Mr. Smiles

We apparently have quite the morning baby...I think he takes after his mommy. :) Every morning when we go into his room and get him out of his crib, we bring him into our bed to spend a little time waking up his daddy. :) He completely entertains himself and smiles at the ceiling and ceiling fan...it's pretty cute...at least his mommy and daddy think so. :) We caught a minute of it on video to share.

Fun Times

This was a pretty fun weekend for us. Bill and I went on a lunch date Saturday while Isaac spent time with Baby Gracie and Auntie Doris and Uncle Gordon. He had lots of fun, and was worn out from all his playing afterwards.

At church today we ended up spontaneously having lunch with a family that we met when we first got to UT 8 years ago. They were our pastors while we were in the Christian group Chi Alpha. When we met them, they had two children...the oldest was almost 5, and the youngest was almost 2. Now, 8 years later, they have added two more kiddos, the youngest of which is now almost 3!!! So crazy to believe. These are the first kiddos that I remember really seeing grow from the very beginning. It makes me feel so old!

Here is a pic of their second oldest, Lydia. She was almost 2 when we met her, and now she's almost 10!!! She was also the flower girl at our wedding...and now she's practically able to take care our our babies!!

More fun was in store for us this afternoon. Bill set up the jumperoo that we've borrowed from Auntie Doris and Uncle Gordon and not-so-baby Gracie. It's been so great to have a friend who's kiddo is a year ahead of us, and is willing to let us borrow some of their baby things.

Here is a video of Baby Isaac's first time in the jumperoo. (It was shot with my cell phone because we're out of tapes for our camcorder, so it's kind of poor quality...but enjoy anyway! )

New Pictures

Take a peek at the photos of us from the past 2 months...there are updated photos in the birth album, as well as a new 2 month album for your viewing pleasure! :)

Summer Fun and Dedication

This past weekend was a fun one for us. Jessica's mom flew in and she and Jessica and Isaac went to the beach for a long weekend. Jessica's family has owned a beach house in Surfside, Texas for a long time, and as a child, she went every summer to the beach there. This summer Isaac got to start the same kind of memories! :) It was a lot of fun. Here are some pics from the weekend.

Baby Isaac with Jessica's uncle Troy

Baby Isaac with Jessica's aunt Sherri

Isaac snoozing on the beach

Mommy and Isaac in the water

Isaac playing with his aunt Sarah

Isaac checkin' it all out

Isaac and Grandma

This Sunday we also had Isaac dedicated at church. It was wonderful to have Jessica's mom and Bill's parents in town for the event. Jessica's friend Auntie Daphne also came (thanks for being the photographer! :) ) Isaac's name means "child of promise"...which, if you know our story, he definitely is a child of promise and a miracle baby. It is so amazing to think that God has entrusted this miracle to us!

Prayer over the family by Pastor Kermit

Shots Stink!!

Today was our little guy's 2 month checkup at the doctor's office. Those of you who have kids know that this is the first fun-filled vaccination appointment. I was curious how he would do since he did so well previously with his heel being pricked. Poor baby had no idea what was coming! He was laying there, just as content as could be....and then come the shots. He got that stunned, wide-eyed look of utter shock...and then came the scream. He was such a big boy, and only cried for less than a minute...but it still broke my heart! I nursed him right after, and he passed out for the next two hours...poor baby!

On the up side, they said he is doing great! He weighed in at 14 lbs. 3 oz. (95th percentile) and measured 23 inches long (75th percentile). Our little overachiever!! We were told to start watching for him to roll over soon (very exciting!) and in a few months we get to start him on rice cereal! It is crazy how fast he is growing!

We are going to the beach next week with Jessica's family...and he is being dedicated next weekend at church, so we should have some fun updated and more pictures soon!