Oh the places we'll go!

My Dearest 3 Little Snowflakes,

Three months! Three months? Three months.

I cannot believe it has been three months since I have last updated this blog. I guess that can be taken as a good sign. We have been to busy to sit down and write - or mommy has been to wiped out to type (ok, and there is that silly pinterest obsession too)! Whatever the reason, I am back and ready to update you all on the comings and goings of my Favorite Terrible Trio.

It has been a HOT, busy, hectic spring and summer thus far. Our daily calendar fills up quite nicely these days - therapies, story hours, gym dates, farmers markets, walks, trips to the park,"adbentures" - we are one busy family! I cannot tell you how much I love all of it either! How much I love spending all this time with all three of you  - watching you all discover things for the first time - and watching you all grow into your roles as sister and brothers. Its an amazing thing - and I am simply blessed beyond words that I am able to stay home with you and be here for all of it. We are a lucky bunch indeed!

My Dear Isaac,
You are such a trip. You are one of the most charismatic, fun, outgoing, personable, devilish, fearless kids I have ever met. I hope you always stay that way too. YOu are becoming such a little man. I cant believe what an amazing little guy you are. YOu light up every room  - whether it be your badass swagger, your non stop talking, crazy quips, or one of a kind facial expressions - you know how to command the room's attention - and how to use that power to your advantage. You have taken to the role of Big Brother in such a way that mothers can only dream of. You are doting, caring, with just enough gentleness and a little bit of rough big brother mixed in. Jake and Lucy are so lucky to have you!

Of course you are still all about Daddy these days - Im sure its just a phase that will last through your mid tweneties, but whatevs. Daddy is still your #1 Buddy and the world revolves around him. YOu carry your tool bag around and 'work on stuff like daddy' all day, impatiently wait for him to come home every night, and of course manage to canieve him into EVERYTHING Mommy says no to. I am constantly amazed at how oblivious Daddy is to your puppetry! You got him wrapped kiddo - work it!!

The past three months have been filled with memories that I never want to forget - and some that I would like to (most notably seeing you covered in your own blood when you busted your chin open at Frances Slocum  - and of course the (my) horror of your first cavity filling experience. Ugh) I cant believe in a few short weeks you will be turning 3 years old and then starting pre-school. Im sure I will have a mini breakdown before then. How does time fly by so quickly? Where is that pause button I have been searching for? I love you Monkey Man!! I love you more every time you sing me "you are my sunshine", every time you give me a kiss and ask me "if I'm happy" and every time you remind me you are my "best big boy". You are truly one of a kind my Sir Isaac. Well done!

My Dearest Jaker McQuaker and Lucy Lu - aka Angry Bird, aka Loober Maguber, aka Goobs, aka SnoCo, etc

Practically 6 months old and already racking up enough nicknames for a lifetime! You two are quite the duo! I swear you two do not even know the other one exists just yet - you are definitely not the lovey dovey type you imagine when the doctor tell you are having twins! You are both your own center of the universe - demanding to be held, coddled, and cooed all the time. Apparently you guys have yet to figure out Mommy only has two hands!

Lucy - I live for that morning first smile from my peanut. That feeling I get every morning when your face lights up when you recognize me, makes the hellish night you put me thru (almost) worth it. :) Seriously Goobs - you were my dream child - you lulled yourself to sleep, slept thru the night, got along with everyone. Notice how I mentioned all that in the past tense? Now you are all Mama's girl, up 3 or 4 times a night and have a scream (or shall I say Screech) that would peel the tread of tires! You literally look like a cartoon character when you scream - you turn beet red, your tongue rattles and your whole body shakes. Such a Drama Queen already.  Oddly enough it ALL stops when I pick you up. Every time. Nonsense Miss Goosey. Spoiled-Brat-in-the-making-Nonsense.

Psst. Secretly I love it.

Jakers - My super Chunk (dont worry, I will ban everyone from calling you that by the time you are old enough to understand it!) But I have to tell you dude - you are one solid hunk of  damn cute blue eyed
babiness! I hope you keep those baby blues forever. They are show stoppers! And if nothing else I am hoping you give me some rocking Michele Obama arms by the time you are out of holding stage!

