Baby Jimmer Thomas Pearson

Little Jimmer has arrived. He came 3 1/2 weeks early but still weighed 7.1 0z and was 20 inches long. ...and most importantly he is totally healthy. I didn't have to repeat a c-secton which was awesome and what I was hoping for... Drew was hoping as well... saved us lots of $$. The boys love him... so far. Especially Danny... can't give the baby enough kisses... and has almost toppled him over in the swing a few times :).

This experience was SO different than it was with Danny. It all started with my water breaking around 8:30 at night on the 3rd while, I was giving the boys a bath. We got to the hospital at 10:00 and I had only one contraction in the car on the way over. Walked into Labor and Delivery totally calm telling them I was fine, no pain. So they took us to a room and wanted to make sure my water really did break. No one came to see us for about an hour... Like I said I was feeling fine so they weren't to worried about us. I had two contractions in that hour.... and then they hit like the fireworks on this fourth of July. I was a 4 when I went in and I went from a 4 to a 10 in a hour. I can't even explain how much pain I was in!!! I was screaming at the top of my lungs at Drew and everyone in the room. "I want an epidural!!" "How do women do this.... I don't want to do this!!" "Drew we aren't having anymore kids!" ... These were just a few Drew reminds me of. They didn't realize how fast I was progressing and they had to get some lab results on my kidneys and liver because of my high protein levels before they could give me an epidural.

While I was hunched over getting my epidural I started screaming that I wanted to push... they hurried and checked me when he was through and the nurse yelled "she's 100 percent get her midwife here!" ... she was on her way to the hospital at this point. She got there and although he was posterior like Danny was he arrived safe and sound. It all happened so fast and so painfully! I really don't know how woman do it with out drugs!! Must be strong woman.

Anyways he is here and I am so happy! So far we think he looks a lot like Drew's dad. He's not a great eater which has been hard and he has a little Jaundice that we are dealing with. But we love him in our family and so happy to have these three little boys in my life!

Ahhhh Summer might finally be here

He's a little fish... he'd stay in the water swimming all day if you'd let him.

Ready.

Set.

Go!

We took the boys out on the lake last night... might be my last chance to get out on the lake before this baby comes! We had a great time and I loved seeing my boys out on the water. Danny on the EZ ski and perfectly content just sitting there and then Ty getting on the ski! He did so great no tears or anything. Except we couldn't get him to actually stand up... he was squatted like this the entire time... till we stopped the boat... what a little stud. So proud of my boys!

My good camera died this week... was pulled off the counter. So the photos aren't to great, but we do what we can... $200.00 to fix my camera!!! Ughhh..... and Drew is not going to be willing to pay it I just know it! I might be calling to borrow a camera when this baby comes!

32 weeks!

I never had nice maternity photos taken when I was pregnant with Danny and really regretted it so I had to with this pregnancy. Thank you Sarah for the photos! LOVE them! She got some great shots of the boys I'll have to post later.

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Easter

We spent Easter in St. George with Drew's parents and other family and friends. It was great... great because we were wearing shorts all weekend!! Easter was great... filled with Easter Egg hunts, pillow pets from the Easter Bunny, church, dying the cutest little monster eggs!, and yummy dinner that Connie always puts together. ... love Easter!

Belly shots

I've been such a slacker at taking photos lately! So finally Drew took some prego pictures so at least there would be some documentation of this pregnancy! Here's the baby belly... almost 26 weeks along and really starting to feel it! You know the "Oh this is much harder to bend down " and "I can't breath... or sleep!" phase. The no sleep is killing me! Mostly because my patience is really short with my boys and I find myself yelling at them more than usual and then I feel bad and cry about it... ha ha ha I am an emotional mess! But all and all I can't complain I have great pregnancies except for swelling and a bit of high blood pressure that I have been keeping in the "safe" range... thanks to cheerios :)

Little Jimmer is VERY active... I'm a little nervous cause Danny is our energizer bunny and just keeps going and going... the thought of two energizer bunnies so close in age exhausts me! :)

Here are some recent pics of the boys... they let me do their hair the other day and now Ty wants it done every day!

Visiting Uncle Keith

We went to California a week and a half ago to visit my brother Keith and my parents while Keith was in the rehab center in Roseville. Keith was in an accident at work a while back and hurt his back. He started feeling better but still took it easy and then decided to move to Sacramento to finish school. A few days after he got there he was walking out of Sac State and was suddenly hit with paralysis from the waist down.

A long story short and after a 9 1/2 hour back and spinal surgery they found 4 buldging discs into his spine. They were able to remove two of them and said the surgery was as successful as they could have hoped it to be. But he is still unable to walk and may not ever be able to walk again. He has made great progress but slowly. In rehab they are teaching him simple things like rolling on to his side and getting from his chair to bed and vise-versa which he is unable to do with out aide thus far. He is a stubborn guy which right now it is working to his advantage cause he is determined to walk again even if it is with a cane.

To get him out of bed they have to put him in a sling and lift him with a mini crane thing... it's crazy... and he wouldn't let me take a picture.

He turned 27 while we were out there and my parents through him a big b-day party. So many people traveled up from Arcata and some flew in from other places to be there. It was really cool to see him surrounded with such great friends supporting him all the way.

It was really hard seeing Keith laid up in bed and in a chair yet he seemed so calm and emotionally stable. I would have been a mess. We pray for him daily. Ty woke up one morning at 5:30 crying. When I came in to see what was wrong he said we need to say Heavenly Father (prayers) for uncle Keith. I called a few hours later to make sure Keith was okay and he was. But I like to think that perhaps Keith was struggling at that moment physically or emotionally and Ty felt is need for love.

I don't know why things happen to some of us and not others or why some of our trails seems so hard... but I know Heavenly Father is watching over him. I know that if this was bound to happen it was a blessing that it happened only days after he moved to Sacramento within 10 minutes of one of the best facilities in the state for people in his condition. My parents have been so great to be at his side the entire time even sleeping in those uncomfortable chairs that turn into cots for 8 weeks straight. I know this is so hard on them seeing their son struggle in such ways. What a blessing they are as parents.

We spent the entire time at the rehab hospital but the boys would get restless and Drew was awesome to entertain them with rides in Keith's wheel chair and trips McDonalds play land.

Keith has to wear this brace... if he gets out of bed... for three months while his back surgery heals. Ty thought he was like Ironman.

Keith is a big guy and has been since he was a baby... everyone at the rehab asks him if he was a football player and if that's how he got his injury! :)

The boys loved getting rides on Keith's cool bed with grandpa.

We love you uncle Keith!

It's a ....

Boy!
# 3 is on it's way and we are excited. Drew has named him Jimmer... since conception that is :) We still have a few months to really decide. ... although I have always thought the name was really cute.

I am super happy and relived that the little guy is healthy as can be and that everything looks great!