The Funk Family

The Amazing Shirt!

2009-03-08T09:44:00.001-07:00

For some reason every time we put a shirt on over Jackson's head he starts cracking up. He is begining to outgrow this, but luckily we had it on video. Listen real carefully to the first time we put the shirt on, you can hear that laugh the best!! You might need to turn up your volum or turn our music off! Enjoy!

1/4 Birthday = 3 months old!!

2009-02-20T17:41:00.000-08:00

Happy 1/4 B-day Jackson!!!

I can't believe that my baby is now 3 months old!! He is the most amazing little guy ever!! I still look at him and think "Wow!! He is mine!!" God has blessed Travis and I with such a sweet and good baby boy!! He is soo happy when he is awake and takes great naps!! I was looking back at pictures when he was first born and I can't believe how much he has changed and how he has changed our world!! I can't picture my life without him! I love going to get him out of his bed in the morning, he always has a huge smile on his face and will talk and tell you all the fun things he dreamed about!! He gets soo excited when you go in to kiss his cheek. He will start to laugh out loud!1 Travis and I get so pumped when he makes those out loud laughs!!--I am sure he is laughing at us!! We have started reading books to him before he goes to bed. He will stare at the pages and watch as you turn them. I took him to the cupcake shop to get the 3 cupcakes for his 1/4 birthday and the ladies in the shop just went on and on about how cute he was!! It sure makes a momma proud when other just rant and rave about your child!! Again, I feel honored that God had allowed me to be Jackson's mom!!

Wow how time flies!!

2009-02-19T08:00:00.000-08:00

Jackson will be 3 months old tomorrow!! I can't believe that my baby is that old. Time flies!!! It has been such an amazing journey and I can't wait to see all the new things he will do. He is such a good baby. He takes great naps, and goes down by himself. I think he likes his bed. It is a good thing since we paid a lot for that bedding! Here are a few pictures of what we have been up to.There's a lot, so keep scrolling!!

I'm a happy baby!!

Now that is what I call a hair do!!

Look Daddy, I can open my mouth too!!

Jackson thought it would be fun to grab PaPa's nose!!

One of my roomates from college, Tyler, and her little boy Logan, came over to play, well Logan did most of the playing while Jackson slept!

My Mom bought Jackson a sword. It is a little big!

Jackson's first playdate!! I don't think he knew what to do but just look at the crying baby! We had a great time! I think he can make some good friends and it is good for me to get out!!

Jackson's first Super bowl (as you can tell)

Daddy and Jackson just hanging out!!

I love bath time!! Look at all those rolls!

Jackson during tummy time!!

I like to hang out in my baseball hat! I think I look cool!

My Aunt Kim got Jackson a Russian Hat!! He looks soo silly!

Jackson thought he could help PaPa and Daddy fix the car!!

Hanging out with Sarah and her girls. They are such sweet girls!! Jackson was the only boy and loving it!

My Favorite picture of Daddy and Jackson

Jackson and his uncle Shawn playing the drums!

Jackson is not so sure about that hat, but he is glad that his Opa and Lolo came to visit!

More Pictures

2009-01-09T12:19:00.000-08:00

These are some way cute pictures that Denae took of Jackson!! If you can't tell, we are some what proud and think he is the cutest baby ever!!

Jackson's First Christmas

2009-01-09T09:31:00.000-08:00

We had a wonderful Christmas this year!! It is soo much fun having a baby around the holidays. Here a bunch of pictures from our time in Amarillo and Rosewell!

Jackson and PaPa fell asleep waiting for Santa to come!!

Jackson and his great grandmother!

He was soo excited to open his gifts!! I tried to make him hold all of them!

Jackson was pretty mellow about the whole Santa thing, but he still thought the whole idea ROCKS!

Daddy and Jackson in his 1st Christmas PJ's

Jackson is sporting his UMHB outfit for his Opa

Jackson and his cousin Avery

Just some shots of Jackson playing cool!!

Sleep?? Who needs sleep??

2008-12-15T18:54:00.000-08:00

Jackson will be 4 weeks old on Thursday!! I can't believe it. He is the best ever!! Travis and I are having so much fun with him. At the same time we are having fun we are also somewhat sleep deprived--Travis seems to need way more sleep than I do. There have been a few occasions that I will need help at night. I gently tap Travis and ask him for help. On one occasion, after asking for his help, Travis unplugged his cell phone and handed it to me and rolled over and went back to sleep--as to say call someone else to help!! On the other occasion, I asked Travis to lay Jackson back in his bed. Travis got out of bed without Jackson, pretended to hold a baby, walked to his crib, and laid down his fake baby. Then, I think he began to wake up, he looked at me and said, "I thought I had already had him in my hands" I could not stop laughing while I was still holding Jackson. He is so wonderful that it makes the little sleep we go worth it!!

