First day of pre-school!

oh, you better believe all of us have waited a looooong time for this day.

i love jax, i do.

 but the kid needs A LOT OF ATTENTION. he is so busy all the time, there is no down time. he expects to be entertained from sun up to sun down.

he loves to learn. he loves kids. he loves new things.

preschool = perfect

with his november bday, he'll be going to 2 years of preschool.

he'll be sooooo ready for kindergarten!

he's such a smartie pants already.

His teacher told me that he is SUCH a good kid. all teachers love him! i'm glad! he really is a good kid. he's polite, sweet & smart. i am so happy for him because i can tell how much he needs this.

nope, i'm not even sad. not one bit!

Fun at the Fair

i'm so glad my mom watched mas so we could go to the fair !

Mason's Birth

finally, i'm blogging this!

(warning: not for viewers with weak stomachs)

6am monday morning August 1st

andrew putting on his O.R. garb-- his favorite part about the whole c-section experience.

this is it! YIKES!

(being wheeled down to the O.R.)

outside the O.R. getting ready to go in alone for prep.

strapped down to the table, bottom half completely numb & READY TO DO THIS THING!

The exact time Mason made his appearance into this world.

(photography by andrew)

here he is!

yep- that's blood all over him. (be glad i did these photos in black/white)

here they are cleaning out my insides....eeeww.

i meet mason!

( my hair looks like a polygamist!) 

mason's 2nd little bumhole.

Dr's were concerned about him having spina bifida. 

turns out he is FINE, he'll just have a cute little butt dimple for the rest of his life.

jax meets mason.

(he's a bit concerned about the little bit of blood still on mason's head)

 

first family pic.

jax still doesn't know what to think of mason.

my mom who there are NO pictures of! how did that happen?!

i'm really mad about that!

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jax warmed up pretty quick to his little brother!