Shout outs to Isaac

I will start this post, which promises to present itself with a hodge-podge of pictures and information, with a few links. Since this blog will be something we (and Isaac) can look at years from now, I wanted to link to a few other posts by other bloggers that celebrated Isaac's arrival.

Steg family blog
Mini Kit Klan
Joia's blog
Dave & Les

Katie W.

Yesterday we had a few visitors. Sarah and Della stopped over for a few minutes, but since Della was sick, they just stayed outside. Tiff and William came by. Tiff brought us a delicious dinner and picked up a few things from the store for us. Jodi came over later that evening, much to Scrubs' delight. He goes crazy when he sees her. More crazy than normal. Here's a photo of Scrubs' girlfriend Jodi with Isaac.

Joia and Keenan also stopped by. The first three photos that this blog started with are courtesy of Joia who is a great photographer and getting better with every picture she takes. The one of Isaac's feet shows off his very long toes! Joia was sick, so she didn't get to hold Isaac, but this gave her the opportunity to concentrate on photography instead! To see more of her photos, take a look at the link below:

Meeting Isaac

We also took a few photos ourselves yesterday. Scrubs knows he is not allowed to put his paw/s on the couch. This was a rule established when we learned of Isaac's impending arrival. Watch him trying to be slick by going very slowly and being very sweet in hopes that JB won't catch him. JB let me take a photo before instructing Scrubs to quit breaking the rules!

Monday was also Isaac's first doctor's appointment on base. Unfortunately, we are having a few issues getting him into the computer due to the fact that his adoption paperwork is still in the works. We are hoping we can get him in the system today so that we can get him circumcised as soon as possible. The plastic surgeon will also look at Isaac's ear once he is an official military kid. They believe it will be a very simple procedure but want to confirm there is no cartilage in the tag.

Isaac has dropped from 7.5 pounds to 6.15 which Dr. G. says is fine. She gave him a super clean bill of health. A tiny bit of jaundice but nothing significant. He also has a little "divet" in his chest area typical of premies which she said will basically be non-existent as he ages. After the appointment, Jayne, the residency secretary came in the room, scooped Isaac up, and left to go wander and show him off to everyone. We found her with Isaac in the residency room. We also made a stop by JB's desk which Joia had decorated in preparation of Isaac's arrival! Don't I have the best friends!?!?

I loved this comment on the blog yesterday from our Pastor's wife at Crossway. How wonderful our church family has been during this journey as well. Shelly is the mother of two adopted children and two biological. I think what she wrote perfectly sums up how it feels to be an adoptive parent and how JB and I currently feel. "Welcome to the world of adoption. Recovery -- excellent, energy level -- normal, excitement level -- elevated, gratefulness -- off the chart. :) What an awesome God we have! Can't wait to welcome baby Isaac to the Crossway family."

Those few sentences are so accurate!

Here is a picture of me enjoying my off-the-chart gratefulness.