1 WEEK!!

I don't believe it has already been a week. I think he's changed so much. Everything is going good. I think we are getting the hang of the whole mommy & daddy thing. It's so weird how some things come so natural. We are trying to get a routine down. So far he is sleeping pretty good. Last night was ok he had a tummy ache and all he wanted was to sleep on my chest. So I nap on the couch while he was in my arms the whole night. But after all said in done it really didn't bother me. He loves his swing & bouncing seat. He doesn't like the sponge bathes. He cries so funny he starts off with his quiver lip cry and then it gets deep and he almost sounds like the evil laugh like a villain. It's so cute! This weekend we went to Great Grandma McCormick's to show off the newest addition. I was really glad that she got to see Jackson. That was my only fear that something would happen since she is so sick that she wouldn't get to see him. He has had a lot of visitors come and go and he likes the attention. He has already went out on his first shopping trip. Which he slept most of the time. But all in all we are doing great. It's so exciting. We love being parents. It's the best gift of all to have a happy, healthy, and good baby. God has truly blessed us! Oh and I'm really excited because I have lost 12 pounds so far from my before pregnancy weight yeah!! I hope everyone is doing well and I will try to get you updated.

Welcome Jackson Part 2

Welcome Jackson!!!!

I'm so excited to announce the birth of our baby boy Jackson Matthew at 8:00 pm June 20, 2007. 8 pounds 2 oz. and 22 inches long. We along with everyone else is so excited about the arrival of him! Let me start off be saying thank you to everyone who has been keeping us in your thoughts and prayers! Thank you to all the visitors who stopped by to share in the wonderful occasion. Thank you to Alicia for updating everyone on our progress. So Weds. morning I went to the doctor and my blood pressure was 141 over 88. Which they don't like it to be 140 over 90. And my doctor said let's go ahead over to the hospital, there is really no need to hold off. It took her 5 times to tell me until I finally believed her. So we went over a little bit after 11 am and they started a so drip about noon. About 1:20 she came over and broke my water. 6 clock they gave me my Epidural and then it all came so quickly. By 6:30 they had me push a little bit because his heart rate drop into the 80's which it had been in the 140's-150's but it quickly jump right back up. At 7:00 I started pushing and at 8:00pm he arrived. His umbilical cord got wrapped around his arm and was pushed up around his neck. So that is why his heart rate had dropped. But everything is great. He is healthy and I'm doing better than I thought I would. We are just so excited to finally see him. Everyone seems to think that he has Matt's eyes, chin and facial expressions. He has my nose and lips. But as I said before he is so stinkin' cute!! This has got to the best feeling in the world. Matt is doing an excellent job of being a father and husband. He hasn't left his side for one second. And he hasn't left my side for one second. I couldn't imagine going through this with anyone else. Matt I'm so proud of what you have done and become. I love you and Jackson more than anything. The best feeling in the world is to carry a child for 9 months and bring him into this world with someone you love! We returned home on Friday morning with both doctors giving us the big ok. In a few days you will be able to see his pictures at the Clark Memorial (http://www.clarkmemorial.org/). But hopefully you will enjoy the slide show I made. More pictures to come!!!!!!

pictures for Jackson's fans!

I'm sooooo sorry to you all who have been patiently waiting on pictures of Jackson. My camera went dead and I didn't have a way to post them until I got to work...so, here he is!!
He's "stinkin cute" just like his mommy said! Oh, and I got him to open his beautiful eyes (hee hee) I told him to come see his Auntie Alicia and I will hide candy for him in my desk! (1pt for me)
Other family members also said that when you say "grandma's here!" He opens his eyes to look for her :-)
Not the best pics but I am sure that Jess will have more to share!!!

Matt won the baby pool on guessing the weight...we at PIP think that he may have had inside information!

The proud boss!

Trying to open his eyes

Not the best pics but I am sure that Jess will have more to share!!!

and baby makes three...

Welcome Jackson Matthew! I am proud to announce that he was born at 8pm weighing in at 8lbs 2ozs and 22in long!

Jessica called about 8:45 and said that everyone is doing great. Jackson is healthy and beautiful!!
And so is mommy :-)

We ALMOST have a baby!

Hi everyone! It's Alicia, Jessica wanted me to let you all know that she went to the doctor this morning and was 4cm dial. and had a touch of high blood pressure so her doctor said that they will just go ahead and start inducing her RIGHT NOW! "why not" were her dr.'s words :-)

They are starting her on a really slow drip and then they will break her water. She sounded great and really excited!!

