out with the grandparents

Grandmother and grandfather Keyser came to Columbus almost immediately after Jackson was born, and then soon after Grandma Bouressa came to visit. We were so excited to have them early on. Jackson was probably one of the most held newborn babies. He was never put down! We did all sorts of exciting things like go shopping at the North Market, visit with Aunt Cathy, Uncle Monroe, Sara, and Daniel, and walk through the Park of Roses. Jackson feel right asleep in his snuggley/carrier.

an early arrival

Jackson was just too eager to present himself to the world. He arrived exactly 5 weeks early, which was pretty scary at the time for us. Throughout the whole experience our doctor assured us that everything would be alright. She was right! Jackson weighed 7 lbs and was 19 inches long. Everyone was so surprised in the delivery room, the nurses and doctor all thought that he would have been 9 lbs if he had waited until full term.

Since everything happened so quickly we weren't really prepared ... we didn't have a bag packed and couldn't find our camera. I'm sure most of you can picture me in the midst of contractions saying "damn it! we have to find our camera". Well, we didn't find it.

Here are some photos of Grandmom Jenny at the hospital taken by Uncle Roe.