The Week In Pictures
Friday, December 16, 2011
Time with Daddy is the best way to start the week!
Grandma Helen's birthday was on Monday:
Isaac is holding his head up higher and longer:
Unfortunately, he came down with a cold mid-week. So he's been sleeping A LOT.
And he's been displaying more and more signs of being right-hand dominant, but we'll see if that continues...
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| Don't look at his nails. I need to cut them. FYI: They grow really quickly! |
Isaac Loves His Sitter!
Wednesday, December 14, 2011
He gave her a three-month-old hug and a big sigh like he'd had one of those days.
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Heidi and Isaac.
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Rockin' and Rollin'
Sunday, December 11, 2011
We are teaching the iBoy how to roll over. He rolled as early as 5 weeks, but can't do it on command yet. He is very good at going from his tummy to his back. But it's more of a challenge going from his back to his tummy. Daddy was working with him here. We have a rythm: rock, rock, rock, and ROLL! Here he is trying to do it on his own:
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Christmas Is Children...
Otherwise entitled "I need a new camera."
We enjoyed Christmas treats, visits from Rudolph and Santa, a gingerbread house, lots of lights, Christmas trees, and horse drawn carriage rides this weekend. The girls and John were very excited about the carriage rides. Anne Marie was so elated that she didn't speak for practically a half hour before we got in the carriage. We all fit in one. Here are some shots:
Next year we'll bring the iBoy too!
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We enjoyed Christmas treats, visits from Rudolph and Santa, a gingerbread house, lots of lights, Christmas trees, and horse drawn carriage rides this weekend. The girls and John were very excited about the carriage rides. Anne Marie was so elated that she didn't speak for practically a half hour before we got in the carriage. We all fit in one. Here are some shots:
Next year we'll bring the iBoy too!
Happy St. Nicholas Day!
Tuesday, December 6, 2011
Mr. Isaac is three months old today
and is doing all sorts of fun things:
and is doing all sorts of fun things:
Rolls to his side
Sucks his thumb
Sucks his thumb
Smiles when you talk to him
Makes eye contact
Turns to face people and coos at them
Stares at the Christmas lights
Holds himself up in the playground swing (this is Daddy's doing!)
Grabs hanging toys that are close to his face
Lifts up his head and turns it while on his tummy
His next weigh-in is at four months. We'll see what the doctor says then. He is definitely much bigger than last month!
Scintillating Conversation
Monday, December 5, 2011
I love how responsive Isaac is becoming. He always talks to me in the morning. He will now start to coo when he wakes up ... or when he needs something. He's learning so much. When I talk with him, he studies my lips and tries to make the sames sounds. It is so precious!
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All In A Weekend's Work!
Now that we are homeowners, we have to take care of home maintenance items like faucet leaks. Thankfully, Rich was able to diagnose the problem, make a few trips to the hardware store, and give us a bright new faucet by Sunday morning. Since we have a roll away dishwasher (our home was built in 1950), we attach our dishwasher to the sink faucet. This requires a special faucet mouth, which are STILL MADE, thank goodness! The dishwasher is still working amazingly well. Now our faucet is a single lever, which has much better water emission control. Our previous faucet splattered water everywhere if the knobs were turned much past the "off" position. Also, the water is much less cloudy now. Our whole kitchen looks better and shinier with this faucet!
On Saturday night, we took a tour of Mount Vernon by candlelight. This Christmas tour included live period music, a bonfire, hot cider and ginger snaps, and characters in period attire explaining the Washingtons' first Christmas at Mount Vernon after George's presidency. Here is Heidi with one of the hosts:
On Sunday we visited the cousins, who gave Isaac much love and attention. Here he is with his godmother, Aunt Theresa:
We also went for a walk around the National Mall and saw the White House Christmas tree. Isaac slept most of the time. It was a phenomenally beautiful weekend - sunny and around 60 degrees - though today we are back to cloudy and 50. I really love the weekends with my boys!
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On Saturday night, we took a tour of Mount Vernon by candlelight. This Christmas tour included live period music, a bonfire, hot cider and ginger snaps, and characters in period attire explaining the Washingtons' first Christmas at Mount Vernon after George's presidency. Here is Heidi with one of the hosts:
On Sunday we visited the cousins, who gave Isaac much love and attention. Here he is with his godmother, Aunt Theresa:
Over the River and Through the Woods
Across five states and through the hood ... to the Detroit Suburbs we go! Rich, Isaac, and I enjoyed a wonderful five-day Thanksgiving vacation. Oh, how relaxing! :) We decided to drive through the night because Isaac had been sleeping for twelve hours at a time pretty regularly! (Have I mentioned how grateful I am for this?)
