We've spent the last 2 months at home, trying to avoid all of the sickness that has been going around this winter. I'm pretty sure I don't want to have another winter baby! I was constantly worried about Jackson catching the flu that I quarantined us for the last 8 weeks. It seemed to help because we've miraculously stayed healthy (minus Jeff and I catching a 24 hour flu bug 6 days after Jackson was born). We spent our days sleeping, changing diapers, snuggling, watching movies, playing games, reading books, playing the iPad and everything else you can dream up to entertain a 3 year old! I'm not gonna lie, some days were long but we were lucky to have so much family around to help out. My mom was a huge help during the first 2 weeks at home. Then Jeff's parents stopped by on their way home from driving to Texas over the Christmas break and they helped hold Jackson and play with Jamisen. Then one weekend Jeff's brother Ryan and his family came to visit and helped out. I was nervous about sending Jamisen to primary when I wasn't at church so my sweet sister-in-law Angela took Jamisen to his first day in Primary while they were here and stayed with him the whole time. Funny side note, he was so tired from playing all day Saturday with his cousins that he completely fell asleep in her lap during Primary.
Here are some picture highlights:
First Bath
More Visitors!
Clockwise from top left: Cousin Kaitlyn, Uncfle Ryan and Aunt Angela, Nana GG (my Grandma), cousins Tennyson, Noah and Isabella, Grandma Schill (I don't have a picture of Jackson meeting Grandpa Schill because they are on my mother in law's camera)
Jeff gave his brother Ryan a "Jeff haircut" while they were visiting us. It's a little freaky how much they look alike!
Snuggle time on the couch. To say Jamisen is completely obsessed with his baby brother would be an understatement! He can not stop touching, kissing, and hugging Jackson. It is really sweet and I love that he isn't jealous but at times it can become very smothering and poor Jackson is not the biggest fan!
We've had some really warm days in February so we took the kids to the zoo one Saturday. Jamisen had fun feeding the giraffes.
- Overall Jamisen has been over the moon about having a sibling. The only time he showed some jealousy was one night when he was overtired. He had been getting in trouble and going to time out and after one time out he told Jeff "I want the baby to go back in mommy's tummy". Then a little bit after that he asked me to wrap him up in a blanket. I put it around his shoulders but he got mad at me and said "not like that! Daddy will show you". He then spread the blanket out on the ground and we realized he wanted to be swaddled like Jackson. We humored him and went along with it.
- When Jackson was born we gave Jamisen a pirate ship and told him it was a gift from his baby brother. He was ecstatic and soon after we were home one morning he told me, "mom that was so nice of my baby brother to give me a pirate ship. I'm going to tell him thank you." Then he went and gave him a kiss.
- Jamisen told me that Jackson is his best friend
