Friday Five

Joining Rachel http://portraitrachel365.blogspot.com/ for a Friday Five today:

1. I had a great brunch with a good friend today. We always chat for hours, and it's filled with laughs. We should do that more often.

2. Afterwards, I went to the mall and got a few cute outfits for Isaac. I think I'm going to stock up on buttoned-up shirts and pants for church apparel, since they are apparently hard to find when there isn't an upcoming holiday (thank you, Easter!). Prepare yourself for the cuteness.

3. I'm homesick. NY and Canada - I miss them both. I miss my family. I wish we lived near both Grandmas.

4. My treadmill is up and working again! My goal is to run at least three times a week, with an aim of eventually running 5 days a week. I'm hoping for one of those to be outside, but if not, the treadmill will do for now.

5. Moses is a beast. He's a huge, unruly beast. And I love him. He has such a sweet personality. Good thing, as high maintenance as he is. :)

Three Months Old

Isaac is now three months old! He's almost out of 0-3 month clothes, and is in some 3-6 month clothes. He still sleeps through the night, thankfully! He's smiling all the time, and gurgilng and making adorable cooing noises. He's an angel!

We weighed him a couple of days ago and he was exactly 14 lbs! Big boy!

Have you ever seen a more beautiful baby? Me neither! :)

Favorite Pictures

Smiles!

Isaac is smiling every day now! I never know when he's going to do it, but when he does, it melts my heart! Sometimes I get into his view and smile, and he just beams. I love it! So glad to have captured it on my phone! ♥

Two Month Appointment

Isaac had his two month appointment today! He was a champ, as always! The doctor said he's gaining weight and growing right on target, and everything looks good! He's such a good baby. :) We'll be changing to the Infant formula from the Newborn in the next couple of weeks!

Here's his stats:

Weight: 11 lbs, 8.5 oz (33 Percentile)

Length: 22.5 inches (21 Percentile)

Head Circumference: 38.5 cm (12 Percentile)

And now for pics!

No shots at the doctor? YES!!!

Ok, Mommy, stop taking my picture and just snuggle with me!

365 Days of Isaac

I decided to do the 365 photos this year through an iPhone app. It seems so much easier that way than when you use your camera. I also thought it would be fun to do 365 photos of Isaac. Maybe I should have started on his birthday, but I think it will be nice to look back at 2012 and see how he's changed. :)

Here's the first week!

Happy New Year!

Here's to a beautiful 2012!

Merry Christmas!

Isaac's first Christmas. My first Christmas as a mom. What a beautiful time.

Here's Isaac dressed up for our liturgical Christmas Eve service at church. He slept through the whole thing, except when hubby got up to do the prayer. He woke up a little and grunted and groaned. He loves his daddy. :)

And here he is in the wee hours of Christmas Day. He did not sleep well. Must have been the excitement of the day.

And super comfy on Christmas morning. He was awake the entire time we were at church. It was the first time most people have seen him awake. At one point during the service, I put him on my chest and he started doing his neck "exercises" and swung his head all around. I got a couple of smiles out of him, and he spent a long time staring at me. ♥

Hubby spoiled me rotten, as usual. I think this is my favorite gift. It's from National Geographic. A hand carved stone sculpture, made in Zimbabwe.

I'm loving life! And mostly, thankful for another baby whose birth we celebrate today. The one who came to save us all!

Merry Christmas!

Favorite Pictures

How is this comfortable?

Milk coma!

Got a glimpse of how he'll look as a toddler... ♥

I'll have to recreate this with a better camera and background.

Snuggles with Mommy!

Christmas Present

My mom sent a beautiful book from Pottery Barn Kids. It is personalized! What a great idea! Even on the inside, it says it's from Grammy. The story is about Isaac wanting a teddy bear for Christmas. He writes a letter to Santa and he brings him the teddy bear. There's a page that shows the mantle on the fireplace, and we all have stockings: me, hubby, Isaac, Grammy, Miles (the cat), Frieda and Moses (the dogs). So cute.

It also came with an adorable teddy bear, of course! :)

I think Isaac likes it. :)

Holy Family!

Our church had it's children's Christmas musical this morning and hubby, Isaac and I were asked to be Joseph, baby Jesus and Mary. What an honor! I've wanted to do this since we were married. Hubby and I did play Joseph and pregnant Mary one year. That is fun to do when you're three years into infertility. At any rate, what a thrill this morning!

Isaac was perfect and didn't make any noise at all. He did get startled at one point. I think it was when the shepherds knelt before him. :)

Here he is waiting to go on stage for the second time:

The kids in the choir all wore angels' wings, and I asked to borrow a pair after the musical was over. Isaac didn't enjoy himself, but I got a few fun pictures.

What a fun experience!

Doctor's Appointment

Isaac went to the doctor today for his one month checkup. They always make the poor baby get naked so they can weigh him. Thankfully this time I remembered a blanket.

Everyone said how good he was. He didn't cry at all when I placed him on the scale or on the desk to measure him. He didn't cry when he got his temperature taken.

He got a shot today, and he only cried for three seconds. It's official: he's an angel. ♥ Honestly, though, he did really well. I thought he would scream his head off after the shot, but nope. :)

His measurements:

Weight: 9 lbs (18th percentile)

Length: 20 3/4 inches (10th percentile)

Head circumference: 36 1/2 cm (10th percentile). Now to me, he has a huge head, but apparently it's normal.

The doctor said he is growing exactly on target compared to where he was last visit.

And he got a Scooby Doo band-aid!!

He spent a lot of time sleeping after we got home:

Check out that outfit! I found another Christmas outfit at Target! I bought two - the other one is all red and says "My first Christmas" on it... he'll wear that on Christmas Day. I bought newborn size though, and I wonder if it will fit him. I might try to get back there within the next week and buy the next size up. He's still gaining an ounce a day, so he'd be 10 lbs right around Christmas. Can a 10 pound baby fit into a newborn sleeper? :)

Favorite Pictures

Some adorable cell phone pics from the past week or so: