New job, new baby, new house!

2012 has proven to be the year of change and it's only April! We figured with everything that has been going on we would start a family blog to keep updates on our corner of the world! As most of you know we ended 2011 on rocky territory. Ryan had been looking for a new job to no avail and I was on bedrest for premature contractions. We started 2012 imploring our God for answers and guidance in this new year. Little did we know God had the details already in place for us. Ryan was hired with a company called the Via group in January with exactly a month and a half before the baby arrived! He is the assistant to the VP of sales and is training to become a sales representative for the company starting next year some time. The company implements and supports unified communications systems (you'll have to ask Ry what that means..). Ryan absolutely loves what he is doing and has already went on a business trip to Orlando last month!

I returned to work in February and worked a whopping 2 weeks before our son made his early arrival. Nathan Kerr Jackson was born at 36 weeks and 3 days. He was tiny at 5 pounds 13 ounces but has been growing steadily(now 8lbs 3 oz) and had no real complications! He has been the most amazing blessing and we are loving every moment of parenthood. It has been exhausting at times but he is starting to smile and coo which is so fun! He has been battling colic/gas/reflux which has been a frustrating ordeal, but has started medicine to help calm his poor stomach. We hope that this fussy/uncomfortable stage is just that- a stage that will end soon!

Hello world!

In our monkey hat sleeping

Full head of hair

Headed home from the hospital

Our favorite sleeping position

I returned to work in the NICU on April 1st. It is hard to leave Nathan but Ryan takes great care of him at night while I work and his DeDe (ryan's mom) is watching him in the mornings while mommy naps! I am so thankful we have such supportive parents that have been such a help during this crazy transition so that Nathan is able to stay with family at all times and avoid daycare. It means so much to be able to be the best nurse I can while I am work because I don't have to worry about the baby while I am gone!

Now for the newest addition to our year. We are currently in a 2 bedroom apartment and our lease is up in July. We have been praying for direction on whether to resign the lease or to buy a home. God again has been so faithful and perfectly orchestrated the buying of a new home! We have signed a contract on a home in Durango Creek, Magnolia! We are still in the beginning stages and have to wait for appraisal/inspection/loan application approval but if all goes well we will close on our very first home in June. We are so excited to have more space, a yard, and a place of our own. Plus the house is very close to both families and all of our friends from church! Please join us in praising God for bringing us out of a very tumultuous year into a very fruitful 2012. He has been so faithful at working things out in His timing and has provided for our every need! Please also pray that God would continue to work through our little family and work out the details to be able to close on this house! We love ya'll and can't wait to keep sharing what is going on with us!