NOVA Christmas

We are back from our Christmas in Northern Virginia. It was a really fun time. Since we have not travelled very much with Isaac yet, he's not that great at adjusting to new places, especially when it comes to sleeping, but overall he did well. We all went to my sister's Children's Christmas Eve service which she directed. Isaac liked eating the program. We spent most of our time at my mom's house with her, Walter, Michelle and Rita, a 13 year old girl from Latvia who is staying with my mom and Walter for the holidays. Michelle and I played our annual Christmas duets on the piano and I think I played very well considering that I only play the piano once a year. We all visited my grandma in her nursing home and she really enjoyed seeing and playing with Isaac and he seemed to love seeing her. I also got to see some friends from high school and some of them met Isaac for the first time. I know I've said this before, but life is so much sweeter with Isaac around. He is such a delight.
Ben and Michelle and I went to see Sherlock Holmes, which we all liked, while Granny Mac, Walter and Rita babysat for us! The snow has all but melted in Virginia and also here in Philadelphia, which I am thankful for, so I can walk around the neighborhood more easily.
Here's to 2010. I hope it's a great one for all of you.

Snow!

The big snow storm hit us this past weekend with over 2 feet of snow. It was really beautiful and fun. Isaac didn't seem to notice it too much. Since then it's been a little hard to get around town, mostly because parking is impossible with giant snow drifts everywhere and walking with the stroller is pointless as well. I am grateful that I have 2 friends who live across the street, so that we aren't stuck here all day by ourselves.

Grandma Lulu, Ben's mom, came to visit a couple weeks ago and we loved having her. It's so fun to watch family get to know Isaac. Lucy made us lots of good food and babysat for us too.

We are heading to Falls Church on Christmas Eve to be with my family on Christmas. I know Isaac won't remember this year, but it is still exciting to celebrate with him. He continues to be such a joy in my life and I love getting up every morning to see his smiling face. He is champion eater so far and has liked everything he has been given except the baby food chicken (yuck). He is sitting up pretty well on his own and right now is crazy for the tv remote. He still loves looking out the window at all the cars passing by and kicking his legs all the time.

Merry Christmas everyone!

Thanksgiving with Auntie

Thanksgiving was lovely, but I guess all holidays will be better now that Isaac is here to share them with us. Michelle came to visit for the holiday and we all had a lot of fun with her. It's so great to share Isaac with family and watch them be as delighted by him as we are.
Isaac is just such a happy guy. Lately, all he wants to do is chew on things, including my face. I guess he's getting ready to get some teeth. His Thanksgiving meal was some yummy sweet potatoes which he seemed to like. The adults had cornish game hens with all the other regular Thanksgiving foods.
And here's a special shout out to all of Auntie Michelle's music students. We heard that they look at this blog in their class sometimes, so Hi to all of you. Make sure you listen to Miss McCarten, because she is very smart and fun.

A Dragon's Tale

Halloween is so much more fun with a little one around. I can't remember the last time I dressed up for halloween, but this year, Ben and I went as gypsies and Isaac was a dragon (thanks Amber and Becca for the costume!). We went to a halloween party at our friends house and there were lots of kiddies dressed up. Isaac was a little perplexed as to what was going on and pretty hot in his fleece costume on a 70 degree day. We tried to get some good pictures of all the kids, but this is the best I got.
Also, Isaac had his Phillies shirt on under his costume to encourage his home team in the World Series (didn't seem to do much good).

Halloween is Coming!

Fun in the Fall

A Fall day in the city

Isaac had his 4 month check up and is 16 lbs 1oz, in the 75th percentile.


Another meeting of some of the 2009 City Church Babies, Isaac, Charlotte, Charlie and Zoe

Thunder Thighs

Here are Isaac's legs at 4 months! They are so chunky. He's doing great and going for his check-up tomorrow for more shots :(

6 Years of Luv

Today is Ben and my 6th wedding anniversary. It has been a wonderful 6 years, full of adventure and fun. Thanks to all our friends and family who have supported us and our marriage. We are so blessed to have each other and our little sweet Isaac!

Fall Time

The fall has brought one wonderful change. Ben got a new job! He starts on Wednesday at Market Resource Partners http://www.marketresourcepartners.com/pages/homepage.asp He's had a week and a half off which has been great. Isaac and I have loved having him around. One day we went up to Jim Thorpe, PA which is in the Poconos. It wasn't a very fun trip, but nevertheless nice to be in the mountains. Isaac has started to hate the car a little, so it's not fun going on longer trips with him. Plus when we travel, he doesn't get to play much. He loves laying on a blanket, kicking and talking. Still no rolling over, but he's trying really hard.



