Yesterday, Isaac awoke before the sun actually rose. He was in super-cranky mode by 8:00 a.m. My wonderful friend Candy invited us over so I wouldn’t go insane. Her husband has been building an incredible playscape in their back yard.
Isaac likes it, especially the sand box:
Can’t just leave the sand at the bottom, though:
Aunt Candy climbed up, too!
Looking down from on high:
Climbing, climbing, climbing:
Ha! I bet you thought this post was going to be about Isaac, didn’t you? It is, but mostly it’s about Todd. 🙂 As all 3 of my readers will remember, we had a lot of work done recently to connect our house to the city sewer line. As that project was wrapping up, Todd had some pipe installed to run sprinklers. This weekend, he’s started digging up the rest of the yard to install the sprinklers. He’s rented a mini-excavator so that he can dig up around the yard to bury the pipes. He’s also going to work on leveling and grading the front yard some. It’s been a MESS since the front porch project… You really have to watch your step.
Isaac checks it out:
Pulling forward to loosen the chains:
Unloading:
Down the ramp!
Testing out the “toy”:
Isaac exploring:
More digging:
Isaac checks out the view with his Daddy:
Photo update:
Beatles shirt (reminds me of Isaac’s Uncle Dave and reminds Todd of his college roommate Jason):
Fun new bubble-making toy:
Daddy gets in on the bubbles:
So does Jackson:
ADORABLE hat from Todd’s cousin Doug:
Video!
Making blueberry muffins:
Enjoying the fruits of our labor:
Yeah, yeah. I’m behind. I intended to post an update after Laine’s 1-month appointment almost 2 weeks ago… I am finally getting 8 seconds to sit at the computer. 🙂 Todd left last Monday and Mom’s been staying with us. She left yesterday. She’s been helping to take care of Laine and Isaac. Thank goodness she was here! Todd will be back late tomorrow night and we’re all looking forward to it. Isaac is *definitely* missing his daddy!
Laine’s 1-month appointment went well. She gained FOUR POUNDS in one month!!! She was 7 lbs. 14 oz. at birth and was 11 lbs. 14 oz. at the doctor visit. She is growing and growing! She is almost out of her 0-3 month sized clothes. It’s hard for me to believe since Isaac was so much smaller. She weighed more at one month than Isaac did at 2 months. 🙂 We’ve also discovered that Laine looked exactly like her daddy did when he was born. When I get some free time (hardy-har-har), I’ll try to scan in a few of Todd’s baby pics for a comparison. It’s uncanny! She’s a good eater and sometimes a good sleeper. It doesn’t look like she’s going to have all of the reflux issues poor Isaac had, which is great news. I went to see my midwife yesterday, who said I look like I melted. Then she saw Laine and said, “Oh my gosh, it’s because she ate you!” LOL
Isaac is getting used to having a little sister. He dotes on her, which is very sweet. I have to be careful, though. I can’t leave him alone with her at all because he’s constantly touching her and he’s not yet mastered the “gentle” touch yet. He’s been VERY sweet and it makes my heart melt to watch him with her.
OK. On to the part you’re actually interested in; the camera dump.
For some reason, it won’t let me rotate these… Hopefully you’ll still enjoy the outtakes from the calendar photo:
Wearing Daddy’s hat:
Our Busy Boy!
I wanted to capture the look of terror on Todd’s face just seconds before this. His first time to hold both of his kids at once. 🙂
Nana and Baby Laine:
Still can’t rotate… Laine and her CPK. I will use this doll for size comparisons month-to-month. Isaac, apparently, will also be participating. LOL
Todd’s been working on the laundry room. Here he has been taping and floating the walls. You can see where the old window used to be.
Showing off the now-textured walls.
Elke reading a book to Isaac and Milena:
Henry exploring:
Easy rider:
Alan and Cash exploring:
Alan, Cash, and Henry explore:
Henry pushing Isaac’s tricycle:
Music makes the boys dance!
Nana and her grandbabies:
A quick rest for Mommy and Laine:
Snuggling girls:
My beautiful friend Allison holding Laine:
Isaac assessing the cupcakes (specifically, Henry’s):
Unwrapping cupcake good-ness:
Sampling the icing:
The Baby Mamas!!! Archer, Bethany, Isaac, Heather, Allison, Anderson, Cash, Stephanie, Henry, and Candy:
3 outta 4 ain’t bad! Henry was busy with a balloon…
Me and the kiddos:
Easter Egg hunt at the party. Isaac had fun finding the eggs and would happily put them into any basket available. It was really sweet that they had so much fun hunting and are all still too young to be terribly selfish about the results.
Ride ’em, Cowboy:
Yup, he’s a native Texan.
Isaac got bubbles in one of his birthday gifts:
Jackson has just as much, if not more, fun than Isaac does with bubbles.
Isaac’s birthday was on Easter this year, so Laine celebrated in her own special outfit (My First Easter):
Easter Egg Hunt (at home):
Isaac’s Easter basket from Grandma and Grandpa:
Opening birthday presents:
Father & son relaxing in the yard:
Being silly:
Laine’s first Cabbage Patch Kid. Thanks, Nana!
Isaac and his lawn mower, a gift from our friend Marielk.
In action…
In one week, I will have a 2-year-old and a 2-week-old. WOW.
Not much time to chat, but here are some pics from the last week:
Yesterday was beautiful, sunny, and warm, so Isaac broke in the pool a little:
A couple of weeks old, but I forgot to post… Sweet boy wants to help Daddy.
Today, Isaac achieved a new milestone: his first big-boy hair cut! He was a CHAMP! I took him to K.A.O.S. this morning to see Miss Barbara. When we walked in, the movie Anastasia was on. Coincidentally, it was the scene where she sings, “Once Upon a December.” I was literally singing this to Isaac last night when he was having trouble falling asleep. Good omen, I thought. Anyway, when we walked into the hair-cutting area, he selected a big, pink bike to ride on for his cut. All of the pink invading our house must be wearing off on him. 🙂 The whole procedure took about 15 minutes, the first 10 of which he spent mostly snuggled against Mommy before he sat up a little. Then, Miss Barbara pulled out the electric trimmers. She let him hold them to see what he thought, then held them against her cheek, against each side of his face (the plastic piece, so he could feel the vibration), and then against his back. He leaned forward and she was able to trim around his neck perfectly. It was a wonderful first experience. She was quick to warn me that the next time may be more dramatic, but that’s to be expected. I am proud of the way he handled it.
We have a little baggy with Isaac’s locks in it to put in his baby book. They are also going to mail us a certificate saying he got his first trim. 🙂
Here are a few photos from this morning:
Before:
During:
After:
Not much in the news these days. Here are some photos from the last couple of weeks (WARNING: partial of a pregnant woman nudity included):
Allison, Isaac, and Anderson enjoying a beautiful spring morning together:
Big-bro-to-be
Rockin’ out on the froggy at the park:
The drill set was all in the box. Not allowed!!!
Being silly:
Belly button!!!
Daddy took a break from working around the house. His supervisors were ready to assist.
Pregnant mommy:
New bang on the forehead. Maybe I should just make him wear a helmet at all times?
Eager to help Daddy mow the lawn
Not the intended use for the work bench, but at least it’s low to the ground…
Leavin' for Leuven 