Yesterday was Isaac's 3 month birthday. The 4th trimester is officially over! Everyone keeps telling us that this is the magical age where he will start sleeping better, becoming more social, etc. I do have to admit that his sleeping is much better. He is now sleeping from 7-2 pretty consistently, and he is smiling all the time (that is of course, when it is not between the hours of 6-7pm). Isaac now weighs 12 lbs and is over 23 inches long.
To celebrate, we took Isaac to the beach for some fresh air and had a great time. Isaac played on a blanket in the sand, and was very aware of the sound of the ocean.
I'm just returning from a very relaxing couple days in Palm Springs. Bubie Yetta, Bubie Sherri, Aliie, Isaac and I enjoyed some r&r at the La Quinta Resort. We lucked out with a Spa Villa which had three bedrooms, four bathrooms, a kitchen, a living room, and a pool outside the door. Little Izzy got his first dip in the pool (at least we dipped his toes), and he sported his first bathing suit in style. We had a couple nice lunches, did a little shopping, had a great Italian dinner at Sirocco, and of course there was lots of ladies (+iz) bonding.
This week Mom, Bubie, Isaac, and I took a road trip to San Diego to visit Auntie Caryn, Marni, and Koehn. We all met at Auntie Caryn's house for the get together. It was so cool seeing Koehn and Isaac together. Even though they are only 5 weeks apart, it was amazing how different they were developmentally. I made me realize how far we have come in only 10 weeks, and how quickly we are going to speed through these next few months. Definately have to concentrate on slowing down and enjoying every minute.
This week was my first time attending "a mother's gathering". A local store called a mothers haven hosts a gathering where 12 women and their babies get to gether every week to discuss issues pertaining to new mothers. All of the mothers have babies born within a month of eachother, and most live nearby in the valley. This week we introduced ourselves and our babies, and then we discussed how different the reality of motherhood is compared to our perception of what motherhood would be. All of the women seemed very nice, and I am really looking forward to getting to know them better. It was great hearing other women's stories, and feeling like I was not the only one experincing some of the thoughts and feeling I have had in the past couple months. What it amounted to is... motherhood is the hardest thing any of us had every done... and most of us felt that we were ill-prepared. With that being said, we all thought it was the most wonderful, miraculous thing we had every experienced. In the next months I will share the highlights some of our discussions.
A quick peek at Izzy on his tummy. His neck is getting stronger each day, and he can now hold his upper body away from the floor for a while. He also uses his legs to push up his bum. Check our little guy out...
I have been trying to figure out how to get our home videos onto our blog... and I think I got it! This is an older video, its pretty dark because we are still trying to figure the camera out... but I promise good ones to come.
Yesterday was Isaac's 3 month birthday. The 4th trimester is officially over! Everyone keeps telling us that this is the magical age where he will start sleeping better, becoming more social, etc. I do have to admit that his sleeping is much better. He is now sleeping from 7-2 pretty consistently, and he is smiling all the time (that is of course, when it is not between the hours of 6-7pm). Isaac now weighs 12 lbs and is over 23 inches long.
