My son Jackson has made me so happy. The last couple of days I have been working 12 hour graveyards. This means that I go to work, I come home and sleep, and then I do it all over again pretty much. I only got to see him for a couple hours each day. Today was a nice day for me just to be with him. We didn't do much today except for relax. It was nice to have the whole day with him. It is amazing how much he has already grown. I think that it is so funny how many different faces he has. I think that he is going to be a lot like me. I think that I have many different facial expression that are funny and that is how I show my emotions. Michelle already think that he has my "angry brow."


Tomorrow is going to be a great day. My aunt Stacey is in town from California, and we are getting together. We don't get to see her or her family very much. When we went to visit them last year it was such a blast. Stacey is the person that kind of got me started on this blog thing. She introduced it to my dad and then my dad started his and then I thought it would be a great way of having some sort of journal.

Thing at the Smith family are going well. Nothing to complain about. I hope that people enjoy what I have to say, and I hope that I can get to the writing ability of my sister Michelle

See you on the flip side - Justy Roo

Wanting to go to work in the first place is a hard thing to want, but when you don't want to leave a baby and a wife it gets harder. I am currently working a graveyard and when you work at a hospital and it's in the middle of the night, you kind of have a little bit of time on your hands. I have been thinking about my baby boy and wanting to hold him so badly. I love my job and I enjoy what I do but there is nothing like being home with your family.

Jackson is doing great! He has been a little fussy but he has been so much better than I thought he was going to be. He really doesn't cry that much. He grunts and moves around a lot. The one thing that I thought that would be better is that he stays up through the night. I know that he would wake up but I thought that he would sleep a little more, but I can't complain. He now weighs 9 lbs 8 oz. which is a pound bigger from when he was born. He went in for another hearing test because he didn't pass the hearing test the first time. He passed it this time but only once. This is something that scares Melissa. This is because her family has some problems with hearing loss and she doesn't want her son to have the same problems and troubles.

Sleep sounds really good right about now. I am not really looking forward to working two more graveyards in a row. Hopefully some of thing make sense or maybe I should just stop and get some rest.

Today I was just thinking about how I need to express what I am thankful for. I am so very grateful for my wife Melissa. She is such a sweetheart and she take really good care of me. I can't express how much I am thankful for her. I hope she know that I really love her with all my heart. My son, Jackson, would be another thing to be grateful for. He is a lot of work and sometimes he can be fussy, but he just looks so innocent. How can you resist him?I am thankful for Jackson because he has made me a stronger man, just within the 2 and a half weeks he has been in my life. I am grateful for me family. My dad has always been my hero and he will always be. I look to him on how to be a great dad. My mom I have to be grateful for because she puts up with all of my teasing. She is such a strong woman and she is an example to me of what moms should be. My brother and sisters have always been there for me. I can't remember how many times we have hung out together and still doesn't get old. I am so very thankful for their friendship and love.

Here is a list of other thing that I am grateful for but just want to mention.
Health
Shelter
The Church
Jesus Christ
God
Book of Mormon
Temples
Forgiveness
Family
Laughter
Food

There is a million more things that I could be thankful for but I better leave it at that.