Growing Boy!

Look how much our little boy has grown!

Isaac one week old

Isaac 10 weeks old

He had his 2 month check up today and was 24 1/4" long and weighed 12 lbs 10 oz. Which means that he as grown 5" and gained almost 5 lbs since he was born. Wow...they get big so quickly!!

His Aunt Donna was here for a visit this past week and we had a very good time catching up. She got to do what she's been dying to do...hug, kiss, and hold Isaac for hours on end. I have to express how grateful I was to have her here. She has always been a roll model for me and it made me feel good to know that she felt like I was doing a good job with Isaac. As a new mom it is nice to get all the positive reinforcement possible. It is easy to get overwhelmed and not be sure that you are doing a good enough job.

Another piece of news...I will be staying home for 12 more weeks. I am not ready to go back to work and give up this precious time with Isaac. He is still so small and to turn him over to some one else to care for feels like I am going to miss out on too much important growth and change. Marc and I went back and forth about the decision and finally concluded that it would be better for me to stay home a bit longer. I wish it could be his whole first year, but am very happy to be able to spend his first 6 months at home with him.

I have added a new album to Shutterfly...enjoy!

I miss you Dad!

I promised Marc that I would post pictures of Isaac for him while he was traveling on business this week. Every one keeps telling me how much he looks like Marc. I am hoping to get a baby picture of him some time soon so that I can post it for comparison. Marc said that Isaac got my earlobes...gurrrr.





Our next wave of family visits started yesterday. Granny and Grandpa Herriman (my Mom and Step-Dad) arrived for a quick visit on their way up to their property in Yreka, CA. Today my sister-in-law Donna Harter arrived from Waynesville, NC for a week long visit. I feel so blessed to have her here. It makes me a little homesick for the mountains though...

Around the time of Isaac's birth my father announced that he had been diagnosed with prostate cancer. They caught it early but it required immediate surgery. I am glad to report that his surgery was a success and he is recuperating nicely at home. The Dr. said that they got 100% of the cancer...which is what we all wanted to hear. Unfortunately Arlene's back has gone out which will apparently keep her out of commission most of the summer. A bad way to spend your summer vacation. Our prayers go out to both of them for speedy recoveries.

Today we were excited to find our that our close friends Andy and Alicia are pregnant and due January 6th...just a few days before my birthday. Isaac with soon have another friend to play with here in the hood!

That is all of our news for today...

Two whole months old!!!

Where has the time gone????? I really cannot believe that Isaac was born 8 weeks ago today...56 days completely entranced by this our boy. He has changed so much already and I love seeing the new things that he learns each day. He's smiling every day an reciprocates when you smile and talk to him. He is making sounds like aaaahhhh, aooooaooo, ooooohhhh, and maaaaaahhh and I am able to distinguish 4 different cries.
One is more of him going gaaaah, gaaahh at increasing intensity, which means please come here I'm lonely. I usually hear this in protest to being left alone while he is in his swing, bouncy seat, boppy or bassinet for longer than a couple of moments. There is the more urgent mmmmaaah, mmmaaaaaaaaah, which means that he's hungry and I'm not getting his food to him fast enough. It's close cousin is the full on aaaaaaaahhhhh, maaahh screech which tells me that he is over tired and I'm in for a couple of hours of nursing, dozing, and crying before he finally crashes. Lastly, there is the full on blood curtling, skin crawling, yawell, which makes your heart break and has no discernable cause or cure.
He is reaching for objects overhead and will hold the edge of my top while he nurses. Which is really the sweetest thing. He is still sleeping quite a bit, but does take longer naps now. I consistantly get a 4-5 hour stretch each night followed by two hour stretches, which allow us to slowly wake up. We have been taking walks in our stroller which knocks Isaac out in a matter of minutes. He slept in it for two hours on Saturday as we walked around Sausalito and enjoyed the warm day by the bay.

Next Monday Marc and I will celebrate our one year anniversary...what a wild year this has been!

I have added pictures to Shutterfly...

Our little boy...

Isaac is growing so quickly. I swear I put him to bed and the next morning he is so much bigger. I started to feel axious that I wasn't going to remember how he looked when he was this small. I used my cell phone to capture a few of my favorite features while he napped. These are the parts that I can gaze at for hours.

Hard to believe...

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