Family pictures

We had lots of fun taking this years family pictures in Lethbridge. I was stressed about what we were going to wear and then that morning a $12 dress and a $16 sweater brought it all together. Again, Esther was our incredible photographer. Enjoy.

Isaac 8 weeks

These pictures were taken by a girl in my ward, Jeanette Bruce. These are my favourites.

Isaac 5 weeks

I'm a little behind in posting pictures of Isaac, and we've taken lots. So here are a few at the different ages. These were taken by my sister Esther who is a budding photographer. We rocked him to sleep in that bucket so we could get the pictures. He was so patient.

Blessing

We Blessed Isaac on August 9th and it was a very special day with many friends and family to share it with us. These are a few pics that Esther took. Doesn't he look cute in a tux.

All smiles

Isaac has been my most smiley baby, but it has been hard to capture the true extent of him smile on film. Here are my best efforts.

Patrick's last week

We were blessed to have Patrick home for 6 weeks as we welcomed Isaac into our home. It was nice to have lots of help and chances to sleep. After the second day of having him back at work, I am exhausted and feeling a little sick. We had lots of fun as a family and have already taken Isaac to Canmore and Montana. We were in a bit of a panic as we headed out of the city to cross the border and realized that we had no way to prove that he was ours. (Just in case anyone needs to know, you can cross the border with the hospital record before you have the birth certificate.) We had a great week enjoying family and the water at Echo Lake. Patrick even set up a zip line. (So uncharacteristic hey!!) My sister Esther took some fun pictures of Isaac and here are a few that I took. I haven't got copies of her pics yet.

Our sweet baby boy

Well, Adaline was right and We're sure enjoying this little man in our house. He is very calm and sweet and sleeps and eats good. He arrived 10 days late and caused me a little stress. This is the first time that I didn't wake up in full blown labour on day 10 and had to go for an ultrasound and then nonstress test at the hospital. When I had finally given up on him coming on day 10, that's when labour picked up. We got home from the hospital and left 30 minutes later to go back as labour had picked up. He was born 2 and a half hours after we got to the hospital and then we left to go home 3 and a half hours after that. We had a peaceful sleep in our own bed and the girls woke up to find their new baby brother. The day ended perfectly.