I'll keep everyone updated and post pics as soon as possible!!!!!!

AND.....

Still no Jackson. So I felt really good all weekend. Saturday I cleaned. And cleaned. And cleaned. But don't worry I do this every Saturday. But I did clean in weird areas. Then me and Matt went out to eat at my favorite Outback. Just me and him time. Sunday was great! I felt good and we were going to church! Except my feet and ankles were so swollen that the only shoes I could wear were my flip flops. But it was nice. And all the babies. It's so funny how all the couples at church got married within weeks apart and now there are babies right next to each other. I've seen Brooklyn, Isabella, and Blair and I finally got to see Tanner, cutie! So after church I gave Matt his fathers day cards and present without Jackson. Thanks on that one. Then we went out to eat, Matt wanted me to put here that we had our first relationship break through.... I picked were we ate. (While waiting we went to Penny's and we got Jackson some cute outfits and me my first pair of non prego pants!) Anyway on our way home we stopped at the Jerry's grave site. It still bothers us because I know Jerry would have been a great, grandfather to Jackson. But I know through all the stuff he taught Matt, Matt is going to be a wonderful father. Ok back to before, before it really gets me going. We cooked out (ok sorry Matt) Matt cooked out and everyone came over. Mom, Dad, Carrie, and Kayla. Our neighbors, Shawne, Hank and Lana (straight in from Africa). It was nice having everyone over since we haven't seen much of anyone since I have been in 9 month prego hiding. But I felt great this weekend. I had contractions off and on all day Sunday. But nothing really. But this morning a whole different story. Sorry Sandy got to sleep in :) And sorry to Alicia ( know you all are reading this while you should be working...), Kathy and Diane didn't have him on your days, and Nick it doesn't look like I'm going to have him on your day either. But I woke up this morning with still swollen feet and of course getting sick. But we're ok and we keep telling are self that we only have to wait 1 more week because if the stinker don't come they'll induce me on the 25th. But I told Matt Sunday if Jackson is anything like his Mommy, he'll be late! TRUE TRUE!!!

Oh sorry no pictures lately I have the camera packed away hoping someone will come soon!

My Energy (I think)

So everyone keeps telling me that you will feel like crap and then wham! One day you'll wake up feeling great and nesting and all that stuff. Soooo...I woke up this morning feeling great. I can't say I'm nesting because I have been doing that through the whole pregnancy and before I got pregnant. Everyone at work even noticed. I didn't drag my bottom in like have been doing for the past few weeks. So I'm hoping this is my burst of energy. Today was my last day at work. Sorry Vicky! I know you all will miss me. But I decided that if I didn't have him this weekend like I am praying for, I will be to depressed to come in Monday, and my feet cannot take it anymore. So will see if this whole energy stuff is true or another way to get our hopes up. Oh this is too cute and Matt might get mad at me for telling but last night Matt was trying to talk Jackson out and everytime he said "why don't you come out!"" Jackson kept kicking his face. Too cute and too funny. I know he is just as excited as me and is going to make an excellent father. Until then it's kinda fun waiting but not too fun! We are ready for him too join us, but not until he's ready :)

Last Night

So last night was a horrible night!! I took a shower before going to bed thinking that it might relax me and I could sleep good, Wrong!! I woke from a dead sleep thinking ok I do not feel good. I went and got sick, Shocker these days :( And then it struck, Heartburn. I thought it was going to burn a hole right through me. I get heartburn every once in a while and it doesn't seem to bother me much. But last night it brought me to tears. Between getting sick and heartburn I was up most of the night. Luckily my doctor had RX me some Pepcid and I took that but it didn't go into effect until a hour later. But then I slept for most of the night sitting up not FUN! And surprising Matt did not wake up once. I end up sleeping in and went into work for a little while but I was so tired and my stomach hurt so bad. But anyways I am really hoping Jackson comes before Father's Day. It would be the best gift ever. I just keep thinking about it and I would want nothing more than a healthy baby boy for wonderful husband first father's day. Tomorrow night is a new moon, and my mom said that she was born on a Friday and I was born on Friday. So hopefully Jackson will come Friday the 15th. And I'm sure Alicia would like that because tomorrow is her day in the pool. But I guess will have to see. I feel like I'm getting closer but I don't want to get my hopes up. But no matter what comes I will become a Mommy and Matt a Daddy in a eleven days or less!

Ok, Any Day Now?

