11 months old

First off, where has the time gone. My baby will be 1 in just a month!!!! He's becoming quite the toddler!!! He's at such a fun age though!!!! He's walking more and more every day, but still prefers to crawl because it's faster that way. The other day he said clear as a bell "K I T T Y" It was so cute. He's quite the character. It's getting harder and hard to get his picture taken unless he's in a swing or something as he just wants to move. No sitting still anymore. He's still got the most amazing eyes and I hope they stay that way. His hair is getting lighter and lighter. It may turn blond yet!!!! Onto the pictures!!!

Isaac is walking

Isaac walked across the living room for the first time on September 8th. He hasn't mastered walking yet but he is still doing a few steps at a time here and there. It won't be long and he'll be walking everywhere. I'm so proud of him. He took his first steps at about 10 months and 3 weeks. Way to go Isaac!!!!!

Where did my baby go?

It's been a cool week this week, waking up with temperatures in the high 40's to low 50's. I pulled out Isaac's John Deere sweatshirt and oh my goodness...he does not look like a baby anymore. He's a toddler!!! I cannot believe how much he's changing in looks. I looked at his 9 month pictures and it's just amazing. See for yourself! (I think he may be teething so that's where the red eyes are coming from).

9 months old

10 1/2 months old!

10 months and 7 weeks

The boys are growing fast!!! I can't believe in 2 short months Isaac will be 1 year old. It's amazing how fast time has flown by. Isaac is not walking yet but he is standing alone for a little bit longer every day. We're going to have to try and find some sort of baby gate to put between the dining room and living room. Isaac is on the go constantly. I started back to work on Monday and I work 4 days a week. It is going good and I enjoy my new schedule. The boys are doing good at daycare. Isaac does not nap very much at daycare because he is just too busy so his bedtime has moved up to 8:30. At least he's still a happy baby even though he's tired! The nights go way too fast when I don't get home until 5:30.

Caleb is 7 weeks old already. He's growing so much. I bet he's nearing 11 lbs by now. He has a chubby little face but he's still pretty thin because he's getting longer all the time!!! I'm not sure how much longer he'll be in 0-3 month clothing because of his length.

I tried to get Isaac's monthly pictures but it took 2 days. He's on the go and doesn't want to sit still. Oh well I got some good ones!!!!

Picture time!

The boys are growing so fast. Isaac is 9 1/2 months, crawling, pulling himself up, getting into everything, he's such a big boy! He got to go in his pool for the first time this weekend and had a blast! Caleb is about 10 lbs already and eating well. He sleeps about 4-5 hour stretches at night which is nice. Hopefully soon we'll go to one feeding at night. I did have to take him to the doctor last week. He has a mild case of eczema. It's on his face, neck, shoulders and chest. Right now we're just trying to keep his skin hydrated and see if it gets better. If not we'll have to take him back in and get some cream of some sort.

Isaac giving kisses

At least that appears to be what he is going to do. Although if I hadn't picked him up he probably would have tried pulling Caleb's hair or hitting him. And he's only 9 1/2 months!!!

I still think it's a cute pic!

DON'T TELL DADDY!

Isaac was a little trouble maker this morning. He is a handful now but so much fun!!!! I am constantly chasing after him and getting him out of things he shouldn't be in. We really need a baby gate about now!!! Ross has a gigantic stack of newspapers and magazines under our end table. Of course Ross has to get every free magazine that is offered even though he doesn't have time to read any. So needless to say the stack is quite high. Isaac helped himself this morning. First he knocked over half the stack and then he grabbed one of the magazines and decided to take it apart. After getting him out of the newspapers I was putting Caleb down and Isaac was quiet. I came into the dining room and there he was dumping Sam's bowl of water on himself and the floor and laughing!!! He gave me a look like "Hi Mom this is fun" so I just grabbed the camera!

Here's our troublemaker!

How much trouble can a crawler get into?

Isaac is loving his ability to crawl and he is all over the place so needless to say I am chasing him everywhere and trying to care for a newborn too. Just wait until he's walking. I find Isaac in the funniest places, he is one curious boy!!!

Attempt at 9 month photo shoot

Well we haven't gotten Isaac into a professional photo studio since his Easter photos at Walmart. I tried a few shots just to get us by a little longer. Not sure if we're going to have his 9 month photos taken or just wait until he's 1. However we need to figure out where to go with Caleb. At this point something cheap and simple is all I'm looking at so it might be Walmart again!!! Anyway here's my little man!!!

Cousins...Isaac and Norah!

My parents, sister in law Michelle and niece Norah came over yesterday so Michelle and Norah could meet baby Caleb. Isaac and Norah have so much fun together. It is so cute to watch them. It almost seems as if Norah is tackling Isaac but he seems to love every minute of it. It should be interesting once he's a little older and can tackle back!!! I think these two might be partners in crime! Norah will be 2 years old in a few days!!!!



Looks like a headlock doesn't it??? Isaac loved it!


Honestly he's laughing not crying!!!

9 months old!

Isaac had his 9 month check up today. He is 18 lbs 10 oz. and 29 inches long. I know he's in the 50th percentile for the length but I'm not sure about the weight. They tested his hemoglobin and he was a little low so we need to get him on vitamins containing iron. Other than that he's doing great and growing well. He's getting more mobile every day and jabbering up a storm. He says "Ma Ma, Da Da and Ba ba" quite frequently. I tried to get some pictures but it was nap time so they didn't turn out the best. Will try again next week.

Looking like blood brothers?

I have had so many people comment on how much Caleb looks like Isaac and how they have very similar features. I see it too. I think it's amazing how when you adopt a child and have biological children, they sometimes end up looking so much alike. I'm sure I will soon be getting the "are they twins" in public. Not sure how I'm going to answer that just yet but we'll figure it out. So you be the judge, do they look alike?

First 4 pictures are Isaac in his Pooh sleeper and hat when he was 4 days old!









The next 4 pictures are of Caleb in the same outfit at 11 days old!

Random pictures of the boys!

This weekend was a busy weekend. Aunt Erin came home to meet Caleb and see Isaac which was nice. We also got to spend a lot of time with cousin Caden and Aunt Gina and both sets of Grandparents. Aunt Erin brought the boys some Hawkeye clothing which is very cute on them. It's hard to get a good picture with both of the boys. Isaac likes to try and grab Caleb's hair if we're not watching. It's just the beginning I am sure!







Hawkeye boys!




Aunt Erin and Caleb


Adorable Caleb!


Aunt Erin and her nephews!!!