Precious Moments

As Isaiah and I were going through our nightly routine tonight; bath, jammies, books, prayers, bed; we just had the best time together. After I read to him, he was very content to just stay on my lap and snuggle so I took the opportunity to sing to him for a bit. He laid there and even joined in for a few choruses! One of the neatest parts of that scenario is that while I was singing and while he was snuggling, I felt the precious baby within kicking me. I had both of my babies so close and I was able to relish in that moment. I will not take that for granted. Thank you, Jesus, for that precious moment.

I often get emotional thinking about how FAST time is flying with Isaiah. He seems to just be growing TOO quickly. We have gone through so many milestones and I know there will be many more, which I look forward to! But, in the midst of being happy that he is growing and developing, I get sentimental thinking about the stages that have passed. He has the sweetest personality and it is blossoming more and more each day. I wish I could have a hidden camera so you all could see the "true" Isaiah. He just gets so funny (and not ha ha funny!)when he sees that camera!

I was able to sneakily get two cute videos of our boy today! He didn't realize either time that I was filming until he turned around! I hope you enjoy!

Video and 16 weeks

For Christmas last year, Auntie Jess and Uncle David got Isaiah a personalized CD of precious songs! He is growing to LOVE this CD! Every time I turn it on, he whips his head towards the CD player and gets the biggest smile on his face like he is so proud they just said his name! It is just the cutest! Well, we all know by now that this little child of mine LOVES electronics! So, every time I turn on that video camera, he is way more interested in it than anything else. I did not get the reaction I normally get but he's still awfully cute in this video! :)



And here is the belly at 16 weeks! Just a couple days ago, I told Eric I didn't feel like my belly was as big at this stage right now as it was last time. Well just in the last day or two, it has seemed to really pop out! I am feeling the baby lots this week! I do believe I have two very active children on my hands! :)

Some sweet ones

This first picture is Isaiah helping daddy find some properties at work the other day! Don't miss the microphone in Isaiah's hand! He was making announcements!


The rest of these are just a product of mommy having too much fun with Isaiah's hair in the bath tub! It's getting rather long!

Beach and Zoo with Family

This past weekend, Eric's dad and stepmom were in town, as well as, Eric's sister Erin, her husband Jason and their kids Nick and Kate. We had a great time hanging out as a family and did some really fun things together! On Friday, we went to Fort Myers Beach for some play time! And on Saturday, we went to the Naples Zoo. Isaiah and Eric woke up on Friday morning with cold symptoms and it hit me on Saturday morning. Eric fought it off really quickly but Isaiah and I are still struggling. Yesterday morning, Isaiah and I both had fevers, which really stinks but hopefully soon we'll be on the up-side!

Isaiah's little toes curling to keep from sinking in the sand!



Isaiah loved playing in the sand and the water!



Loving on Eli



Playing with Nick and Kate



Playing in the water with Grandma



Playing with Grandpa



Grandpa pushing Isaiah



Pointing at the Lions



Isaiah sure didn't feel well but it was a lot of fun!


Thank you family for visiting and thank you for all the fun memories! We love you all!

A little lion and a little lemon...

We had a great Halloween 2008! Isaiah was a little lion and boy was he cute! I was so afraid that he would be miserable in his costume but he really didn't seem to mind it at all! We have been working a lot on him saying "roar" because he has a toy lion that makes noise and we knew he would be a lion for Halloween. So, we have been saying "roar" a lot! In the car that night, on the way to trick-or-treat, I kept asking Isaiah, what does a lion say??? He just kept moo-ing! I guess that's his favorite animal noise right now! No luck with the roar!

We started out by going to a church fall festival! Both boys enjoyed walking around and looking at people but there wasn't a ton for them to do because of their age. We were able to do a couple things but mostly just looked around!

After the festival, we went with friends to trick-or-treat! We had a great time! Isaiah was really good even though it was past dinnertime! It was fun to take him out and spend time with friends!

Being silly in the car!



Is he cute or what???



Cousins - Monkey and Lion






Playing at the festival!



Mommy and her little lion!