You have come so far in the past six months. I cannot say You have exceeded my expectations only because I never really knew what to expect 6 months ago. I just knew I loved you and I would love you no matter what. But now I am starting to know what to expect from you - and that is you are going to be one amazingly regular kid. You are going to be one amazing Jake. And like your brother and sister - you are going to be whomever you were intended to be.  You have an infectious smile that will melt hearts and much like your sister, a pick-me-up-now-damn-it cry that will eventually cause me to claw my own eyes out.

I sometimes sit back and smile and wonder how I got be a mother of 3 little "angels." I mean wasn't I just wearing alternating neon socks and rocking the banana clip? How did I suddenly become Mom status? But honestly I think I have always been mom status - I was just waiting for you guys to get here.


So, I gladly look forward to rapidly growing old, ragged, scarred, gray, babbling, and senile (probably in my 30s) thanks to each of you. I hope you enjoy this wild ride we are on as much as your Daddy and I are enjoying it. Wherever it may take us. As Dr. Seuss says - "Oh the places you will go, Oh the places you will grow." Our little clan has set out to make its mark on the world and I look forward to watching its effects.

I love you all my three little perfect snowflakes. Sleep tight - and take it easy on me every now and then wont you? - afterall I do control your ....Well Hell, I guess I don't really control anything! Even more reason to take it easy on me!

I love you Sir Isaac, Jakers, and Lucy Lu!
Love, Mommy

Well Its been a while....

To My dearest 3 Little Snowflakes,

It has been so long since I last posted, I do not know where to start! It shocks me to think that my little itty bitties are already 3 months old and weighing in the double digits! You two seem to be changing day by day - getting bigger, louder, more alert,  - did I mention louder?? You are all so absolutely adorable and yet so completely different! I look forward to watching you both grow up together and find your separate ways! And then there is you my Best Big Boy Isaac - you are my little knight in dirty armor! You getting so cute and personable  - and yet so bold! Everyday is a new adventure with you - even if we never leave the house! You continue to amaze me on every level - whether it be the words that come out of your mouth ("I'm the boss, and the boss says go get me some coffee") or your no fear attitude and your need to jump off of everything you can climb up!  You three definitely will be giving mommy and daddy a run for our money!!


Since it has been so long since I wrote to you guys -  and it is impossible to catch up on all the things that have happened in the past 2 months - I will write to you individually....for now.

My Dear Baby Isaac,

Oh my Big Boy you are such a marvel! You constantly amaze me and make me smile (and make me pull my hair out, but mostly smile). In the past few months you have definitely peaked (I hope!) with you nasty case of the terrible twos! People always comment on how well you speak - I just have to comment on the crazy things that come out of your mouth! (we can thank your Uncle Ronnie for your new favorite saying - bare ass beach! - as you run around the house naked!) Oh vey! There is definitely no filter on with you! And oh boy do you have the eye roll to go with that sassy attitude of yours!
Since leaving Denver you have been living the life of the single baby/king of the palace - and I'm pretty sure you are a little too comfortable with that title. I am hoping it is just a phase - scratch that - I am demanding it be just a phase. I will not have the bratty kid of the bunch. I can just hear your father and nono  now"...if only she ate some damn meat that kid wouldn't be so crazy!"
I have to say when it comes to being a big brother you are quite amazing! You have never had a single baby envy moment and are always the gentle, caring big brother of "your babies". Like I have been saying for months - Lucy and Jake lucked out with having the best big brother on the planet!
As for your days as Mommy's little Monkey, I must humbly concede to the backseat, as Daddy - AKA "Your Buddy" - is your new Number One. Ugh. You are like his mini me. You follow him around like a puppy with your tool belt and tool box and spiderman work phone. You tell me all day long how you cant wait for your daddy to come home from work - because he is "such a hard worker". (insert Mommy's eye roll here.) I have thought about going back to work (ok, not really) just so I can come home for one of those amazing welcome home greetings your Daddy gets every time he enters the door! Seriously kiddo, he can out to the driveway and come right back in and you still light up like a Christmas Tree...Its not that I am jealous - Ok I am jealous - plain and simple. Whatever. Daddy's Little Buddy you may be for now - but I will get you back sooner or later (I, however, am banking on later...)

