4 Weeks Old

Isaac is now 4 weeks old and getting more cute each day! He is just so cuddly...how could he not be with cheeks like that. He is a big boy. He has already graduated into the 3-6 month clothing since the 0-3 is skin tight on him and a pain to put on. This morning I was changing his onesie and after sitting there stretching out the arm holes to make it easier to put on, I finally decided for his sake and mine we were going to move up to 3-6 mon. clothing. Natali was a big baby as well, but she leveled off right after being born. Not Isaac, he is packing it on! We can finally start giving him baths in his little tub now that his cord has finally fallen off. I have been "wet" on several times...and I am sure there is more to come. The differences of having little boys vs. little girls I guess. This upcoming Saturday marks the first BYU football game of the season and you can all be assured that Ben & Isaac will be watching together (as will the rest of the family)...but now Ben can do it with his boy! I can't believe it has already been 4 weeks. I still wonder though...what is going to happen with his hair, and what color will his eyes be?

The Weigh In...

Today I took Isaac back to the doctors just for a weight check to make sure he was back to birth weight. Last week at his two week appointment he was 10.7 lbs. Just two ounces shy of birth weight. Today, at three weeks old he weighed...drum roll please...11.9 lbs! Needless to say, back and surpassed birth weight. We love our little chunk!

Our Two Kids

On Sunday Ben took Natali with him to church while I stayed home with Isaac. I took the chance to snap a few more photos. Ben has been so patient with all my picture taking...he hates having his picture taken. What a good sport he has been!

A proud dad

Our two kiddos!!! What little angels

Grandma Gerry

Yeah for mom's is all I have to say! My mom left on Sunday and was here for a week. It was great! She stocked the fridge, made meals, helped with Natali, and best of all... just the fact that she was here. She was very diligent about not letting me pick things up or push myself too hard with the c-section. She also made sure I took as many naps as possible. It was always the big internal struggle...take a nap or stay awake with my mom. Due to extreme exhaustion I took the nap. The truth is Natali can be a handful, and I think my mom needed the nap too! She kept saying..."There is a reason you have babies when you are young!" It was so good to have my mom here. Hopefully she will be back soon.

We're All Home

It has been so good to all be home together. Natali loves being a big sister and mommies little helper. Sometimes she wants to help a little too much, but what else would you expect from a two year old. Isaac had his two week check up last Friday. His doctor said he looked great! His weight was, 10.7, so almost back to birth weight. So that made him 95% for weight, and he was 75% for height and head circumference. Everyone keeps telling us he will be our little linebacker, but I am not sure I could handle being a football mom (sitting on the sidelines watching your child get pounded). Ben keeps telling me it is inevitable. Thankfully that it is many years down the road.

Isaac Update

Isaac is home! He was discharged from the NICU on Friday morning, and we have loved every minute of having him here with us. He is eating and sleeping well, and big sister is just enthralled in his every move. It is hard finding a balance of letting Natali feel involved while at the same time protecting Isaac. Ben and I keep telling ourselves that there are tons of kids out there who survived having older siblings, hopefully Isaac will be one of them! At the hospital they had him on a awesome schedule of eating every 4 hours. It was heaven. That stopped the moment we got home. Now he is back to eating about every 3 hours. I am feeling fine. My mom is here and that makes all the difference in the world. She is taking care of Natali and making sure that I am resting and napping as much as possible. I am already dreading the thought of her leaving. Thanks for all the calls, emails, thoughts, and prayers. We feel so lucky to have our little boy healthy and at home with us. The nurses kept telling us it was just amazing how quickly he was recovering and that his progress was so fast. We are blessed.

Big Sister

Today we brought Natali up for the second time to see baby Isaac. She came up once before but we didn't have our camera with us. Here we are waiting for Isaac to come to the window with Dad and Aunt Hollie.

Where is baby brother?

Here they come!

Natali got so excited! She started blowing kisses and kissing the window. We still aren't sure if she realizes it is "our" baby but she was so excited to have us all together as a family.

No More Tubes

Slowly over the last couple of days Isaac has slowly been losing his different tubes. His oxygen tubes has been off for awhile. Today his feeding tube was taken out and his IV was stopped! Yeah!!! He is doing so well. He is eating just great and just an angel. He is so snugly and kissable.

Dad and his baby boy!

Aunt Hollie got to hold and help feed Isaac.

Baby Issac

Here is Isaac all hooked up to his different monitors and machines. I still haven't held him yet.I finally got to hold my baby boy! I was SO SO SO happy, my little 10.9 lb chuck!

Look at those rolls!

Ready to Have a Baby!

Here I am ready Friday morning, off for the c-section!