Jackson's Blessing - February 18, 2007

I guess I had a lot on my mind and didn't think to take pictures of Jackson by himself, so these are the best that I have. He was so sleepy and wasn't really happy about being handed off from person to person. Eventually, we stopped and he was a happy little sleepy boy.

Jackson's Blessing & Family

Our Family: Parker, Brooklynn, Jackson
Just Daddy & Jackson
Jackson with Grandma & Grandpa Breshears, Uncles: Benjamin, Josh, & Christian and Auntie Heather
Jackson with Grandma & Grandpa Ussery, Uncle Garrett, and Aunties: Aubrey & Megan
Grandma Breshears, Mommy, & Jackson

More Family at Jackson's blessing...

Jackson with Uncles: Mike, Benjamin, Taylor, & Nick, Auntie Tiffany, and Maddie (cousin)
Jackson with Great-Grandma & Grandpa Winn
Jackson with Great-Grandpa Pugmire & Tony
Jackson with Great-Uncle Brent, Great-Aunt Trina, and 2nd Cousins: Emily, Trent, Brooklyn, Nate, Bridgett, & Bethany Winn

Cousins!!

Jackson and Maddie have had the opportunity to spend lots of time together. My sister, Tiffany made the trip from Seattle to La Grande and spent one week in January, in February, and in March to help take care of Jackson while Parker and I were in school. We had lots of fun and took lots of cute pictures. It's fun to watch them grow together! Seeing them reminds Parker and I of the good memories that we have with our cousins growing up.

Jackson photo shoot (I know, again)

Jackson was hamming it up, so I kept on taking pictures. He just kept giggling and giggling. It was pretty cute! And I love this little baseball outfit... I am a little partial. Parker thinks that he needs a soccer uniform, but it just wouldn't keep him warm enough. ;-)

Sleepy Boy

Since Valentine's Day fell right in the middle of the week and I don't get done with school until 4:00pm most days, it was a pretty low-key day. That night, we took our main babysitters (My sister, Tiffany, Kylee Grove & her husband, Matt) out for dinner on us to the best steakhouse in the area. It was yummy! And we enjoyed being able to pay them at least a little for helping us out SO much!

Jackson & Grandma

We were visiting Parker's family in Portland this weekend... lots of spoiling from Grandma & Grandpa!!

Little Sailor

Grandma bought this little sailor outfit for him... so cute!

Lil' Slugger II

Lil' Slugger (in training)

I love to see Jackson is baseball outfits! It makes me excited for when he is big enough to see what sports he will be most interested in.

Perfect Little Angel Boy

We think that we have the most beautiful little baby boy. He is so precious!

4 Weeks Old

4 weeks old already! Holy smokes!

Big Smile... Home From the Hospital

Big smile... home from the hospital/surgery in Portland.

Post-Surgery at G & G Ussery's house

On Sunday, we decided that we wanted to leave the hospital and get Jackson unhooked from all of those machines. However, we were a little nervous to drive all the way back to La Grande - a 4 1/2-hour drive, not knowing how that first night would go. So, we decided to spend the night at Parker's parents' house - just 20 minutes from the hospital. Everything went well and we were beyond ready to be back home in our own beds.

Post-Surgery, Recovering at the Hospital

We found out just shy of 3 weeks old, that Jackson had Pyloric Stenosis, just like his Daddy. If you are interested in the specifics, look it up. Basically, we knew because he was projectile vomiting and absolutely could not keep anything down, but it wasn't old milk. It was quite an ordeal. They immediately sent us to Portland's Children's Hospital called Doernbecker. They are amazing! We arrived late afternoon on Friday and he went in for surgery early Saturday morning (through his tummy - to the pyloric valve, which is the valve that is supposed to open after your food is done digesting to let it out of the stomach). Everything went well, but it was nerve-racking, knowing that our perfect little baby was going to be put "under" and be cut open... and he would have his first scar... just like his Daddy. Everything went so well. They said that Jackson lost very little blood and that they were extremely pleased with the surgery and his recovery. Poor little boy just slept and slept after surgery and then cried when he woke up because of discomfort. We could hardly wait to leave the hospital so that we could hold him again without a million cords attached to him!

Post-Surgery, the Day of Surgery

Jackson's surgery went well. Here are some pictures of Jackson and his visitors at the hospital. Grandma & Grandpa Breshears came to Portland as soon as they heard the news and spent a lot of time with Mommy & Daddy while Jackson was sleeping and while he was in surgery. It was nice to have so much support!