Happy ONE YEAR, Isaac!

If you would have told me a year ago that we would be celebrating Isaac's 1-year birthday amidst moving boxes, I wouldn't have believed you!  What a year of big blessings it has been…

For his birthday (which was June 2nd), we invited all of his birth team to come together to celebrate.  Midwives, doulas, and RN's alike, all were thrilled to join in the party.  Our family has been so blessed with support in all forms over the past year.  It definitely takes a village, and we are sooooo gonna miss this village.  

Isaac's favorite bud, Henry, showed up with a birthday present first thing in the morning.  It was so sweet!

Birthday table: muffins, fruit, chia pudding, gifts, and a slide show of birth and first-year pics.

Isaac's ready to party.

Enjoying all the attention :)

This is nurse Ami.  We love nurse Ami.  She is the one who really spoke up at the hospital that we should have Isaac looked at because of his color and rapid breathing.  Like I said, we love nurse Ami.

Isaac's mama across the alley, Shayna.  This woman is made of gold, I'm convinced.  We love her like crazy.

Jesse & Ingrid.  These two angels got 2-day-post-partum-hormonal-separated-from-her-boys mama packed, to the airport, in the wheelchair, and on the plane.  We love them big time.

Happy 1st Birthday, Isaac/Birth Team Reunion  

Birthday Boy

So thankful for this photo: June 2, 2015, 1:52pm
 Intense Love right from the start…and always!

Sale Pending!

We posted our house on our neighborhood's private Facebook page last Sunday.  The buyers looked at it Monday evening, made an offer Wednesday, we countered once each and we accepted their offer on Friday.  

We feel great about the price we got and the couple moving in.  

Love our small town market!

Happy 11 Months, Isaac

At 11 months, Isaac is beginning to stand for longer spurts and has slowly begun to take tiny steps here and there.  

He can also climb on and off the couch, up and down the stairs, and in and out of the laundry basket all on his own - and safely!  He knows "feet first" and is quite pleased with himself when he does it.  Of course, we are cheering him on the whole time. 

He likes to throw the ball and play "catch" with us and appears to be a southpaw, which makes Brian very proud.  

He LOVES animals and will squeal loudly at all dogs and cats that cross his path.

He also LOVES bananas, and will squeal loudly at the mere sight of them, whether at home or the grocery store.

Yesterday, while standing on the couch, he saw his buddy Henry through the window and started waving, smiling, and making excited sounds.  I opened the window and caught Henry's attention and he waved back to Isaac.  They just stood there waving at each other and smiling for maybe 10 solid seconds and it was adorable.  We sure are gonna miss our neighborhood!

Isaac's accessories

Lately Isaac has taken to quickly removing any hat we put on his head - except for this one:  

When we went for a sunny jog the other day, we both donned sunglasses for the first time in a long time!

He prefers no shades, as evidenced by his quick removal of his glasses and this smile:

Maude is hilarious!

Unbridled (Naked) Joy

When we change Isaac's last diaper of the day, we give him some naked time to get out his fidgets.  

As you can see here, he loves it! 

Can you see those top two teeth poking through?

Isaac the Great

I have a feeling this boy is going to be keeping us on our toes even more in the near future.  Thanks to Uncle Tom, Aunt Laura, and cousins Ella & Cooper for the fun walker!

I couldn't resist this one.  He was all shined up after some massage (with coconut oil).  Love this strong little back!