Tuesday: mouth

Today's theme was mouth.  But let's be honest, it is really just a reason for me to take pictures.  

This is Isaac's mouth.

He uses it to give kisses. (Sort of)

And to eat bibs. (I just got a bad picture of him doing it.)

And rings.

Mouths are also used to "EAT YOUR FACE OFF!"

We also visited Betsy and Ethan!  Ethan and Isaac weighed the same when they were born...it's amazing to see how much Isaac has grown (and how heavy he's gotten.)

And finally, no support!  (Although, it lasted pretty much just long enough for me to take a picture.)

Monday: covers

When Ben and I went to bed last night, we noticed that the covers were skewed; there as a sheet corner between us and a quilt corner between us.  Who was stealing the covers?!?

Amanda was stealing the sheet.  Ben was stealing the quilt.  The blanket in between the two stayed even.

How does this happen?  It actually happens to us all the time. I understand one person stealing all the covers, but just one layer?

Does anyone else have this problem?

Sunday: super baby

Today we had a super-baby for a few minutes.  But then we had to turn the cape back around to catch the drool.

We also had a life group initial meeting today.  (Life group = small group = Bible Study)  This one went a lot better than the one in September.  And we have another date scheduled, so that's nice too!

Saturday: lots of stuff

The day began by the microwave breaking.  Bother.  But then I fixed it!  It was just a blown fuse.  But I'm not really sure how I even knew that microwaves had fuses...

Isaac sat on his own for about 20 seconds.  Not long enough for any pictures, but long enough for Ben and I to get excited.

I helped some friends move (although I wasn't able to help for very long).

We went to Scarlet's birthday party.  Allison made a gorgeous (and delicious) cake and it was nice to see people again.

Friday: 16 weeks and other fun stuff

Isaac is 16 weeks old!  This past week he started peeing while getting his diaper changed at night.  I find this extra problematic because by the time I realize what's going on, everything is all wet.  Then I can't think straight, so half the time I get him all redressed before deciding that the clothes are really too wet to continue wearing.  I'm working on keeping him covered better, but there are just some points during a change when that isn't possible.

Here he is looking out the window.  He had a rather grumpy day requiring a bit more holding than normal.  However, he also had an extra tiring day, so he slept a lot.

I got to talk with Jess today and that was a lot of fun...we haven't done that for about a year.  I finally found our hammer.  My first quilt pattern sold for the first time.  I put a new walker foot on my sewing machine and tried a new stitch.  Hooray!

Wednesday: this and that

Isaac and I were going to go to story time at the library, but instead we had house nap time.  (Flurry napped too.)

I put up our clothes line!  Isaac finally sat in the Bumbo seat without crying his head off, so he helped me at the very end after he woke up from his nap.  

Ben and I went to see Hunger Games...it was really good.

Tuesday: toys

Here is Isaac playing with his toys.  He started out with his head at the top of the screen, but saw the taggy blanket and managed to rotate himself.  He was proud of himself for rolling.  I told him he was rolling about the wrong axis.  I know it is still early for him to be rolling onto his stomach, but it wouldn't surprise me if he does it sometime here.  It wouldn't surprise me if he doesn't though, either.

The whole video is about the same...nothing all that different happens after the first 20 seconds.  And I'm pretty sure his mouth keeps opening because he wants the rattle to go in it.


In other news, Isaac got size 3 disposable diapers today!  Size one goes to 14 lbs and size three starts at 16.  We don't use enough diapers to justify getting a whole pack for one pound.

Monday: drool

It's been a few days since a picture, so I thought I'd give some of him drooling. (He does it so much!)  But we managed to get a few cute ones too.

"What, I'm cute?"

Sunday: good day

Today was a nice day. Nothing really special happened, but everyone was in a good mood.

And it's thunder storming! There was a loud thunder I thought would wake Isaac up, but he slept right through it.

Saturday: sleep

Today I thought I would talk about sleep.  My sleep, specifically.

1. It seems like I'm more tired now than I was.  I don't know if the newness is wearing off, I haven't gotten more than four hours of sleep at a time for three months, I'm going to bed later, or there are no "deadlines" that I need to accomplish stuff for.  Probably all of the above.  Wednesday I took three naps, but most days I've been getting in about two lately.

2.  When I get back into bed, it is easy to get in on my back or sides and pull the covers up.  But then rolling over onto my stomach takes so much effort.  I thought there wasn't a way to get into bed on my stomach while pulling the covers up, but I did it once.  I haven't managed to replicate it though.  So pretty much every time I crawl into bed I think about this problem.

Friday: 15 weeks

And again, we have some pictures!

He just woke up...I'm off to feed him!

Wednesday: outings

Today we had two outings.

First we went to story time at the library.  We almost missed it because it was in a different place than last week and the checkout person gave me the wrong information.  Luckily the children's librarian came over and pointed me in the right direction.  Isaac seems to enjoy it...or at least watching all the people.

Then we went on a walk with a friend from college and her five month son.  It was a bit cold out, but once we got walking it was nice.  It was fun to get caught up again.

Tuesday: firsts

Today we had a lot more firsts.

1. I went to a new dentist and brought Isaac along.  He was doing ok, but the reception ladies ended up watching him and seemed very happy to do so.  I think it was a rather slow morning.

2. Isaac and I then stopped by Ben's work.  We met his coworkers and saw his cube.  Ben put Isaac in his chair and tried to convince everyone that Isaac could take over for a while.

