Rub-a-dub

Isaac's new thing is to splash like a crazy man during his bath. Here's how it goes, play, try to eat bubbles, play, bathe, wash hair, rinse hair, freak out, play some more and SPLASH! The whole floor usually ends up covered in water and I've usually gotten a good dousing too! The funny thing is that his hair is usually dry but once he starts splashing, the whole drying process has to start again. And he has a lot of hair! Anyways, enjoy the video, you'll see how excited he gets!

A new chapter has begun!!!

Today was my first day of the new chapter in our lives! I thought I'd be able to get up "early" and get a shower in and then be ready to face the day with Isaac...boy was I wrong! Isaac woke up sooo early - he woke up before 7 - which is really weird because when I was working he wouldn't wake up that early. Perhaps he sensed the excitement of knowing mommy would be home with him all day and it wasn't even a weekend! Or perhaps it was his daddy who got home this morning from work that woke him up...I'm guessing it was the latter! Either way we had a great day. He is such a trooper and we had fun together! I got a nap too!! WOOOHOO! I loved today! And I know I will only have two solid weeks with him and then I'll start subbing but I am still so excited to have more time with my little boy! The peace I have felt for the past two weeks is only getting stronger and my resolve is more firm! I am amazed at how much our Daddy God cares about us - He really does care, He really does want the best for us! I am certainly grateful to be in this chapter of our lives! Hooray! Oh and I really can't wait to go on our first Play Outing on Friday to the ZOO!!!! I will post pictures soon!!!

25 Random Things about...

Corrie:
1. I am an only child
2. I tend to wear my feelings on my sleeve
3. I care a little too much about what people think of me
4. I am NOT detailed oriented - tedious things bother me :)
5. I love to read - mostly novels not so much self help or how to's - I love books where my imagination can run wild!
6. I want to learn how to sew - anyone want to help me learn?!
7. I have a degree in social work, but during my last semester in college I realized that social work is NOT something I wanted to do for the rest of my life...so now I'm getting my teaching certificate (5 years later)
8. I am afraid of disappointing people
9. My mom is one of my bestest friends
10. I could eat mac-n-cheese for dinner for the rest of my life and probably be happy, I may weigh a ton but I would be happy!
11. I desire a closer relationship with God but sometimes I just don't know how to get there
12. I pick things up off the floor with my toes :)
13. I met Sal in Bible School, had a mad crazy crush on him but never told him
14. I have only a few very close friends that I allow myself to be vulnerable with
15. I absolutely adore my husband, he's amazing, kind, loving, loyal and so funny
16. I have wonderful inlaws (parents and siblings) - it took a while to get where we are today but I am glad we stuck it out to get to know eachother better
17. Sal and I tried for six months before we found out we were pregnant with Isaac - it was the longest six months of my life
18. I LOVED being pregnant - I had an amazing pregnancy with Isaac, I was never sick and I even had a pretty good labor. I hope the others are that easy!
19. I was born in Colorado
20. I am really fast at 10-key and typing
21. I like things to be in order- even though I am not detail oriented I like things to be in their place, when things are out of order it drives me nuts (like the piles of laundry that have to be done)
22. My husband leaves empty boxes of things in the refrigerator just to bug me (pizza boxes, coke boxes) he gets a kick out of irritating me
23. I need down time each day - not much on going out all the time, I like to be home with my family doing family things
24. I love chick flicks - I hate suspense/drama/scary movies, some suspense and drama is ok but no fighting and blood and guts, no thank you!
25. I want more than anything to be a good wife, mom, and friend

Biased...

When Sal has his days off I always find new pictures of our little boy on my computer...I know I'm biased but he is absolutely teh most beautiful little boy ever!!!

Are you lookin' at me?

So Sweet, so calm for now...

(don't be fooled!)

Chili - Yummy!

Tonight we had chili for dinner - I found this great super easy recipe on the Kraft website. **Isaac has now completely rejected any and all baby food, infact he won't even eat anything that is on a spoon - go figure! If he can't pick it up with his fingers and feed himself, he's not eating it. So tonight he ate chili with us!!**

Hey Moms, what did you feed your little one when they started to eat solids? I know he can eat just about anything we eat, but we need some ideas as to what may be the best for Isaac :) Leave a comment with your ideas!!!

Isaac and Ace

While we were in Austin we visited our friends Zach, Cheri, and Caleb!!! They have this huge cat, Ace. Isaac has seen a cat before but probably has never had the chance to come into close contact with one. Needless to say he was pretty amazed by Ace, and Ace was so gentle, he just let Isaac pet him, and follow him around.

Thanks Zach and Cheri for having us over! We really enjoyed our visit and look forward to many more!! We love you guys!

Yee Haw Cowboy!

Last weekend, we visited Austin. Our nephews (Isaac's cousins) came and visited and Zack wore his cowboy hat. Sal thought it would be funny to see how big his hat was on Isaac....well as you can see, it wasn't all that big, it actually fit perfectly on his head. What do you think that says about the size of Isaac's head? He 's been in the 80th percentile in his head size...I guess this is just more confirmation. Isaac fits into his 12yr old cousin's hat...sheesh!

NO MORE COWBOY HAT!!!