Update on Michelle

We are incredibly blessed (and really lucky too)! Michelle is such a sweet baby. She is healthy and beautiful and fun. She sleeps for 6 hours each night, then eats and sleeps for 2-3 more. She likes to go for rides in the car or in a cart at the store. Yes, she already likes shopping! Her neck muscles are increasing in strength it seems daily. We really love how aware she is and she just LOVES lights. Lights and Daddy. She will follow him with her eyes wherever he goes, no matter what. Once, she even postponed eating to watch Jim walk around the couch. And that is incredible for Michelle because she is our little piglet! She loves to eat . . . and eat . . . and eat. Not so much to sleep, except at night. She is awake most of the day, except a few little cat naps. I think she is just too busy eating to think about sleeping. Also she likes music--especially the Winnie the Pooh theme song that plays on her crib light show toy. I have that song in my head almost 24-7 now!

Christmas and Beyond

Okay, so it has been entirely too long since I updated this blog. Partly it's because we were out of town for 2 weeks. Partly it's because I had to go back to work and we have been very busy. Mostly it is because we can't tear ourselves away from our adorable little Micki! She is getting bigger and seemingly cuter every day.

Christmas was wonderful. Santa was generous to Jim and to me, and also to Michelle. Jim was also generous to me! We want to thank moms and dads for everything and all the help. Having a new baby is stressful and fabulous all at the same time!

I know what you really want is the pictures, so here are some of them. We have taken MANY, MANY more!

Jim got me a new vacuum for Christmas--it "sucks"-ha ha!

Madison made Michelle this awesome hat (she really does love it, she just doesn't know it yet).

She may not be very lively in the photo, but she really does like the keys-she is into bright colors right now, and anything that makes noise.

I think Jim's favorite Christmas gift is his suspenders. He also got a nifty tool belt and a new drill.

This bear suit is SOOOO cute! Also it has the added benefit of keeping her warm on snowy outings here in Show Low!

Ready to go out the door and head to Phoenix to catch her first plane. Her shirt says "Who needs Santa? I've got grandparents"

How true it is!

Grandma Jackson holds Michelle. She could have done that all day!

Great Grandma loved to hold her too! She liked Great Grandma!




Christmas morning she was a little sleepy-but she was enjoying the atmosphere. Santa Clause got us a Wii and the boys were LOVING that! I'm not sure Micki likes it yet, but I'm sure she will.

I think for now she is just excited about her dolly from Grandpa Jackson! Grandpa couldn't make it for Christmas because of the unusually nasty winter weather. We missed him!

We got Gary a Star Wars cook book. It was pretty cool! Now he can make some Wookie Waffles and other such treats.

Michelle was bright eyed and beautiful for Christmas day.



She sure loves Daddy!

Isn't she beautiful?

Mommy and Michelle just relaxed during the week, often caught catnapping on the sofa.

This is one of my favorite pictures of her-during play time on the floor.

We got her dressed up in her new Gap dress for Grandpa Jackson, who finally made it across the mountain to see his first grandbaby.

3 Generations of Jacksons

Back home in Show Low after many exhausting hours in airports and on planes and in cars. Jim snuck this picture of me napping with Michelle after I burped her.

One month old! We took her to get family pictures at Wal-Mart. We really are shocked every day at how big she is getting. At her one month mark she was at 10 pounds! Hopefully Jim can still hold her long enough when he blesses her on February 1!