He's growing too fast!

Jackson about 6 weeks ago (that's 3 weeks old)

And Jackson this week (9 weeks old)He's chunked out and I love it!!

The Idiot Mother of the Year...that's ME!!

It all started two weeks ago when Emma just was NOT acting herself. I knew she had a cold but it just wasn't getting better, or so I thought. I was fed up, and so was Mike. I called the after hours pediatrician and took her in, just to make sure it was (n't) more than a cold. YUP, sure enough, it was just a cold and we had seen the worst of it. She was much, much better by the next morning. With colds going through the house, Ethan had one too but he handled it much better than Emma, I was worried Jackson would get it too and land in the hospital with RSV, my worst nightmare! So I kept calling and checking with nurses at my pediatrician's office asking what to look for or what to listen for, I'm pretty sure I got a different nurse everytime :) After talking to them ALL, I figured he was okay, even when he sounded like he wasn't. The day after his runny nose went away, I noticed crusty drainage from his ear and knew he had an ear infection. I took him in and was relieved that I wasn't a huge idiot that time. He was put on antibiotics and was doing a lot better, though I still noticed some crusty drainage. After asking all my facebook friends, mom, sister-in-law in nursing school, all while waiting for the nurse to call me back, I took him in today, per doctor's request. Dang was all I thought, I hope he's getting better and not worse, but really I wanted something to be up so I didn't look like a complete dummy. Well his ear infection has cleared up and the drainage is nothing but ear wax. There was a lot near his ear drum and that's what is coming out his ear.

After going to the pediatirician's office every week for the last 3 weeks because I had, or thought I had, sick kids, I get to take Jackson in for his 2 month well child check up next week! I'm sure I'm acting like a first time mom instead of a third time mom! The receptionists and nurses will forever refer to me as the paranoid mom that wasn't until she had her third!

The more I think about it I figure it's because I was done having kids a year ago but a little, sweet boy wanted to join our family. So badly that he told his older brother, Ethan, that he was coming and that his name would be Jackson. At my first doctor's appointment we couldn't hear a heartbeat and I freaked out! I had an ultrasound appointment set right away for that afternoon and his heartbeat was seen immediately. Thank you to the tech who told me first thing that he was there. Then at my 20 week ultrasound, he was measuring small and my placenta was a little too low and he was breach. No biggie, I have c-sections so a butt first baby wouldn't make a difference to me at all. I was sent in at 24 weeks for another ultrasound to check on the placenta and sure enough it had moved and everything was a-okay. He was even measuring right on schedule. Everything from there went great, until colds were brought home and I freaked about RSV. That week we also found out that our insurance agent hadn't turned in paper work to put Jackson on our insurance. That was worked out, but it was stressful. I love my baby boy and am so glad he joined our family I just wish I could get out of my idiot mother mentality!

Just like Aunt Sarah

My little tom boy of an Emma is slowly liking girl toys and stuff more and more every day. I'm sure she will still have some tom boy in her, but I'll take the girlyness that is starting to shine through.

Mike's sister, Sarah, is the BEST hairdresser around. Emma got some "hair stuff" for Christmas and has LOVED it and used it everyday since. She likes to brush my hair, and anyone's hair that will let her. Here she is with a happy meal toy that was PERFECT for her. (A barbie bust that you get to comb her hair!)

And here she is doing what she loves, hair!

Grandma's such a good sport!

Moustach fun!

We found moustaches when we were shopping last Saturday as a family and knew we had to get them and get some fun pictures of us all wearing them.

Ethan and Emma

Little Man Jackson
All 5 of us!!

After the moustach fun, it was on to unibrow fun!

Ethan

Mike and Jackson

(Thanks Mom and Dad for taking the pictues!)

Update-ish

The last 2 1/2 weeks have been a blur and I've just tried to live day to day and not go too crazy! Just kidding.

I knew Ethan would warm up to Jackson right away, but I wasn't too sure about Emma.

She has surprised me and LOVES the baby!

Here is a shot of my 3 kids!!

Emma is in a stage where she puckers up at the camera when I take her picture. I think she thinks she's a model.

Ethan likes to pull funny faces in every picture I take him.

Jackson doesn't care much right now. He just sleeps.

The other day, Jackson was crying but I had some Mommy thing to do but when I peeked at him and Emma, Emma was reading to him.

What a sweet big sister!

Mike's sister made Jackson a blanket with monkies on it and I love it. When I opened it I knew that I should do his side of the room in monkies. When I saw this I knew I had to get it for Jackson.
2 little monkies swinging in the swing....

Our new baby!

Jackson L Herrington

born January 6, 2012

8:08 am

7 lbs 5 oz 19 1/2 inches long

We love him and can't get enough of him!

Happy New Year!

After watching a little "Star Wars"-the original and best, watching the ball drop in New York, having a balloon drop of our own and some bubbly apple juice,

this kid was ready for 2012!

Happy 2012 everyone!

(okay we aren't that nice of parents to let him stay up until midnight, he watched the ball drop at 10 pm Utah time!)

New year's goals for our family are still to come, first off we plan to

*Have a baby!!