12 Weeks Old!

Izaak is getting some love from his cousin, Aydan!

We’ve received some really cute things in the mail lately; thanks to all you caring, thoughtful souls - Izaak (and his parents) are very appreciative! Denslow, Eller(s), Feath, Lauterbaugh(s), Markham, McGuiness, Niedzwecki(s), Waters': thank you, thank you, thank you!! We’ve also been enjoying the cards that have been sent for Izaak’s arrival. We’re saving them for Izaak to read when he’s a bit older and his drool is significantly less abundant.

I may have mentioned it before (and it probably goes without saying) but we are absolutely enamored with our little dude! As much time and energy that he takes up, I still couldn’t imagine life without him and can’t even remember what it was like before he was here!! It is so cool to see him grow and learn new things. He hasn’t mastered the piano or mixed martial arts or anything but it seems like there’s something new every day. He used to stick his head forward kinda funny when we burped him for the first month or so and he doesn’t do it anymore. Joe and I called it “turtling” because he sort of resembled a turtle stretching his neck out of his shell.  I’m sad I didn’t get a picture of him doing that because it looked so silly yet endearing at the same time and now his neck muscles work a bit better, thus a lack of turtling.

Izaak is still growing like a weed! We haven’t weighed him lately but he seems to be getting longer, if nothing else. At some point over the weekend, I put him in a pair of pants that had been a little long on him and suddenly they are right around Capri length. His giggles are totally contagious. Out of the blue, he belts out the most delicious laughter and you’d be hard-pressed not to follow with at least a smile of your own. He interacts with his toys more and his legs are getting pretty strong. He seems to enjoy “standing” and doing baby crunches. Peek-a-boo/Where’s-the-baby? is also a favorite. He’s cute even when he’s fussy. Even at 4am (though admittedly, his cuteness factor may be a bit lower at that time). He was being a bit fussy yesterday until I put Toy Story on the big moving picture box (a.k.a. The TV) and he was instantly glued to the screen. Apparently we’re raising a couch potato already?! No worries, we won’t let him sit inside playing video games, drinking Mt Dew and eating Doritos all of the time!!

As is common with many babies, Izaak has a bit of a flat spot on the back of his head. So we ordered a special pillow (a “Noggin Nest”) for his little lop-sided head, in hopes that it won’t worsen and require him to need a helmet to round it out later on. The doctor wasn’t concerned at our last visit but being new parents, we suffer a bit of “is this normal?!” paranoia. We are constantly referencing Google to make sure everything is progressing correctly… “he’s drooling! Is he teething already?”, “How much formula should he need?”, “How many naps should he take?”, “How much sleep should he be getting?”, etc. The answers are usually quite varied but it’s comforting to know that we’re not the only ones with so many questions.

We scored Izaak’s “big boy” carseat on sale recently. It’s the one we selected before we even picked out his infant carseat. He won’t need it for a little while yet, so it’s still in the box taking up a lot of space in his room but I was pretty psyched about saving $60 on it!! Not having to settle on something lesser-because-it’s-cheaper is a glorious thing! I was also able to exchange a couple boxes of diapers for a larger size during the same trip to Target too. I had been trying to be efficient by stocking up on diapers while they were on sale but the kiddo grew so fast that we ended up not needing as many size 2 diapers as originally thought. I also had to buy him a bib that resembles a cute Frankenstein head, it really couldn’t be passed up!

I'm also in the market for a new computer. I've been a Mac user for years though I use PCs at work. Honestly, I'm really not too thrilled with either. My iMac died a horrible death so I replaced it with a Mac mini, which I feel is a lazy machine. It's not my fault that I need to use a dozen or so applications at the same time!! Anyhow, I need something beefier than what I have so I can get my freelance work done more efficiently.