7 months...

Since he's about to be 8 months old, I guess I should post his 7 month photos.  Geez.
The outtakes from the card shots might be the best part of these sessions. They tell an awful lot about what 7 months looks like!
We love our little man, and he just keeps getting cuter.

Six Months...

Six months was such a fun age.  This boy's personality just keeps getting better.  As you can tell, he is starting to get a little ornery.  Ha! 
During his 6th month, he started rolling back over, sitting in the Bumbo, and in the cart at the store from time to time (with alot of help of blankets and the safety strap).  He loves, loves, loves his car bouncer, the cats and oatmeal.
This is also the month of Isaac's first Easter.

Five Months...

 

Isaac rolled over on 3/1/13!  I was such a proud mama.

He started making lots of noises, splashing in the tub, laughing those great belly laughs, and sleeping 12-13 hours a night.

He loved his rattle and Grover, and I introduced him to Baby Einstein videos, which he loved.

During this month, he started going to Grandparent's houses for the day from time to time so mom could get some work done.

Four Months...

At 4 months, Isaac was laughing at mommy and daddy, sleeping through the night (10+ hours...hello, rock star baby!), and watching everything intently, soaking it in.
He started going to the nursery at church, got to experience a major snowstorm when we got 20 inches of snow!
He was 17 lbs at his 4 month checkup (90%), 25.5 inches long (55%) and had a 17.5 inch head


*Yes, I'm a tad behind on posting these.  Just a tad....but better late than never!  I'll be getting them up as I can! 

Three Months...

Another month has come and gone, and Isaac keeps getting bigger! 

I cannot even begin to express how in love I am with this little man.  He absolutely makes me melt, and I'm so incredibly grateful for the honor of being his mama.

Alot has happened this last month!  Isaac had his first Christmas, which was so much fun!  {This one's gonna be a tad spoiled with 4 sets of grandparents, that's for sure.}  He has slept through the night {9+ hours} three times.  Hasn't happened now for about a week, but that's okay.  I'm fine with him staying little just a while longer.  We did finally move him to his own room two weeks ago, and he's done great.  Mama, on the other hand, misses having him close still.  What can I say?  I miss him when he's in the next room!

He's talking up a storm, and is the happiest boy in the mornings.  Although he always wants to get up earlier than I do, all the smiles and cooing make it well worth it.

It's so fun watching him figure things out.  He's starting to grab at his toys, and loves talking to Grover.  Cute story about his Grover doll...Jon put him on our registry, and I didn't know until later, after we got him that it was because Jon had a Grover when he was little, and loved him so much.  How sweet is that?!

Isaac's starting to grow back some hair, and I think is going to be curly.  I sure hope so.

Here's to another beautiful month under our belts!

We love you buddy boy!

Two Months...

This post is a little late going up, but with the holidays and all....well, you know.  Better late than never!  

Can you believe how much our little guy has grown in just a month?  {see last month's here}  He's getting bigger every day, I swear.  He's been wearing 3 month size clothes for weeks now, and has just about doubled his weight since birth.  He gets cuter every single day, and we cannot imagine our life without him.  Right now, I'm upstairs in the office writing this post and I miss him...he's downstairs.

He's smiling a lot, but has yet to laugh.  Although, I swear I've heard him chuckle in his sleep.  He's starting to try to imitate facial expressions and noises, but most of the time he's just contemplative.  I can't wait to hear his belly laugh!

We love you the whole world's sky, Mr. Isaac!

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I haven't been around here much lately, but for good reason.  {see above}  One of my goals for 2013 is to get back to blogging regularly, so you WILL see me more.  Promise.  2013 is going to rock.

Happy New Years Eve!  Be safe and here's to a prosperous New Year!

Anyone have fun plans for tonight?
We're hanging out with our neighbor-friends with some drinks and board games!  Whoo-hoo!  That's right, we're old, and we're parents, and that sounds like so much fun I can hardly contain myself....really!  And, I'm not being sarcastic.  :)

p.s. Make sure to check out my new post over on Pregnancy and Newborn Magazine's Adventures in Motherhood Blog today!

One Month...

Our little man turned one month old last week!

I fully intend to do a post sometime on the whole story of Isaac's arrival.  I really need to document it somewhere!  But, for now, I'll make it brief.

My water broke at about 2:22(ish) a.m. on October 21st.  After a momentary panic attack and some frantic packing (finishing the hospital bag was on my to-do list for that day!) we headed to the hospital, calling our families on the way.  My labor didn't progress after a few hours, so they started me on pitocin.  I opted for the epidural pretty early.  I figured, that was the whole point of getting one, so you don't have to suffer through labor, right?  Around lunch time, I started feeling really cold.  At the time, I thought I was simply starting to feel how cold the room was.  The entire family had been complaining about how cold it was all morning.  But, in reality, I was developing a fever. It's all kind of a blur to me now, but at some point my doctor came in and told us she thought it was time to do a c-section.  She was concerned about my fever, and the fact that I still had not progressed past 4 cm.  In what seemed like 10 min, I was on the operating table.  (BTW, I was terrified of having to have a c-section, and had convinced myself that there was no way it would happen.)  At 4:11 p.m. my life changed forever.  Out came our son, with the cord wrapped around his neck twice and in a true knot.  Boy was NOT coming out vaginally! 

He weighed in at 7 lbs, 4 oz and 19.5 inches long.  We named him Jon Isaac after his dad, but will call him Isaac.  

The first week was spent in the hospital, where Isaac received antibiotics in the NICU for an infection he contracted during labor.  (Same infection that gave me the fever.)  It was a long week, but it was full of visits from family and friends. 

Since then we've been getting used to our new normal.  The first night home he slept 6 hours.  Since then, it's varied anywhere from 4-6 hour stretches.  He's pretty good at sleeping, except he likes to make crazy noises that keep me up all night sometimes. 

Jon has been an amazing dad!  I knew he would be, but he's been even better than I could have hoped.  In many ways, I think he's by far the better parent.  He's a natural, what can I say!?

The grandparents are all smitten, of course.  It's so fun to see them all ooh and aah over him.  

As of yesterday, 11/27, Isaac weighs 11 lbs!  I cannot believe how fast he's growing!

We've started seeing little smiles here and there, and I cannot wait for more.

We are completely, 100%, crazy in love.  Being a mama is by far the greatest thing I've ever experienced, and I'm enjoying every second!

Happy 1 month birthday little man!