Our Girls and Our Boys

God Made Little Girls

Author: Unknown

God made the world with its towering trees,
majestic mountains and restless seas,
then paused and said, "It needs one more thing."
Someone to laugh and dance and sing,
to walk in the woods and gather flowers,
to commune with nature in quiet hours.
So God made little girls
with laughing eyes and bouncing curls,
with joyful hearts, and beautiful smiles,
enchanting ways and feminine wiles.
And when He'd completed the task He'd begun,
he was pleased and proud of the job He'd done.
For the world when seen through a little girl's eyes
greatly resembles paradise.


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Little Boys

Author: Unknown

Little boys come in all shapes and sizes,
Shy and adventurous, full of surprises,
With misshapen halos and mischievous grins,
Small dirty faces, and sweet, sticky chins.

They'll keep you so busy, and yet all the while
Nothing can brighten the world like their smile.
And no greater treasure has brought homes more joy
Than a curious, active, and lovable boy!

Jaxton Updates

Jaxton 4-2-08

Jaxton is 3 1/2 weeks old now. It doesn't seem like that much time has passed already. He is doing well and growing. Just the other night I found that he no longer fits some of his pjs. He is getting too long for them. But he is now starting to grow into some bigger clothes which givs us more options when choosing outfits. He has changed so much since he was born. Adam and I have decided that he looks a lot like his Grandpa Doug. So, that also means that we gave Jaxton the right middle name.

Jaxton had several firsts over the past week:
He went on his first trip to Utah over the weekend.
It was also his first long trip (only stopped once).
He met his Grandpa Rob (and listened to Grandpa read Nursery Rhymes).
He met his Uncle Adam .
He met his Great-Grandma Lloy and Great-Grandpa Barney.
He had his first meeting with a dog (just briefly).
He had his first major blowout (the undershirt will never be the same again).
He had his first diaper changed by someone other than Mommy since coming home from the hospital.
And he visited the neighbors for the first time and met Kerrigan who is much softer than Austin, but still thought Jaxton should be able to ride in her doll stroller. (Kerrigan is our 2 1/2 year old neighbor girl who plays at our house a lot.)



Some of Jaxton's likes are:

He likes taking baths (almost goes to sleep during baths)
He likes eating (nursing and bottle)
He likes sleeping (with noises)
He likes be held and cuddled
He likes being rocked
He is starting to like his swing more
He likes car rides
And he likes dancing with Mommy


Adam's work gave Jaxton several outfits that are just adorable. Here are a couple.



In a previous post I mentioned that I loved it when Jaxton smiles. Well, my mom caught one of those precious smiles (just before Easter.) I love this picture!

Smile!

Bubbles! Bubbles! Bubbles!

My kids love Bubbles! Okay, who doesn't? Bubbles are one of those things that most people can't resist no matter how old they are. I still like blowing bubbles. Anyway, my mom gave the kids scented bubbles for Easter and they loved them! Although, I don't understand the reasoning behind manufacturing scented bubbles. It is like producing crayons with food names. Kids always taste things that have good scents or yummy sounding names. Of course there are those kids, like Austin, who will taste just about anything no matter what it smells like or what name is on the label. So far this Spring, he has learned that sidewalk chalk and play-dough are both yucky even after a second or third taste! As for the girls, they like to take turns blowing bubbles then they try to catch the bubbles. Makayla is learning how to blow really big bubbles. While Kelsea has learned how to make more bubbles when hers get spilled. And Mommy has learned to keep a close eye on her dish soap when then kids are blowing bubbles or for some reason, it disappears.

Happy Easter!

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One Week Old

3/07/08 Jaxton Minutes Old

3/08/08 Jaxton is Going Home

3/09/08 Jaxton holds his own Pacifier

3/10/08 Asleep After First Doctor Visit

3/11/08 Just Sleeping (favorite pastime.)

(pictures of 3/12/08 are below)

3/13/08 Jaxton Wide-Awake

3/14/08 Jaxton says "Hi!"

Jaxton is now a week old and has changed so much already (as newborns always do). So I thought it was time to post some new pictures. (You can click on the 'Baby Mine' song in the music player on the left to listen to while enjoying updates about Jaxton. I love this song!)

The name 'Jaxton' means 'full of personality' and through this week we have already seen some of his personality come through. Jaxton is a good little eater. He loves to eat, so much in fact that if he isn't sleeping he wants to be eating. He lets me know this right away too. As soon as he is awake he is crying for food. He also loves car rides, being held, and being wide awake at early morning hours (like most babies). He hates diaper changes, hiccups, sponge baths, and burping (like most babies). He is starting to spend more time awake looking around and listening. He also sometimes sucks his thumb. (So far though Kelsea has been our pro thumb sucker. She had it figured out before she was even born and she is still sucking her thumb. Not as often as she used to though.) Anyway, I love watching Jaxton sleep and pull all sorts of faces. The quick smiles, are of course, my favorites, but I have yet to catch one with the camera. I also love when I can take a picture of Jaxton awake.

