Sunday, June 29, 2008

Gratitude

It seems like such a small thing to make a meal, help move some furniture, or lay down a coat of paint. A few dollars. A couple hours of your time. But multiply that by 20 or 30 and it makes a huge difference in the life of a family...my family.

Thanks to David and Vicky S. for watching Kaylin and helping paint. Thanks to Jake S. for helping me move furniture into Jack's room. Thanks to my brother Dave for help with the border. And thanks to the many people that have provided us with meals during Genny's bed rest and after Jack's birth.

If not for our family and friends, we'd be eating 3 square meals a day of Domino's Pizza and Jack would be sleeping in an empty dresser drawer.

Genny and I can't thank you all enough for the kindness and generosity that you've shown our family.

God Bless.


Saturday, June 21, 2008

Coincidence?

It is the rare diaper change that is not accompanied by pee, poop, or both. Thus far, Genny has bore the brunt of Jack's, uhh, wrath. Coincidence? I'll never tell.


Once, I swear he "threw a curve ball." Poop was actually underneath the lip of the dishwasher. How did he pull that one off?


I am amazed at the force, volume, and distance that little Jack is capable of. He hasn't hit the ceiling, yet...just give him time.


Speaking of diaper changes, here's a comparison photo for you.



Kaylin's is on the left, Jack's is on the right. Isn't Jack's diaper cute?

Well, gotta go...change another diaper.

Monday, June 16, 2008

My heart is overflowing...and I am speechless.




The Story of "Jackson William"

"Honey, you're going to kill me." is probably not the best way to begin a discussion with your wife. The response? "What did you do?" "What didn't you do?"

Well, neither. However...

We had settled on a name that really never settled with me. Since I wasn't forthcoming with any better suggestions, we agreed to name our son after me - James John or "Jimmy John." But I still wasn't sure about having a "Jr." or a "II." So, I did a little research on Tuesday night, June 10. At that point, a C-Section was scheduled for Tuesday, June 17. 7 days away. Plenty of time to discuss a new name.

What did I find? Mostly other's opinions on the subject...too confusing, arrogant, the child doesn't have his own identity, etc., etc., ad nauseum...enough to question naming our son after me.

Now what? Thus the conversation Wednesday, June 11 that began with "Honey..."

Then what? Thursday morning, June 12, my lovely wife decides to go into labor. Around 11:00am, Genny's doctor tells us we're going to have a baby at 4:00pm...in 5 hours!

At 1:00pm, we still hadn't decided on a name. We had tossed around a few ideas over the past 12 hours. Around 2:00pm, we finally decided on "Jackson William." I think we made the right decision.

Why "Jackson?" We like the name "Jack." Solid. Straight forward. Why "William?" In honor of my brother Bill (William).

I think Genny has forgiven me.







Sunday, June 15, 2008

We're Home

Good Evening, Folks.

All is well with Jim, Genny, Kaylin, and Jackson. We brought Jackson home today. I can't think of a better way to celebrate Father's Day. Everyone is doing well...exhausted, but well.

I know you've been waiting for a photo, so here it is...

Isn't he adorable? He doesn't open his eyes very often, but we're fairly confident that they are dark blue...for now.
It's late, so I'll cut this short. Stay tuned for the story of how we came up with his name. It's funny now, but not so much just a few hours before he was born.

Friday, June 13, 2008

Introducing...

Jackson William Petersen
7 pounds 15 ounces
19.5 inches
Born at 4:24pm, Thursday, June 12

Good Morning, Folks.

Everyone is doing very well. Jack is a very health little boy. His Apgars (sp?) were 8 and 9, on a scale of 1 to 10. Thus far, he is a very good sleeper. His hair is darker with a little red tint. I think he looks like Genny...beautiful.

Genny is recovering well. I think she is doing better than she did with Kaylin.

I'll be heading home this morning to get Kaylin (my Mom is staying with us for a few days) so she can meet her little brother.

We'll be checking out of the hospital on Sunday. I'll try to add some photos once we get home.

Thanks to everyone for your prayers.

Tuesday, June 10, 2008

Welcome to the PTRSNFamilyNews Blog!

Greetings Family and Friends.

Welcome to our family blog. As most of you know, we are expecting our baby....this month. The due date is June 29. However, due to a variety of reasons, the doctor has scheduled delivery for Tuesday, June 17 at 8:30am. It's still hard to believe that there will be 4 of us (5, if you count the dog) in one short week.

We don't think Kaylin has any idea what's in store. She'll no longer be the center of the universe. Though we're confident she'll make a great big sister.



I'll update the blog with pictures and details of the delivery some time after the baby is born.