Brotherly Love

Jackson loves his baby brother. He calls him "Baby" and "Pretun."

When we took Preston for his two week well check at the Pediatrician's, he was only in the 25th percentile for his weight and the 50th for his height. Much different than Jackson, who has always been in the 95th!

One Week Old!

Preston is officially a week old as of Thursday. We got to come home from the hospital on Mother's Day. My mom and Scott had accomplished a lot in our new house! It was a nice surprise.

I have been recovering nicely from the c-section and have been out and about. I don't feel like I had surgery this time which has been nice because I have needed my energy with all of the chaos that is our lives now. Here are some new pictures.

Welcome to the World Preston William Avery!

Preston was born this morning, Thursday, May 7, 2009 at 10:49am. He weighs 7 pounds, 4 ounces and is 19 1/2 inches long. He has brown hair and blue eyes and looks a lot like his big brother did when he was a newborn (except he has hair and is smaller than Jackson was). We are so grateful that God has blessed us with another healthy boy!

Zoo Adventures

Yesterday we took Jackson to the zoo since we know I won't be able to go for awhile. We got to see the Polar Bears play, the Gorillas chase each other and a chimp do a back flip. The highlight of our trip though was the lion who roared at us. I was kind of scared he was going to try to maul us but Scott and Jackson thought this was great. He just stood there staring at us and roared for a good few minutes. It attracted quite a crowd. We didn't realize how loud they are in real life!

Happy Easter!

This year for Easter we did our usual and went to church the night before so Jackson could participate in the Easter Egg Hunt at our Country Club. They do a really nice brunch afterward and we enjoy it with our good friends. Jackson got 5 eggs this year in the hunt (which was inside because of the weather) which is a 500% improvement over last year (he got none). I guess all the practice hunting paid off!

Jackson has also reached a point where he wants to sleep with us every night. We put him down in his room and it takes everything we have not to go get him with the crying, screaming and banging on the door. He's usually in our room by 3am and in between us. We are going to start taking him back if it happens tonight.

Playing Golf with Daddy

The weather has been so nice in the evenings, we have been walking the golf course with Daddy. He can actually get in 9 holes before it gets dark and Jackson and I get exercise and fresh air so it's a win for everyone. Jackson rides in the jogging stroller or his wagon, jumping out ocassionally to hit (attempt to hit rather) a golf ball with his golf clubs. He stands back with his hands on his knees while Daddy hits the ball. It's so adorable!

Jackson has also perfected his pout and does not hesitate to tell on Daddy or Mommy when he gets a spanking.

Poor Jackson

It has been quite a week so far. Jackson kept us up Sunday night whining and coughing so first thing Monday morning, I took him to the Pediatrician. He had 102 fever and his oxygen levels were low. We got a chest x-ray and a breathing treatment and a follow up appointment for the next morning. Yesterday afternoon, I called the Pediatrician back because his fever was almost 104 and he was miserable. Long story short, he was admitted to the hospital where we spent about 16 hours so they could monitor his fever and his breathing overnight. They did some testing and we will find out tomorrow what it actually was. The scary part though was that every nurse who entered the hospital room had to wear a plastic gown, a mask and gloves. Jackson wasn't allowed to leave the room either. Here are some pictures from the experience.