isaiah

can you hear me now?

2009-02-28T12:07:00.000-08:00

happy birthday HealthWorks!

2009-02-03T18:51:00.000-08:00

sometimes i forget what a fun job i have... but all i have to do is take isa to work with me to be reminded. he hit the ground running, dancing & screaming his way through the museum last saturday in honor of HealthWorks! ninth birthday.

Christmas 2008

2009-01-17T13:05:00.000-08:00

Isaiah was the Master of Unwrapping Ceremonies this year... lots of "wow"s and "WHOAA!"s and ripping into other people's gifts before they could. We had great celebrations with all our family this year (some through the power of Skype) and are so thankful for all of you. Blessings in the New Year!

gobble gobble!

2008-11-30T18:18:00.000-08:00

we had a great time out east with aunt liza, uncle tim & amelia (AND the cousin in the oven ;). it was fun to see amelia & isa interact--they're not babies anymore! we did lots of laughing & eating & laughing & eating... just like Thanksgiving should be!

After 16 hours in the car, Isa is a seasoned traveler!

Birdie Num Num

Millie Boo

Storytime

Storytime takes a hilarious turn

rock-n-roll

cousins

driving home

spin doctor

2008-11-30T17:59:00.000-08:00

isaiah's really getting into dancing--and has just lately taken to this whirling dervish technique.

what's black & white and runs all over?

2008-11-09T13:49:00.000-08:00

isa the zebra!

2008-10-26T09:57:00.000-07:00

isa & moses have developed a somewhat parasitic relationship...isaiah has discovered that moses makes a really comf Barkalounger, and moses in turn has found isa as his best source for human food.
he loved the orange 'balls' lying all over the ground at the pumpkin patch, and also really took a liking to the Radio Flyer... so much so, that any time andrew stopped pulling for a moment, he threw a fit.

15 months

2008-10-11T19:44:00.000-07:00

-8 teeth
-drunken walking (controlled falling)
-words: all done, banana, apple, night-night, baba, dada, mama, nana, ball
-favorite foods: banana, toast, grapes, Cheez-its & french fries

Isaiah meets his Barber

2008-09-20T18:15:00.000-07:00

look what happened to isa today! we're in a bit of 'fro withdrawal... and i'm still convinced andrew just brought a totally different child home from the barbershop. suddenly Little Man is a big boy. took first steps last weekend, and hasn't stopped since!

rice noodles & parmesan

2008-08-20T17:59:00.000-07:00

hot fun in the summertime

2008-07-27T06:29:00.000-07:00

these summer days are slipping through our fingers like sand...
Little Man is sprouting 4 more teeth--all at the same time (youch!), walking along furniture (and Moses), crawling upstairs (and wanting to go down head first), and continuing his Gandhi-esque hunger strike. we're having a hard time relating to someone that isn't a glutton...

little man's big day

2008-06-30T08:52:00.000-07:00

the festivities spanned many days, as we celebrated Isa's first complete trip around the Sun. besides not liking birthday caps & birthday cake, i think he enjoyed himself... and will hopefully hang around for another year.

11 months!

2008-05-31T19:40:00.000-07:00

they said time would fly, but we had absolutely no idea; one whole year--here & gone. it's been a wonderful, whirling blur.

2008-05-22T19:18:00.000-07:00

breakin

2008-05-18T19:06:00.000-07:00

10 months

2008-05-18T18:45:00.000-07:00

Isa likes to:
CRAWL!
eat sweet potatoes, yogurt, spaghetti, bacon (yes, it's true. sorry, kevin.)
sprout top teeth
eat dandelions & maple tree helicopters
feed moses
play in his AWESOME tent from alaina

still beathing!

2008-05-18T18:29:00.000-07:00

which is great news, after pneumonia. sweet isa was a champ with his first illness--fought off both nebulizer & drugs like a true Jedi. here he's making up with his fish mask, after an especially upsetting treatment; a scar has left its mark on his nose, from trying to rip the mask off his face.

all dressed up

2008-05-18T18:24:00.000-07:00

we finally had somewhere to go! snapped a family photo to capture us on this unique, clean moment.

