Goodbye BIG Belly!

39 Weeks 3 Days pregnant...

walking around at the Detroit Auto Show

hoping to induce labor (not successful)

Hello Sweet Baby!!!

Isaac Benjamin

Arrived January 23, 2009 (his due date) at 5:48 p.m.

8 pounds 14 ounces

21 1/4 inches

Daddy admiring our little miracle!

Grandma Gail and Isaac...
We were so lucky to have her here to help
before and after Isaac finally arrived.


Isabelle, Landon, and Levi were SO excited to meet
their new brother. Isabelle was ready to get her
hands on Isaac's chubby cheeks


This big sister was super excited to finally get to hold our
baby... she'd been talking about this moment for months!





To be honest, Brandon and I just might be the most indecisive couple when it comes to naming our children. This time around was no exception, but we made the final decision in time to fill out the birth certificate. I'm happy to say that this little boy is the first grandchild to be named after my mom's family. More specifically my grandpa's name was Weldon Benjamin Isaacson. He passed away before I got to know him because I was so young. But through my mom's stories I feel like he was/is the type of man that I want our son to be named after. I was shocked when Brandon didn't veto the name because he vetos everything. Plus I really started coming around to the name when Isabelle saw it written down and said "mom, his name matches my name!" because it starts with I-S-A like hers. Ever since then she didn't want to consider any other name for her brother. So she's had him named for the last 3 months. Just seeing how much Isabelle loved the name helped me fall in love with the name too. However, it still took me 24 hours of having him here to decide that he was indeed an Isaac Benjamin.

More pictures...

One proud papa!

It's a party in mom's uncomfortable hospital bed...

there is a cute little bundle somewhere in there.

Mommy and Isaac


Our little Michigan man, just waiting to go home.

It's so exhausting being a newborn!


The last two weeks have been quite an adventure. All of the big kids are madly in love with their little brother or as Levi affectionately calls him, his "little buddy." They are all super "helpful" and love supervising every activity he is involved in... nursing, changing diapers, and sleeping and most recently (today) his first shower, which he loved. Plus they each like to take turns holding him many times throughout the day. Isabelle is still trying to convince me that she is big enough to stand and/or walk while she holds him. She loves to be the mommy!

Isabelle's hair cut

Isabelle was quite excited to get into the chair...

The back

Flipping her hair around, obviously pleased with the outcome.

Unfortunately, she was too giddy to get a good face shot... but you get the idea.

Before and After + Prego Pics

Typical before picture "blah" and "grumpy" looking

The back

The back "after" the cut and color

Now I'm happy! Still trying to get used to seeing myself as a brunette, but change is good!

37 weeks pregnant... as Brandon likes to say "I am Large and in Charge!"