Ikie's birthday

As Isaac's birthday is approaching on 10/14/11 and my due date is quickly approaching, I was reminiscing of Isaac's birth. Below is Devin's first posting after I delivered. It was such an amazing time and we were also very hypervidgilant which makes me laugh. I wonder if we will even get a post in after baby boy #2! :)

Happy Birthday

Eight pounds eight ounces. 21 inches long. That's my baby boy. He's got a full head of hair too! I told Amanda we are going to have to get some hair gel and style it into a mohawk for his first picture. I will have to get some pictures of him up on the blog tomorrow, I am pretty tired right now and am not sure I would even be able to figure it out now. I know, I know.... "Get used to it!" I will, but it may take some time. I have been getting my eight hours of sleep for 32 years in a row, so it will be an adjustment. Anyway.... Isaac is healthy and mom is too, considering she went through a c-section..... and she has a cold..... and she has pink eye. Luckily tonight the nursed took Isaac to the nursery so Amanda can finally get some rest. I will be keeping an eye on her to make sure everything is ok. It's funny, she is sleeping right now and this is probably the first time I have heard her sleep in four weeks without snoring. I am sure her body is releived to be done with the burdeon she has endured the last 41 weeks.

I can't wait for you all to see his pics.... he has the cutest head of hair.... he even has a receding hair line. It is hilarious. And he's got this determined look in his eyes at all times. Not sure if he is trying to figure out his surroundings or trying to figure out where his bottle is. It was neat, for about the first two hours he didn't fuss... just looked around. I fed him. He drank 20 mL of formula (Amanda isn't able to breast feed at this point due to the aformentioned illnesses). After 10 mL I sat him up to burp and patted his back one time and he let out a monster belch. It got mom's and the nurse's attention. Made me proud.

Well, I am clearly rambling now and am very tired. I will work on those pics tomorrow, Isaac and mommy permitting.

Wedding

Isaac went to his first wedding. My cousin (Natalie) got married in Chicago on 8/20/11. Isaac had a blast, wearing a tie, getting to dance with grandma/pa and everyone else. He was absolutely exhausted by the end of the night. Congrats to my cousin and Matt. He loves staying at my parents and told them that they could come back to Fargo with us if they wanted.

Ikie's new bedroom

Ikie painting his new bedroom

Song Change

Devin's mom recommended our blog song change. She said that this song reminds her of Devin and Isaac and I agree! Thanks Grandma Nancy!

Ikie riding his bike

I am back!

Hi- if you are still following. I am back! My poor blog! I am 31 weeks along and doing well. For those that do not know......IT'S A BOY! This pregnancy has been very different for me however. I spent the first 20 weeks feeling like I had the flu 24/7. Miserable. I was so sensitive to smells. For some reason, the smell in my house made me want to puke and die! I am not even exagerating. I am much better now. I feel way bigger this pregnancy then I did with Isaac.

On to the positive sides to this pregnancy. I don't wake Devin up in holy terror by my screaming from my leg cramps. I am not snoring like a grizzle bear! I have not taken as many belly pictures to forever remind me of how big I get. It is not that I am not as excited. I just simply don't have time with taking care of a 2 year old to sit and take pictures of my belly.

Isaac is very excited to have a little brother and he tells me that he is going to "snuggle him" all the time. He loves Chad and Cherie's baby (Brynn) and almost snuggles her too much. We have to watch him because he always wants to kiss her and help take care of her. We have to remind him that Brynn is a newborn and he has to be very careful.

Isaac is doing so well in every aspect. He is doing great with potty training. He has learned to ride his little bike with training wheels. He will say such funny things all the time. I have to remember to write them down more. He is paying attention to everything and everybody. He always copies Devin and will wear his hat and glasses the same way that his dad does. He loves to be a tough little boy and will often ask his Devin..."dad...you wrestle me." He loves the lake and wants to pretty much live out there. He enjoys his little friend, Kade too!

He does get annoyed with Devin. The other day, Devin was singing to Isaac's DVD and Isaac said "stop saying those words." Devin thought it was funny and kept singing so then Isaac said "stop annoying me!" It cracks me up.

The other day, I was driving Isaac and I to the park and had to drive out of the busy intersection. I came close to this guy on a bike and Isaac said "mom, don't crash that guy!"

We have been very busy at the camper and on the boat this summer. Isaac has a great time and will ask me all week..."Mom, maybe tomorrow we can go to the lake?" Or, he will say "pretty soon, I am going to the lake." He loves the boat. He will talk about things related to the boat that I don't even teach him. He will talk about the boat with a motor, or a hitch, or the tram.

We plan on giving Isaac a new room. We ordered new furniture and bedding for him and the baby will get Ikie's old room. I have so much work to do with organizing that! Devin gets the thrilling job of painting and getting furniture set up.

On to other news. Devin recently received a promotion at work. So, he has been putting in extra hours but feels very blessed to have received this promotion.

Well that is about all to report.