A Lazy, Sunny Sunday

I LOVE my tree. It only blooms a couple weeks out of the year. I'm sad when the flowers die.

A flower that I haven't killed.

Fun with shadows

A trip downtown to the fountain for some fun & ice cream.

Cutest 6 year old alive!




Statue of Liberty

Someone was woken up from his nap too soon.

Ice cream made him feel better.

Another milestone: Isaac can bring his hand to his mouth! Yeah for coordination! A very good sign! His jitters are definitely better than they were! He gives us all huge smiles. He giggled in his sleep the other day. Oh, and.......last week he weighed in at 13lb, 7oz.

Easter

Milestones

Isaac turns 8 weeks old tomorrow. I told you all I'd be documenting his every milestone..........watching closely to see how he is developing. Well, so far he seems perfectly normal to me. He still shakes sometimes. Some days I think it's better & some days it seems worse. It's hard to say. But it only happens when he is cold & exposed or feeling startled. He smiles, he eats like crazy & he is growing FAST. Today he started PLAYING! Well, playing as much as an 8 week old can! He was so fascinated by that toy in the pictures with the circles. He actually touched it several times............and I'm pretty sure that's just what he was TRYING to do!!! I can just see the little gears in his head turning. I think he's going to be OK!

He played with it so much he pushed

it right into his face!

AAAWWWwwww.........good job
STARING, baby!!!

He just LOVES those circle thingies!!!

My baby is so pretty.

Jarod turned 9 years old yesterday. The day before, I let him bake his own cake. He loves to cook & bake & has taken many lessons from his awesome Aunt Emily. I had to supervise, but he did most of it himself. We had a nice little family party at home. Jarod & Micah (who can NEVER be apart for longer than 5 minutes, so of COURSE they BOTH went!!!) stayed with Emily last night for a sleep over. She took them out to do all kinds of fun stuff for Jarod's birthday, including to a kids' cooking class! There will be more partying to come on Wednesday with Grandma, aunts & cousins.

Brotherly Love

Home With Baby & Meeting the Family

First of all, I wanted to let everyone know the good news. All of Isaac's tests came back negative. His Dr thinks he is looking so normal that he sees no need to run any further tests. He feels that the damage to his brain is probably very minimal & will most likely not cause many (if any) problems later. Only time will tell for sure (there are no guarantees), but he doesn't need to see him back again at this point. I am so thankful to God for this.

Justin has been looking for a camper for a long time. He found "THE ONE" on Craig's List............in OREGON...........last week. I took the baby to his 1 week check-up. The Dr gave us the "OK"...........and off we went on our mission. We bought the trailer & then headed up to WA to visit with both of our families. I know that seems like a crazy thing to do one week after giving birth. Talk to Justin. Fortunately, I did sleep almost all the way there & a good portion of the way back too. And I got to see how much Keri's baby had grown since Nov & meet my NEW nephew, Zander, as well. We spent time with both of our families. But I only had my act together enough to take pictures of the new babies. So, sorry that there are no Sturgeon family pictures up, guys!!! Doesn't mean I don't love you!!!

I am feeling great! Can I just say how good it feels to NOT BE PREGNANT anymore!!! I JUMPED out of bed yesterday.........as opposed to having to gingerly ROLL myself out of bed & hobble painfully to the bathroom, bones cracking & popping. I took the baby & went shopping (thanks to Jim & Bonnie & my Kohl's gift certificate!!! ;-). The sun was shining, I had the music cranked up....................and it occurred to me................I'M FREE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Of course, after shopping, I had to come home & take a long nap. I still tire out pretty easily. (My BP is actually still pretty high, so keep that in your prayers. I think it will adjust in time though.) But, I almost feel like a NORMAL person again!!! YEAH!!!! So very many reasons to be thankful!!! It's so much better to have Isaac on the OUTSIDE of my body! And now I even have some cute clothes that FIT me! ;-)

I should warn you all that I will probably be posting every little new thing that Isaac accomplishes. For one thing, I am just a proud mommy & I always get so excited when my babies take the next "step". But I will also be anxiously looking for any & every little sign to tell me he's developing normally. So.........yesterday............he sneezed out his first booger!!! It was so cute! Sorry I forgot to take a picture! Oh, well. Don't worry, I saved it in his baby book! :-) Just kidding, just kidding........

PS. Isaac was 7lb, 11oz when he was born. He lost 9oz in the hospital (went down to 7lb, 2oz), which is normal for most babies. But now he's up to 8lb, 2oz! In a little over 1 week he has gained a whole pound!!!