well it has been a long time since the last post! we are doing well in iowa! we've had a lot of visitors and are expecting more this fall! its a lot of fun living in a college town during football season especially when you live a block from the stadium! jess is getting the hang of being a resident.....slowly.....and enjoying the challenge. jason's CrossFit Epic (www.crossfitepic.com) gym is up and running and we have a great group of clients! he is moving into an off site location (right now he's running this out of the garage) next week! jakobi is growing like a weed and developing quite a personality to go with her bright red hair! she is such a joy and a blessing.......she's rolling over and babbling and working on crawling and sitting up! we have realized the stresses of being far from family in the last few months but thankfully we have frequent visits from all the grandparents and aunts and uncles and friends coming up in the next few months! we love and miss you all!!!!

well its almost time to move. we have completely emptied out our house and are hoping to close on it this week! we officially move up to iowa on monday! jakobi is growing like a weed (she's well over 12 pounds now!) and loving every minute of living with grandma and grandpa (and they are loving it too) we are so glad that she gets to spend time with her grandparents and aunts and uncles. jason's sister jessica came last week to meet jakobi and we had a great time! here are some more pics!

well....we are almost at the three week mark! she is growing like a weed! we are finally starting to get into the swing of things. jess is feeling much better which makes things a lot easier :) here are a few more pics from the last couple weeks......more to come.....

we are so proud to announce that our little baby girl has arrived! Jakobi Hodge Jameson was born on April 16th 2009 at 9:23pm. She weighed 9 pounds 8 ounces and was 22 inches long!! As you can see from the pictures she has a full head of RED hair! :) mom and baby are doing well and we are all adjusting to our new life quite well!!! here are some pictures from her first few hours of life! 

well its been a month so i figured it was time to update the blog. no new pictures since i'd rather not be photographed at this stage! we seem to be in a "holding" mode here in oklahoma. the house has been on the market for about two weeks. we're told NOTHING is moving but we keep praying! we found a place to live in iowa which really takes a load off our minds. i (jess) am ready to meet this little bundle of joy. everything seems to be getting harder...especially tying my combat boots! about four weeks until the "official" due date but i'm really hoping she comes a little early :) in march we got to go to my cousin clark's wedding in denver and now the travel is restricted. we have "childbirth class" this weekend and the letter said "bring pillows" if they think i'm gonna get myself on the floor they've got another thing coming haha. seems like we see the OB all the time now....we're at the weekly visit stage. well, that's about all that's new here.....just waiting! keep us in your prayers and we'll keep you updated!

well.....we've made it to the third trimester! i can see the end in sight although it seems so far away still. between now and the time she comes there is still so much to do!! we're getting ready to put our house on the market and started looking for a place to live in iowa! the process of exiting the military has already begun and requires quite a bit of time. we are getting more and more excited as each day goes on......now if only we could come up with a name! :)

well....Jess' wonderful sisters and mom threw her a baby shower last weekend......it was so much fun to spend time with such wonderful friends. Jess' friend DJ flew in from Michigan and Jason's sister Jessica came from Denver to join all our Oklahoma friends!