3 whole months.

I can't believe it. Jackson is 3 months old as of yesterday, February 24, 2011. Where has the time gone?

I just thought all of these were too cute.

He sure does love his daddy.

Some awesome things that Jackson is doing these days:

1. He grins and giggles when we smile at him.
2. When he wakes up in the morning he gets SO happy to see us - melts my little heart.
3. He has started to grab at things, like the books we read him, his burp rag, mom's shirt, mom's hair...
4. He has started to dislike his nursing cover...uh oh.
5. Still not a fan of tummy time, but at least he appeases me for four or five minutes at a time.
6. Weighs almost thirteen pounds :)
7. Has officially graduated to three month clothes.
8. When he is sleepy he rubs his eyes.
9. He LOVES Dad - always smiles and giggles at him when he comes home.
10. He really looks at the books that we read him.
11. Whenever we stand in front of the mirror his eyes get really big and then he grins at himself.
12. He doesn't love car rides so much anymore.
13. His favorite book is "On the Farm." Probably because we get to make all the farm animal noises :)
14. He can interact with family on skype now.
15. He intentionally holds our hands - at least I like to think it's intentional :)
16. He can stand up mostly on his own - we hold his hands or he hangs on to my shirt.
17. His favorite way to be held is facing out - he loves to look at the world.

He is so much fun. I love that he can interact with us more now. I feel like we are able to understand better how he is feeling and guess at what he thinks :)

This past week on President's day we had a reunion with our HELP volunteers (so much fun - will post later about it). On Sunday we were at a volunteer's house for dinner and Jackson was really fussy and coughing. He is usually a little fussy in big crowds (like his momma), but after we got home he threw up everything in his stomach and then hardly slept that night - he was inconsolably crying. So, in the morning, we took him to the doctor and he has Bronchilitis (RSV) and an ear infection : ( Poor little guy has been pretty sick with a cough, a little fever, and a stuffy nose. He's been a trooper though. Sick babies are such a sad sight : ( Breaks my heart. He is almost better though.

"What in the world?"

He is such a miracle - we love him so much.

Happy Love Day.

Chef's Table. Also known as the best restaurant ever.

Valentine's Day(s) was awesome. Chuck surprised me on Monday, the 13th with a vase of roses and a card when I woke up. The card was asking me to go to dinner with him that evening. It was really cute :) Then later on in the day, he sent me a romantic and only slightly cheesy e-card telling me that I had a massage scheduled at 4:30pm that day before dinner! Do I have an awesome husband? (The answer is yes.)

We went to Chef's Table (if you are ever in Utah Valley, I highly recommend it--best meal I have ever had...really). DELICIOUS. Nicole and David were kind enough to babysit little Jackson for us while we went to dinner. While we were there we both joked about something Jackson does. Chuck said, "Man, I already miss him." Now I know why parents are always paranoid about leaving their kids and always take forever to get out of the house. We are those parents now...weird.

Sorry for the lame phone picture...we forgot the camera.

It was an awesome day :)

The next day I cleaned up the house and made a roast for a nice dinner at home. I even got out the place mats and real napkins. Fancy, I know. And I went all out for dessert: vanilla ice cream with chocolate syrup. In my defense, it's one of Chuck's favorites (Lucky for me, he is pretty easy to please). I had started a "love week" since the previous tuesday writing notes to him and leaving them around the house. Some had date ideas that we did that night, some had money to buy his favorite treats, some had coupons to get out of chores. I also made a shutterfly book of Jackson. It's kind of a selfish gift because I love it too :)

All in all it was a great Love day for the Krebs family. It helps when you have such a loving husband :)

Besties.

We are starting to realize that Chuck's graduation is a mere two months away. We are unsure of where our path may lead, except that it will probably lead us out of Utah. While we are excited for the new changes that are headed our way, we will miss all the wonderful friends that we've made out here. Who are these awesome friends, might you ask?
David and Nicole Ellis. They are some pretty awesome people. So awesome, in fact, that we spend entire weekends together.

Thursday, Feb. 2:

We invited David and Nicole over to watch the BYU vs. Gonzaga game on our BIG screen TV (okay, it's 32 in., but it's HUGE in our apartment). BYU ended up winning, woo hoo!!

Friday, Feb. 3:

Utah Gymnastics (#1 in the nation) faced off against Georgia (ranked #4) at the Huntsman Center in SLC on Friday night. I LOVE watching Gymnastics and talked Chuck into coming, and of course, Nicole and David.

This place was packed. They sure do love their gymnastics at the U of U.

It was FREEZING, so Jackson was all bundled up.

On the TRAX back from the meet.

Nicole and David with Jackson :)

Utah ended up winning, but it was a close meet. We had so much fun!

Saturday, Feb. 4:

Originally we had planned to have dinner at Nicole and David's with Austin and Camilla Boles, but the Boles had to cancel, so it was just the four of us. Nicole made some AWESOME lime chicken and sweet potato fries and we devoured cinnamon pull-aparts for dessert. We wrapped up the evening watching Moneyball. A pretty awesome night if you ask me :)

Sunday, Feb 5:

The Morins (Nicole's parents) have an open-door policy on Sundays for their children. Seeing as they sort of adopted me into their family, Chuck and I are privileged to be added to that policy list :) We made it (albeit a little late) to Sunday dinner and got to hang out with the Morin family, who we love.

So, we love Nicole and David. And all our Utah friends. Lots.

Raise em' right.

That's right, Jackson bleeds blue.

