Jakson Earnest Burfitt

Josh and I made our way to the doctor on November 16th to get my blood pressure checked. It was still high and so the doctor came into the room and said, "alright, let's do it. We will induce you today and you will probably have a baby today or tomorrow." Josh and I both just sat there and let it sink in. So many emotions we were both feeling. We went and got our clothes and hospital things and made all of our phone calls to tell everyone the news. We got to the hospital and started my first round of cervadil at 3. I had it in for the full 12 hours and it wasn't really doing much. I started the next round at 6:45 the next morning. I guess it was about 10 that I started having contractions. The nurse came in about 11 and checked me and I was already 3 centimeters. Right then the contractions started coming one on top of the other and they let me get the epidural. Thank the Lord for those!! After that it didn't take long for me to get to 10. We started pushing at 2:30 and had little Jakson at 3:42! How exciting that moment was!! He was a tiny little guy weighing 5lbs 7oz and measuring 19 inches and ADORABLE!!

Our hospital stay was a little longer than expected. He ended up having jaundice and we had to stay from Tuesday until Sunday. I was a little emotional at times and ready to get out of there but we made it! I wanted to let out a "YIPPEEEE" when they told us we could go home Sunday morning. It was probably the best news ever, and the fact that it was our one year anniversary made it even more special!

Enjoying some J&E time...

Our river date



ready for my Jakson!


Franky boy enjoying the River


The beautiful sky through the trees while we did some grilling!


Josh and the pups enjoying the fire!!

So yesterday officially marks my 37 weeks of pregnancy. Which means Jakson is FULL TERM!! Looking back to when I was 6 weeks pregnant I wouldn't have even imagined getting to this point because it seemed so far away, and now it is here. I am just so excited to finally get to see my little boy and hold him and kiss him...oh I can't wait!! I know I need to enjoy these few weeks though. Everyone will tell you to sleep all you can, enjoy the time with just you and your husband- so we are doing it! I sleep in whenever I can, we sleep in on Saturdays and if I get tired, I take a nap! And Josh and I are doing things that we can only imagine will be a little more difficult to do once Jakson is here with us! BUT it is so hard to not daydream every minute about my little guy and to be so anxious for his arrival. So it seems like it will take forever since I am counting down the minutes until he gets here :) I just can't help it!!

This weekend we had our friends Mike and Jessica over for dinner and had so much fun with them! We played a game that Josh actually likes, Apples to Apples! I am so excited because he doesn't really like any games besides scrabble. Then on Saturday we were lazy around the house and then went to the river to let the dogs play and eat some lunch. Then we went to Josh's parents house for dinner for his Dad's Birthday. We had a yummy dinner and dessert and played some Wii~ It was a fun night! Then on Sunday we went to my grandma's house to celebrate the November birthdays. And Josh and I had our own mini cookout last night so we could enjoy the amazing weather!

Nesting, Nesting...and some more nesting :)

So this weekend I will be 9 months pregnant!! I can't believe it is finally here. We went in yesterday for our appointment and the doctor was a little confused by my oddly shaped belly, haha. So he wanted to do an ultrasound bc this is the time that Jakson should be flipped if he is going to flip...even though he really could up until the due date, it just isn't most likely. I feel like I have been asking everyone I know to pray for Jakson and his big flip. It wasn't very comfortable having a butt on one side and a head on the other. So we went back to the doctor after lunch and they did a quick ultrasound...to everyones surprise...Jakson's little head is DOWN where it needs to be :) Oh my gosh, I was sooooo excited. Even the ultrasound tech was shocked bc from the looks of my stomach you can't tell. It seems that Jakson is laying with his head down, his body is on the right side of my stomach and then his legs flip around to my left side. He is facing my back but turned to look at the camera and we saw his face!! It was so crazy...I can't wait to kiss that sweet face and hold him :) It doesn't look very comfortable but it is how he wants to lay. I am so thrilled and praising the Lord!! After the way I slept last night, I really think he JUST did this flip. My belly now looks pretty normal and I slept so great last night.