His FIRST trick-or-treating EVER! :)



One of the cutest parts of the costume was the back, with the little tail! :)


So, you may be asking yourself, "why did she mention a lemon in the title?" Well, it's because Heuer Baby #2 is about the size of a lemon right now! That's right, we are expecting baby number TWO!!! We just had a Dr.'s appointment on Friday and everything looked great! I am about 14 weeks along and the heart rate was between 140-150! Our due date is April 29th, which would make our children about 21 months apart! WHEW - we will be busy! But we are so excited and cannot wait to have two precious bundles of joy! I have started to pop out a little earlier than I did last time but not a ton. I have actually felt the baby move several times also which is amazing and comforting! I have felt SO much better than I did when I was pregnant with Isaiah. I still have nausea but it's not nearly as intense as it was with him. I am so grateful for that! I have not been craving cheeseburgers like I did with Isaiah but I have had some other cravings. I went through a phase where I wanted Caesar Salads. I've wanted lemonade quite a bit, and also Mexican food! I have had that for my last three meals! :) We feel so blessed that God has given us another opportunity to love another child! We cannot wait to meet this precious angel! I will try to post some belly pics soon! In the meantime...we love you all and appreciate your prayers and support through this time!

15 Months

Well, we've been battling yet another sickness in this house. Isaiah really has been a pretty healthy little guy but he somehow got a little stomach virus and he has had some pretty bad diapers lately. The only reason I tell you that is to explain this first picture. There have been a few days during this whole ordeal when diaper changes have been horrendous! Isaiah is miserable because he is so raw and we are miserable because he is screaming so loud. It's awful! After these awful scenes, Isaiah just wants to cuddle and be rocked and held so here he is with daddy one evening. He wasn't sleeping, just cuddling!


Other than that, we've been great! Trying to keep healthy foods in Isaiah's system when he doesn't feel like eating has been a challenge but for the most part, that's been the biggest issue.

When he does eat though, he LOVES to feed himself! He smiles after every bite he puts in there with his fork!

We broke a record in Florida today for being the coolest this day has ever seen! We hit 64 and it was so delightful! We had the windows open and we were wearing our sweatshirts!

Isaiah continues to attempt more words. Yesterday he worked on banana a lot - it came out more like na-na though :) He will now tell you what a cow says and it is the cutest thing. It sounds like he just tasted something yummy...it's just "mmmm"! When he is babbling, he is making more and more different sounds!

Isaiah is completely off of the bottle now. When we went to Indiana, I forgot to pack it so we were just giving him his nighttime feeding in his sippy cup but now he's not even taking that! He's such a BIG boy!

I guess that's it for today....here are some recent pics for you to enjoy of our little angel!

Just hanging out in the driveway with nothing but a diaper on! :)



Isaiah is loving his blocks right now and almost enjoys throwing them more than he likes to build things with them!



We spent some time at the beach this past weekend, just the three of us! It was so nice to have some time where we could just enjoy each other and not have anywhere to get to or anyone else's schedule to follow! We were able to go for a walk and play for a good long while! Here are some of my favorite shots from that day!











I love this one! Eric's face is so priceless - he was laughing at how Isaiah was sinking in the sand when the waves would come up! He had to whisk Isaiah up pretty quickly so he wouldn't fall!



After being at the beach and getting very sandy, Isaiah needed to be cleaned off before we could do anything with him! So what better way to get the sand off than to use an outdoor shower! He LOVES it!





Getting rinsed real good!



I'll end with this precious picture of my two kids!

Fall Trip

Right after we got back from our California/Indiana trip, Isaiah got pretty sick. It started out with a really runny nose then a cough came and then a fever. It is just miserable to have a sick baby and to feel so helpless. We spent a LOT of time snuggling and rocking! There was one day that Isaiah would hardly eat anything and we were so desperate to get something in him that we tried a popsicle! He wasn't so crazy about how cold it was.
Look at those sick eyes :(

Isaiah has never been one to just fall asleep anywhere (except for when he was brand new!) He has always needed his bed but one day he felt so bad he fell asleep on Uncle Ian's chest. He ADORES his Uncle Ian!
Look how precious!



Isaiah and I just got back from a nice visit in Evansville! It was wonderful to be there and to experience Indiana in the fall! The trees were so beautiful and the weather was great! I would have liked for it to have been just a bit cooler but it was so nice! While we were there, Isaiah got his EIGHTH tooth and my Nana gave him a little haircut (my camera was dead that day so I didn't get any pictures). I was really bad about getting my camera out and taking pictures but I did get a few cute ones!
Watering flowers with Mimi!


Playing with the hose - I love his face in this one!


Telling Mimi how to water the flowers!


Talking with Pop!




Picking up a pumpkin!






We also got to visit Evansville's Fall Festival! I hadn't been in a few years and it was fun to take my little boy! We were going to take him on the Merry-Go-Round but the line was too long and it was nap time for Isaiah! He did try a the breading on a corn dog and liked that and he liked my lemon shake-up too! We just couldn't be there and NOT have him try SOMETHING!

Thank you, Mimi and Pop, for taking such great care of us while we visited! We love being at your house and we love being with you!
P.S. Happy Birthday (yesterday) to my wonderful momma!!!!