First Dinner Away

On December 30, 2005, Bharat and Anila invited us over for dinner. This was Jackson’s first dinner party. We enjoyed a nice evening out and Jack was a good guest. He slept peacefully while we enjoyed a delicious dinner.

Our 1st Christmas as "The Dillard Family"

This was our first Christmas as the Dillard Family! We enjoyed a quiet and peaceful Christmas. On Christmas Eve we enjoyed a walk through Rittenhouse Square. Marty made a delicious dinner. He made corned beef, cabbage, and potatoes. We also went to the Christmas Eve service at First Presbyterian Church. The service was long and after an hour of being a quiet participant Jack got hungry and began to fuss. However, he really liked the organ. It is amazing to attend a Church with such a long and rich history. Ben Franklin use to worship at First Presbyterian too.







Christmas morning we opened presents. Jack got a ton of gifts!!! Both mom and dad got Jack a Christmas shirt. The shirt from dad says, “Feliz Navidad.” The shirt from mom says, “Mommy’s little present.” He spit up on daddy’s shirt so the verdict is he likes mommy’s shirt better.





This was a wonderful Christmas. Unfortunatly our tree did not hold up for the big day. It was a total FIRE HAZARD!


To see more pictures of Christmas click on the following link.

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Jack's First Bath

Jack’s first bath was a success. He was confused at first and cried a bit. However, once he felt the warm water he settled down and enjoyed his first bath. Nana was on hand to help out, Sarah was the assistant, and Marty documented the experience (even taking video).



We plan to show these pictures when Jack introduces us to his first date!!!



All clean and relaxed!



To see more pictures of Jack’s bath go to the following link.

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Jackson's First Outing

Saturday, December 10, 2005 Jack crashed the Cohort D Holiday Party. Cohort D is the group of about 60 Wharton students that Marty is taking all of his first-year classes with.

The party was at Davio’s, an Italian restaurant about 6 blocks from our house. Jack feel asleep in the car and slept for the entire visit. Mom and Jack only visited for 30 minutes, but Dad stayed and had a night off.






Marty is proud of his cute boy!



To see more pictures of Jack’s outing go to the following link.

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Welcome Home Jackson!

We brought Jack home on December 7 (his original due date). Jack, Marty, and Sarah are doing great. Grandma (Sue, Sarah’s mom) is here to help and Nana (Barbara, Martin’s mom) will be here soon.

We had to bundle Jack up because it was 34 degrees outside when we brought Jack home.





Tucker was very excited to meet Jack.





To see more pictures of Jack’s first day home go to the following link.

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Jackson Thomas Dillard Has Arrived!

Jackson Thomas Dillard entered the world at 7:18 P.M on December 5, 2005. Jack weighed 7 pounds 5 ounces. He was 20 inches “tall".







To see more pictures of Jack’s birth and hospital stay go to the following links.

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Any Day Now!

Today we visited Sarah's doctor and she said everything looked great and the baby will come any day! We thought we’d get one last picture of Sarah’s belly before the baby arrives.



For comparison, here is a picture of Sarah when she was 5 months pregnant. Same outfit, different belly!



As soon as the baby arrives we will let you all know. Thank you for all of your thoughts, prayers and well wishes!