We Caught Him With His Eyes Wide Open...

Usually, when someone comes to visit Jaxson he is fast asleep. Too bad nobody comes to visit us during the middle of the night. This post is to prove that Jaxson really doesn't sleep all of the time and he does indeed have beautiful eyes.

March 16th-6 days old (my favorite birthday present)

March 25th-15 days old

April 1st-22 days old

Bathtime

Jaxson's first bath at home was a pleasant experience. Neither of the girls liked baths for a few months, at least. But, Jaxson is in heaven during bathtime. He loves it.

Our Baby Shower

We planned in February to have my baby shower on March 13th, thinking that would be about a month before my due date. Little did we know that Jaxson would be able to attend his baby shower and meet all the guests. So, three days after he was born we had a big party.

Rainie Hopkins, Aunt Susan (holding Jaxson), Aunt Toni (holding Remie or Hallie)

Aunt Jodi, Junior, Angie Smith, Grandma Georgia, Grandma Horsley, Grandma Neicie, Rainie Hopkins, Kale, Natalie Petersen, and Eileen Neuendorf enjoying the delicious food.

Grandma Georgia, Grandma Horsley, Aunt Kibbie holding Jaxson

Aunt Kibbie surprised us. We had no idea that she would be in coming to Soda let alone surprising us at the baby shower. It was an awesome surprise.

Aunt Trina and Becca holding KaCey

Grandma Joy holding KaCey.

I love this picture!! Even though Aunt Kibbie lives in Montana she is still such a big part of my kid's lives. They absolutely love her!!

The shower turned out great!! Thanks to my sisters, my Mom, Becca, and Martha (the food was AWESOME!)

Surprise...He's Early!

We are so happy to introduce...
William Jaxson Horsley
born on March 10th at 6:25 am.
He weighed 6lbs. 9 oz. and was
20 1/2 inches long.

Our first family picture with Jaxson.


Alexa and Avery are so excited to meet their baby brother.


Jaxson meeting his cousin Kacey. They are exactly 2 weeks apart.

Avery seems so grown up these days.


Alexa loves her baby brother.

I don't know very many preemies that are born with a double chin. Obviously, I have been eating well. You can also see some of the bruising on his face around his nose and mouth. He came pretty quick and I guess that this is one of the things that can happen. The nurses thought that he was have some respiratory problems and sent him to the NICU for a bit for some tests and some oxygen. It turned out that everything was okay. His bruising is all but gone, now.

Aunt Becca meeting Jaxson for the very first time.

One of my awesome nurses. She was with me through most of my labor and left about an hour and a half before I delivered. She came back to visit us the next day. She was really sweet.

Jeff is such a proud daddy. He was a real trooper with his sleeping accommodations and lack of sleep. He has always been a great help with all of our kids. I have been really lucky!

The intern, Dr. Brian Muir, that helped with my delivery. He was amazing. He was very friendly and helped with a lot of questions that Jeff and I had.

All ready to go home from the hospital.

We are finally home!!! We went and picked Alexa up early from school. The girls were so happy!

Great Grandpa and Grandma Horsley meeting Jaxson.

Papa Bill meeting Jaxson.

How it all happened...
On Tuesday, March 9th, I went to my dance class. I have been dancing once a week during my entire pregnancy preparing for a "Mother-Daughter" dance in May. Usually, during dance I would have some Braxton Hicks contractions and this night was no different. I thought that since I was getting closer to my due date, I would take it easy this time. I would dance for a bit and then sit for a bit. I didn't feel any different than I had during any other dance class. Jeff was in McCammon at a Coaches Meeting and my Mom and Dad had our girls. I picked the girls up after dance class around 9:00 and headed home. Jeff was already home. I put the girls to bed and went and took a bath. When I went to get out of the tub, my water broke. Normally, I have to have my water broke for me at the hospital after I have had horrible contractions for many hours. Not this time. Jeff called the hospital and my Mom. We had nothing prepared. No bags were packed. No formal plans had been made of who would take our kids. We were lucky that we had chosen his name a few nights before and bought his carseat just a few weeks before that. My Mom came and helped us get the girls ready and helped me get a few things together. I wanted my Mom to be with me during delivery so Jeff called his Mom and she came and got the girls.

We headed to Pocatello around 10:00 pm. My contractions started getting pretty frequent around Lava. When we got to the hospital, I was only dialated to a three. But, they confirmed that my water did in fact break. (It's not really rocket science.) I continued to dialated pretty quick and I continued to remind them that I was having an epidural. I get nausea when I have contractions until I get an epidural. So, finally I got my epidural around 1:30 am. My contractions slowed down a lot after my epidural. So, I was able to get about a hour nap. Around 6:00 am I was finally dialated to a 10 and was able to start pushing. I pushed for about 25 minutes. And, at 6:25 am our sweet little Jaxson arrived. My labor only lasted 9 hours. Jeff tells every one that is a PR for me. (He is a running coach, obviously.) Jaxson is so dang cute. He is such a good baby for the whole 5 days that he has been here. I love on him every chance I get and I seriously can't get enough of him. I can't believe we have a son. I have some great little helpers and things couldn't get much better. We have had lots of visits and tons of help from family and friends. And, lots of great food. We have been so blessed and our grateful everyday for our little family.

She's Here!!!

Our new little niece finally arrived on Wednesday, February 24th at 9:06pm. She is beautiful!! Meet KaCey James...

Alexa and Avery are obviously pretty excited to have a new little cousin. They are such good helpers.

Proud new uncle...

State Girls Basketball 2010

We drive all the way to Boise for a weekend and where do we spend our time??? In a gym or in the swimming pool. We still have a great time and eat a lot of awesome food. Oh, and we get a little shopping done, too.

Avery spends most of her time on the stairs. Maybe someday she will grow out of her fear of water.

Jeff juggling.

My sweet little family...for some reason they didn't want me in a swimming suit.

Avery is always dancing, even when she is supposed to be swimming.

Just relaxing.

Let's see who can make the biggest splash. Papa G, Avery, Jeff, or Alexa

Papa G and Alexa having a little fun...

We did watch some basketball games while we were in Boise. (That's why we were there in the first place.) Our girls teams made it to the Championship game but ended up losing to West Jefferson. It was a sad way to end a fun weekend. We still enjoyed it and love spending time with Grandma Joy and Papa Galen.

Happy Valentines Day!!

This year for our "Annual Valentine's Day Candlelight Dinner" the girls requested heart shaped pizzas. I have bought a heart shaped pizza but never attempted to make them from scratch. A little stressful, to say the least. Aunt Jodi saved the day. I had asked her for her pizza dough recipe and she just made the dough for us. Thank You, it was delicious!! The rest of our menu included green salad, garlic bread, a strawberry drink, and the best part...huckleberry cheesecake.

Our dining room all decorated.

The girls absolutely love this night. Jeff and I kind of enjoy it, too.

Our heart shaped pizzas ready for the toppings.

Helping Avery make her pizza.

Helping Alexa with hers.

Look at that sweet little face.

Alexa lovin' on her dad...

What a great way to spend the evening...

Happy Valentine's Day from the Horsley's!