This past week we had Tia Mari and cousin Marissa come to visit the new addition to our family. Thanks to Mari and her quick draw with the camera we have lots and lots of pictures of everyone. Since my costco photo website is down, I am not able to share all the pics, so humor us as we share some pictures. Isabelle is eating all the time and enjoys watching her brother and cousin as they play. David is quite content because he has lots of attention still, with the occasional tantrum. Just to let Mari know, he was very grumpy about her leaving yesterday and stayed attached to Marissa, literally all day.
On June 11, 2008 at 11:06am Isabelle Kay Felch was born, weighing 6 pounds 11 ounces. Mommy and baby are healthy and came home from the hospital on Saturday. Big brother David is already giving Baby Isa little kisses of love. Daddy is enjoying his first Father's Day with the fabulous pair. Here are a few pictures, more details to follow as I find more time. By the way, Grandma came last Monday to help out with David and we are lucky enough to have her here until the 2nd of July :) Grandma Mary and Grandpa Keith made it here for the birth too, we couldn't have done it without all of your help :)
David, the Big Brother
A few moments after the birth
Grandpa Keith and Grandma Mary with their first grandaughter
David had a fun filled second birthday. Life is a little crazy as baby #2 will be here next week, if not sooner, so we wanted to make sure that David's day was special. In the morning I had a Dr.'s appointment (last one before the scheduled C-section, unbelievable!) so Andrew spent some special Daddy time with David. They had a great time putting together his new train set. By the time I got home you could tell that Andrew was having as much fun as David :) Next we met his pals for pizza and cupcakes. After nap time, our friend Wendy stop by to hang out and celebrate with the birthday boy. After dinner we had a little cake and David and Andrew played with trains some more. David had a great day and I was pooped! David opens his train:
We sing Happy Birthday to David at the pizza place, please forgive his pal at the end of the video, he just had to get it out :)
This past year David has participated in a Music Together class. Kids ages 0 thru 4 years old have fun with music, songs, instruments, etc. At first he was a bit timid and shy, but as he gets more comfortable with participating, I can really tell that he is enjoying it. Sometimes he totally surprises me with his antics. We really enjoyed this last session, the teacher was superb and his little pal Dani was in his class. Dani gets David to join in on the dancing:
David and Dani share drums:
David decides to build a tower of instruments:
David actually helps the teacher clean up, she has a special song that gets them to help :)
This month the weather has been wonderful. It really makes such a difference to be able to get out and enjoy the beautiful outdoors. Oh, before I forget, yes that is our little one sporting glasses, gee, what big eyes you have :) At the beginning of this month he was diagnosed with strabismus with accomodative estropia, that's basically a fancy way of saying that he is farsighted and one of his eyes would turn in to help him focus up close. The glasses is our first level of correction before anything else is tried, so far so good :) On Mother's Day, Andrew and David treated me to a delicious breakfast out at Lou's. They even let me sleep in the morning while they went out to get me special mother's day treats.
We spent a fun weekend in Boston just being tourists and enjoying this historic town. One of the days we spent in Cambridge touring the Harvard campus and enjoying the local culture. The buildings are beautiful, different from both Yale and Dartmouth, a really neat campus, open to the bustling community. David had a great time racing around the Harvard Yard. Oh and the Lakers shirt clashing with his new Harvard cap, well I couldn't resist, they had just moved on to the Western Conference finals, he had to represent.
The next day we finally rode the Ducks in Boston. It was so much fun to be a total tourist and be shown all over town. We tend to get lost every time we are in Boston (Lupe and Lauren, we actually found the place where they take off from!), so this really helped us get oriented and see all the highlights. Of course the coolest part was entering the water, Tio Anthony would have loved it!!! David napped during most of the trip but woke up once we were in the water and was very excited. It was a fun weekend away, probably our last as a family of three. This month we were lucky to also have visitors, Kyle and Johann came to spend a couple of nights with us during their big road trip. They really packed in all that Hanover has to offer. We took them to all our favorite spots, including a fun farm in Vermont. I really got spoiled during those few days, I don't think I had to pick up David once while they were here. He had two pals to play, hike, and exercise with. It was such a treat to have a Lakers party complete with other friends :) Here David tries to do push ups :)
This past month, we have gone back and forth from very nice outdoor play weather, to gloomy, rainy and cold weather. It really is a tease, but we do take advantage of the nice days and get out to enjoy life again. We have gone to a couple of birthday parties, where David enjoys playing with his pals and I enjoy eating yummy treats with him, we made a trip out to Fenway to see the Angels play the Red Sox (Fenway was such a treat for me, really impressed with how old everything is), and we have taken more walks and visits to the playground. As I become less mobile, I rely so much more on Andrew being able to come with us on a trip or on the generosity of our friends.
decorating cookies for David means eating them
Dancing and showing off for his pal's Baby Sister Jamie
Fenway Park, way past David's bedtime
Thanks for my new trike, Grandma Mary and Grandpa Keith!
Goofing around with his best pal Dani (and Stanley) on the town Green
This past week we had Tia Mari and cousin Marissa come to visit the new addition to our family. Thanks to Mari and her quick draw with the camera we have lots and lots of pictures of everyone. Since my costco photo website is down, I am not able to share all the pics, so humor us as we share some pictures. Isabelle is eating all the time and enjoys watching her brother and cousin as they play. David is quite content because he has lots of attention still, with the occasional tantrum. Just to let Mari know, he was very grumpy about her leaving yesterday and stayed attached to Marissa, literally all day.
Happy Father's Day, Daddy!
Thanks!!! Tio Anthony and Tia Awnie
Love from my Tia Mari and cousin Marissa
A day at the farm
even Grandma took a little break
