Jackson Wixom Gannaway

       We are so happy to welcome our little Jackson to our family! On Friday, October 21st, I had a non-stress test at the hospital because my amnio fluids were low. When they tested my fluids on Friday, the fluids were a lot lower than normal. So the tech called my doctor and my doctor wanted me to be induced that day. Then the tech said she'd take me over to Labor and Delivery to check-in. In my mind, I was wondering why she wanted me to check in now, then I found out that I couldn't leave the hospital and that I was going to be induced THEN! I kind of started to panic because Grant was in class and I had the car, I didn't have my hospital bag, etc. I then called Grant and he ran down from campus to the hospital, then he went home to get our bag, and by the time he got back, they were just about to induce me. Whew!
       The first couple of hours I didn't progress much, and after a few hours I got an epidural (thank heavens for epidurals!), then after the second round of epidural (and after 5 hours of slow progression), I went from 4.5 centimeters to 10 centimeters in an hour. Jackson Wixom Gannaway was born at 10:46pm, weighing 6 lbs 4 ounces, 18 inches long. Everything went smoothly, and both mom and baby are healthy!
       We are enjoying every minute with our little guy. We feel so blessed to have him in our family, and love him so so so much!

 After the epidural

 Cute little guy! 6 lbs 4 ounces

 Meeting dad for the first time-- he already has a good hold on him!

 Father & son

 Gosh I love his yawn so much! It's SO ADORABLE!

 Our happy family!

 Right before his first bath in the Nursery

 Right after his first bath, look at that cute poofy blonde hair!

 He loves sleeping... except at night! :)

This is his first day at home.

Due date: October 25th

    I finally posted the last pregnancy picture- 9 months (see a few posts earlier with the baby bump pictures). I CAN'T EVEN BELIEVE MY DUE DATE IS 3 WEEKS AWAY! It's amazing! Every day Grant and I talk about how we can't wait to meet our little son. It makes us so happy to think about what he will be like. Nothing has ever been so exciting to me before!!! 

I have to say that I feel like my pregnancy has gone really well (so far...which seems pretty far to me).

I decided to make a list of pros and cons that have happened during this pregnancy... although really in my mind it's all been a Pro because anything is worth going through to being able to have your own beautiful little child:

Pros:
-I didn't get enormous, but still stayed at a healthy weight gain/size
-I had a low risk pregnancy
-I haven't really abhorred any foods
-No stretch marks (I honestly didn't think it was possible to NOT get stretch marks...miracle!)
-It's a boy (yes I would have said this if it was a girl too :) )
-I have been able to exercise throughout my whole pregnancy...even though some days it's a lot of effort to push myself to exercise (yeeeeah prenatal pilates! Grant and I are really hoping that will help me out when it comes to delivery... we'll see!)
-I still love chocolate (this may be a con...)
-For the most part, I still have a lot of energy and I'm feeling great! (besides sore feet from teaching)

Cons:
-Being diagnosed with Gestational Diabetes and having to prick myself every day. Although, I've been able to maintain a very healthy glucose level and now only have to prick myself 1 time a day instead of 6!
-Being almost 7 months pregnant in Utah in August. Yes, we have AC, but this little guy is a little heater! At least I was only 7 months pregnant, and not 9!


I feel blessed. WE CAN'T WAIT TO MEET YOU LITTLE GANNAWAY, WE LOVE YOU!

Washington DC

Grant and I decided we needed to go back to our mission before our lives got busier with a baby. We  visited members, converts, and the city. It was such a blast!

                                      

 Seviche  & Lomo Saltado. We went to a Peruvian restaurant that Grant LOVED to go to while on the mission. He had 2+ plates full. It tasted as good as he always said it would!

DC temple. We LOVE this place!!!

Arlington Cemetary

Elder (Kyle) Gifford and his wife Jillie went to DC the same time we did.  They are a lot of fun, we had a blast hanging out with them. This picture is with May, someone Grant and Kyle taught. She is quite possibly one of the nicest people I have ever met in my life.

Library of Congress... beautiful!

President and Sister Albright (the current mission president). Grant had President Albright as his mission president the last 6 months of his mission.

Elder Reeves... Grant's last companion on his mission. He only has 2 transfers left!

One of the very best places to go contacting in the DC South Mission: Ballston Metro Station.

Washington Monument... classic "DC" picture.

So here are the baby bump pictures... in some of these, I barely look pregnant. I hope that means I just have good abs!

                                                                        4 months

                                                                       5 months

                                                                       6 months

                                    7 months (I promise I'm bigger than the 6 month picture!!! :) )

                                            8 months... I can't believe it's only 2 months away!

Here's the last real pregnancy picture I'll be posting (I posted 2 so you could get the real effect)...

 9 MONTHS!!!

Well, here we are, FINALLY creating a blog. We figure with a little baby boy coming on October 25th, this makes it easier for everyone to keep updated about our lives. Hopefully we'll be able to keep up with it :).