My Dearest Jakey Jakers
You are every gray hair on Mommy's head. You are every wince in my sore back. Yet you are everything I could have hoped for and more in a beautiful, perfect, baby boy! You are such a little chunker too! Who goes form 4lbs to 12 lbs in 6 weeks! (besides me??) My poor back! You owe me a lifetime of massage therapy just for all the times I have to walk around with you! Don't ever let anyone tell you a baby cannot be over held! You, your sister, AND your brother are the epitome of over held babies!
 Jakers you are such a champ! Already you have surpassed every expectation anyone had made for you. You came out ready to roll (and hungry too) and haven't stopped yet! You have a smile that lights up the room and a crazy gurgling sound and squeal that can clear it! I do not know how your Noni puts up with you at night! :)
I look at you Jakers and I see so much of your Daddy in you! I really cannot explain how big you are. You will be bigger than your daddy in no time! You are already more than half the size of Isaac! So much for all those "baby" clothes we bought for you! You are wearing the things Isaac wore at 6 and 9 months! Your sister and Brother better watch out - looks like you are going to be the Big Brother of the bunch!

Oh My Lucy MaGoosey,
Mommy's Precious little angry bird. Such a peanut - such a temper. You are definitely full of the Nardell women DNA. Your precious little face can go from wide-eyed smiles to major meltdowns in seconds (something, I am sure you picked up from me!) My guess is that meltdowns have something to do with all the pink garb your Noni, aunts, and your Ever-Doting God Mama Emily drape you in - I swear they make you look like a big bowl of Pepto Sherbert at times! Don't worry my little Lucy Lu - Mommy will protect you from all their fashion faux pas - Just take it easy on me every now and then!


It still blows my mind that you are a sleeper. I really thought that was an Urban myth parents made up to make other new moms feel like complete failures. Sometimes I check on you just to make sure you are still in your bed - or in mine (shh!!)
What a lucky girl you are! You are the favorite sister of two of the greatest brothers in the world. I am pretty sure your future holds many a tool belt, trucks, and race cars if they have anything to do with it! Your big Brother Isaac dotes all over you already - constantly showing off his "baby angry bird". I have to admit  - I may be biased but you are pretty damn cute to boot! Even with a shrill scream that can curl the skin off my back! If Isaac makes me pull my hair out and Jake is my grays, you will be my stiff drinks! The thought of raising a girl still makes me nervous - it all seems so complicated - the clothes, the make up, the boys, the drama. Ugh. I know I will blink and those days will be upon me. Maybe by then you will be Daddy's Girl and give him all the grief!


Well My Baby Bumkins you have all given me much more than I have ever expected - or dreamed of. I know this time with you three is limited and before I know it you will be all grown up and doing your own thing. So I need to treasure it now - no matter how sleep (and shower) deprived it leaves me. I can only imagine how the three of you as siblings will play out - the personalities you will develop, the relationships you will have with one another, the trouble you will get into, and oh the havoc you will wreak (I am already blaming Isaac - or Daddy)! All I can say is it will my honor to watch your stories unfold and be a part of each of them. You are my three precious and perfect Snowflakes and I love you all more than the sun, and the moon, all the stars in the sky. I wouldn't trade one minute of this life for any thing - not even a cool, quiet room, with a comfy pillow top bed, cushy pillows, and 800 thread count Egyptian cotton sheets, with a tall, dark, handsome Russian masseuse named Vlad...not that I thought about it or anything....

I love you My three little monkeys!

Love, Mommy

Dear Baby I,

SO here is the post I started nearly 3 weeks (ok...4) ago:

Oh how you don't even have a clue what you are in for in 10 days! I wish I could prepare you more - but really I fear all my prepping is falling on deaf ears. And let's be honest here - Mommy and Daddy do not even know what we are in for!
10 days.
That is what we have left as our tiny little family of 3. That is all you have left as an only child. 10 days left of Mommy's long-lost false hope of ever having a diaper free house.

