hi everyone!!!! i hope you have missed me as much as i have missed you. didn’t paul do a great job on the blog last week? i was really excited to have him post. anyway, hope you all enjoyed the hospital pics. we are adjusting well at home and very glad to be hibernating with our little man, jackson ray.

not sure if everyone knows the story behind his name…. so i thought i’d share…. paul and i had chosen this name a loooooong time ago and have never once questioned it or thought of using anything else. jackson is named after mine and paul’s grandfathers (his paternal and my maternal). both paul’s grandpa jack and my poppy are two of the most amazing men that have walked the earth. paul is so lucky to still have grandpa jack around. we lost poppy at the young age of 60. poppy’s middle name was raymond, and combined with grandpa jack… you get JACKSON RAY!!!! we know both grandfathers are so pleased. paul and i love our son’s name and are so proud that it represents two absolutely amazing men.

in other news….. jackson is doing very well. he is a ferocious eater, and like paul said, putting weight on already. he smiles already too, which i absolutely LOVE!!! as he begins to fall asleep, jackson will sigh and have a look on his face of complete relaxation. paul thinks that jackson has my smile, and i think that jackson has paul’s “serious” face. we are certainly enjoying learning about mr. magoo. so far we have learned that babies really do eat, sleep, and poop. paul and i are trying to figure out what sort of schedule/routine we would like to incorporate and right now eating, sleeping, and pooping are taking precedent over anything else. jackson’s power hour when he was in my belly was at 9 pm each night and as of now it seems to be around 9 am with him dancing like a maniac and practicing his ninja kicks for when we move to japan.

paul is doing well and taking excellent care of both jackson and myself. i am healing just fine and have a check up on tuesday with my doctor to check my incision. mobility for me is somewhat limited, so it is nice to have a break from cooking and laundry. paul is finding balance between taking care of me and making sure i’m not over doing it… taking care of jackson and helping out when he can (though i am the feeding machine)…. and remembering to take care of himself and get rest too…. he does it all with a smile on his face though, and i am so grateful. each morning he wakes up, sees jackson, and says “i missed you last night.” that’s when i melt…..

all in all, we are doing great. we have paul’s parents here this week, preparing for nate’s (my brother in law) graduation from univ. of florida this coming weekend. my parents will arrive this weekend to keep me company while paul goes to graduation, and then my mom will stay with us next week when paul heads back to work. we are so blessed to have both families so willing and able to help in any way possible. we are so blessed period….

enjoy the latest pics of the little man!!!! i don’t know which i love more…. the big cheeks or the big eyes.

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