munsey

Jackson arrived at 3:08am today. 7-14.5lbs and 20 1/4 inches long. Apparently he didn't want to wait for me to be induced. I was only in labor for a total of 2 hours. Once we arrived at the hospital, he was born 40 minutes later without an epidural. Thankfully, the delivery process was so quick that I didn't have time to react to the pain. I just simply let my body do what God designed it to do. I wouldn't trade this experience for anything!

This is it!

I am getting induced tomorrow.

My instructions for tomorrow is to call Labor and Delivery at my hospital to confirm my induction at 5am. Check in with Admissions by 5:30am and be on the maternity floor no later than 5:45am. From that point forward I'm not exactly sure what to expect. Hopefully, the delivery process will be quick and easy.

I am excited to finally see our little boy tomorrow.

Campbell's 5th Birthday Party

• Campbell actually turns 5 on April 6th. Considering our little guy is due on April 1st, we decided to bump up the party a couple of weeks in advance so she could enjoy her special day.

• This year we decided to have her first friend party at Pump It Up. As you can tell from the pictures, the kids had a wonderful time. You can check out all the b'day pictures under "our pictures" to the right of this screen.

• After the party, all the family came back to our house and we opened our gifts. Brent and I gave her a bike for her birthday. It is still a little big on her at the moment, but she will soon grow into it.

• A special thanks to everyone that came to her party and helped make it a memorable experience for her.

Super Kid

Campbell was a Super Kid in her Preschool Class today. She was beyond excited. This program encourages self esteem by emphasizing that they are special and important individuals. God made each one of us unique and we are all "Super" in His eyes.

The flier that was given to the parents suggested a few things to help us to make this a special day for them. So, I decided to go all out and just have fun with it! I made her a poster, provided a special snack and read a book to her class. Campbell brought in her favorite stuffed animal as well. The best part of it all, Brent was able to take a break from work to be there just for her. We kept it a secret from Campbell because we didn't know for sure if he was going to be able to attend this event. She had the biggest smile on her face when he walked in her classroom.

The festivities began around 11:30a in the reading corner where her teacher and classmates had the opportunity to share why they thought Campbell was a Super Kid. Some of the responses were so sweet.

Then it was my turn to explain the poster. Considering today is the First Day of Spring, I opted to put pictures of Campbell on the flower pedals that range from birth to present. The leaves had pictures of Riley, Brent and me. At the bottom was a picture of Campbell holding Mittens (our cat). This was suppose to represent a flower pot.

Then Campbell and I talked about her favorite stuffed animal and then I was able to read the book, Chicks and Salsa, to her class. After the story, her classmates had permission to ask questions about her life. For instance, "What is your favorite thing to do with your mom? Your dad? Both your parents?" I have to admit, Campbell came up with some very clever answers.

I am so thankful that Brent and I were able to spend this special day with her.

Amost there.....

• As mentioned in one of my earlier post, here is a picture of my pregnant belly. It is very special to me because Campbell took this picture. I have to admit, she did a really good job.

• On Thursday, I will be getting a 38 week sonogram to see how big he is getting. Considering he is measuring a little on the larger side, they are trying to keep a close watch on him.
  
  
• Hopefully, the next time you see a picture will be of me holding our precious little boy.

God's Plan

We always make it a priority to pray with our girls before they go to bed. They have such a sweet innocence about them when they pray out loud. At the end of our prayers tonight Brent was reminding Campbell about her lesson she learned at church ....Hope.

"Believing something good can come from something bad". He specifically wanted to get the message across to them that God has a plan for their lives.

Sweet little Riley looked at Brent without any hesitation and said that God has a plan for you and mommy too.

First of all, it amazes me that she actually understood what he was saying and that she is able to communicate it to the best of her ability at such a young age. She definitely is a special little girl.

A new phase

Riley has decided that she is no longer interested in her booster seat. No one else in the family uses one...why should she? She is perfectly content sitting on her knees in a chair.

Ironically, she feels the need to take over my chair. So, I put her booster seat in the basement and now I'm sitting in her usual spot.

At least she isn't afraid of change.

Snow Day

The girls had a wonderful time in the snow today. Brent and the girls made a snowman and had snow ball fights. All of this was going on while I took some pictures and shoveled the drive way. As you can tell from the picture, we ran out of day light. Riley decided to take an extremely long nap, so we had to wait until after dinner to play in the snow.

We can't wait to get out in the snow again tomorrow and do some sledding!