I's last "only child" photo

10 days until who knows what....

Wow. What a difference 18  (ok, now 22) days makes! Well I guess was right - none of us had any idea what we were in store for. Who knew a simple check up would turn end up an impromptu birthday celebration! I knew I should not have put you in that new "Big Brother" T shirt! Baby Jake and Baby Lucy unexpectedly arrived January 25th at 2:48 PM and 2:49 PM respectively. An unexpected delivery, on an unexpected date, but a healthy arrival nonetheless. Actually it was probably better we did it this way - no anxious waiting and wondering the the night before. And when have we ever been known to stick to the plan? 365 days to pick from - thank goodness your big cousin Emily was gracious enough to share her big Happy 17th Bday with you guys!

concert night!

Isaac you have taken Big Brotherhood like a natural champ! You are so excited with your "Babies". Baby Jakers and Baby Lucy Lu are so lucky to have you! They did not give us much time to celebrate your final days as an only child (nor did they let mommy take her final pregnancy photos - thank God!)
but you took it all in stride!
The days leading up to the Twins' Birthday were just as pleasantly hectic as the last few months had been. We were staying in Media with Uncle Ralphie in another one of your "many houses". We were having a great time seeing all the sights of the Philadelphia Area - and the unexpected warm weather. We strolled the streets, went on the trolleys, visited the farms and gardens and made some new friends at the library and gym. I always get so proud when people comment on how well you speak. Im not sure I  can take all the credit for that - I think we have to thank Sadie too - but you are definitely a man (ok, toddler) of many words. And Oh how you love to use all those words - constantly! I am sure you will be using that gift of gab for something special in your future! I will be amazed, however, if your baby brother and sister ( or parents!) will ever get a word in edgewise!

Daddy and his Little Lucy Lu

I do feel a little guilty about not writing as much in the months leading up to the Arrival of Thing 1 and Thing 2. So much has happened for us in the past few months I do not even know where to start. You have gone thru so many changes - some good (your love of story telling, especially Hansel and Gretel and your obsession with the Lion KIng) - some not so good (Your temper tantrums and your selective listening skills). There have been so many times when I wish I wrote down the little things you said - just to remind me of how stinking cute you are....

(Daddy spent so much time drawing you the ABC's and making flashcards for you. After numerous attempts at asking you to identify the letters A-B-C you looked at him and said..)
"Daddy why don't you just tell me what letter it is already...."

(Day 5 of the twins at home)
Isaac: Mama who is their Mommy?
Me: Im their Mommy Isaac
Isaac: When is she coming for them?
Me: They live here with us Isaac
Isaac: You're so silly Mama

(in the car...)
I: Where do the babies come from Mama?
Me: They came from Mommy's belly Isaac
I: No Mama, where did they COME from???
Me (looking nervously for a way out of this conversation): Um sometimes when Mommy and daddy love each other they have a baby...blah blah blah
I: What you say Mama?? No where do the babies come from??
 Me: I told you Isaac
Isaac (looking confused at how stupid his Mommy could be): No Mommy the babies come from the hospital in Philadelphia.

(Isaac's incentive to do chores...)
I: "Mama, Do  you know where money comes from?"
Me: No, where?
I: The dryer makes money

There are so many things I am sure I have missed along the way little Buddy! We have had so much fun the past few months getting ready for you to be a Big Brother - I imagine there will come a time when you dont even remember NOT being a BIg Brother. I hope you enjoyed all this time as much as Mommy and Daddy have. I hope the decisions we have made leading up to the Big Arrival were the right ones. I hope you know how much we love you and love your "babies" and we would do this all again (even the horrific C Section) if it meant that the three of you would be happy and healthy.
So my monkey big brother, now we embark on a new journey - One that I am just as unsure of as  you are. Im hoping sooner or later a new normal will emerge and all of this "adjusting phase" will go like clock work. Until then kiddo, we need to remember there may be some bumps and twists and turns on this road. Mommy and Daddy already shaved 20 years off our lives with this pregnancy so  I will work with you if you promise to work with me! We made it this far  - no turning back now! Now we just need to find a way to make all this work - easily!
I love you my Big Boy Monkey Man! YOu will forever be Mama's Number 1!
Love, Mommy

Happy Holidays!

