Simple Woman #11

For Today: April 27, 2010

Outside my Window: pictured above! haha This is what I see off of my back deck weekly. Isn't that hilarious?

I am thinking: that today was a big day for me and Andrew. He played in his first game of soccer. I'm not sure who was more excited and nervous, him or me.

I am thankful for: my boys that I love to pieces! They are all so unique and special in their own way. I'm really enjoying life at home and feel so blessed to be able to stay at home and watch them grow and learn and discover life. It is amazing!

From the kitchen: grilled cheese sandwichs for the boys and Ken and I had a steak dinner once the boys were in bed.

I am wearing: jeans, red tank and black hoodie and my slippers

I am going: to Bible study tomorrow for the last time of this season and then off to get a haircut.

I am reading: daily a mom's devotional and a couple's devotional, Babywise

I am hoping: that Isaac sleeps through the night again tonight. He's been sleeping 9pm to 6am a few times in the last week. Let's hope it continues.

I am hearing: American Idol on tv and Isaac snoring on the couch beside me

Around the house: bathrooms to clean, mealplan to make, grocery list to make, upstairs to dust and vaccum

One of my favorite things: hearing my kids tell me that they love me randomly out of the blue.

A few plans for the rest of the week: Bible Study, babysitting my two nieces Thursday, friends over Friday night and celebrating our good friend Paul's b'day Saturday with him and his wife Tracy, swimming and church.

Isaac 2 months

• weighs 16 pounds and 3 ounces
• measures 24 inches
• wearing 6 month clothes
• smiling lots and cooing lots
• is told by everyone that he looks like Big brother Andrew
• isn't as puking as his 3 brothers
• is nursing every three hours throughout the day with an extra feeding in the evening and then wakes up once through the night usually around 4:30-5am
• is very cuddly
• has lots of new hair that has grown in and replaced the hair that fell out a month ago
• has gone to the Leffers cabin for a few days this month with Uncle Kevin and cousin Meisha
• grunts and snorts like a piglet when ever he starts nursing
• burps easily
• loves looking at his brothers when they talk to him and play with him
• mostly lays on his floor play mat or sits in the bouncy chair where he can look around lots
• rarely ever cries (so far)
• loves falling asleep on Daddy's chest
• shares a room with his brother Luke which seems to be going well
• just got his first pair of sunglasses in the mail from Crystal Krueger(Friend Mel's mom)

More pics of our visitors

Sunshine Meisha came for a visit.

Our niece Meisha and my brother Kevin came for a visit over Spring break. This was the first time Kevin has been out to visit us since I left home in N.S. and it was Meisha's first time on an airplane. We had such a great time together kids and adults!

Can't forget Isaac

Shows his healthly thighs...
see how long he is?

Happy.

Sad.

Mama and Me.

Luke

Andrew

Sam

Ken went away to a hockey tournament over the weekend so I had all four boys to myself. We headed out to the usual park for a fun morning together. Isaac stayed in the van and slept the whole time which was perfect timing. I always notice that there aren't many pictures of me and the boys together so we did some. Things went rather well but we were still really happy to get Daddy back and in one piece.

Isaac 1 month

Isaac at 1 Month

• has started smiling
• coos occasionally when we talk to him
• weighs 13lbs and 9 ounces and is 24 inches long
• is wearing 6 month sleepers and clothes already
• has grown out of size 1 diapers (up to 15 lbs.)
• nurses every three hours with an extra feeding in the evening.
• goes to bed at 9:30pm, wakes at 3am and again at 6am
• has moved from a pack and play in Mommy and Daddy's room to a crib in Luke's and his room
• has lost a lot of his hair on the top and looks like he's balding
• has baby acne worse than any of our other boys (maybe it has to do with all of the chocolate I'm craving and eating)
• is a real snuggle bear
• spends a lot of time in the bouncy chair and on his playmat
• fits right in with the rest of the boys and gets lots of attention from his brothers
• doesn't even flinch with all of the chaos going on around him including Sam's high pitched squeals
• has been spoiled by all of our friends and family with gifts and meals and baking
• sleeps on his tummy
• occasionally finds his thumb
• rarely ever cries, he is very patient as long as he is fed on schedule
• goes for a walk in the bike cart with Luke almost everyday
• went for his first run in the bikecart with Mommy last night
• looks the most like Andrew out of all of the boys