Jayda - 2 weeks old

Auntie Whitney and Shay

Big cousin, Alivia, holding Jayda for the first time!

Brother and sister

Grandpa Schill meeting Jayda

Sleepy girl

Oh... I forgot how much work an infant is. But it is also a lot of fun! Jayda is two weeks old today. I think that all of us are doing well and adjusting to life with a newborn. Honestly, I think Jackson has adjusted the best. He LOVES to help his little sister. Last night, we gave Jayda her first "tub bath". Jackson was a big help! : ) Poor girl had soooo much soap on her, I thought I was going to need to hose her off. Jayda still has a little "day/night" confusion going on, so that has made for some LONG nights and even LONGER days trying to keep her awake. I keep reminding myself "this too shall pass." She will eventually sleep all night and not need to eat every 2-3 hours (yikes!!!) A good friend of mine once told me, "If you can get through the first 6 weeks with a baby, you can get through anything." I'm holding on to that thought and just trying to enjoy the ride - sleep deprived and all!

Jayda Brooklyn Agee - January 13, 2010

The Agee family is proud to introduce our newest addition, Jayda Brooklyn Agee. Jayda was born on Wednesday, January 13, 2010 at 3:22 pm. She weighed 8 lbs. 5 oz. and was 20.5 inches long. We just got home from the hospital today due to Jayda having jaundice. She needed to stay an extra night in the hospital to get some phototherapy. We are ALL home now and loving our time together as a family of FOUR!

A Christmas Day Swim

Come on, Grandpa! It's not THAT COLD!!!

Nope, you can't make me go in there!

Really? It's freezing cold water!

This is more my speed (hot tub!)

Fearless Alivia!

Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow! My family got snowed in for another day down here. So, instead of keeping the kids couped up inside (not recommended), we took the kids swimming at the hotel pool. Unfortunately for Jackson, the water in the pool wasn't much warmer than the wind outside. Jackson is not a big fan of cold swimming pools - Mom's not either! Alivia and Shay were fearless, however. They didn't mind the chilly waters! Poor Grandpa and I had to get in the pool to help them. Brrrrr! I'm still thawing out!

Merry Christmas

A new tool box like Handy Manny's

Iron Man from Uncle Bill

Shay with her new Cabbage Patch Baby (circa 1980?)

Barbie were a big hit this year with Alivia

Auntie Whit getting excited about her new pots and pans

Taking a little time to read Frosty the Snowman

A new "Big Wheels" - YEAH!!!

Iron Man - AKA - Shay Shay

Another Iron Man - AKA - Jackson

Camera Wars

Shay Shay is all Christmas-ed out! : )

Snowed in and full of energy! I would say that is the theme to our Christmas this year. My family came down to our house this year because I am on "travel restrictions" from my doctor. For those of you who have been to our house, you know, it's not a BIG house. So... with three little kids under three, two dogs and eight adults inside we were FULL! But despite the "closeness", it was fun to watch the kids open their presents and enjoy every minute of Christmas. Merry Christmas from our family to your's!

Daycare Christmas Party

Bubba and Jackson

Honey and Jackson

Daycare friends

Golfing Santa

Santa at the Train Station (Jackson's favorite!)

We have the best daycare provider in the world! Her name is Lois, but as many of you know, the kids (including Jackson) call her Honey. Her husband's name is Greg, but is lovingly referred to by the kiddos as Bubba. Honey and Bubba are two of Jackson's favorite people. He loves going to their house everyday! A priceless peace of mind for a first time Momma, too! Yesterday (Saturday), Honey and Bubba had their Christmas party for the daycare kids and their families. We had a pizza party at Davanni's and then went to a Christmas Lights display at Phalen Park in St. Paul. It was an amazing display! I would highly recommend it! Afterwards, Honey had invited the kids to have a sleepover at their house -- can you believe it! She is a better person than I am, you couldn't pay me enough to have my kids come over (on my day off) for a sleepover. I need a mental health break! : ) Jackson didn't do the sleepover this year, but I'm sure he will in the future. Thanks for everything, Honey and Bubba!

Decorating the Christmas Tree with Grandma Agee

We went to Grandma Agee's house earlier this month to help her decorate her Christmas tree. It was a lot of fun (for about 5 minutes!) Jackson got tired of decorating the tree quickly and moved on to "bigger and better things." Oh well, what can you expect from a two year old with a limited attention span! Grandma Agee enjoyed it and we hope to add a few more minutes to this tradition next year.

November and December Catch-up

Tis the season to be jolly... and busy! I'm happy to be back online and posting again. The past few months have be incredibly crazy! This year, I have a student in my class who puts me to the test EVERYDAY! He is extremely challenging and not sympathetic to my "delicate" state at all. I come home every night and just crash. It's really sad when I look at my maternity leave as a VACATION! : ) Today, I am 36 weeks pregnant - a mile stone! I'm now considered full-term, so this baby could come anyday now. I'm ready! However, if she follows in her big brother's footsteps, we won't see her for a while. Jackson was 11 days overdue. Ugh!

The past few months, we have had some fun celebrating the holidays with family and friends. My family came down here for Thanksgiving. We all got together with my Mom's sister, Marilyn, and her family. It was a lot of fun! However, I didn't get too many pictures of the gathering -- too busy chatting! I did get a few shots of Jackson and Alivia (my niece) snuggling up on the couch watching a movie and eating snacks. Too cute! They are 9 months apart in age and can be best of friends (most of the time.)