I went to the doctor this afternoon and she said that I was at least 2 possibly even 3 cm dilated. So she said "Any day now!" Well we'll see. She said she would be surprised if I go to my due date and if I went over she wouldn't let me go a full week over. THANK YOU!! She would induce me on the 25th. So if he decides he doesn't want to come out I only have a little over a week to hold out. Hopefully he'll come soon. I only gained 1 pound but I think it is all in my hands and feet. But total it's only 6 over my original weight yeah! Hopefully I can be able to wear a bathing suit in August when we go to the beach :) We'll keep you updated!!

Still No Jackson

OK with 9 more days I'm feeling it. We are just sooooooo ready! I go to the doctor tomorrow, so will see what she has to say. I don't think I have gained anymore because I'm back to the same o' being sick all the time. I don't eat much because the thought makes me sick. I don't feel like doing much of anything. I don't even wanna go shopping anymore! SHOCKER!!!!! I cut back the hours at work because an 8 hour day seems to be 20 for me, and my ankles and hands seem to agree. I'm sure the girls at work are glad that I did too. They hear me complain enough about being sick and not feeling like doing anything and me sleeping 15 hours a day. And every time someone (customers mainly) walks through the door. "You still haven't had that baby yet!" Well if I did do you think I would be here!!! You all will miss me for 6 weeks :) And of course I've let down half the people at work because the day they picked in the baby pool has come in gone. Well Matt has tomorrow, come on Jackson!! I just don't hope I have anymore of the weird dreams. I had one where he came out a girl, one was a normal delivery, and the last one was they had to do an emergency c-section because he was 9 1/2 pounds and 30 inches long. SCARY!!!!! We'll let you know how the appt. goes tomorrow!

Still Here

Ok now 12 more days. I'm guess I'm getting through them ok. Contractions come and go. They stay a little while then stop :( Last night I had one that was really painful so I guess that's what I have to look forward too YEAH! I haven't been feeling great today (very nausea) but I'm trying to get the house clean for are little vistor. So I decided to check out everyones updated blogs. (Except Alicia's :) Ha Ha! But it get's me more and more excited to see everyone else's blog with adorable and proud pictures of the kids. I just can't wait!! Everyone has gotten so big it kinda makes me sad too because I know it will go by so fast. It's also weird because with all the blogs with the little ones in it including my cousins there all little girls! Well except Rhett and Jak. But all and all I'm so excited. I think I've already said that but we are so excited. We are going out to eat with everyone tonight so I can't wait we haven't been doing much since I haven't been feeling good and me & Matt are trying to spend time together. But I can't wait to see Lynlee and Nolan. I'm sure they have gotten so big.

15 DAYS TO GO!!! (WE HOPE)

Ok so it's still kinda going fast but slow at the same time. I keep telling everyone at work when I leave I hope I don't see you in the morning :) I'm just hoping today will be the day but I try not to get my hopes up. Me and mom went and got a pedicure tonight. Oh did it hit the pregnant spot. My feet and ankles took a beating today. I was on my feet all day doing rush jobs and then Vicky (I hope your reading!) took another rush job so we stayed later to get it done. I kept telling her if she keeps on doing this I was going to go into to labor or beat her! But I didn't. But my toes look great compared to my feet & ankles. My friend Julianne went into labor after she got her pedicure so I guess that was what I was hoping for. Well I guess I'm going to bed. We'll keep you posted....

THE BAGS ARE PACKED!

OK so we have everything ready to go. I got mine and his packed. Of course me being the outfit Queen, I packed 5 outfits for him because I'm not really for sure how big he is going to be I think kinda small but I'm left guessing. So Saturday I went to many neighborhood yard sales trying to walk to him out and I think I paid for it Sunday (but I got him some cute outfits though) I know like he needs them. I felt so horrible Sunday that I didn't want to get out of bed but I did to go to Polly Freeze for some ICE CREAM!! Poor Matt I kept asking him to rub my back every 5 seconds. But today I feel better either that or I'm just getting use to it. I don't sleep well at night anymore. Of course the back pain is hard to get comfortable and the bladder doesn't let me sleep for more than hour, and besides that Abigail has to go out too, at least twice through the night. But other than that I'm good. I went to the doctor today and I still haven't gained anymore weight, YEAH! Less I have to work off. She said that he has really moved down a lot since last week and he is in position and he is ready to go. She said any day now! So it's all up to him so I am hoping any day now. My next doctors appt. isn't until next Weds so hopefully he'll come before than. We'll keep you posted!