Godzilla gets pneumonia

2008-04-29T18:02:00.000-07:00

Despite the pneumonia, he continues his world domination...

spitting image

2008-04-14T17:58:00.000-07:00

This certainly verges on disgusting, but as his parents we still find it hilarious. And, it deserves documentation since it's all he's done for the past couple weeks. Typically with a mouth full of green beans.

SONshine state

2008-04-04T08:48:00.000-07:00

Shine he did, with his first experience of sun, sand & surf! We had a great time in Naples with Isa's godparents, Becky & Corey.

Ta-Da!

2008-03-30T06:29:00.000-07:00

the Army Crawler

2008-03-17T16:46:00.000-07:00

In like a lion...

2008-03-17T16:42:00.000-07:00

at 8 months he
roars like a lion
sprouted two teeth
perfected the Army crawl
eats finger foods
plays Peek-A-Boo
drums
and turns off light switches.

Winter in Madison

2008-03-01T12:25:00.000-08:00

We had a great time up in Madison, WI with Isa's aunt & uncles a couple weekends ago... freezing cold, tons of snow--and a great trip to their greenhouse to escape it all...

Be mine.

2008-02-19T15:23:00.000-08:00

he laughs.

2008-02-01T18:16:00.000-08:00

Cutting the cord

2008-02-01T17:32:00.000-08:00

Isaiah started daycare today. Wow. That's just not natural. But it seems like a pretty great place, with wonderful people... and probably a LOT more entertaining than hanging with us. He sits up now like it's no big deal... is actually starting to straight-up LOUNGE. Petit jeune homme!

yee haw.

2008-01-21T19:37:00.000-08:00

isaiah anthony is on the move! oh boy. the time has finally come to actually babyproof the house. he's perfected the roll, to the point of perhaps never needing to crawl, and is practically sitting on his own...

things got a bit hairy...

2008-01-14T12:33:00.000-08:00

well, so much for not cutting his 'fro until 5 yrs... after just 6 mos, isaiah's hair truly depicted a rat's nest. a tumble weed. a mad scientist. but, why i thought i should be the one to do the honors?!
all his soft baby locks are sheered, and i've left him with an uneven Brillo pad. it's going to take us all a while to recover this trauma. in the meantime, we're on the hunt for a proper barber...

moses the dog

2008-01-13T11:33:00.000-08:00

as far as isaiah's concerned, garvey & i are chopped liver when moses is around. isa's a bit slow to warm up to him sometimes (with that breath, it takes a lot of love), but their relationship is parasitic before long...

gummy grin

2008-01-07T19:47:00.000-08:00

isaiah's really been cracking himself up lately.
either that, or he's laughing at me.
crap. and so it begins...

giddy up

2008-01-06T16:49:00.000-08:00

isa's been rockin the high chair for a while now, but i just came across this clip from his first 'ride'...

snow day!

2008-01-02T09:48:00.001-08:00

today we're appreciating an extension to our holiday, thanks to Mother Nature & almost 2 feet of snow! isaiah skidded around in his new sled--and i think would have actually smiled in these photos if not for frozen cheeks. moses knocking him over probably didn't help, either.

bearing gifts

2007-12-30T15:11:00.000-08:00

whew. here & gone! merry Christmas... so good to see so many of you. much thanks to all our family & friends who worked to make this one heck of an amazing 1st Christmas for Isa. what child is this? santa baby. drummer boy!

time flies

2007-12-30T15:05:00.000-08:00

when you're a new parent...

had a groovy thanksgiving! so much to be thankful for this year. how very cliche. yet how true.

storytime

2007-11-13T19:53:00.000-08:00

here is isaiah's interpretation of a favorite book, Baby Panda

western values

2007-11-13T18:46:00.000-08:00

isaiah finally got to meet the west coast contingent! cousins mike & joe, accompanied by their beautiful ladies & friend mike g. were in for the weekend. a sardy good time was had by one & all.

