I've been so bad with blogging lately. Two Saturdays ago, Jaina celebrated her first birthday! I can't believe my baby is one now. It seriously feels like I just had her a month ago. Time flies way too fast. We celebrated with cake and icecream, which she didn't go crazy over, which is really surprising because she loves food. Grandma and Grandpa Pearson spent the night before her birthday and we went out to eat at El Habanero. We had so much fun! On her birthday, Grandma and Grandpa Packer took us and Janae's family out to eat at our favorite hamburger place, Atlantis Burger, and then got ice cream at Nielson's Custard.
I still remember very clearly the day that Jaina was born. I thought it would be fun for her to be born on my dad's birthday, so I planned on being induced on the 24th of May. I actually woke up early that morning with contractions, so she was already planning on coming that day anyway. We got to the hospital around 7am. Dr. Hughes broke my water at 9 am and she came so fast (9:28 am) that I didn't even get the chance to have an epidural. Ouch! But it wasn't all that bad giving birth naturally. The first thing I noticed when she was born were her big lips and her round little face. I automatically fell in love with her!
Jaina is such a joy in our family! She brightens each and every day with her big smile and bright blue eyes! She is almost always in a happy mood (as long is she is fed) and loves to play hide and seek and climb the stairs in our home. She is Hunter's little shadow and will follow him all over the house. She is just starting to stand on her own for a few seconds. She is very strong and definitely has a mind of her own. She loves people and warms up really fast to strangers. I am so grateful for my children. They help put things into perspective for me. We love our little Jee-Jee! Happy Late Birthday Jeej!