3. We went out for lunch with Ben.  For some reason it felt extra-special.

4. Isaac wore a bib.  He's been rather drool-y for a while, so I finally put one on him while in the exersaucer.  It was a good decision...the thing got soaked.

5. We used our grill!

Monday: 10 years

It's been 10 years since Mom died.   Dad, Isaac and I went to the cemetery.

I again feel like I should have something special to say, but I don't.  I wish she was around to get to know Isaac (who got to spend some time in the exerciser for the first time today.)  And I wish I was able to hear her stories of when Nathan and I were young.

Sunday: Happy Easter!

He is Risen!  Hallelujah!

Besides celebrating the resurrection of Christ, we went on an Easter egg hunt.  It was Isaac's first, and my second.  I had a ton of fun.

Isaac carrying his Easter basket

Holding an egg that I gave him.

Loot from Great-Grandmas!  (There are a lot of books but they aren't new...just new to Isaac.)

Finally, Isaac seems to have found his tongue.  He would stick it out if we stuck our tongue out at him.

Saturday

Isaac wore sock monkeys today.  So we played with the sock monkey jack-in-the-box.  (By the way, does anyone else think it is weird that there are so many jack-in-the-boxes that have monkeys in them when a weasel goes pop during the song?)  Isaac is good at looking at the camera, but not so good at smiling at it yet.

Ben also put together our new grill.  We haven't used it yet as we forgot to get propane.

Friday: 14 weeks

Once again, we have some pictures on the quilt.

Isaac got the next size diaper today.  They seem so big!  And they are big, but they're fitting better than the smaller diapers.

Ben was home today.  It was nice.  I got to take a nap!

Thursday: new trick

Isaac's new trick of the day seems to be pooping in freshly changed diapers.  We spent a lot of time on the changing table today.

Isaac also tried to push himself across the floor with the help of his horse.  Sadly, the same thing that makes the horse slide easily also decreases the traction in his feet, so he didn't go anywhere.  If I put my hands against his feet he can push against them and move, but that isn't as cool.

Wednesday: one year

It has been one year since we've moved back to Michigan.  And while I'm glad we're back, I still miss New York.

Anyway, Ben and I managed to put a whole bunch of large stressful things in our life this year:
1. We moved twice
2. We sold a house
3. We bought a house
4. We got pregnant (stressful due to sickness)
5. We had a baby
6. Between the two of us, we started three jobs

Selling the house was by far the most stressful. But we made it through all of it.  And maybe it was good to put all of it in the same year; everything paled in comparison to selling the house.  And there were a lot of good things too!

Tuesday: things I like

Today I enjoyed going to the grocery store.  Isaac was in charge of holding the shopping list and gave me lots of smiles.

I also enjoyed watching him grab Mabel.  He is starting to grab with purpose.

I also like self-propelled lawn mowers.  Keep in mind that today was about the third time I've mowed the lawn.  I was mowing our front lawn, which has a very slight grade.  And I was working hard.  It crossed my mind that non-self propelled mowers must be really hard to use.  And I had no idea how I was going to do the hills that we do have.  And how it seemed really mean of me to have made Ben do the lawn in Owego.  Then Ben came out and said to switch the switch to make it self-propel.  It was awesome.  (The switch does not say anything about self-propelling being on or off.)  But...at least I got my exercise in for the day.

Monday: we're home

Today we were home.  Ben took another vacation day, and it was a nice day.  I took his 13 week/3 months pictures.  Isaac also weighed in at 14 pounds on our home scale...I weighed him because his diaper wraps seemed to be too small since we got back from vacation.  And they are.  So soon he gets the next size up!

This smile is just gas.  It looks like a cheesy camera smile though.

He wants you to know he is 3 months.

Saturday and Sunday: Florida

Saturday we went to a resort with some pools and a water slide.  On the way there (and on the way back) a family of four dolphins jumped in our wake.  There were even a baby dolphin!

This is Isaac chilling in the Pack n Play with Jacob talking to him.  Isaac was having a great time!

Sunday we enjoyed a delicious dinner and hung out at the house.

Isaac took several naps on Ben's lap today

We had to go home Sunday night.  We were a little afraid Isaac was going to be crying the whole way home since while we were in the terminal he wouldn't stop fussing.  But about two minutes before we boarded he calmed down and pretty much slept the whole way home.

Friday: thirteen weeks and other numbers

0: "official" birthday pictures taken. They'll be done when we get back.

1: number of times Isaac woke up in the night

2: shirts that he wore today that had monsters on them

2: the number of boat rides Isaac has taken

3: number of months old Isaac is

5: number of times Isaac fell asleep in my lap today

8: the time I got up this morning!

Thursday: another nice day

Today was another beautiful day. Isaac and I went shopping for the afternoon. Besides that...we relaxed.

Isaac had a crab on his shirt and it worked really well to suck all the crabiness out if him...he was pretty happy today

Wednesday: another first

Today was Isaac's first time in a pool. Although the pictures below are a bit misleading...the hat came off quickly and we went to the hot tub so we could have slightly warmer water. (not hot tub temps...just a bit warmer.). Isaac seemed to tolerate it then. He didn't seem to love or hate it.

Then we went inside and took a nap. After Isaac woke up I gave him to Ben and slept another two hours...I must have really needed some sleep.

Tuesday: first flight

Today was Isaac's first airplane ride. It went pretty well. He enjoyed the airport and watching people. Just as we were about to board he fell asleep. But he didn't stay asleep...he probably only slept for 45 minutes. He was pretty good until bedtime, when he lost it. There wasn't too much of the flight left, and the airplane was really loud, so it wasn't too bad.