Introducing Jacob Jeremy

6:30 a.m. on 4/13/09. Getting ready to deliver. I'm scared to death...even after 5!Jake was born at 10:30 a.m. weighing in at a whopping 8lbs. 2oz.I could not ask for a better father for our children. He has so much patience and is crazy in love with his kids. Some of my favorite (mind) snapshots are of him sleeping all snuggled up with one of the girls. I love watching him "gently" wrestle on the floor, and the shrills of laughter he can get from them during a tickle fight are priceless! He always has the best advice to give, when needed. He is so Christlike it astounds me! With every baby he takes over in the hospital he does everything (except feed) and loves to sleep throughout the night with the baby on his chest. Taking a quick nap before ALL of the big sisters arrive! Looking into the nursery.Jenna getting her gown on.
Jaxon getting ready to hold "Baby Jacup"I think she likes him!Jenna JillianJaydenJayceeOne BIG happy family.All went well until that night when Jeremy got a case of food poisoning! I felt so bad for him because he had to go home. It broke my heart that he could not be with his son during his first night.So it was up to me. I have to say that it was such an awesome experience. He was ALL mine. I woke up at 3:20 a.m. to feed him. The lights were off but the computer had a soft glow that lit up the room perfectly to see his face. We just stared at each other for the longest time. I wondered if he knew how much I wanted him. Tears started to form as I remembered my visit to the temple at around 10 weeks pregnant. After a session and sitting quietly thanking Heavenly Father for helping me with so much, and for the first time not getting really bad morning sickness. After my heartfelt prayer of thanks a voice plain as day said "You are having a son" I have never, up until then, received such a powerful experience. I have always envied those that have. What a special blessing that was for me. So as I sat there breathing in his newborn scent and enjoying watching him stare at me, I wished for time to stand still. All dressed in Blue! Going home...... Grandma Smith came from Utah to see him.So did Grandma Jackson.And aunt Ashley.Nana and Papa were thrilled.Nanny (Jeremy's grandma) came to town to meet him as well.

Easter Day

Easter morning was the usual egg hunting. I just rested (still doped up from the meds.) The bubble machine was a big hit.....

Easter Baby?

So the night before Easter I started into hard contractions. My mom just happened to fly in that morning. We waited until they were 4 min. apart and then left for the hospital. This picture is of us leaving the girls. Jaycee and Jeremy's little sister Evelyn, were left in charge of the kids. They were also in charge of the Easter eggs.......here they are posing as Jeremy and I.....since when do I wear my bra on the outside of my clothes???

Cute eggs....

Hard at work.....

The sad news is that I had to miss out on all of the decorating fun. They gave me some heavy duty medicine to stop the contractions because nobody wanted to deliver on Easter weekend if they did not have to....what the heck? I was dilated to a 5 1/2.

Baby Shower

My friends gave me a baby shower. We had it at the church and it was so much fun. My friend Cora decorated this beautiful cake. I received so many nice gifts and a TON of diapers.......enough to last 4-6 months!! Loved the Superman outfit......and the spa gift certificate (for me) that came with it.

Seriously SUPER HUGE!!! Just a couple of weeks away from popping.

Catching Up!

Well as far as blogging goes I think I get a big fat F! I have however posted a few things and am working on catching up on everything. Thank you Jaycee for helping me.

Well this pregnancy has been unlike any of the others. the best part is I NEVER PUKED!! Can you believe that? With all of the others I slept by the toilet all day and all night! This time I decided to actually pray and ask for help and to not be sick. Funny how I never did that before. I am always thinking I can do stuff without my Heavenly Fathers help.....lesson learned! The most exciting news is that we are having a boy!!! We are so excited! I am so ready to say good bye to the color pink! I have about 4 weeks left until his arrival. As of today I am dilated to a whopping 1 & 1/2 . Which means NOTHING!!! I have so much left to do before he comes so I hope he can wait just a couple of weeks. I have been nesting like crazy and driving my family up the wall. I am such a clean freak anyway that this over the top stuff is crazy!

As for his name we are not 100% sure. We are leaning towards Jacob Jeremy and calling him Jake. Jaxon is already calling him "baby Jake." It has been a fun few weeks several of my friends have delivered babies and I just can't wait to see my little guy!

Kindergarten Christmas Program

Jillian had such a cute little program and sang like an angel.

Christmas tree hunting

Christmas tree hunting at the Christmas Tree Plantation has become a fun tradition. We love the hot cocoa and popcorn they offer while loading the tree for us.

Jaxon wants to help like her big sisters.

What a big heavy tree!



Jenna is pulling with all of her might.



We like this tree...thumbs up!


Dad said this is the tree to get. The girls did NOT agree!