Thanksgiving Day 3 - My Son, Jackson

On January 15, 2009 we learned that we were expecting this little bundle of joy! What an adventure it has been since he was born September 21, 2009! James Andrew Jackson Ellard (the second officially), was born on 9-21-09 at 8:04am weighing in at 8 lbs 4 oz and was 19.75 inches long. He has been a strong boy since he was born, after having to stay in the NICU for four days before going home. He had a little fluid on his lungs so they wanted to keep him in the NICU to make sure he didn't get an infection from it. Everything checked out great, but it was really hard not having him in the room with me the whole time. Needless to say that his alarming first few days did not slow him down one bit!

He has grown by leaps and bounds and it has been a joy to watch him grow and learn, quickly, new things. With each phase of life so far, we have also learned new things about ourselves. We've mostly learned how much fun it is to let our inner child bloom and have fun with Jackson, but we've also learned in training him up in the way of the Lord, that we were in need of some training ourselves!

I love our little Jackson and am so thankful to have the priviledge of being his mother and hopefully inspiring him to serve the Lord. I love to hear him sing, see him smile, read, jump, run, play in the yard, point to airplaines in the sky, discover new things, learn new words, etc. He has been such a joy to our lives and he is my heart. I love you Jackson!