New favorite thing Isaac does...

How precious is it when your baby is just about to eat and his little lips start chomping??  Like he's going to starve if he doesn't start eat right then and there...  That quiet sucking sounds is so stinkin cute!

Happy Halloween...

We spent our first Halloween with cousin Riley...
Our Isaac was a Pea in a Pod... in case you have a hard time deciphering what exactly he is. 
(I've been asked if he was a dinosaur so I thought I'd clarify)

We had tons of fun... trick or treated to about 5 houses and then fell asleep- due to the excitement!

hmmmmmmmmm.... Isaac is already contemplating what he'll be next year?

I can't move but as least I'm warm!

Ohhh... the excitement... can't barely contain myself!

I know I'm cute!

And, it's time for a nap!

Isaac's one month photo shoot!

I'm not sure if you've ever bought those "groupon" or "living social deals" that you find daily in your inbox?
If you get them, they are really amazing!  Needless to say, when one came out that was a killer deal, I scooped it up and was able to have these beautiful pictures taken!

The idea behind this shoot, (Scott's vision) was for us to get some photos similar to the Anne Geddes concept... (He saw her pictures at one of my pregnancy doctor's appointments)... adorable, naked & sleeping babies all squished up in grown-up hands or snuggled into a basket, etc.  Well, our lil angel decided, on the day of, to NOT be asleep for his shoot!  I tried to time it so he'd be fast asleep in la la land... but to no avail!  I think we got, maybe, 2 pictures of him sleeping... and that was it!

Here is the final product:  (As an adoring mama, I think they're pretty cute!)

Ohhhhhhhhhhhh the lips!!

Anne Geddes concept right?  Snuggly baby looking cute?

Not mine!  He looks like he's trapped and is trying to escape... sigh- we tried!

Another Anne Geddes attempt- can a baby be sleeping with his eyes open?

Ummmm.... had enough?

The cooing lips...

Cherishing those precious kissable moments...

The one token sleeping photo!

New favorite sound...

To all the mommies out there... isn't one of those beautiful sounds you've ever heard, the sound of your child swallowing while their eating???  That loud gulping sound is amazing... never thought I'd hear myself say gulping is a beautiful noise... but it is.

Have you ever noticed how many ways a baby sleeps?

Well... daddy notices... and is obsessed with snapping pictures of me

 when I'm doing what I do best- sleep!!!

All those hanging things wore me out!

Well... I guess I'm not getting out of this thing

so I might as well go to sleep!

How does daddy always catch me when I'm dreaming!

Ummm... my philosophy on world peace is...

I know... my lips are delicious!

Awwwww... this is the life!

Well... uh... guess mommy & daddy

want me to stay put.

Ummmm... do you think dad wants me to like football??

Dad... just trying to get this binky thing down!

Mastering the art of relaxin... notice what

snuck up on my wrist?

Playing with dad... ummm... is this thing glued to my wrist?

Can a baby get some sleep... without football??

Guess not...

First day of church! 

And wait..what's on my wrist... again!!! 

Come on dad... I get it... you LOVE football!

Don't you wonder what babies dream about??

I do!!!!!

Hanging out with daddy...

Scott was such a supportive daddy in the hospital... to both baby and mommy.  He slept a few nights in that hospital chair and plenty of time "shhhhhh" in Isaac's ear when he was fussy.  Overall, our hospital stay was nice but the three of us were definitely ready to come home!

My baby had to get his first sun tan... at an early age!

So... again... I'm new to this mommy thing!  Needless to say, when the doctors told me Isaac had Billy Rubin... I cried!  (Never mind that it's a completely common thing babies have and usually one night under the lights, all is better... which is exactly what happened!)  I think it was harder on me than him... why wouldn't it be?  He was warm, snuggled, and half the night had daddy's finger to suck on!  He has "this is the life" down... at such an early age!

His name...

How did we pick the name you might ask??

Well... in a literal sense, we "picked" his name out of Grammy's hand... it came down to two names we liked and Isaac's name was picked. Mommy was happy because she thought he looked just like an Isaac. That name kept popping in my mind about 2 weeks before he was born and it wouldn't escape... God knew which hand needed to be picked! : )

Oh... and mommy cried when she announced the name. : )

(The precious paper that was picked!)

Isaac Michael Rey Maisonet

So... after 29hours (ummmm yeah... I said 29hours!) our precious angel finally arrived- Sept 16th (one day after grandpa's birthday)!

All I have to say... is mommies are AMAZING! Unless you've given birth, it's impossible to understand how incredibly hard it is to go thru the birthing process... all I have to say, is "yippee" it's over and now I have my baby boy.

He was born healthy and alert and HUNGRY! He ate pretty much right away and slept next to mommy for his first night in this wide wide world!