taste & see

2007-11-13T18:43:00.000-08:00

at isa's 4 month appointment, we were told he could start doing rice cereal!
although, this proved to be much more exciting for andrew & i than it was for him:

all dressed up & no where to go

2007-11-13T18:37:00.000-08:00

ok. so i thought things were going well in terms of my avoidance of the whole over-obsessive mother bit... until i suddenly looked down at my poor son the other day, dressed up like the little brother in The Christmas Story.
all we were doing was taking the dog for a walk around the block.
it was at least 50 degrees outside.
i'm screwed.
no, wait--he's screwed.

sweetpea

2007-11-04T19:54:00.000-08:00

we're doing our best to generate great blackmail photos of isa, with which to haunt him when he's older. happy halloween!

social eater

2007-11-04T19:33:00.000-08:00

isaiah's become quite the chatty kathy lately, especially after hitting the bottle...

plumpkin

2007-10-14T13:50:00.000-07:00

autumn has arrived, as have the pumpkins. as you can see, isaiah is just crazy for the pumpkins...

he's on a roll!

2007-10-13T08:33:00.000-07:00

isaiah's been rolling over for the last couple weeks, but it's always been at night while we're sleeping. we finally got to see it the other day, and the camera just happened to be rolling!

down time

2007-10-13T07:48:00.000-07:00

it's been a crazy month. back to work, visitors, travel... we three finally had a day at home last week to reconnect--but we still couldn't avoid the 'mama'razzi

wade in the water

2007-09-15T11:54:00.000-07:00

last sunday, isaiah was welcomed by family & friends into our faith community. as my grandma would say, may God bless him, love him & keep him.

day @ beach

2007-09-13T16:57:00.000-07:00

isa met lake michigan for the first time today... he's been listening to simulated waves on a sound machine every night in his crib, but we thought it was time for him to hear the real thing.

the sultan

2007-09-11T18:01:00.001-07:00

isa experienced his first Art Beat last week... seems to wear a paper bag hat well, no?

bear down

2007-09-11T17:41:00.000-07:00

isa didn't know what to make of his first Bears game.

8 weeks

2007-09-09T19:59:00.000-07:00

isa is two months old! (well, actually, much older than that now--I'm getting lazy with these posts...)
at his 2 mos checkup he was 9 lbs 6 oz and 23 inches long. can you imagine growing 4 inches and practically doubling your weight in 2 months?! well done, isa.

it's a family affair

2007-08-25T18:29:00.000-07:00

our long-anticipated visit from the plymouth branch was finally fulfilled last week... what a wonderful time we had with amelia (and her parents, of course)!

the whole clan (moses even made the shot)

the cousins

two are better than one

bathtub bright eyes

the ladies love the hair

those who got the 'wear white' memo

isa liza amelia

fast friends

proud mamas!

tie-dyed & bushy tailed

2007-08-25T18:24:00.000-07:00

hippie blood runs deep... although, isa's not too sure what to make of his new kicks.

construction supervisor

2007-08-25T18:16:00.000-07:00

isaiah & moses were on site to oversee andrew's home improvement project--patio door & stairs!

scrub a dub

2007-08-25T18:07:00.000-07:00

isaiah has outgrown the football-hold-under-the-faucet bathing technique, so we purch'ed a babe bath, of which he's grown quite fond. complete with a hammock!

little man

2007-08-05T09:29:00.001-07:00

isaiah has been showered with gifts from so many friends & family... which is wonderful, but frustrating, as none of it really fits him yet. for instance, take these jean 'shorts' from his great aunt pat--size 0-3 mos... we've got some bulking up to do!

a baby is bjorn

2007-08-02T15:31:00.001-07:00

well, the instructions said we were supposed to wait until isaiah was at least 8 lbs & 23 inches before using the baby bjorn, but i was at my wit's end trying to do everything one-handed, so we gave it a shot... and despite his serious countenance in these photos (looks like a turtle), he LOVES it!

