Blessed Life

Ben and I have such a blessed life. It is amazing how children can add such joy and to think that we thought we were happy without them!! They are hard work, but when they say "hug mommy" or "Wuv you" without saying it to them first... it is all worth it.

Isaac is doing great. I almost got him to fall asleep in our bed last night instead of his bouncy chair. He LOVES his bouncy chair and will only sleep in that. I am going to be working on that cause we need him in his own room and I don't trust him in that chair not by my side.

Porter is doing great. He started school again this week and went in without even saying good-bye. We tried to potty train but timed it badly with the stressful holiday season. So we will be trying later in the year.

Christmas was wonderful we got to see everyone and it was really nice to see Porter interact with everyone.

Got into the charcoal outside. Doing an art project and Isaac just chillin in his chair

Isaac and Porter

Thought I would give an update on each child.

Isaac at a month old:
- You are starting to smile (not because of gas but when we smile at you)
- You seem to be quite gassy and nothing can get you more upset than gas. (just like your brother at this age). This is the only time that you will cry besides wanting to eat
- You could go all day without your diaper being changed. Dirty diapers do not bother you in the least
- You LOVE to sleep, it is your favorite thing to do
- You have started to stay awake more but about 2 hours in the morning and you are over it and want to go back to sleep and will sleep until about 5 at night
- You are still a green bean but apparently a plump 10 pound green bean
- You have really long fingers and toes
- You love to stay warm
- Your favorite position is laying flat on your back and you can be under your play mat for about 30 minutes and be perfectly content
- You hate tummy time or anything having to do with using your tummy to support yourself
- You recognize your mommy and daddy's voice

Okay so about Porter now that he is 2 1/2 years old
- You are talking more and more every day
- You have a wicked left arm. When you throw a ball you hit your target almost every time and with gusto
- You have an incredible ability to throw a ball up in the air and kick it with your left leg. You hit the ball almost every time.
- You have amazing balance and when other kids would fall and break a leg or arm, you master whatever it is that you are doing
- You are not afraid of anything. You think you can do anything you want and do it without hesitation (we have to watch out for you)
- You are no longer getting that sick which is great. Just a cold every now and then
- You would rather take a bath in the morning than at night now. You have started to hate getting your hair washed but it still happens :)
- You sleep in a big boy bed without any problems and put yourself to sleep after saying your prayers with daddy
- You LOVE school. You LOVE your teachers and apparently really like story time and singing (but hate to sing at home, huh?)
- You love to go to church and walk into the nursery and then say "Bye mommy" and don't look back
- You love both sets of grandparents, but will not let your grandfathers breath when they are with you. You wear both of them into the ground. They are exhausted after visiting you.
- You have started to really like cars and nerf guns. You "hunt" your mama with your nerf gun and only thing it is fun if she is a moving target. It is one of the most hilarious things that we have ever seen. Gun safety will be happening early with you
- You know that Bo has time outs and you know where your time out chair is. Sometimes you put yourself in time out because you have done something that you are not suppose to do

I love both of my boys so much. I am so blessed to be surrounded by boys/a man that loves me. I couldn't imagine a better life. Your mommy is very happy.

Isaac at a Month

We went to Isaac's 1 month old checkup today and boy has he grown. We were all betting that he was below 9 pounds but we were way off. He weighed 10 pounds and 8 ounces (that is a 4 pound increase since he left the hospital, that is 1 pound a week!!). He has grown 2 inches as well and is 22.25 inches long. WOW!! He is just perfect. He has to be the best baby on the planet and I have never seen a baby that could sleep as much as he does. Porter was NOT a sleeper at all. Isaac is probably awake 4 hours a day and only wakes up once a night (if you count the early morning feeding around 4-5 a day feeding). Porter did not do that either. You still get tired, but are VERY appreciative that he sleeps so well. He has started cooing, especially when he is eating. He enjoys laying on his back (probably his favorite thing to do). He hates being held chest to chest or anything to do with his belly being the primary support. In fact, I put him on his tummy for tummy time and he doesn't even try to raise his head. He will just lay there and suck on his hand.

So Porter was dying to get out and build a snow man yesterday. He did and then ate half of it! A little snow never hurt any of us. Here are some pictures.

In Black and White

Isaacs 2 Week Old Pictures

Here are the pictures that our church group friend Leslie took for us. Their photography website is www.elimurray.com. We are so happy with her pictures, they are amazing!!

Fun without pants!

Please Meet our New Addition - Isaac Benjamin Floyd

Isaac was born at 7:50 am on Monday, November 7th. We had an awesome experience with Isaac. I have to admit that I bawled like a little girl when I heard him cry and got to see him over the curtain during my surgery. I didn't get to experience that with Porter and I really didn't know what kind of feelings that I was going to have. Ben was right there by my side holding my hand and wouldn't leave me until I said that it was okay for him to get up and go see Isaac (which was right away cause I wanted to know that he was doing well). The operation only took 30 minutes and they gave me Isaac to hold as they wheeled me back to my recovery room.

He was 7 lbs and 6 ounces (a pound smaller than Porter) and 20.5 inches long (an inch longer than Porter). He has NOOOO butt at all and has the longest skinniest fingers and feet. His newborn clothes hardly fit him but are growing more snug as the days go on.

Porter was pretty timid at the hospital and didn't really know how to handle mommy in a hospital bed and this new being in a crib next to her. He has warmed up to him and likes to sit next to Isaac when he is on the floor on his play mat. Sometimes though he tells me that he wants baby to go night night and I need to put him down. When Isaac cries Porter does come over and pat him on the side of the head and says "baby okay, baby okay". He has really started to talk a lot here lately and it is wonderful to hear.

We got a TV for our bedroom (we have never had one the whole time we have been together) and Porter, Isaac and I all watched Wonder Pets this morning while I nursed and Porter woke up. It was so nice to just snuggle with both of my boys.

On Tuesday a woman from our church group came over and took pictures of Isaac for us (she is wanting to get into infant photography, so Isaac was the second baby that she has shot - they are amazing pictures and will post as soon as I get them). She and her husband do weddings as a full time occupation so she really knew what she was doing. He did so well too cause the shoot lasted for about 4 hours, Leslie was very patient and I can't wait to see the pictures.

Other than that, just getting used to napping at night for sleep and trying to figure out a new cleaning/picking up/laundry schedule for myself as well as time to play with Porter and time to hold Isaac. I think this whole school thing will be good cause that will give me lots of time with Isaac by ourselves and Porter will be learning all at the same time. I just want to make sure that Porter's needs are still met. There have only been a couple of times that while I have been nursing Isaac that Porter has really needed me (emotionally) so I hope that it won't happen too much cause it breaks my heart. I LOVE my boys (Ben included).

Ben and I before surgery



Isaac and Me after surgery
Ben and Isaac

Jean, Dad and Mom with Isaac


Nurse and Isaac




At Home



Then some of Just Porter having fun