Thanksgiving 2008

2008-12-03T16:54:00.000-08:00

Thanksgiving was awesome!! We had it here in Lubbock since Jackson was only 1 week old at that time. My family came down and we had Thanksgiving at the Funk house. I told Travis "who knew that our kitchen could cook so much food--and that he shouldn't expect that all the time" Jackson was held most of the day due to how cute he is and no one seemed to want to put him down. I think the turkey made him sleepy!! Jackson and I are still trying to figure out a rotuine but we are having tons of fun while learning together. He is now at 8lbs. 2oz. and 21in. long. He is out growing his clothes length wise!! I think he will be tall like his daddy!! We had pictures taken of him by Denae Hutson. She did an amazing job. You can see them on her blog site. It is over on the side of ours. We can't wait for Christmas!! We will be going to Amarillo and can't wait to show him off to good ol' A town!!

Jackson has arrived

2008-11-22T15:39:00.001-08:00

As I write this Jackson is now 2 days old and it has been an amazing couple of days. It started off with a 7:00AM check in time to the hospital and was a "fun filled" day that ended with Jackson arriving at 5:03PM. The labor went well but was not always pleasant. Melissa had 3 failed regular epidurals (which was very painful to Mel) and ended with a successful caudal epidural. If you are not familiar with a caudal epidural you are not alone because this was only the 2nd time that our doctor had every attempted the procedure! Due to the location of the caudal epidural Mel felt some pretty good pain during the contractions, but felt nothing during the actual birth. Jackson needed some assistance so our doctor used the "Vacuum". With that Jackson had a pretty good conehead for a little while. As stated Jackson arrived at 5:03PM and weighted 7 lbs 3 oz and was 19 1/2 inches long. He has a head full of hair and will probably have a full beard like his daddy by the end of the week..........We headed home from the hospital this afternoon and things are going great. As we left the hospital I did try and bribe a few of the nurses to see if they could come home with us but I was unsuccessful....
God has blessed us with an amazing son and we thank him for that. Our prayer is that we look to Him for continued guidance and wisdom during this journey.

Family Baby Pool! (aka J-Pool)

2008-11-09T16:27:00.000-08:00

J-Pool
Name: Date: Time:
Clark Nov. 8th 7:35 am
Brandon Nov. 11th 11:00 am
Kristi Nov. 12th 5:30 am
Cydney Nov. 13th 2:00 am
Kim Nov. 14th 5:35 am
Gran Nov. 14th 6:45 pm
Terry Nov. 16th 7:00 pm
Shawn Nov. 17th 7:43.08 pm
LoLo Nov. 19th 5:00 pm
Ross Nov. 20th 10:30 am
Christi Nov. 20th 11:30 am
Travis Nov. 20th 12:29 pm
Melissa Nov. 20th 12:30 pm
Opa Nov. 20th 1:00 pm
Breena Nov. 20th 2:55 pm
Pa-Pa Nov. 20th 3:00 pm
Trichelle Nov, 20th 4:30 pm

Jackson's Nursery

2008-11-06T16:42:00.003-08:00

We went with a golf theme since Travis "kinda" likes golf!

When will his Birthday be??

2008-11-06T13:53:00.000-08:00

Travis and I went to the Doctor today and they are ready to set a date!! It is very crazy to think about. We are set for November 2oth. My family has a pool going because they think he will come before that! We will keep you posted as events transpire!

Melissa

Jackson Andrew

2008-09-27T19:19:00.000-07:00

Jackson Andrew Funk is in full affect and should arrive in about 6 1/2 weeks. We must admit that we are very excited, but also scared. Movie quote: "I think i'm 98% excited 2% scared; or maybe i'm 98% scared 2% excited"............(Owen Wilson Armageddon). Melissa would like to state a community service announcement saying that Travis is writing this blog and that the quote above is stupid........

We had our first baby shower today in Amarillo and really came out like bandits! The theme of this baby shower was to bring your favorite baby book with your gift and we got some great ones!! The hostest gift was our "stroller travel system". I must admit that these "travel systems" are fantastic, but can be complicated at times. My father in law (who I must state is a mechancial engineer) and I spent about an hour to figure out all the ins and outs of the system.

Melissa and I start "parenting class" this next Tuesday to stay tuned for an update on that!!!

God Bless,

Travis, Melissa, and Jackson