ellen also came out last wknd and helped me figure out this baby-gami wrap, which is super comfy for both carrier & traveler (he falls asleep as soon as i strap him into it).

bird in hand

2007-07-29T15:03:00.001-07:00

my sister ellen is an amazing woman.
she's one of those seldom people who was blessed with two full hemispheres of brain (and stunning good looks!)--where art & science, personality & thoughtfulness, language & logic are interwoven like a beautiful quilt.
she's just accepted a fellowship with the CDC and will be doing global AIDS research out in california...
but in her spare time, she knits. she knits things like these, for lucky people like isaiah.
someday (if i have any say in the matter), she'll have a business called bird in hand.
watch for it. save your pennies. they'll be heirlooms!

put to scale

2007-07-15T16:47:00.001-07:00

no, it's not a super-sized binky.
for those of you who haven't had the pleasure of meeting isaiah yet, we thought we'd help you put him to scale.

popularity contest

2007-07-14T05:55:00.001-07:00

if it were one, isaiah would be winning. the visitors continue to flow into his life, showering him with love (and tears!)

boy's best friend

2007-07-14T05:50:00.001-07:00

moses the dog has quickly taken to isaiah... he seems to have almost a magnetic attraction to the babe, needing to be close at all times--including diaper changes.

sensory overload

2007-07-07T08:44:00.000-07:00

Isaiah has begun to discover the fact that his hands are attached to his body. he has also, quite by accident, happened to land his fist/thumb/finger inside his mouth on a few different occasions--shocking himself, then gratefully, sucking on it like crazy. but never for long; the lack of muscle control soon jerks his digits back out with a loud "smack!"
and it starts all over again...

tummy time

2007-07-07T08:36:00.000-07:00

isa LOVES lying on his stomach. his doc of course recommended he sleep on his back, and that we lie him on his belly to 'play' when he's awake to strengthen his neck & abdominal muscles. but this seems to be his idea of playtime...

Pangie!

2007-07-07T08:29:00.000-07:00

isaiah met his uncle pat & aunt angie on tuesday, down from madison, wi. they seem to have the touch...

skin on skin

2007-07-07T08:14:00.000-07:00

first bath!

2007-07-06T07:10:00.000-07:00

isa endured his first 'baptism' in the kitchen sink, in the (huge!) hands of his father. looks like he's flipping us off here... i don't think he was as excited about the prospect as we were.

Surrounded by Love

2007-07-06T06:52:00.001-07:00

Andrew & I knew we were surrounded by amazing family & friends... but it wasn't until Isa's arrival that we were absolutely overwhelmed by their love & support. He is one lucky little dude!

First Week

2007-07-06T06:37:00.000-07:00

Isa accomplished quite a bit during his first week of life on Earth... the most important, perhaps was meeting his new family & friends.

Poem from Aunt Emily

2007-06-29T10:24:00.000-07:00

Isaiah Did You Know?

Isaiah did you feel
those arms which held you fast?
Did you smell, did you see, did you hear?

Had angels led you forward,
whispering their names?

Or did you already know
that which others dreampt for, wished,
And instead, contented, slept?

That Andrew and Laura were
the Ones you needed most,
And that God had delivered you Home.

-Aunt Emily

The Happy Family

2007-06-29T09:50:00.000-07:00

First Day of Life

2007-06-29T09:30:00.000-07:00

Isaiah Anthony

2007-06-29T09:18:00.000-07:00

Sweet Isaiah entered our world at 10:34pm on June 26th, 2007. And life will never be the same...
He is perfect! Every little tiny thing about him. I can hardly keep my eyes off of him long enough to write these words...

Waiting for Isaiah

2007-06-24T16:04:00.000-07:00

Today is the 24th of June. And we're waiting... waiting for Isaiah.

Artwork by Aunt Ellen