Ooooo we're in trouble now!!!

Check out our little boy on the move...

Guess it is time to childproof the house!

Bump

Just a quick update on Isaac's bump. We saw the pediatric dermatologist who took a look and deemed it benign. However, she said that it should be removed, not only because it would draw questions from other children as he grew older, but because it may continue to grow and may cause him physical discomfort. Good enough reasons for me. We are going to see a plastic surgeon and schedule its removal sometime between 12 and 18 months of age. I will miss this special part of Isaac, it is unique, but unnecessary.

I also have to say, this little guy is quite the charmer, he will smile at anyone weather they are paying attention to him or not. The nurses and doctor kept commenting on his smiley personality... one nurse threatened to keep him. Back off lady and take a step away from my baby :)

Five Months Old!

On September 14th our little boy turned 5 months old. Time has gone by so quickly...unbelieveably so. The whole month of September has been a blur and next week I start back to work...what?!? It seems that since Isaac's birth there has been one new visit, milestone, or trip that has marked time right up to this moment. We've spent the last five months looking forward to the next thing until we ran out of things to look forward to. Now my time has drawn to a close and on Monday morning I drop him off with Ella, his nanny, to spend his days playing with her and Maya, the little girl he is doing the nanny share with. To say that I am going to miss our days together is an understatement. I don't think I can comprehend what a change this will be...just like every other part of motherhood so far.

This past month has been full of so many new experiences for Isaac:
His first plane trip
His first trip to Asheville
His first time meeting all of our friends in NC
His first time on the Blue Ridge Parkway
His first time driving through three states: GA, SC and NC
His first sip of water out of a glass
His first taste of sweet potato
His first taste of avacado
His first taste of peas
His first time staying with Ella
His first trip to VA
Attending his first and second wedding
His first time in a pool

I'm sure there are more...those are just off of the top of my head.

I have taken a ton of pictures and they are loaded on shutterfly.

New Milestones

Just a quick note... Isaac rolled over from his stomach to his back twice today. He also is doing this great airplane imitation with his arms and legs off of the floor while he balances on his stomach. Aaaannnd...pulling his knees up under himself and rocking on his elbows. This kid is going to be moblie before we know it. I will try to get some pictures and or video this week.

We are begining the countdown to Isaac's first trip to Asheville and our dear friends Cassie and Jim's wedding. I am so excited to get back to the mountains and see our friends and family in NC. I'll be curious to see how Isaac takes to traveling... I hope that he will enjoy it.

More pictures soon...

Playing catch up...

I apologize for my lack of blogs for the past month... I have been so busy with Isaac and life in general that it has been difficult for me to do much more than collapse at the end of the day. What will life be like when I go back to work?!?! That is the question that looms over me now. Thankfully I have 6 more weeks to figure that one out...

There is so much new to report that I am not sure where to start. So, here are some of the highlights in no particular order:

• Isaac is now rolling over from his back to his stomach. So much so that we thought we were going to have to duct tap him to his mattress because he kept waking himself up rolling around in his crib. We took the fabric bumper out but have been rethinking that move because he sometimes gets his limbs caught in the rails. The picture below is of the first time he rolled over in his sleep...
  

• Marc's twin brother Evan came for a 2 week visit. The testosterone level in the house was almost unbearable, thankfully the never ending comedy that is the Lao brothers made things a bit better. Ev and Isaac really bonded and Ev dubbed him "Isaac the Giant". Which still makes Isaac giggle...
  

• My Father and Step-Mother came for a visit also and we had a very lovely time with them. Isaac and my Dad bonded over horsey rides on his Zadie's knee:

• Isaac went to two museums this month. We saw the Frida Kahlo exhibit at SF MOMA and The Contemporary Jewish Museum in San Francisco.

• I joined a mother's group and met a wonderful group of women and their sweet babies. Isaac is the second oldest of the group. Cecelia is a month older than him. Then there are Maya and Leo who are a month younger. The two other boys, Niko and Oliver are 9 weeks old, and then there is Tula who is now 8 weeks.

• Isaac is now about 15 lbs and 26" long. He's getting the cutest little rolls on his upper thighs. It is looking like he has brown eyes...but they are still changing color. He loves to smile and giggle...especially when I sing to him.
  

• Naps during the day are still challenging. He likes to take 30-40 minute naps every hour and a half to two hours. I have spent many hours reading a number of books about infants and sleep and realized that this is just how he rolls and have given up the idea that he will take two loooong naps. He may grow in to that at a later date but I am not holding my breath.
  

• Lastly...our little boy is now sleeping through the night. We start his bedtime routine around 6 each night. First Isaac gets dinner (courtesy of mom) then Marc gives him a bath and I give him a little massage and put on his jammies. Then we rock and I sing him a lullaby (usually "Beautiful Boy" by John Lennon). Generally he's bee sleeping for 8 hours, briefly waking to nurse, and then waking up again about 3 hours later. He then comes to bed with me and we wake up for the day around 8 or 9...I will really miss this dozy time together when I go back to work. It really is the sweetest way to wake up.