Week 6

It is absolutely amazing to me just how much Isaac has grown in the past 5 weeks - you can visually see his growth! The photo on the left is of Isaac at 1 week old (the night before he was released from the NICU), and photo on the right is of Isaac in his car seat at 6 weeks:

We have learned just how much Isaac loves to be cuddled and held close to us in the past few weeks. When we try to put him down, he cries, and he is immediately placated the moment we pick him up and hold him close. This makes sleeping somewhat of a challenge, but everyone tells me that he will grow so quickly so to enjoy his cuddle phase while it lasts. 

Brennen and I switched rolls this week - he had surgery last Wednesday and was stuck in bed for the past week, and I was officially cleared by my doctor to be able to live my life as normal (in other works, I can work out for the first time in over 3 months!) Thankfully, grandma Lesli came in town to help take care of Brennen and Isaac. Not only did she take Brennen to his surgery so I could stay home with Isaac, but she also held Isaac after his feedings in the middle of the night so that I could get some rest, and she also spoiled us with her cooking. I honestly don't know what we would do without our mom's - they are amazing and wonderful! 

I started working at the salon on Saturday. I will be working 2 days a week this month - Monday's and Saturdays. Isaac will spend Monday's with grandma Carol and grandpa Rick, and he will spend Saturday's with his daddy. He enjoyed his first day with grandma and grandpa Howell on grandpa Rick's birthday this past Monday. 

In the past week we have received Isaac's Birth Certificate in the mail, completed Isaac's Baptism Class, and Alisa and Greg agreed to be his godparents, so we are officially all set for his Baptism. His Baptism is scheduled for Saturday, October 12 at St. Thomas the Apostle Catholic Church in Phoenix. Morning Mass will be celebrated at 8:30 a.m., the Baptism Ceremony will directly follow, and then we are inviting everyone over to our house to celebrate with us and enjoy some refreshments.