Isaac: 8 months

A little Zekey update is in order.

Dear Isaac,

You are 9 months old in 3 days and you've been officially crawling now for about 2 weeks. This last week you started climbing up on your high knees and are now pulling yourself up on furniture and standing up.

You weigh about 22 lbs and still have the best thighs.  Your still as sweet as can be.  A very mellow, easy to please babe.  You sleep (mostly) through the night.  About 5 every morning you wake up to nurse and then go back to sleep for a few hours.  What a napper you are!  You will take a nap whenever you can get one.  We aim for 2 naps a day, but sometimes it's 1 nap with lots of little cat naps while we're out and about.  The other day you took two 3 hour long naps.  Tired boy!  But every day I try and get you and Boss down at 2 and you both will sleep till 5 and sometimes you till 6!  

You have 3 words in your miniature vocabulary right now.  They are (in order) 

Dadda

Nunna/Nanna

Momma

It took awhile to get to the Momma part, but we got there.  You're a great little eater and nurser and no allergies yet, woohoo!  Ever since you got tubes at about 7 1/2- 8 months, you haven't had an ear infection and are sleeping so much better.  

You and Boston are becoming such good buds.  You make each other laugh and Boston so looks forward to every opportunity to play with you.  

Time to bring out the gates, you'll be walking in no time...ey yi yi. 

I love you. Love,

Momma

I miss you already

Dear Isaac,

I'm experiencing some growing pains tonight. My time with you as my baby is going by too quickly.  I remember when we brought you home from the hospital Daddy set up a co-sleeper on my side of the bed.  That first night home I laid you in it, and you slept there...for about 5 minutes.  That 6 inches between us was  too much space, so I cozied you right up to me and that's where you stayed for the first 6 weeks of your life.  I decided baby steps were needed for us to get a little better sleep, so I started laying you down in the co sleeper.  You slept ok, but during our night time feedings, I would scoop you up, lay you at my side and we both slept better.  With your little head laid against my chest, the two of us would fall asleep in that same position for hours. When I eventually woke up, I would lay you back in bed, until our next feeding.

About a month ago,  I started putting you in your car seat in our walk-in-closet to sleep.  You like it in that cozy car seat.  In fact you can't fall into a deep sleep in my arms anymore.  You're growing up.  Tonight Daddy and I decided it was time.  We bundled up the co sleeper, opened up space in the closet and officially made it your new bedroom.  I'm lying in bed right now feeling lonely.  You're officially moved out.  You might as well be 18 and living on your own.  I keep a photo of you on my nightstand that's replaced the baby bed.  It was taken a few days after I brought you home.  My hairs disheveled, my shirt twisted up, I'm holding you and Boston close to me. I look so happy, and I was.

I have loved being the Mom to baby Isaac, and I'm having a hard time letting that baby move on. I'm already missing the times that have yet to pass us by.  How silly is that?  It's like  when a friend comes to visit and you miss them before they've even left.

Don't worry though, I have a little experience in this whole "growing up" department.  I won't hold you back, I'll let you grow.  Let you evolve...let you become. And I'll be ok.  I thought I would never stop missing your brother as my baby, but that ache's been replaced with longings for my toddler Boston. So I guess we should all just accept the reality of our situation, (the one in which my delicate heart is held in the small hands of my two little boys ),  I'll love you both to pieces and miss you every step of the way.

Sweet dreams tonight.

Love,
Momma

First 2 weeks

Dear Isaac,

You are two weeks old today and your due date was just yesterday.  You've been in our arms such a short time, but already we can't picture our lives without you.  You are so sweet and have a very similar temperament to big brother's.  You're a happy, mellow little man and you hardly cry.  You smile lots in your sleep and sometimes even with your eyes open.  Just like your brother, you're one tough little dude.  At one week old you decided it was time to roll over.  Your brother did this at 6 weeks.  I imagine having a big brother to watch will help you pick up his tricks quickly! 

Nursing is one of your favorite past times and we make a good team buddy!  Every night I put you to bed in your awesome arms reach co sleeper and the two of us try to catch a few zzz's for a couple hours before you're ready to nurse again.  Every now and then you make it 4 + hours without nursing, but usually you like to eat much more often than that.  :) 

Boston really likes to hold you and help you with your Binky.  He loves to touch your hair and give you beijos on your forehead.  Whenever he leaves the house he says, "Bye baby" or "Bye Zekey".  You and him will be best buddies some day soon and I can't wait to watch your relationship grow. 

I never thought I was a very cute baby, but I must of been, because you look exactly like me as a baby and you are stinkin adorable.  Your hair is already awesome and you have a ton of it.  You have a lot of brother in you, some Daddy, definitely some Mommy and then your own little look on top of it all.  You are one handsome little dude, with the perfect amount of chub.  Your coloring is much more like Daddy's, but the verdict is still out on your eyes.  Will they be blue?  Green?  Not sure just yet. 

You spend most of your days cuddled up to me or Grandma (AKA Granbonk), but we're trying to get you a little more tummy time.  Today you spent all day cuddled up to Mommy because you were circumcised.  You weren't real happy with this experience, but you did great and toughed it out at the Dr.'s.  The Dr. normally doesn't let parents be in the room for circumcisions, but I told them I held brother's hands when he got his done and asked if I could do the same with you, so they said ok.  The Dr. said maybe they should start letting parents come back, because usually children scream bloody murder the whole time they're strapped down on the table.  You cried a little, but were calmed by me holding your hands and kissing your cheeks.  I even sang a little, just like I did for brother. 

I think that's all the highlights from your first two weeks of life.  I should probably swaddle you up and put you in bed now, so we can both get some rest...maybe I'll wait a few minutes.  You look awful cozy cuddled up on Daddy's chest.  :) 

Love,

Momma