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.