Jackson's 2 Week

Weight: 8.2 lbs 45%
Height: 21 in 50%
Head: 14 in 45%

It is hard to believe that it has already been 2 weeks. We are loving having such a sweet new addition to our little family. Jackson brings such a peaceful spirit and we are so thankful that he is here. Here are some things about Jackson at this age.

1. Sleeping is his favorite thing to do and we only see him awake for a few precious hours a day.
2. Snuggling with people. He will just tuck his little head into anyone he can. If you rub hus head it is an added bonus.
3. He loves to be bundled which leads to his hate of baths, diaper changes, and changing clothes.
4. He is a very good little eater. I cannot get him to eat for more than 5 min at night and so I was getting a little worried and talked to our pediatrician about it. When he saw how much weight he had gained he laughed and told me there was nothing to worry about.

Jackson Wells Smith

Jackson is such a sweet little baby that loves to sleep and snuggle. He is not too interested in binkies and I am a little sad about this. He does not fuss unless he is unswaddled, which is so funny to me because Tanner would only fuss if he was swaddled. Needless to say he hates getting his diaper changed, bathed, and clothes changed. It is so fun to see Tanner's concern for him and I know he is going to be the best big brother and helper there could be. So far we cannot believe how fun it is to have two little sweet boys and know that there is just more fun to come!

He is here!!!!!

He is here! We are so excited to announce the birth of Jackson Wells Smith 7lb 3oz, 20 1/4 in, born on Thursday March 11th at 6:46 am.

I said that I was going to go in on Wednesday evening, and much to everyone's surprise, I was right-people should know by now to never doubt me. I started to have contractions at about 5, but they were not bad and so I thought that I could for sure make it until morning-especially since I was having anxiety over being separated from Tanner. I was also nervous because I loved my labor experience with Tanner and was afraid that it was an unrealistic labor to expect again. With all of my determination to make it until morning, we ended up meeting up with my sister Rachel at 12:00 am to take Tanner. He was such a little champ about the whole thing and was not disturbed to get up in the middle of the night and leave his parents-not a tear was shed from his side. We got to the hospital and were checked in and put in a room at 2:00 am. I was very thankful that they did not make me walk for an hour like I had to with Tanner. Once everything settled down and I was in a bed, we were able to take a little rest-I was not able to sleep because I was too excited and was thinking about everything and how different things would be. I was so happy to know that this labor was turning out to be just as perfect as my labor with Tanner. We had the best nurse, Brian, who was so comforting and helpful. At 6:20 am the doctor was called because Jackson was ready. There is something so special about the early morning that can even be felt in the hospital room with no sleep. At 6:35 they had me start pushing. I must say it was nice to somewhat know what was going on and to be able to talk about it and hear how he was progressing. At 6:46 he was here all 7lb 3 oz and 20 1/4 in of him! The one word that describes the whole situation is peaceful. It has been so special to have him here and to see Tanner with him. When Tanner came to visit us for the first time he just wanted to see Jackson Wells and was not too interested in me-which made me more at ease about being away from him. He was having the time of his life with his cousins and was ready to get back to the fun about 30 min after arriving. The only way I could get him up to see me was to bribe him by telling him that he could hold Jackson.