Jakson's room is ready for him...I have our bags packed and ready to go...haha, I am so ready for my little guy to make his big appearance!! Josh and I are so thrilled that it is getting so close.

I have been so thankful for having such a healthy pregnancy and I ask that you would pray that it continues throughout the end of it. Also, keep Jakson in your prayers...we appreciate them all.

We will finish our maternity pictures with my cousin Les this weekend. As soon as I get them, I will post them! She is so awesome and I can't wait to see them!


35 weeks :)

Can't believe I'm 8 months pregnant!

Haha, I just had to take this picture. He always gets in a ball on one side of my belly but this tops them all. Haha, I looked down and just had to grab my camera. 32 weeks and 2 days.


32 weeks prego :)


Josh and I at our "nacho" average baby shower!


Josh and I at the North Georgia Fair


Jr dancing at the Fair :]


Our new fence! This is the one of the gates to the fence.


This is what the rest of the fence will look like when he finishes it this weekend.


Our new fenced-in yard with 2 happy pups :)


I can't believe how close we are getting...less than 2 months away! Anyways, things are going well for us. Josh and my father-in-law built us a fence this past weekend and the dogs LOVE it! They get to stay outside and play! Unfortunately it started to rain again this week so if we do let them out they have to get a bath right after they play! But they are so excited to be able to run free outside.
I have three more weeks of babysitting and then I am taking a little break for some me time before the little boy makes his big arrival! My sleep is pretty crazy these days. Josh and I discovered that I sleep very well if I have a bath and my full body pillow. So we might just have to deal with a massive water bill before this baby gets here, haha.

We had our last baby shower a couple of weeks ago and got so many wonderful gifts. Josh and I truly feel blessed to have such amazing friends and family!

Josh and I went to the North Ga Fair last week with the my twin and her hubby and boys, and we had a blast. Billy Currington was in concert and he was awesome :)
This weekend we are celebrating my mom and Jr's birthdays, I can't wait!

Taking a step out of my comfort zone..

So, the Lord just continues to amaze me everyday. As some of you know, when Josh and I first got married it was a hard move for me out to Cartersville. Even though I was with my best friend and the man I love and only anywhere from 35 minutes to an hour away from my family and friends, I just felt SO far away. It was hard, but I knew that I had to trust God through it. After not feeling so involved and a part of the church we were attending, we decided to look around and see what else we could find. The Lord led us to try Tabernacle Baptist Church. It was more like a church that we were both raised in and we LOVED that it had Sunday School classes. We have started getting involved in that and are really loving our class that we are in now. Josh and I really feel like that is where we need to be right now. Surprisingly, I actually did something that required me to step out of my comfort zone. I went to the women's league bible study sign up in Cartersville- all by myself!! I was immediately comforted when I walked in and saw my first sunday school teacher and my current teacher. I found a bible study that sounded right for me. It is a Beth Moore study- LOVE HER! It is called a woman's heart and it is a look into the Tabernacle. It started last week and I know that this is the study God wants me to be in. The homework is a lot but I find myself fascinated at what I learn with each day. I know the Lord is going to reveal so much to me through this Bible Study. I am doing it with a group of about 7 ladies and with my being the youngest and the only one without a child YET...I know I am going to learn so much from them. I am so excited about what God has in store for me! Alrighty...thats about it. God is so awesome :)

Lately...

So this past weekend was filled with birthday celebrations! We started it out doing dinner at my parents house for Chrissi, Josh, Tonya and Natalie...we have lots of birthdays in September! We cooked out hamburgers and hotdogs, and had some yummy guac and desserts :) What a fun night with my family!!

