CEREAL!!!

So, picture this...
Baby in high chair wearing a bib. Mommy with bowl and spoon. Daddy with video camera in one hand and digital camera in the other! We were prepared for Isaiah's very first experience with cereal. We were also expecting the worst. We totally thought Isaiah would spit it out and scream and throw a fit. I mean, the child has ONLY had breast milk since the day he was born. Nothing else!!! SO...
we were expecting a disaster.
BUT...
he totally surprised us! The first cereal experience was a complete success! He actually seemed to enjoy it and was opening his mouth for more! He did great with the spoon! He looked just like a little baby bird begging for more! I don't think you could have seen two more happy and pleased parents last night! Our sweet baby boy had his first taste of solids and LOVED it! The only challenging part was keeping his hands from wandering into the bowl or trying to grab the spoon. Other than that, he ate like a champ and finished every last drop! We are hoping and praying this means he will be a great eater with a curious palate, willing to try new and exciting foods!

Momma holding his hands down!

Check out that cute face covered in cereal!

More momma, more!
YUM!
I love it!
MMMM!!!! SO tasty!

Pictures

Before the holidays, our little family went to get our pictures taken. We used those pictures as our Christmas gifts to our parents and siblings. As far as we could tell, everyone really enjoyed them so we were pleased about that! We went to Brand Photo & Design, which is located downtown Indy. We were just tickled with their work so I wanted to share a few of our favorites!




Isaiah did such a fantastic job while we were there. I was so worried about him being awake and in a good mood and he exceeded my expectations! But, as you can see in this last picture, the photo shoot left him tuckered out! What a precious little angel!

Thank you Dan and Brooke for a job very well done!!!

Santa and Lilly

OK, I promise this will be my last post today! Isaiah's Grandpa Du has a beautiful Santa outfit that he wears every year. We thought it would be a fun tradition to get a picture with Isaiah and Grandpa Du/Santa each year to compare! So, here are a couple from this year!

As you can see, Isaiah is very happy and really enjoys being with Santa!
After a few indoor shots, we decided to get Isaiah bundled up for a few shots outside. It could not have been more perfect weather outside for the occasion! There was fresh snow on the ground AND it was snowing! It was so very cold so we did not stay out there too long but it seemed only appropriate to get a few pictures!!!
Santa pulling Isaiah in the sled!
And Isaiah with Santa by the snow covered trees!

And on to some baby news!!!! Lilly Elizabeth Sommer was born on Sunday, December 30, 2007 at 1:12 p.m. Her mommy, Ashley did such a fantastic job and Lilly is quite the beauty!!! For those of you who don't know John and Ashley, they both have blonde hair so to the surprise of EVERYONE, Lilly arrived with the most gorgeous head of thick, black hair! It was so neat for Eric and I to see Lilly and love on her. She was 6 pounds, 7 ounces when she was born and she went home at 6 pounds, 1 ounce. When Isaiah was born, he was 6 pounds, 6 ounces and went home at 6 pounds even. It gave us a chance to reminisce about the day we brought our precious boy home just 5 months ago! John, Ashley, and Lilly, we love all three of you and we are so excited for you as you start this amazingly exciting journey!!!

Christmas #3

Our third and final Christmas celebration took place in Muncie at my sister and brother-in-law's house. This is their very first house and they had it decorated so beautifully! We sure had a great time! We also spent New Year's Eve there and celebrated together with games and food! I almost didn't make it to the New Year! I have stayed up way too late during all of our celebrations and I'm beginning to pay for it! I DID make it though and we had a fun time ringing in the New Year!
More presents for Isaiah!!!

Isaiah hanging out with Auntie Jess and Uncle Davo
Playing with Mimi and Pop

Isaiah smiling with Mimi!

He LOVED the tree! He is fascinated with lights!

He also became very interested in Derby this weekend! It was pretty cute to watch him reach out to touch him. He has begun reaching for everything!

We also played a lot of Wii this weekend! Our favorites are doubles tennis, bowling and the guys are obsessed with golf!

Here is our precious boy, clearly all tuckered out! What a blessing he was to us in 2007...definitely our favorite gift! We know he will continue to bless us in 2008 and for the rest of our lives! We want to give a huge thank you to all of our family! We had such a fantastic time celebrating with each and every one of you and truly missed our family that we didn't get to see. We love you all!!!

Christmas #2

First of all, Happy New Year!!! Our second Christmas celebration took place in Columbia City with Eric's dad, step-mom, and siblings and families! We had a great time with presents, games, and lots of great food! We let the "little ones" do presents first after dinner and then the adults got to play a "Wheel of Fortune" type of game to earn their presents! It was so much fun and Jim and Kathy were so creative! Thank you for a fantastic Christmas, Heuer Family!

Isaiah opening presents with daddy!

The Wheel of Fortune!

Grandpa Heuer with his grand kids and children who have children!

Three generations of Heuers! I love this picture!

Isaiah and daddy reading stories! Check out those chubby cheeks!

Isaiah playing with Grandma Kathy

Isaiah with his two aunts, Annie and Erin

This was the first time Isaiah had met his Aunt Annie, and he LOVED her! She lives in Portland and traveled home for the holidays! We love Auntie Annie and enjoy every time we get to spend with her! We love you all and had a wonderful Christmas celebration!!!

Sled Ride

Nonni Marcy brought a sled to Michigan so we could take pictures of the babies. I got so many cute pictures of Isaiah in the sled, but I will spare you all the time and only share a few! What a great idea Marcy!!!



Also, I wanted to share really quickly about our friends, the Sommers. Ashley will be going into the hospital tomorrow night for an induction. We are so excited for them and cannot wait to meet Lilly! Please keep them in your prayers. On our way back from Michigan, we stopped by to see them and to feed Isaiah. Here's our final picture with Ashley and her oh-so-cute belly (wish you could see it better!)

Merry Christmas #1 and Five Months

Isaiah James is Five Months Old TODAY! Happy Birthday sweet baby boy! We had to take Isaiah to the doctor today because he woke up with quite a cough yesterday. It has continued to worsen and he's had some pretty yucky diapers to go along with it! The doctor informed us that he has a viral infection and there is really nothing we can do about it! It's just going to have to run its course. :( Other than not feeling well, he is as precious as ever! And he weighed in at 15.25 pounds!!!

Each year, we get to celebrate Christmas at least three times! Once with Eric's mom and step-dad, a second time with Eric's dad and step-mom, and a third time with my family. Our first celebration this year took place in a cute little cabin in the mountains in Michigan! We had a blast! We arrived on Friday night and then took off for home yesterday morning. Our long weekend was full of eating, movies, games, puzzles, skiing, laughing and more eating! There was constantly a fire in the fireplace and we probably got about 2 inches of snow while we were there. The top picture is of our little family in our red pajamas from Nonni and Nonno. They get us all jammies each year that we get to open on Christmas Eve! How cute! Here are some more pictures to document our fabulous time together!Ready for the slopes!
Cousins telling secrets!
Opening presents with mommy! Isaiah was so fun to open presents with! He loved the noise that the paper made and he also got pretty good at pulling at the paper! He was also pretty fascinated with all of his new toys! He loved the new noises and new sights! Thank you Nonni and Nonno for such great gifts!!!Just hangin' out! I love Isaiah's arm in this picture! And aren't the matching p.j.'s too cute!
Playing with Nonni!
Loving on Nonno!

Bath time!!!
The brothers and their boys after a warm bath!
The babies with their grandparents!

Merry Christmas and look for more pictures to come of our other two celebrations!!! Love you all!