This Past Weekend...

...was Mr. Socha's birthday. So Dani, Gary, and Makenzie came down to celebrate with us. On their way down Mak got sick! =( They ended up staying at the hotel the whole weekend and we only saw Dani for dinner and lunch! Poor thing!

Isaiah was upset he couldn't play with his cousin. We were talking about her all week long....and he was so excited! That's OK...we will have to plan a trip to see them soon....now that Mak is walking they will have so much fun together.

They got home last night and she is feeling better now. Thank God!

BUT we did go to Lake Piru without them. Jaja rented a boat for the day. It was so beautiful there. Isaiah loved it and Hope loved the car...haha! She doesn't do too well with the wind so she couldn't go on. Dave and I took turns with Isaiah on the boat. He didn't say two words when he was on with Dave. With me, he was starting to get more daring....and walk around. He loved watching everything else that was going on (the other boats, tubing, and people swimming). He is such a curious little boy and really takes everything in.

Maybe when the kiddos are a little older we will have to get a boat. Isaiah is such an outdoors kiddo. He loves everything that envolves the outdoors....boating, riding the tractor, four wheeling, swimming, playing on the playground, sports, etc....He is definitely all boy! Hopefully Hope will love the outdoors too since that is where her brother will be!

4 Month Doctor's Appointment

Can you believe Hope is already 4 months?? She is getting so big! She is 13 lbs 10 oz and 25 inches! She is so long....she has grown 5 inches in 4 months....that's a lot of growing!


It was a crazy appointment. I had her asleep right before we left but as soon as I put her in her car seat she woke up. Then she was almost asleep again and we get called back and I have to strip her down to weigh her. Then she was sleeping when Dr. Brian came in and he had to check her. After Dr. Brian left and we were waiting for the nurse to come and give her her shots...Hop started to lose it. She was so tired and getting hungry. So I opened the door and asked another nurse how much longer?? She said they hadn't even pulled her shots but would go and get the rototeq since it is the oral one so she can eat then. So she took that and then ate.....and of course fell sleep only to wake up to 4 very painful shots!!! Poor thing. She only cried for a minute and then went back to sleep. She is a tough little girl...well she has to be with her big brother around! Hopefully she will sleep well today so she won't remember her shots!

Dave and Isaiah stayed home. Dave gave him lunch and put him up for his nap (which he never does since he is at work)...but he did great!!

He always says he is a single dad....but I told him I am a single mom too!! We are always with one kid and the other one is with the other kid so we always think we are single parents when really we are a team....a family!!

Our Kiddos

Here are some recent photos of the kiddos since I haven't posted any in awhile. I will eventually post a picture of the crib tent...i just have to remember to take it. Isaiah is either going to sleep or just waking up when I remember and he just wants to get out.

Here is the chair that we bought for Hope. It is supposed to help her sit up on her own. The only problem is every time I put her in the chair she pukes! Poor thing.

OH and the other problem is that Isaiah thinks it is his chair! He loves to sit in it but gets stuck! He must not care that it is pink! Ha ha! (I love both of their faces in this one!)

Hope loves her exersaucer! (Although she pukes in this one too...but not as much!)
Isaiah loves his Popsicles!
Isaiah posing for a picture. He is too funny!

Tickers

My sister-in-law Carrie introduced me to these tickers awhile ago....if you remember we counted down to my due date. Anyway...I put them at the bottom of my blog page to remind me of how old my kiddos are. They are growing way too fast! I can't believe that Isaiah is 20 months and Hope is 4 months! Time really does fly!

Isaiah has a cold and his nose is running like a faucet. It is a fight every time I have to wipe it....but it needs to be wiped. Poor little thing...if only he could blow it.

But they are actually both napping so I am going to try to nap too! We're not getting much sleep around here!

2 Weeks and 4 Stores Later....

We finally broke down and bought a crib tent. Isaiah is not ready for is big boy bed.....and neither were we. Dave was with him all night long and no one was really getting any sleep besides Hope!

So we went to buy the tent yesterday. The first store didn't carry them. Then the next store was out and the third store was closed. So we finally found it at Toys R US.

I put it together last night and then we let Isaiah play in there. He thought it was fun....of course until bed time came. He did cry for a little while but went to sleep and slept until 3:30! Then we were all up. Hope ate and then was really gassy so Dave took her when I went to Isaiah's room. I probably should have left him but since it was the first night I went in.....but I couldn't get him back in bed then. So he ended up in bed with me because Dave had a 4:30 call and I couldn't leave Hope alone (with the whole choking thing).

So I finally got Isaiah back to sleep at 4:45am and then of course Hope starts crabbing. So I had her until 6:30 when Dave finally relieved me....and Isaiah and I slept until 7:45am!!!

Then I tried our old routine again for nap time...and it took him 45 minutes to go to sleep and a little complaining....but he did fall asleep and is still sleeping!

I pray that we all start to get some sleep around here again!!! I hope Isaiah likes his tent!!

BY THE WAY...if you caught Dave's Fox News interview....it went great....However, they were showing the wrong product. The dolls were his but the little figurines were not. Oh well...at least the name of his company and website were on.

ALSO...if you missed Night Line when he was on....go here and see it! (It is on the left hand side.)

FOX NEWS LIVE

Dave will be on today at 11:30 (California Time). He will be live!!! God luck D!

What's New Here

Well...Hope found her feet. She looks so cute playing with them. She hasn't tried to put them in her mouth yet...but I am sure that is coming soon.

Isaiah...he is just too funny. One day a few months ago...there was a fly in the house. Since we don't have a fly swatter I was using a towel to try and catch him. So now everyday we spend about 20 minutes (2 or 3 times a day) with Isaiah pulling out a towel and going fly hunting. He is so cute. We do have flies in our house everyday because some anonymous person leaves the door open a little too long and in they fly. I must kill at least one a day. I hate them because they land on me and the kids...yuck!!

Dave has been very busy at work with all the press they are receiving. (Not that he is spending less time with his family....he always makes sure we come first and that he can play with his kids everyday!) He will be on ABC world news tonight (last night they did a quick preview of the story). And his toys will be on The View next week...Those darn reporters...they switch dates on us all the time. But I will have to say that all this press did do some good with Dave and his Walmart problem! Thank God!

Me...well just trying to get everyone on some type of routine. Isaiah is sleeping in his bed but Dave is usually on the floor most of the night so we will be buying a crib tent this weekend. I am sure Isaiah wont like it but I would like my husband back! Ha ha! Not much else...just playing catch up since we were gone for 3 weeks and lots of doctor's appointments. Other than that...we are all doing well and are very happy and grateful for this time in our lives (even if we are all a little tired some days! =)