Kristen’s Blog

We celebrated Isaac’s first birthday last weekend. Yes, that is a “Happy 1st Birthday” crown he is wearing! There was a matching bib, too! He had a great time at the party. He received lots of neat things, but I think his favorite was his Tigger Ride-on Airplane, the Ride on Fire Engine, and Leapfrog Alphabet Pal. The airplane has a propeller that spins and the fire engine blows bubbles! Too cute!

We had much to celebrate with this little guy making it through his first year. We will know soon if he has grown out of his heart problem. He still takes the medication twice a day, and is doing really well.

He is such a treasure, we love him to pieces. Hard to imagine what life was like before him. He has made our lives so rich and full.

Our new bed arrived yesterday. And after a very late night waiting on the mattress pad and sheets to get out of the washer and dryer, we finally enjoyed a really good night’s sleep. It was wonderful. I still had to get out of bed at 4:00 and 4:45 am to tend to Isaac, but Jeff never felt the bed move. Ahhh! We have had to totally re-arrange our bedroom to accommodate the new, bigger bed but I think it was worth it. Now I just have to deal with what is left over of my desk mess. I am wanting to clear it out and store all my scrapbook stuff in cubes or on a bookshelf. I hope to have this project done by the end of the month.

Better go get our little man out of bed now. I hear him saying “Uh-Oh”.

Isaac had his 1 year pictures taken this morning. We have been having his pictures taken every 3 months for his first year. He had a tough time at the 3 month pictures because he had a rough morning that day and pictures were in the afternoon. The 6 and 9 month pictures went really well. 12 months was another story. The funny noises we used to make to get him to smile don’t make him laugh anymore, he is walking this time and likes to walk off the studio set up, and he is in between sizes of clothes. I am sure they will turn out great, but there were a few more obstacles to overcome this time.

It is amazing how fast the first year went by. Every week we notice more and more personality peeking through. No longer a baby, he is our little man.

In October, my cousin Lindsey and I took our kids to the Avila Barn to get a pumpkin. Unfortunately, my camera decided this was the day it would turn off and not turn back on. I was able to get a couple pictures before the unfortunate event. I am mourning the loss of our camera- the new one we got isn’t quite the same.

Here’s a great picture of the little man posing for a photo… well, almost posing. He had trouble sitting still. This was taken just before Isaac really started walking. He could take a couple steps but wasn’t very balanced yet.

Isaac posing for a picture in the Pumpkin Patch