Jackson is here!

Jackson's birth story in pictures...

Right before leaving for the hospital!

Induction did not work so I am getting ready for my C-Section at 12 noon! Ready to meet Jackson!

He is here! 8 lbs. 15 oz. 20 inches long and a 15 inch head!

When I saw him for the first time! Of course I cried! He was beautiful!

Perfect!

Mima and Pop with their first grandson!

Happy YaYa and Bob-O

Getting ready to meet the entire family!

4 Generations of Hooks Men
(Ryan, Great Grandfather Papa Bob and Pop)

My two loves!

The Cousins!

Day 2

Super cute hat from BECCC

Great Grandmother Mom Ruth with her 4th great grandchild

Ashley and Leah came all the way from Dallas to meet Jackson!

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Uncle Les, Aunt Lanna and 3rd cousin Logan!

Ready to go home!

At home in the family cradle (made in 1904)

Daddy checking on Jackson in his crib

We had a wonderful birth experience and are so happy to have Jackson in our arms! Thanks to all our family and friends for making this transition so easy and joyous!

Induction

It looks like I will be induced now on Friday the 27th of August! My next post will be of my brand new baby boy! I am so excited to meet him!

My Best Friends Wedding

I am so glad that I was able to make it to Lyndsey's wedding this weekend. We have both been praying for the past 9 months that Jackson would hold on till after this weekend so that I could be there. I was more than honored to be her Matron of Honor and I feel so accomplished that I made it to Dallas and back home at my 39th week of pregnancy successfully. We did have a back up plan to deliver in Dallas incase he decided to come while we were in Dallas but to both Ryan and my delight he waited. At the church before getting dressed!

"The Girls" at the Rehersal Dinner (Iron Cactus, Yumm)

The beautiful bride and her mother all ready to go!

"The Girls" again wishing Lyndsey luck before she walks doen the aisle.

 

 

Jackson waited patiently so I could stand by my best friend at her beautiful wedding!

Caring Bridge

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My dad was diagnosed with Pancreatic Cancer Monday of this past week. Please visit his website above for up to date information about his treatment.

Happy Bachelorette Party Lyndsey!

We spent the weekend in Austin celebrating Lyndsey's last days as a bachelorette! On Saturday we lunched at one of Sandra Bullock's sandwich shops, got cupcakes at Sugar Mama's, had pool time on the rooftop pool at the Hilton, had her lingerie shower,dinner at La Condesa, and danced the night away at QUA bar! This 36 week pregnant gal took a whole day to recover from the festivities, but I am so glad that Jackson allowed me to partake and hopefully I will be at her wedding on August 21st! What a wonderful weekend, always love seeing all my favorite girls!

Me, Lyndsey, Leah, Ashley

First drink at QUA, there were sharks in the dance floor, but I did not get a pic of it!

Dancing the night away!

Babymoon!!!

It wasn't the most ideal "babymoon" but it was a fun vacation none the less. We partied it up in Galveston this past week with my parents, brother and his family. We had three kiddos under the age of 4 and one super preggo Aunt. Lets just say that a daily nap time was had by all.

The Family

Carter (4) Campbell (9 mo) Clarey (2)

I was stung by a Jelly Fish and Dr. Ryan came to my rescue! :)

Sweet Baby Campbell (9 months)

33 weeks pregnant

Baby Campbell (9 months) took a nap at sea pretty much everyday with someone holding him, such sweet cuddling time!

Even Uncle Ryan got in on the loving!

Blake and Anna's Austin Wedding

This weekend Ryan and I made a day trip to Austin to see our friend from dental school, Blake, get married. The wedding was in a beautiful Catholic Cathedral in downtown Austin and the reception was at Mandola Estate Winery in Driftwood, TX. I was so sad that I could not partake in the amazing selection of wine but the Italian family style food more than made up for it! I was the designated driver for the night which was all well and good in theory but getting home at 3AM Sunday morning was a difficult task! It was a beautiful wedding and a wonderful time to catch up with some dental school friends!

The Wine looked and smelled amazing!

Blake and Ryan

Office Diaper Shower

Ryan's sweet office staff threw us a surprise diaper shower at our favorite bbq place, C&J's, in Bryan. Neither one of us knew what was going on and were really surprised.

What a year it is going to be!

My best friend Lyndsey and her fiancee Chris are getting married August 21st (10 days before my due date and I am determined to be there!)

All the girls with our husbands/fiancees. Leah just got engaged to Andrew and they will marry in December. Ashley has 3 month old Felicity and I am due in August! We are all quite busy little bees!

L to R: Andrew, Leah, Justin, Ashley, Lyndsey, Chris, Me and Ryan

Golf Date!

Before little Jackson comes into this world I decided to take Ryan on a golf outing. Since I have never played golf or even been on a golf course I did not think that the 7th month of pregnancy would be the best time to start so I was the cart driver!

Showered with love!!!

This weekend was Jackson's baby shower given by family and friends! I feel so lucky to have all the love and support that I do for this already loved baby boy! The girls had a super cute baseball theme!

All the beautiful hostesses!!!

My best friends and their mothers!

So sweet for all of them to road trip to the party!

Aunt Lanna passing on the Baylor spirit!

Elizabeth made this pillow out of my bridesmaid dress and monogrammed with Jackson's initials. Such a great idea!

Love this tote bag! Thanks mother!

Mima gave Jackson his big boy stroller and Pottery Barn Kids diaper bag! Love it!

It was the perfect day with the most wonderful people!

Thank you to all who helped make it so special!

Jackson's Room

Another view of the beautiful dresser Ryan made!





This is my grandfather's, Papa Jack's, favorite rocking chair. (Jackson's namesake)

If you want to see more pictures from the nursery renovation please click on the right side of the screen on the word "Shutterfly". It will take you to our picture website.