4 months old/ RSV update

Thank you all for your prayers! Jackson is beginning to feel better (praise God)! We are continuing with the breathing treatments and hopefully he will be fully recovered soon. Below are some new pictures of our sweet boy.

Jackson is four months old!I was changing his diaper this morning when he reached down and grabbed his feet for the first time! I screamed for Daniel to grab the camera...I'm so glad I caught this. He loves the jumperoo. More than "jump" he walks in circles and spins himself around.
Jackson and Aunt Leah

He is so strong and is already beginning to try and pull himself up so he can sit.

I know he'll be sitting before we know it.Ready for a nap.
Playing with Mommy, Aunt Leah, Sassy and Aunt Sarah
Although you can't tell from my expression, I love my new highchair that Nonny and Poppy gave me for Christmas!
Meeting Great-Grandma and Grandpa Ziglar.

He couldn't take his eyes off Grandpa.

RSV Update

After Jackson's breathing worsened and he began wheezing, we took him back to the doctor on Tuesday morning. Due to his congestion, nursing is difficult which has caused him to lose five ounces. Luckily he has a reserve (when you have a seventeen pound baby this isn't too concerning). We are working hard to keep him hydrated. In addition to RSV our poor little guy has double ear infections.
Since he is having a hard time breathing the doctor gave us a breathing machine to use at home. We give him breathing treatments every four hours. As you can see from the photo below, he is a little trooper! Our pediatrician said that if we would be more comfortable hospitalizing him than she would admit him but the treatment that he would receive there would be the same thing that we are doing at home and since he would be exposed to many more germs at the hospital we all decided that it would be in his best interest to be at home. We are praying (and hope you are too) that our precious baby feels better soon.
If he gets any worse I will be taking her up on her offer to admit him.


P.S. Daniel is at home sick too. Please pray for BOTH of my boys!

Poor Baby!

Our precious baby has RSV. Respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV, is a respiratory virus that infects the lungs and breathing passages.
We thought that Jackson was getting a cold but were alarmed when he seemed to have more difficulty breathing and his cough worsened. We took him to the doctor today to be sure because I was aware that RSV was going around. We were shocked to find out Jackson was infected because we are so cautious, it just proves that we can’t protect him from everything. Thankfully, so far he seems to have a mild case. Please pray that our little guy feels better soon! It’s so pitiful to hear him coughing and snorting.

Goodbye December...and 2009!

Here are some pictures from the month of December. I cannot believe that today is the last day of 2009. What a joy this year has been!

We have story time each day and it amazes me how into it he gets. He smiles at the pictures and pays such close attention to each page, it's adorable. Jackson loves his leapfrog "Spin a Letter" toy from Sassy and P. He spins it on his own all the time and is so proud of himself. The other night while cooking dinner I put him in his Bumbo seat and put his toy on the tray. I noticed that the music stopped (it only plays if it's spinning) so I looked over to check on him and found this. This picture cracks me up! Obviously the toy was a little too close to his face. He was trying so hard to focus on it. :0)

Jackson LOVES bath time! He is very amused by his rubber ducky and splashes water everywhere.


He loves his Daddy.

I took this picture during "tummy time" which is not Jackson's favorite time of the day. He is learning that if he rolls over tummy time ends. I just love his big blue eyes and chubby little cheeks.

I love him more each day, it's unbelievable to me. He has so much personality. I look at him and my heart melts! I can't wait for all of the adventures that 2010 has in store!

Jackson's 1st Christmas!

Daddy reading Jackson the Christmas story. (Luke 2:1-20)

Jackson on Christmas morning with his presents from Daddy, Mommy and Santa.

Christmas morning at Sassy and P's.It was a little too much excitement for our little guy.

Jackson opening presents at Nonny and Poppy's.

3 Months Old/ Change of Plans

Jackson is three months old today! Look at how much he's grown. He weighs 16 pounds and is in the 91st percentile.

We are ready for Christmas!

Mommy and Jackson going to meet Santa

Jackson and Santa

My angel is three months old! Jackson is growing so fast, I'm scared to blink. He is so animated these days and loves to "talk" and "sing". His favorite song to perform is "Away in a Manger"...we can do quite a duet. I am trying to capture this on video...no such luck so far.

In other news, after much prayer and consideration I resigned yesterday so that I could stay home with Jackson full time. Although I LOVE my job, my role as a mother is more important at this time. I will return to teaching in a few years but for now I am thrilled to say that I will be spending each day with my little boy. I am so thankful for this opportunity, a husband that is so supportive and a little boy who has turned my world upside-down in the most wonderful way ...God is so good!

November Highlights

It's hard to believe it's almost December, time is going by so quickly. Here are some pictures from November.

Jackson loves to play on his play mat.

Jackson went to church for the first time this month! Here's a picture of Jackson and Daniel before we left for church. Since it's flu season we heeded our pediatrician's advice to avoid large crowds for the first two months. (As you can see from the photo, he was thrilled to finally get to go to church.) He was very well behaved, we were quite impressed.

Jackson's first Thanksgiving. Daniel and I have so much to be thankful for this year!(Thanksgiving was a busy day for us and I think it wore Jackson out.)

Okay this is definitely not from this month, but it's the "before" picture for the photo below.

This is the "after" picture for our belly shot. This is my cousin Ariel and Jackson's cousin Lydia.

This was Jackson's introduction to his bumbo seat. He doesn't quite have the head control to sit in it unassisted, but he's getting close. What a big boy!


Jackson "helped" me decorate our Christmas tree. He loved watching the lights and looking at the ornaments. Here's a picture of him "dancing" to the Christmas music.