Isaac's First Christmas

We had a good first Christmas with Isaac. After all he is our Christmas miracle. December 22nd we celebrated with Ross' parents, sister Erin, brother Nolan and his wife Nicole, sister Gina and her husband Brad and their little boy Caden. We had a wonderful time. Isaac was spoiled of course. He got the cutest little winter sweater from his Aunt Erin. His Aunt Gina, Uncle Brad and cousin Caden gave him a little musical drum. This was hand picked by Caden so it must be good! Grandma and Grandpa gave him an Aquarium for his crib and a couple toys. It was great. Christmas Eve the only plans we really had was to go to the Children's service at church. My best friend Sheila had come over earlier and Isaac got a new sleeper and a Winnie the Pooh bear that plays music. Isaac wore his new sleeper along with his Santa hat to church. After church we went over to Grandma and Grandpa K's house for snacks and a movie.

Christmas Day we headed to Milford and spent the afternoon at my Aunt Marline and Uncle Bruce's house. Also there was my Aunt DeAnna, Uncle Mark, cousins Lydia and Leah, cousin Will, Travis and his wife Juli and their little girl Addison, my brother Chad and his 2 girls Kim and Emily, my brother Ryan and his wife Michelle and Daryan and Norah. I think that's everyone. Isaac wore his little Santa suit and was as adorable as ever. We had our annual walk as usual. Every year since I can remember we write down how long we think it will take to walk 1/2 mile. Whoever comes closest wins money. This year I put down 10 minutes 45 seconds and came in at 10 minutes 26 seconds. I got 3rd place and won $2.00. Later on we did the children's exchange and grab bag. Norah had Isaac's name and he got a cute little sweater outfit. I can't wait for him to fit into it. I ended up with a flash drive which I really needed for all of Isaac's pictures. Ross ended up with what he brought (the tape measure) but he really wanted it anyway! About 4:30 we packed up and hurried over to Grandma and Grandpa W's house. We had soup and sandwiches for supper. Isaac was entered in the children's exchange this year and got a nice warm blanket from Ava. Then we did a grab bag while playing jeopardy. I'm no good at that game. I was about the last female but I did get a good gift. I got some hand soap from bath and body and a good smelling candle.

The 26th my family came to our house to open gifts. I made monkey bread for the first time and it came out yummy! My Mom and Michelle brought the rest, egg bake, orange juice, bacon and dessert. We had a great time. Isaac got a lot of cute gifts. He got a little jean jacket from Michelle and Ryan and the family. Michelle's mom Barb made him some little mittens that are so cute. Chad and Vickie got Isaac a set of onesies which are very cute. Kathy and the girls gave Isaac a little toy and a mirror for the car. Grandma and Grandpa got Isaac a Winnie the Pooh hamper, bath seat, and some sleepers. I think that's it, it's hard to remember. I got a pair of pajamas, Okoboji sweatshirt, and the Magic Bullet. Our final Christmas celebration was last night with the whole Kooiker clan. It was a good time. Uncle Glenn had Isaac's name and gave him a pair of jeans and a cute racing t shirt. I got a cute Welcome decoration. Everyone enjoyed meeting Isaac. He was a good baby.

Okay onto the pictures, I didn't get a whole lot, hard to take pictures and take care of a baby I guess!

Shots are the worst

Isaac had his 2 month shots today. It was the saddest thing for me to have to watch. He was so happy and then he was screaming and screaming. I felt so bad for him because he was in so much pain. I'm so glad I gave him some Tylenol 30 minutes before his shots. I think it helped him sleep. By the time we got to the car he was sleeping and then I took him to daycare.

He has a doctor appointment this afternoon to get his eye checked. I think it's just a clogged tear duct, but it doesn't seem to be getting any better so I figured it was time to get him checked out. I am hoping he's feeling okay this afternoon.

Tonight Ross and I have to finish Christmas shopping so Isaac's Grandma will be watching him tonight I think. I hope he isn't too fussy. I also hope he sleeps at night. Maybe the Tyelnol will help him sleep. One could only wish right?

