Food Milestone

Isaac has been showing a real interest in our food for the last couple weeks. Today, we finally gave him rice cereal. It was a big day -- check it out:




My boys at the Skagit Valley Tulip Festival last weekend

From Month 6

5 months

Isaac turned 5 months old today! Nate and I are constantly amazed and amused with our little guy ... we are having so much fun. It seems as though he is learning something new everyday. I think he had a big growth spurt this past week but you can judge for yourself by the recent Teddy picture. ;)

Big blue eyes

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Isaac got a new hat (it's a *wee* bit too big but still looks pretty darn cute) -- Thanks Silvia!

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Opps .. his head got stuck!

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It's too early in the morning for pictures ..

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Someone can almost sit by himself

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I promise that he does smile, just not when the camera comes out!

Hikes

We have been on two nice hikes in the past two weeks. The first one to Rattlesnake Ledge which we enjoyed with 100+ other people from the Seattle area. Talk about crowds! But that was to be expected with the 70 degree weather we had that day so I can't complain. Yesterday we hiked up Tiger Mountain which Isaac didn't seem to like as much. Maybe he remembers hiking it a few times while in utero and was just trying to tell us that he wanted to do something different. ;)

On the trail to Rattlesnake Ledge

From Month 5

Trying out this running thing like his mom

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Look at those thick feet!

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Stats

Isaac had his 4 month doctor appointment today. He is now 25.25 inches long and weighs 16lbs 6oz. He gained a lot of weight in a week and a half!

Here are some cute shots courtesy of Uncle Dave.

Dad is a bad influence

Such a sweet face

Play time

Isaac and Grandpa Bob (LOVE this one!)

4 months!

Isaac turns 4 months old today! Happy Birthday little man!

Getting some love from mama

From Month 4

I am 4 months old today! Look at how big I am!

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Tummy Time

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Such a smart little boy ...

Our little contagion

Week 4 of daycare and illness #3 has struck.

The first one I already mentioned, a minor cold. The second one was a doozy ... the stomach flu. We had driven out to Lake Wenatchee last Saturday for Chad's surprise birthday weekend. After we arrived, Isaac started to spit up ... and spit up and spit up plus some other stuff that I won't go into detail about. That evening, I decided to call the nurse just to be safe. Well, she scared me to death so at 7pm, we packed up the car and headed back home. Isaac was fine by Sunday afternoon but unfortunately the little man had managed to infect 4 adults (Nate, Chad, Becky, and myself).

Skip forward 5 days and now Isaac has a bad head cold which warranted a last minute visit to the doctor on Friday night. He is so tired but isn't sleeping well, which is a vicious cycle. The plus side to the doctor visit is that we got to find out his weight: 15lbs 12 oz! Can't believe he'll be 4 months old on Saturday! Here are some cute shots of him at 16 weeks ...


Not feeling so good.

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Chad & Becky, I am sorry that I got you sick ...

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Thanks for the hat CJ!

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Snowshoe adventure

This past weekend we took Isaac out for his first snowshoe adventure at Snoqualmie Pass! We had a great time with Maria & Jasper and the Earlywines.

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Maria and Jasper (where's Jasper?!)

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Here are some of my other favorites from the week:

Our first self-portrait (we work from home together on Mondays and Fridays)

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Not sure about that toy...

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Smiley!

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Trying to get both hands in his mouth

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Starting to like his Bumpo!

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My mom sent us this picture from our Arizona road trip. Isaac's expression is priceless. He is only 3 months old and already annoyed by his mom and dad. ;)