12 Weeks Old!

Has it really been 12 weeks since Isaac was born???

I'd say it hasn't but apparently the calendar doesn't lie. :(

Time really is going by fast... well, the days seem to drag on sometimes, but the overall time has gone by rather quickly. Funny how that happens...

So because it has been 12 weeks since he was born that means two things...
1. I am back at work!
2. He is at daycare.. for 8 whole hours!

It sucked dropping him off.. I just hope today goes by fast so that I can leave and go get him! I know he is in very capable hands but still.. 8hrs away is just a looooong time. I hope he behaves and doesn't cry too much..

He did surprise me this morning though... by sleeping for 9 straight hours! I couldn't believe it! He nursed at 8pm last night, in bed by 9 and did not wake up until 6:15am this morning! I, however, was awake at 3:30am, expecting him to wake up "any minute now". Now lets see if this was a fluke or if it's his new sleep schedule! :)

When he woke up though, he was in a very wierd spot in his crib... every night I place him in the middle in his sleep positioner, with a recieving blanket over his legs and up to his tummy only. This morning, I found him like this:

All the up against the bumper.. feet up against the end of the crib.. his head in the sleep positioner... and his blanket along side him! (And very grumpy because mommy was taking pictures instead of picking him up haha). Do you see that square mat, next to his positioner? That's where his head is at when I lay him down at night.. so you can see just how much he moved!

Here a few pictures of him just hanging out this morning:

And here he is, all geared up and ready for mommy to take him to daycare!

And below are a few very random ones from this weekend.

Reading a book

Covered with money! (blame daddy on this one!)

And that's it! Hope you enjoyed the pictures!! :)

First real laugh!

So for a while now Isaac has been on the verge of laughing out loud. Well today he FINALLY did it!!!

Matt was doing curls with him (holding him in a laying down position and lifting up and down from him face) and he was giving us big smiles. Well I decided to add in some tickling to his sides and after a few times a let out a HUGE squeal!

Of course we didn't get it on camera (who knows when things like that will happen??) but hopefully next time we do that we can get it on video for you all!

Pictures as promised!

These are pictures taken from May 5th until now. Enjoy!!!

The shirt says it all :)

Ready for Easter lunch!

Snoozing with mommy

Shh... baby sleeping!

I honestly dont remember if he was asleep or awake but mid-blink when this picture was taken lol

Chewing on a monkey toy

That's it!!! Hopefully I will have more pictures to post on Monday when he turns 12 weeks old!!!

Mothers Day Pictures

Here are a few pictures from Mothers Day at the lunch we had at the military resort. They are from Liv's camera (we forgot ours.. oops!)

The three of us

The three ladies with their babies! Liv & Noah, Me and Isaac, and Lisa and Abi

Another one with just the ladies

Clarence & Noah and Matt & Isaac

Liv and Kari

Matt feeding Isaac before we eat (good daddy!)

I still have more picture to post.. Just need to find the time!!

11 Weeks Old and my first Mother's Day!

I can't believe that in one week, I return to work! It's bitter-sweet really... I'm gonna miss Isaac when he's at daycare all day, but at the same time I'm looking forward to getting back to work and getting back into a routine of some sort.

Isaac has been doing really good lately! Usually happy during the day unless hungry or tired. He loves attention and craves it. He can be in his swing, bouncer, or on the floor and as long as you are with him and talk to him, he's happy as can be! He *almost* giggles/laughs! He's so close!!!

He does have a "witching hour" though. Usually around 6 or 7pm he gets incredibly cranky and tired and basically cries/whines the whole time until we get him ready for bed. If it's bath night, he stops all that and enjoys his bath, but the moment his jammies are zipped up, he's wanting to be fed and NOW haha. He's been sleeping better too! On days where he doesn't nap a lot, he will sleep from about 9pm till 4am! That's 7 hours straight!!! I can usually get him back to bed for a half hour or so, then bring him to bed with me for another hour. It works well so that next week its not a huge transition having to get up early to get him to daycare.

Mothers Day was a pretty good day. We went bowling in the morning with the Lings. Isaac did well until the end of our second game when he had had enough excitement and needed to nap. So Matt bowled for the two of us for a few frames until the game was done. Then that afternoon we ate lunch at the Military Resort with the Lings as well as our friend Lisa and her daughter, Abbie. The rest of the day was just relaxing around the house.

I don't have time to load up pictures, as its that "witching hour" I was talking about and Isaac is getting fussy, but here is a cute video of Isaac getting "lectured" by daddy. It's so cute!



I'll try and post actual pictures tomorrow, pending how Isaac does during the day :)

10 Weeks Old

So Isaac turned 10wks old yesterday! I was going to make a blog post about it yesterday, but, the little guy kept me busy! I have to get used to having him by myself again (thanks again Deb for staying for 3 weeks while Matt has his class!!).

Isaac is surely growing and learning new things all the time. Yesterday he learned that if he grabs a toy and he can then put it in his mouth! He's also been trying to suck his thumb more. He's gotten REALLY close to laughing, but still hasn't yet. I just hope he laughs before he starts daycare.. I'm going to be sad if he does it for the first time when I'm not around :(

Also, I put away ALL newborn clothes over the weekend, as well as most of the 0-3 month clothes. I have him wearing 3-month clothes now!!!! I washed them this weekend so the ones that seemed too big now fit perfectly because they shrunk a little.

Below are pictures taken yesterday and from the past few days. Enjoy!

Updated Family picture!

Saying goodbye to Grandma Deb :(

This outfit is size 3 months!

Froggy Jammies that finally FIT him! 

Playing

Double-fisted with toys!

Another 3month size outfit!

Making faces in the mirror (the sun toy above him)

He put that toy in his mouth on his own!

Toy and fingers in his mouth haha

Just the fingers this time

Smiling at mommy

Smirkin'

 Snuggling with his monkey blankie

Close up

Picture from today (5/4) in another 3 month size outfit!

That's all for now! Time to feed the hungry baby!

 added:
Take a look at this... this is a side by side pictures of Isaac at 2wks old and then again at 10wks old in that Froggy jammie... what a difference!!