Dear Baby I,

I think the lapse in writing lately officially makes me a bad mom - or at least a bad blogger mom. I can not believe it has been over a month! Yeesh! Where does the time go...Oh that's right - I know - we have been just a 'teensy bit' busy the past few weeks. Let me back up just a bit....

November 8, we said a bittersweet goodbye to Denver and headed East on our latest chapter in the story of our unknown. It was bittersweet indeed. We definitely did not get enough time there to fulfill our liking - but we didnt have much in the line of options of either. The way I see it, if fate brings us back to the Rocky Mountains someday than so be it - there is definitely worse scenery to look at than the wide open spaces of Colorado! We spent our last few weeks there packing and playing. You and Sadie had a blast together - I will surely miss having the two of you together everyday, but I know soon enough you will have two new playmates to keep you going!

Since we have been in NEPA you have (of course) been King of the castle. You have turned Noni's house inside out and upside down and you take no prisoners in the process. I have been doing my best to try and keep you 'grounded' to avoid that "only child syndrome" but Im pretty sure I am failing miserably. You have become awfully demanding lately. I cant say Im a fan either. But you sure know how to turn on the charm school and theatrics when need be.  You have learned quickly that when Mommy says NO, Noni, Nono, Krissy, Gina, or anyone else (INCLUDING Daddy)  may just say YES... you are relentless - and too smart for your own good!

Newly developed Terrible twos attitude aside, you are quite the character lately. You definitely know how to put on a show - or at least command an audience and work a crowd. Im pretty sure no one will ever accuse you of being shy! You have plenty of new one liners too - my favorite being when you stroke my cheeks an say "mommy, you're such a good mommy" - you are quite the patronizer! Or "Mommy Im so proud of you" You are such a ham!

As I write this it is already New Year's Eve! I started this post right after Thanksgiving!

I cannot believe the holidays have come and gone and the year is ticking away - 50 minutes left to be exact! 

You had such an incredible Christmas this year - you were so much fun! This was the first year you had an idea of what was going on. You were very good for Elfie - your Elf on the Shelf - and you (and Max!) had so much fun looking for him every morning.  I can only hope your christmas wish lists of the future stay so simple as this year - a fire truck and cat food. The fire truck was a no brainer - the cat food was for Noni's ceramic christmas cat which you continue to feed and give glasses of milk too. Hmm...you're an odd duck at times! It was so much fun to watch you open your gifts. At first you were a little unsure if it was okay to rip open  all those packages - but once you got in the mode there was no stopping you! Nobody's gifts were safe. If you saw wrapping paper you were opening it - even the gift boxes of candy in the closet weren't safe! 

It was a day full of remote control cars, trucks, fire engines and horses! Good thing your Daddy is so handy, otherwise Mommy would still be trying to pry those toys out of the packaging! Thank Goodness Santa ate all his cookies - and the reign deer ate their salad - because you were on one heck of a sugar high too! It was sensory overload! But we found one way to calm you down - finally a Cailou alternative - The Polar Express wins as the movie of the holiday! You LOVE it! So far we have seen it 6 times in 4 days - and each time I cannot help but smile watching you watch it. I hope you always hear the magic of the Christmas bells and BELIEVE in the magic of Christmas.

Well my little peekapooka I can go on and on about all the craziness and ups and downs we have had over the pat 2 months, but somehow watching you all peacefully snuggled up in bed for nap makes the roller coaster of it all seem like an insignificant blink of an eye. You are getting so big, so fast - I hate it! I hate that I already know in the back of my head that one day Im going to wake up and you are going to be a grown up punk who is too cool to snuggle with his mommy or spend the morning watching cartoons in bed! Time is flying and you are growing and changing daily - but you will always be 'my baby, my boobaa, mommy's peekapooka' Well another holiday season has come and is gone and I can only hope you it brought you a fraction of happiness and joy it has given me. You have been the world to me these past 3 Christmases and I can't even begin to imagine how different next Christmas will be with 3 of you to enjoy! I am sure  it will be nothing short of miraculous - my 3 perfect snowflakes!

