2 week update

Wow, the past couple of weeks have gone by fast, I can't believe Luke will be 3 weeks old on Sunday! He is doing really well, and we are all adjusting quickly to our new life. Isaac loves his baby brother, he constantly wants to hold him and kiss him. Luke is becoming more alert, everyday he is awake more, which is so fun. I love watching him with his eyes wide open looking around the room, checking out his house and family. He is a cutie, with moments of screaming, but thankfully more moments of sweetness. Isaac is becoming a big boy before my eyes, his sentences get longer everyday, he can do things now that I didn't expect him to do for months. He is really handling all of the changes really well, I am so proud of him!

Both of the boys went to the doctor for check ups this week...here are the stats:
Luke: 7 lbs 7.9 oz, 20.25 inches - he's growing well!!! (not surprised though, he's quite an eater!)
Isaac: 25 lbs 12.5 oz, 34.75 inches - gosh he's so big!



I also have to add a HUGE thank you to all of you who have helped us through this period of transition. The meals that have been brought over have been a tremendous help, it's so nice to not have to worry about what my family will eat and not have to take the time to cook. I'm not much of a cook anyway, so the meals are also great because they have given us a variety of new foods we don't normally eat. Carl loves that! I'm going to have to get these recipes from y'all so I can make these meals again, they were all so yummy! Also, thank you to our parents...we would surely have gone crazy by now if it weren't for all of your help, love, and support! There are no words for how truly greatful we are for all of you!

Happy 2nd Birthday Isaac!

Birthday Boy!

Happy 2nd Birthday Sweet Isaac!

Playing on Daddy's lawnmower.

Birthday cake with Daddy!

Watching his birthday candle burn the two away!

Jumping on his new trampoline!

I can't believe my Baby Isaac is now my Big Boy! He turned two on Friday, and after having Luke home I can tell that he is a two year old! He is huge, definitely not my baby, but still my baby in my heart. He had a great birthday, we celebrated as a family of four and then had the grandparents over for dinner and cake! Isaac loved all of the special attention!

Isaac is really growing into a sweet little guy, he is very social, always asking for people to come over. He loves to give hugs and kisses, and must hug and kiss everyone before he leaves anywhere...this includes the dogs before we leave the house. He loves to play outside, he would live outside if we let him. He has a slight obsession with speed bumps; every little bump is a speed bump and he must walk, jump, or drive his car over it. He enjoys watching Elmo, and this is actually the only thing he will sit still for, but don't be fooled it doesn't last long. He is a great eater, he will try anything, and likes almost everything! Definitely didn't get mama's taste for food, thank goodness! He is quite the talker, too, he will talk your ear off, whether or not you understand it is a different story. I can understand all of it, but most people can't...he's trying though. He likes to sing songs, dance, and count. Old MacDonald is his favorite song, he says "EIEIO" while I sing the rest...he can't get enough of it! He has an impressive ability to remember everyone's cars. As we drive around he constantly points out everyone's cars by the maker (Ford, Chevy, GMC, Toyota, Buick, etc.), it is incredible! So if he's seen your car a couple of times you are one of the ones he talks about as we drive around.

I am so blessed to be Isaac's mama, and can't express how much I love him! These past two years have been amazing, watching him grow and learn...I can't wait to see what this year has in store for us!

Mother's Day Blessing

Our family of three just over 12 hours before becoming a family of four.

Last pregnant picture (taken right before we left for the hospital)


Put me back in there!

Sweetness

Heading home!

Isaac saying hi when we got home.

Our new family!

The Lord has blessed us this Mother's Day with an amazing gift...our son Luke. He was born at 1:10 am, what a way to start our day! I was having contractions all night on Friday and all day Saturday, so we thought he would be born on Saturday, but he waited until Sunday morning, and I just love that!

He weighed 6 pounds 12 oz and was 20.25 inches. He is doing really well, and is just precious!

As I layed there after he was born watching them clean him and just staring in amazement at my beautiful son, my second son, I was just hit with so many emotions. There were a few Mother's Days in the last few years that were really hard on me. As we struggled to get pregnant Mother's Day was a tough day, and now a day that was once difficult will forever be one of the most special days of my life. Through my struggles I always reminded myself that God had a plan, and of course that's easier to say than to always fully believe, but over the last 2 years God has shown me that He was always in control; and His plan is way better than mine! I feel like God giving us the gift of our son on this special day is His way of showing us His love and His constant presence in our lives. I can only praise God for my beautiful children and sweet husband!

Time to watch what we say...

