Brothers

We had a fun photo shoot last night after bath time. Noah and Isaac had fun laying next to each other, and Noah made funny faces to try and make his brother smile. Here's a few more shots. Enjoy!

Tummy Time

Isaac has some tummy time every day, and he likes it! He has already started lifting his head, and he has managed to turn his head from left to right. All that hard work makes a 1-week-old baby sleepy!

Settling In

We've been a family of four for more than a week now, and we're starting to feel like we're settling in. Matt has some time off work, and it's so nice to have some true family time together.

Isaac is a happy baby, and he is doing a great job of eating and sleeping. He has lots of cute facial expressions and frequently smiles. He is not bothered at all by his noisy big brother, and we have sound that he can sleep through anything. While he is napping, we can have the radio on, Noah can play his drums, and we can carry on a loud conversation - all while we're all in the same room. Isaac has had nine months in the womb to get used to all the noises, so he says it's no big deal. The funny part is that when Isaac cries in the middle of the night, he wakes up Noah, who is used to his peace and quiet while he sleeps. Speaking of middle of the night, Isaac is currently going four hours between feedings at night, so that means I can sleep in blocks of two blocks of three hours, plus an extra hour or two of naps. That's not too bad!

Here's some more pictures from around the house.

Fall Fun

Matt and Noah had fun playing in the beautiful autumn leaves this weekend. The lighting was perfect, and Matt took a lot of great pictures. Ahh, the fun of lounging in a pile of leaves!

Family Pictures

We hated to say good-bye to Grammy and Yaya yesterday. They stayed with us for a week and a half and became essential parts of our life and survival during that time! Noah thrived on being the center of their attention while Matt and I went to countless doctor and acupuncture appointments last week, and during our time in the hospital with Isaac. Also, the time change occurred right when we came home from the hospital, so that meant that Noah was waking up bright-eyed at 6am. Grammy is an early riser and was happy to fix him breakfast and play while Matt and I tried to get some more sleep.

Who knew that getting a new baby brother could be so much fun for a two-and-a-half year old? We took some family pictures, which you can see here.

We're Happy to be Home

We brought Isaac home from the hospital yesterday afternoon, which was about twelve hours earlier than expected. Laura and Isaac were doing so well that the doctors released us whenever we were ready to go home. We couldn't wait to introduce Noah to his new little brother, so we chose to come home early.

So far, Noah has been very curious about Isaac and has been observing him from afar. He loves that Isaac's clothes have lots of snaps, and he likes comparing the sizes of their diapers. He likes to turn on music for Isaac to listen to, and he has been keeping track of where his little brother is and what he is doing.

Little Isaac had a very contented day today, his first full day home. He was quite happy to eat and sleep all day. He wasn't bothered at all by all the noise his big brother was making, although Noah's drums are currently out in the garage, so it was a relatively quiet day around the house. As the day is winding down, we're hoping he continues to be content throughout the night, as we dream about getting a few hours of sleep.

Here's some other pictures from the hospital and home.

Isaac Makes Seven!

Grammy and Granddad came to meet Isaac yesterday evening at the hospital. They were able to hold their seventh grandchild!

Overnight , Isaac was able to go and have a party in the hospital's nursery, where he was the only baby there. He received lots love and attention, even got another bath and had his hair styled. The nurses gave him a mohawk with a little gel - very cute! We were able to sleep off and on through out the night, catching up on much-needed rest.

Here are more pics from Grammy and Granddad's visit as well as our chic little baby.