December 31, 2011: UK vs. Louisville

He sports his UK gear for every game and loves to cheer them on.

January 28, 2012: Hanging out with Grandma Moody

January 28, 2012: Hanging out with the newlyweds, Kyle and Lauren

January 28, 2012: Watching the game with Grandpa Moody

January 28, 2012: UK vs. LSU

February 7, 2012: UK vs. Florida

 We are Kentucky fans through and through.
Oh, by the way, the CATS are ranked number one. Boom goes the dynamite.

Two months.

This little guy is two months old today!

January 24, 2011: two months!

January 24, 2011: Just hanging out with mom

Our little snow bunny is all tuckered out after a walk :)

On Friday, January 20th, Jackson had his two month doctor visit! Here are the new stats:

11 lbs 3 oz (44th percentile)
22.4 in. (31st percentile)
15.5 in. head circumference (35th percentile)

He's up from the 6-7 percentile range for all his stats since he was born. We're pretty proud of how much he has grown :)

Watching the UK game with mom and dad

Just chillin' in the bath tub :)

Love that cute belly!

Some new things about little Jackson:

1. He loves bath time. He relaxes with his hands on his belly or up by his head with a furrowed brow the whole time.
2. Chuck has discovered that if you blow on his face he jumps, his eyes pop open and he breathes in really quickly.
3. he is a grunter by all accounts. 
4. He LOVES the swing that Tam and Greg gave him. He sleeps in it every night.
5. He loves to stand on mom or dad's lap.
6. Bouncing is his favorite. Whenever he gets a little fussy, I sing "trot, trot to Boston" and bounce him on my lap and he calms right down.
7. He is not a fan of poopy pants. As soon as he goes, he lets us know.
8. He can hold his head up on his own for the most part.
9. The pictures in books fascinate him.
10. He often looks up at the ceiling or wall whenever we are holding him.
11. Sometimes he will look at us with "sideways" eyes and it's hilarious. He's already got the stink eye down :)
12. He doesn't like to be left alone. If he wakes up or if he's been hanging out on his own for too long he lets me know he wants to be held and that solves the problem :)
13. We used the kitchen aid last night and he was fascinated by the sound.
14. Almost anytime we lay him on the floor in front of the space heater, he passes out within minutes.

Love him.

I love his "what is going on?" face

Like father like son.

 All in all he's a pretty stellar fella :)

Where in the world... Law School

So... I finally, almost 3 months since receiving my LSAT scores, have gotten my law school applications in. I wasn't too terribly happy with my LSAT score considering I had been practicing about 6 points higher than I got, but I am still excited to be going to law school and waiting to see who accepts me and if they want to give me money or not!!!

Here is a list of all the schools I applied to (in alphabetical order):


Arizona State University--Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law
Brigham Young University--J. Reuben Clark Law School
Charleston School of Law
Duke University School of Law
The George Washington University Law School
Indiana University Maurer School of Law--Bloomington
University of Kentucky College of Law
University of Louisville's Brandeis School of Law
The University of Michigan Law School
Michigan State University College of Law
Northwestern University School of Law
Notre Dame Law School  (decided not to apply, it was one of two schools I'd have to pay the full application fee for and we really aren't THAT interested in it...)
University of Pennsylvania Law School
Seton Hall University School of Law
Vanderbilt University Law School
Wake Forest University School of Law


This map shows where I've applied (move it to see ASU and BYU) and the color code is:

Green = should definitely get in
Blue = should get in, but not for sure
Red = a reach school, but they let me apply for free - so I did.



Here are some of Em's favorite locations for school... can you tell why?

Duke Campus, Durham, NC

Nashville, TN

Lexington, KY

Charleston, SC

Ann Arbor, MI

View Chuck's Law Schools in a larger map

Blessed.

Thanks to Mom and Dad Krebs for Jackson's adorable blessing outfit!

 On Christmas Day, Jackson Andrew Krebs was given a blessing by his proud Papa. It was such a sweet and happy occasion and we are so grateful for our families for taking time to be there, especially on Christmas morning. I'm especially grateful for the Parker family who came to the blessing and their sweet little kids, David and Olivia, who were excited to be there even though they had presents waiting to be opened at home! Jackson sure does have some awesome relatives who care so much about him.

Our happy little family :)

In the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, we give a baby blessing to little children. The blessing is performed by worthy priesthood holders. The father usually pronounces the blessing. It includes the naming of the child as well as a blessing. This blessing, along with all other blessings that can be given in the church, are given through the power and authority of the priesthood allowing them to be a mouthpiece of God. I'm so grateful that Chuck is a worthy priesthood holder and that he is capable of calling on God to bless our family. Through Chuck, Heavenly Father blessed little Jackson with health, integrity and joy. He was also blessed to be a peacemaker in our home and be a good example to the rest of his siblings yet to come. What a wonder this gospel is. I'm so grateful for the chance to raise up Jackson with the knowledge that he has a Father in Heaven who loves him and cares about him.

Mom and Sarah with baby Jack

Mom and Dad Woods with the Krebs.

Love these two photos.

Mom and Dad Krebs

Matt, Corinda, Aliya, Joseph, (and little Emily!)

Olivia and David Parker

Lisa, Steve, Olivia and David

LOVE David's face in these two!

Sisters :)

Sisters plus the boys :)

Matt and Corinda's family, Sean and Amber Marcum's family, Mom and Dad Krebs, Glen Krebs

Dad and Kathy

Thanks again to our families for being there to support us and little Jackson :)