We left at 7pm on Monday night and arrived at our hotel around 3:30am. Not too shabby for traveling with a baby!! Rich had been looking forward to this trip for a long time. He scheduled time to catch up with his family and friends and, of course, to show off the baby. This trip we had time to see some of the gems of the area - like the historic part of Birmingham. It is so beautiful! There are many sights around Detroit that I still want to see -- like the Ford Museum and the GM Factory -- but those shall have to wait for other trips. We had a wonderful time visiting with family & friends. Here are a few photos - several are courtesy of Grandpa Richard & Grandma Helen!:
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We left at 7pm on Monday night and arrived at our hotel around 3:30am. Not too shabby for traveling with a baby!! Rich had been looking forward to this trip for a long time. He scheduled time to catch up with his family and friends and, of course, to show off the baby. This trip we had time to see some of the gems of the area - like the historic part of Birmingham. It is so beautiful! There are many sights around Detroit that I still want to see -- like the Ford Museum and the GM Factory -- but those shall have to wait for other trips. We had a wonderful time visiting with family & friends. Here are a few photos - several are courtesy of Grandpa Richard & Grandma Helen!:
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| Desserts following an outstanding meal made by Roxane & Dave! |
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| Isaac and Aunt Roxane (Grandpa on couch) watches his first football game. He's not sure about being a Lions fan anymore! |
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| Tiny hands: Isaac & Cousin Mark |
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| Snoozing on Grandma |
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| Hanging out with Ms. Sandy. |
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| Deacon Sal at breakfast. We all ate and drank for under $20 - I miss these prices!! |
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| Isaac & Aunt Charlotte. |
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| Lunch with Dcn. Steve, Sem. Jeff, and Fr. Pierre. |
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| Sign of an introvert? |
Perfect Timing Produces No Crying?
Wednesday, November 16, 2011
We're trying out the principles of "Healthy Sleep Habits, Happy Child" this week. I really like how Dr. Weissbluth makes a distinction between "the importance of sleeping well when we are in a biological sleep mode and the importance of security of attachment when we are in a biological awake mode." His theory is that if you find your child's sleepy signs and put him to bed before he is "overtired," he will sleep better and be happier and so will the whole family.
So far today Isaac went down perfectly for his morning nap and woke up kicking and cooing. The afternoon was more of a challenge as we had two meetings. Tonight he fell asleep with relatively little fussing, and quickly seemed to be in a pretty deep sleep mode. (Still have to read about the intricacies of these stages.)
Now I'm going through our mail and enjoying these beautiful flowers that Rich sent as a surprise.
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So far today Isaac went down perfectly for his morning nap and woke up kicking and cooing. The afternoon was more of a challenge as we had two meetings. Tonight he fell asleep with relatively little fussing, and quickly seemed to be in a pretty deep sleep mode. (Still have to read about the intricacies of these stages.)
Now I'm going through our mail and enjoying these beautiful flowers that Rich sent as a surprise.
Weekend Accomplishments
Monday, November 14, 2011
On Saturday morning, we saw the light at the end of the tunnel! Isaac slept through the entire night without waking up. We put him down at 6pm. He didn't wake up until 6am. Hopefully this becomes a habit before too long!
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| Obsessed with crib mobile ... what are those things?? |
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| In his "wrestle grizzlies in Alaska" hat for those super cold days ... or a trip to the mountains! |
On Sunday, Rich put him on a blanket for tummy time. He walked away for a minute. When he came back, Isaac was on his back. Looks like someone learned how to roll!
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| "How did I end up like this?" |
When I Was Thirty-Five ... It Was A Very Good Year...
Sunday, November 13, 2011
| Rich had a great birthday week, including a Redskins game, a Notre Dame game, lots of good meals, and great gifts and cards ... practically a twelve day celebration!  |
| Homemade blackberry wine, Trader Joe's $5/7 stems, and a Friday night that brought Rich home from work 5 hours earlier than we thought! God is good!!! |
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| Pork tenderloin dinner was topped by Rich's favorite pie - pecan. Thanks for the recipe, Charlotte! |
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| It was so good! |
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| Baby time - this is a commodity during the week! |
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| My favorite card that he received - kept us laughing all day on Sunday! |
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| Trip to the mountains with Rich's dad. |
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| Shenandoah Valley view. |
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| Notre Dame plays Maryland at FedEx field. Rich went with his dad. Final score: 45-21. |
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