For labor day weekend we went to Virginia to visit my family. Isaac met my grandma (Mimi) and my uncle Ray for the first time and got to spend time with Aunt Michelle, Granny Mac and Walter.

This is Isaac's most favorite pose, he sits like this all day long.

3 months

Tomorrow is Isaac's 3 month birthday. Hooray!
He loves to play on the quilt that Ben's Nana made just for him and has started laughing some which is just awesome.

Brave Buddy

Today was Isaac's 2 month doctor's appointment, even though it's 2 weeks past his 2 month birthday. He is 14 lbs, 5 oz and 25 inches. The doctor said that he looks great and is growing well. He also was very well behaved, contrary to the last visit. Ben came with me which I was really grateful for, since Isaac got 3 shots and one oral vaccine. Isaac did great, even better than I expected. He only cried for a moment at each shot, but then was calm. As soon as he got in his stroller, he conked out and is now in a deep sleep.
I am just so proud of my little guy. He's sleeping wonderfully. And twice this week he slept over 8 hours at night, which amazes me. He loves sitting up (supported), talking and cooing and holding his hands. I will be happy when the weather gets a little cooler because he is a very hot boy (like his daddy) and gets so sweaty. I have a feeling that in the winter, I am going to be holding him all the time to warm myself up.
I am not doing too much except taking care of Isaac, although I did go back to dance class which was fun! It was hard, but not as bad as I thought it might be. Happy End of the Summer everyone!

August

It's been an exciting week! One thing we did was, Isaac and I went to a playdate with 9 other moms and babies from ages 2 months-18 months. It was fun (and a little overwhelming) to see all the kids together.

Yesterday, we went about 30 miles north of Philly to New Hope, PA and Lambertville, NJ. They are two small quaint towns on the Delaware River. We saw where Washington crossed the Delaware (from the famous painting), went to a vineyard and did a wine tasting, saw a lavender farm and had a nice dinner in some beautiful scenery. It was fun to get out of the city, which Ben and I have both been itching to do recently. Isaac seemed to like it too, although he slept most of the day.

Isaac is still growing and mostly can not fit in his 0-3 months onesies anymore. He is talking a lot, making lots of noises which make him smile even more. We are having so much fun all together.

7 Weeks

Isaac continues to grow and change. Last week we started working on better sleep habits and that has been going great. He can go down for his naps on his own and last night he slept 7 hours at night. He is enjoying his baths more and has grown out of all his newborn clothes. Aunt Michelle came for a short visit and we had a fun time.
Isaac is so fun and Ben and I are both really enjoying being with him.

6 Weeks

Isaac is now 6 weeks old! He had his 1 month appointment this week and I was very surprised to know that he is now 11 lbs 1.8 oz. I still don't know how we got such a big baby. He is average for height at 21.65 inches. He is still sleeping well in between feedings at night, but doesn't seem to like or need to sleep during the day much, which makes it hard for me to get any naps. Isaac is also losing lots of his hair on top, smiling more and loves to take walks in his stroller.

This summer is really flying by, but we had our first cook out last week in the backyard with some other new and 1 year old parents. Ben finally got to show off his fire pit and I fed Isaac during all the cooking of the meal, so my kind guests did it for me!
My mom came for a couple days and Ben and I got to go out together, which was really fun.

One Month Old!

Isaac is now 1 month old! He had his first trip to New York City last weekend for my friend Heidi's wedding and he was so well behaved the whole time. It was great to introduce Isaac to our friends and fun to be back in the the city with him.
Ben and I think he has grown a lot in the last couple of weeks, but won't go back to the doctor to find out how much until next week. He also smiles a lot more which is so fun.

A Visit from the Californians

We had a great visit from Kevan, Anne, Maggie and Alex! They are a lot of fun and we loved introducing them to Isaac and having them stay with us. And I am glad that even though we missed our family beach trip, we could spend some time with them.

Birthday Daddy

Happy Birthday Ben!!

Photo Booth

Blooms

Our backyard is in full bloom, including the new addition of the blueberry tree that Gail and Doran gave us.
Enjoy Ben's beautiful photos. Isaac is still doing great and growing and learning more everyday.