Then on Friday we went out with some friends for chrissi and Josh's bdays. We started out eating at Frontera and then went bowling! Of course, that is always good times! Josh loves to bowl and I know he was so happy to finally get to bowl! I was horrible, but everyone else did really well, haha, oh well!!

Saturday was Josh's birthday!! He is 24 years old :) We woke up that morning and I told him what his surprise was...I was taking him to big canoe for the weekend. I had gotten a cabin for us until Monday. We decided to go to downtown cartersville for breakfast. We never go down there when the cute little shops and diners are open! We checked out Ross' Diner and LOVED it. It had such the small town diner atmosphere and some YUMMY biscuits and hashbrowns. We will be going back for sure!! We then packed up for Big Canoe and headed to our neice Natalie's 2nd birthday party! It was so much fun. They had a huge 15 ft waterslide in the backyard and LOTS of pizza :) They did a great job on her party! Unfortunately Josh and I had to leave early to make it to Big Canoe!

What an adventure we had that night...

We checked in at 4:30 and got our condo key and headed there! It was a cute little condo with a great view of the golf course and lake. It had a screened in porch and regular porch. BUT there was one problem...from the moment we walked in it just smelled musty and like it hadn't been opened up in about a year. AND to make it worse, the toilet had green mildew growing on it! YUCK! Josh and I knew we couldn't take it for the weekend. Our throats were already starting to hurt. So long story short after going back and forth with housekeeping and the lady on the emergency cell of big canoe, we finally told her we wanted a new place. So she came back up and said the only place they had available was a 2 bedroom, 3 bathroom house on top of the mountain. But we would have to pay for the upgrade and we could deal with trying to get that taken away next week, but she couldn't make us any promises. Ugh, what a pain. So at 7:30 we finally got checked in and headed out to dinner before going to our house bc we were starving!! We went to Appalachia Grill and had a YUMMY YUMMY dinner! We decided we could splurge bc of our rough night and it was Josh's birthday! haha :)

We then went to the grocery store to get some food for the rest of the weekend. Sunday was spent just enjoying one another. We did some exploring and went to the pool and lake and relaxed. Played some banangrams and watched Runaway Bride! Haha, I know it doesn't sound too exciting but we really had a blast. When we get into the routine of being here we sometimes forget how important that time with each other really is in a marriage! I love my husband and am so thankful for him!! He does so much to take care of me and soon to be Jakson too! He works so hard and I am so blessed to be married to a man who loves me so much and takes care of my every need. I love him so much and can't wait to see what the Lord continues to do in his life. He is going to be a daddy in a couple of months and I can't wait to watch him :) I LOVE YOU JOSH!!

Monday we woke up and were lazy with each other and then checked out and headed home to get our pups!! We then went back to andrew and tonya's to take advantage of the slide that was still at their house!

Phew, What a wonderful weekend!!

My First Baby Shower for Jakson

This weekend I had my first baby shower. It was thrown by Chrissi, Ashley, Tonya, Summer and Tricia. They did such an awesome job! It was at 10 am, so we had yummy breakfast food! The decorations were brown and blue and were sooo cute! It is things like this that make me feel so very blessed :) We got so many great presents! Some of which include my baby sling, bouncer, pack and play, stroller, backpack carrier, crib, decorations, toys, bedding, books and essentials for me and Jakson! I love my family and friends and am so thankful for them and all that they do for Josh and I!!

Jakson sure is starting to get big and strong. This morning he discovered the right place to kick my ribs :) He is always making me laugh bc he is always on one side of my stomach. It always looks like a have a lump on one side.

This is a busy and exciting week! Thursday morning we have our 28 week appointment and it is my big sister's b-day! We are doing dinner at my parents house to celebrate Josh, Chrissi, Natalie, and Tonya. September is a big month for our family! Then on Friday we are going out for Chrissi's bday with some friends for dinner and bowling. Saturday is Natalie's bday party and is also Josh's birthday! I have a surprise for him for the weekend that I think he will enjoy...and I can't wait :)