Fears of the first time parents

Anyone who knows me knows how scared I was to have an ugly baby. Now that he is here, we couldn't be more pleased, but here are some of my fears and other parents may share the same fears.

Cross eyed, bald and itty bitty eyes,

Wide-set eyes,

Big Nosed baby

cone-head baby,
Baby with a five head instead of a four head,A little head
pointy ears that poke out
But everyone says the kid looks as good looking as his parents . . . lucky Jackson!

Things that make me go "WAAAA"

People always love to post cute pictures of their baby peacefully sleeping or cute poses their baby does (as do I, obviously.) But lets be honest, anyone who has ever had, tended or even seen a baby knows they do more crying than the cute times, we just choose to pull out the camera when they are cute. So here are all the things that make Jackson cry (so far).

being too hungry

being too sleepy

not having my diaper changed

having my diaper changed

getting dressed

being put in my carseat

being taken out of my carseat

being teased by my dad

being kissed by my mom

being pricked by those mean doctors

nightmares (what are they about, having the milk run dry or getting a diaper change? thats about all he's experienced)

Now that we know all the things that make Jackson unhappy we can be sure he will never cry again!

*editors note: Jackson really is a happy and wonderful baby, once again, I just wanted a reason to post and heck, crying, sleeping, eating and smiling are what he does all day! I already posted sleeping and smiling. . . . and eating . . . well, that's just immodest! So all that was left was crying

What makes it all worth it?

Jackson's smile REVEALED

I think every parent wonders what their babies smile will look like and if it will really melt their heart or not. Well, here is Jackson's and yes it does melt my heart! He's been doing little smiles for about a week, but this was the first time I could get a few in a row for the camera. The smiles make every diaper change and late night feeding and walk around the block worth it!

Rolling over at 10 days old?

This video was taken when Jackson was only 2-3 weeks old, but I wasn't sure how to upload video (Turns out you just click the upload video button and find your video . . . seems like I should have been able to do that!) I know it isn't exactly crawling or rolling over, but it sure seems like it to me! And as a first time mom, I am willing to look for any signs that my baby is a genius or a super star.

OH, my . . .look whose a month old!

August 12th marked Jackson's 1 month B-day. We took pics just to commemorate the day (so we look pretty awful). Dave and I had ice cream to celebrate . . . Jackson had milk.

Jackson's competetiveness (or his parents)

Jackson met his cousin Dayton Ryan Ahlstrom yesterday. He is crying in this picture because Dayton already beat Jackson' current weight in only one day of life and Jackson has been working at it for 4 weeks.
Welcome to the world, Dayton! We are excited to have a buddy for Jackson to play with the rest of his life! MaryAnn endured a long and rough labor and delivery. We are so proud of her and Ryan. Congratulations!Here we are trying to prove that Jackson has grown. He is now up to 20 1/2 inches. We are convinced that with us as parents he will be unusually tall, but any signs of this have yet to manifest. This is the family height wall. Dave has secured the TOP place in the family, and Jackson is now the shortest. (P.S. Despite his mother's complaints and fears, Jackson actually doesn't mind being hung upside down)