3/13/08 Handsome Boy!

A couple of days ago we finally decided that Kelsea and Austin were well enough to finally hold their baby brother. They were so excited! Austin held him first. He was so cute giving his brother loves. Then he didn't want to let his brother go even though Jaxton was crying. "No, my brother!" He kept saying. Austin is already protective of his brother. I have a feeling they are going to be best buddies.

3/12/08 Austin holding Jaxton

Kelsea's little faced lit up when it was her turn to hold Jaxton. She had been waiting so long to finally have the baby "out of mommy's tummy." She has already been a big helper bringing diapers and holding him. I have been calling her my 'Little Mommy'. Note: Jaxton is sucking his thumb.

3/12/08 Kelseanja holding Jaxton

Makayla got a chance to hold Jaxton the day we came home from the hospital because she wasn't sick. A couple times Makayla would see me without Jaxton and she would ask: "Mommy, do you know where the baby is?" I would just laugh and tell her that he was sleeping in his bed.

Makayla has been in Vernal with her grandparents since Sunday. It is Spring Break for her, so she was able to go visiting for the week. She has been having fun there and even got a chance to play with a friend of hers.

3/09/08 Makayla holding Jaxton

Tomorrow, Makayla is coming home then on Tuesday, school starts again. Somehow I think that next week will be a lot crazier than this week. At least Adam is going to still be home a lot to help out. It has been nice having him home. He is the one who has taken care of Kelsea and Austin while they have been sick all while he was sick. It takes one patient, loving dad take on sick kids at all, let alone while they are sick themselves. I love him for doing what he knew needed done even though he wasn't feeling well himself. And now everyone is feeling pretty good again. Now all we need is the weather to warm up and we will be doing great!

Happy One Week Old Jaxton! We Love You!

Baby Is Here!

Announcing the Arrival
of
Jaxton Douglas MacPherson

Born on March 7, 2008 at 8:31 a.m.

His Weight: 8.26 lbs His Length: 20 3/4 inches

We are so happy to finally have our baby here. He is doing well and aside from some back pain and lack of sleep I am doing well too. We came home today which is nice. My mom has been here helping with the kids which has been a great help and stress reliever for me. The hardest part of everything is that Kelsea, Austin, and Daddy have been sick with that bad cold/flu that has been going around. So, we are taking extreme measures to keep the sickness away from Jaxton. Overall, though things are going pretty good.







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On a little side note: I thought I would mention the profound thing that Kelsea said today after we came home. We were talking about how she used to be a baby once and she replied: "Yes, I was a baby then I grew into myself." If you think about these words we all 'grow into ourselves' a little more every day.

Sunshine!

Well, it has been an interesting week. Last Monday afternoon I was having contractions again. This time they were hard and close together. I timed them for a couple hours then decided to go in because I thought I could be in labor this time. They monitored me for three hours then told me that the contractions weren't putting me in labor and they sent me home. I still had contractions off and on through the night, but by morning they were gone. Since then I haven't had hardly any contractions. It is strange how I seem to get an onset of contractions then nothing. This last time I was relieved because Adam's work sent him to Texas from Tuesday to Friday for a class. I didn't really want to just have a new baby then have him leave.

My mom came and helped out a whole lot while he was gone. (Thank Heaven for Mothers!) My sister also came and it was really nice to have them visit even if our new addition hadn't came yet. My mom and sister left on Saturday also taking Kelsea and Austin with them so it has been pretty quiet around the house the last few days. I am expecting my mom to come back with the kids tomorrow. I am sure that they have had a great time.

Makayla has been a little board, but her daddy has spent a little extra time with her. Saturday night he took her to dinner then to the movie. I stayed home and slept. It felt good to catch-up on some much needed rest.

The weather here has been so nice. Tuesday, we were all outside enjoying the sunshine it was just perfect short sleeve weather. The kids had a ball riding their bikes. It was nice until Saturday night then we had a strong wind storm and woke-up to snow. Today it is nice again. Oh, how I love the warm weather!

Well, no baby yet. Maybe by next week, but who knows. He seems to be pretty comfortable where he is right now. I think though that if I could get contractions started again he would actually come. Third time is a charm right? I guess that is about all I have for the day. Keep checking back for updates.