He was doing good with his sleeping but this last week he's gone backwards and is only doing 3 1/2-4 hours at a time instead of the 5 1/2-6. I think he's going through a growth spurt right now.

Well that's all for now. Here's a couple more pictures.

Last few days have been rough!

I've been seeing a couple different chiropractors for the last 5 or 6 weeks because of my hip constantly getting out of place and the pain associated with it. Well Saturday I tried to finish up some Christmas shopping but couldn't because I could barely walk. Luckily my Chiropractor Kurt came to the office to adjust me. I'm feeling much better with regards to my hip. Sunday night I had the early signs of a sinus infection and by Monday morning I was feeling pretty crappy with a terrible pounding headache. Of course I'm not to 12 weeks yet so I can't take sudafed or anything like that. I was limited to Tylenol which didn't do much for me. This morning I again was feeling pretty crappy but had to come to work. Morning sickness hit me hard this morning and I didn't keep my breakfast down. Boy can anything else happen to me this week? I'm actually glad I have a sinus infection as opposed to a cold so Isaac doesn't get sick. He's been having trouble with being stuffed up at night and he has another clogged tear duct, but other than that he's doing well. He seems to love daycare which makes me happy. Friday he gets his shots and I am not looking forward to that at all. I have infant Tylenol on hand!

Well that's our update for now.

OB Check up

Tonight we had another OB check up. Based on my last cycle we figured I was 12 weeks or so. Dr. Springer could not find the heartbeat with the Doppler. I won't lie, I was getting pretty nervous. He assured me sometimes it's hard to find at just 12 weeks. He decided to send me down for an ultrasound to make sure everything was ok. I was so happy we got to have an ultrasound. The tech found the baby right away and he/she was jumping around like crazy. It was the neatest thing I have ever seen. We could see the heartbeat moving but we didn't get to hear it. According to the measurements of baby, I am only 10 weeks 4 days, so basically I am 2 weeks less than we thought. That's ok though, this way Isaac will be closer to 9 months when baby gets here. My new due date has been set for July 9th.

Termination Hearing/ First Week of Work

Today we received an email from our social worker stating that the Hearing for Termination of Parental Rights was held this morning. Everything went fine and the Judge signed the Order. Now we just wait until the end of April when we can begin the finalization paperwork.
This week was my first week back to work full time. Monday was a little hard leaving Isaac at Kids Club but each day has gotten better. I know he is taken care of and I know I can go visit him on my lunch break anytime so that is nice. These last couple nights he hasn't been sleeping the best and we think he might be sleeping too much at daycare. I talked to one of the caregivers and they are going to try to keep him awake a little more. We'll see how next week goes.

The Healty Families nurse said once he hits 11 pounds he might start sleeping through the night or close to it. We're still getting up twice with an occasional 3 times a night. Isaac is only 9 lbs 10 ounces so he still has a little ways to go to get to 11 pounds.
Yesterday was Ross' birthday and Isaac had his first date night with us. He slept the entire meal so that was nice.

I'm looking forward to this weekend and spending some more time with Isaac.

6 week baby well check

Isaac went to the doctor last week. I was very impressed. He is now up to 9 lbs 10 ounces and is 21 inches long. He sure has grown considering he started out at 6 lbs 2 ounces and 18 3/4 inches long. He did real good at the doctor and didn't fuss much at all which was a big help for me. Isaac doesn't need to go back until he is 4 months. Unfortunately he needs to get his shots in 2 weeks. I am not looking forward to that at all. Isaac is sleeping much better, he goes about 4 1/2 hours each time so I am getting sleep. I started back to work full time yesterday so Isaac had his first day at Kids Club. He did really well. I think it was harder on me then him.

Isaac had his one and only baby shower last Saturday. Of all weekends for a snow storm it had to be his shower weekend. Isaac and I drove to Milford the night before so we were glad about that. Even with the terrible weather we still had about 15-20 people show up and Isaac got a lot of nice gifts. We really had a nice day. I'll try and post some pictures from the shower soon.