I love you little man, and will continue to shower you and and smother you with my unsolicited love and affection everyday of your life. Sleep tight my little monkey - we have quite a new year ahead of us!

I love you Sir!

Love, Mommy

Spooktacular Pirating!

Dear Baby I,

Time is flying by! First it was summer, then fall blew in and blew out - and now we have our first snowfall of the season - albeit 6 weeks early - but still shovel worthy! All of these seasonal changes and we haven't even gone trick or treating yet!

Speaking of which, I realize someday you will catch on that we are dressing you up as a dragon two years in a row, but it is such a cute costume - and that dang fever ruined our trick or treating last year!! So this year you are going to be a not-scary-pirate-with-a-parrot-monster-slaying-cowboy-Dragon. Im not really sure how we are going to pull off such a feat, but that is what you decided to be. So that is what we are going to do!




We have had a hectic past few weeks indeed! Besides getting all the provisions ready for your Halloween Costume extraordinaire, we have also been getting ready to head East for the winter and get ready to have some Babies! Yup. We are headed to Philadelphia to have Thing 1 and Thing 2 enter the world. Should be an interesting time to say the least! Your "Baby Brudder and Baby Sisto" (speculative brother and sister of course) sure like to make a grand  - and complicated - entrance! Oh well, the holidays are supposed to be hectic right?!?! I just hope Ho Ho finds us in all the chaos.

In the meantime you have been doing your part in being the cutest "one and only" you can be. You give my (ever growing, ginormous) belly lots of kisses and attention as well as lots of singing for your "Sib-Things." Everyday you ask me "time for them to come out yet mommy??" and I have to break the news to you that it's (hopefully) "not today." Being a Big Brother in Training is awfully stressful isnt it kiddo? Although it is not nearly as stressful as potty training - which you are having absolutely NO part of. Ugh! Zorro was so easy - what's taking so long with you monkey???

.....And we are back!!!!
Sorry kiddo we took a few days off mid post! I told you it was busy around here!
Halloween has come and gone - and you were quite the trick or treater! You wanted NO PART of the dragon costume - so you were (at first) half pirate half dragon - then full pirate - then half pirate - then you were the kid with a crappy mascara mustache and no costume at all. But you loved every minute of it!! Walking up to strangers' houses and getting candy?? You and Miss Lady Bug Sadie were all over that! Now the hard part is convincing you you cannot do that everyday!
After trick or treating you (and your daddy) ate yourself into a sugar high - followed by (my favorite) sugar crash. Yesterday you woke up and said "mommy I no like candy anymore" Maybe Halloween really IS the greatest holiday ever!

This week has been pretty hectic getting ready for our trip to NEPA next week. And its been an emotional roller coaster to say the least. If your cute little face says "mommy dont cry" one more time I am going to feel like the worst mother on the planet! Sorry monkey - damn pregnancy hormones have me all out of whack! Hopefully they will even out sooner or later. If not we are all doomed!
So it is back to the grind for us - me getting us ready - you getting us un-ready. After a toasty Halloween, the snow is falling again and the temps are freezing! So much for locking you outside while I try to get something done in the house. Ruh roh. We may just have to leave the mess for Daddy to pick up. :) Poor Daddy, he always gets our messes - I guess that's the price he has to pay for calling Mommy messy and sloppy. (Yes, Monkey, he IS starting to sound a lot like your Ugdle Ronnie!!)

On that note kiddo time to put away the computer and get this fine day in motion. You are happily overdosing on too much TV this morning and I am just about ready to get my lazy HUGE butt out of bed - again! I remember thinking once you were born "what was I thinking?? Pregnancy WAS the EASY part" - can this possibly be true again??" I hope not! Mommy has been so uncomfortable lately - physically and mentally I think Im wiped out! I can only hope and pray it gets better from here - or God help us all! THing 1 and Thing 2 better be on their best behavior when they enter the world, because you, me and Daddy can use a LONG, peaceful nap!