Isaac has started to enjoy watching Elmo on Sesame Street. He doesn't care about the rest of the show, only Elmo's World...he gets so excited when he sees Elmo. In the afternoon after his nap he is sometimes still a little groggy or just tired from not napping, so we often sit together on the couch to eat a snack and watch the episode of Elmo's World that I recorded that morning. This afternoon happened to be a groggy afternoon for him, Carl was already finished working for the day, so he sat with us and we all watched Elmo together. Elmo has a friend in the show named Mr. Noodle, he is a real man. Carl has never watched this with us, so he has never seen Mr. Noodle. Well, when Carl saw Mr. Noodle he made the comment that Mr. Noodle was a little creepy and looked like he should drive an ice cream truck. Shortly after that comment Isaac saw Mr. Noodle again and said, "Mr. Noodle drive ice cream truck!" Oh my goodness, we died laughing! It's amazing how much Isaac hears and understands; we forget all the time how alert and with it he is...it's definitely time to start watching what we say around him! (He even talked about Mr. Noodle driving the ice cream truck a few more times in the hours that followed.)

Forward Roll

We may have a future Olympic gymnast here in our midst. =) He learned how to do a forward roll all by himself today! Okay, so he has a lot to learn before he'll be ready for the Olympics, but maybe this is proof of his taent. I am so proud of him! Looks like he may hurt his neck when he does it, but he just loves doing it!

Nursery

The nursery is almost complete, so I decided to post some pictures for y'all to see. I've had a great time putting it together and making it a special place for our new little guy. It still needs some finishing touches...curtains, a canvas painting a friend is making, and of course the wooden name letters, but those will be revealed after he's born since the name is a secret! Oh one more thing it needs....a baby!!!

The box painted above the bed contains a quote, "I am fearfully and wonderfully made." Psalm 139:14. I chose this quote because I love the entire chapter it is a part of. Verse 13 says, "For you created my inmost being, you knit me together in my mother's womb." Wow, what an awesome reality that is! All throughout my pregnancy I think about that fact, that God is knitting together this baby boy inside of me, He knows every part of my son, He knows what lies ahead for him. That is just so amazing to me, so I was excited to find this verse to put on the nursery wall.

Psalm 139

1 O LORD, you have searched me and you know me.
2 You know when I sit and when I rise; you perceive my thoughts from afar.
3 You discern my going out and my lying down; you are familiar with all my ways.
4 Before a word is on my tongue you know it completely, O LORD.
5 You hem me in—behind and before; you have laid your hand upon me.
6 Such knowledge is too wonderful for me, too lofty for me to attain.
7 Where can I go from your Spirit? Where can I flee from your presence?
8 If I go up to the heavens, you are there; if I make my bed in the depths, you are there.
9 If I rise on the wings of the dawn, if I settle on the far side of the sea,
10 even there your hand will guide me, your right hand will hold me fast.
11 If I say, "Surely the darkness will hide me and the light become night around me,"
12 even the darkness will not be dark to you; the night will shine like the day, for darkness is as light to you.
13 For you created my inmost being; you knit me together in my mother's womb.
14 I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful, I know that full well.
15 My frame was not hidden from you when I was made in the secret place. When I was woven together in the depths of the earth,
16 your eyes saw my unformed body. All the days ordained for me were written in your book before one of them came to be.
17 How precious to me are your thoughts, O God! How vast is the sum of them!
18 Were I to count them, they would outnumber the grains of sand. When I awake, I am still with you.
19 If only you would slay the wicked, O God! Away from me, you bloodthirsty men!
20 They speak of you with evil intent; your adversaries misuse your name.
21 Do I not hate those who hate you, O LORD, and abhor those who rise up against you?
22 I have nothing but hatred for them; I count them my enemies.
23 Search me, O God, and know my heart; test me and know my anxious thoughts.
24 See if there is any offensive way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting.

Isaac's a biker now!

Isaac has had two different bikes for months now, close to a year probably. But he always refuses to use the pedals; I think he feels unstable when using them, so he just walks the bike. Any time we asked him to use the pedals he would quickly say, "All done, all done!" This morning I turned on Sesame Street for him, not that he really watches, but every now and then he will look at it. When I turned it on Elmo happened to be on, and Elmo is the only character he recognizes. Elmo was riding a tricycle, so I took full advantage of the opportunity and made a big deal about watching Elmo use the pedals. Then Elmo and a man started teaching Elmo's pink friend (I don't know her name) how to ride her tricycle, using the pedals. They were telling her the same things we tell Isaac. I made a big deal out of it, and talked all about how she was pushing the pedals and doing such a great job. Then I got really excited for her when she did it on her own.

This afternoon while playing outside I asked Isaac if he wanted to ride his bike like Elmo did, using the pedals. He jumped right on it, put his feet on the pedals, and off he went!!! Wow!!! Not a problem at all, like he had always been doing it! Carl was outside, too, so we both went crazy when he did it and praised him a lot! He loved that of course, and I think he loved using the pedals, too! We're so proud of our new little cyclist!