Just remember, as always baby monster, Mommy love you more than all the snowflakes in the sky - and all the snowballs you can eat! And to you my Thing 1 and Thing 2 - rest up in there - because once you two get out and able - I am making you work for all the stress you put us through! :) I love you all - as only your Mommy can!
I love you my country mouse bumpkins!
 Love, Mommy

"All By Myself"

The Cailou Effect

Dear Baby I,

Do you know how many times over the past few weeks I have heard that line?
Whether I try to help you get in the car or cut your chicken for dinner - be it getting you in or out of the tub or brushing your crazy hair - I always seemed to get yelled at with the same response : "I can do it ALL BY MYSELF!" You are so independent these days - and so stubborn! Although it really is no surprise at all Sir I, I mean look at who your parents are!
You are also full of one liners these days! I cannot believe the stuff that comes out of your mouth!

Someone skipped their nap

Sadie: Im a big girl now. I go pee pee on the potty!
Isaac: Im a big boy too - I go pee pee in the tubby!

Isaac: (quoting your beloved Toy Story) To Infinity in the Ambulance!

Mommy: Do you want to wear your dinosaur shirt today?
Isaac: Hmmm Mommy I would rather not.

 Isaac: (referring to finding the drag along puppy you got for Christmas TWO years ago) Puppy is my new favorite toy!
Mommy: What about Scout?
Isaac: He will be my favorite again tomorrow!

Isaac (after Daddy goes to work): Mommy no go to work, Mommy plays all day.

Whatever comes out of your mouth always seems to make my smile. Even when I do not want too - your little quirky smile and smart tongue can bring out the best in me!

The past few weeks here have been kind of hectic. Since my last post our days have been filled with doctor's appointments and quite a few sleepless nights. The outpouring of support from our family and friends has been amazing. YOu are one lucky little duck little man (we all are) - you do not even realize the amazing support system you have surrounding you. You and your little sib"things" will always be loved - overwhelmingly!

We are actually headed to Pennsylvania in the morning for Thing 1 to get an evaluation at the Children's Hospital Of Philadelphia. Im excited to hear what they say - I dread the thought that I will be leaving you overnight  - for two nights!! Ugh. I know you will be fine - its me I'm worried about! How will I sleep knowing you are a hundred miles away! Ugh. Like I said, you will be fine - you will probably not even notice Im gone. I will be the one like a lost little puppy!

One week in NEPA. Im sure your Noni, Aunts Krissy and Gina, and Emily have BIG plans for you - many of which Im sure Mommy would not approve! I will gladly take advantage of all the extra eyes and hands you will have to entertain and watch you. I am sure you have no problem getting yourself spoiled rotten for a few days!

You are so excited for the airport tomorrow morning. I am not excited about the 3 am wake up call. You have been asking me for weeks - "today we go to the airport mom?" and each time I have to remind you today is not the day we have tickets for. You actually woke up 5 am this morning saying "we have tickets for the airport soon mom".  Of course soon after that cute little remark I realized you spent the night sleeping without a diaper on. So, 5 am this morning I was wringing out bed sheets and bleaching your mattress!3

Oh my Monkey Boy the ways I discover how much more I love you and your sib"things" never cease to amaze me. Each day I find a new reason to thank God for the three of you. (oh my gosh - I still cant believe there will be THREE of you!) YOu are the reasons I wake up (at all hours) in the morning and the reasons I crash into my pillow each night (ok, sometimes even before you!) I cannot even remember what I used to think about before you came along - whatever it was it could not have been nearly as important!

Thanks to Steve Jobs we will have our memories Forever!

I love you My Little sir I ...er...I mean my Big Boy I. I love this time of year and I love sharing it with you and Daddy. I hope you learn to love it too! I look forward to our expanding family and blog (coming soon) as we end one year and start a new!

I Love you!



Love, Mommy