CAUGHT ON FILM! Finally, a smile! 11-18-09

Papa and Isaac shared a good joke tonight and I was fast enough with camera to catch the punchline on film! Isaac always has a smile for Papa (unless mom is gone for a long time and then it is just tears and dramatic wailing). No fair that Papa gets all the smiles: Mom does all the work and Papa gets all the credit. At least Isaac gives me a courtesy smile usually after he gets his clean diaper; I just haven't gotten it on film until now.

So who do YOU think he looks like? Jason still maintains that he doesn't look that much like me but I definitely see the resemblence.

Look what you've done Grandma: he now fills his bed with a zillion beanie babies before he climbs in. It can't be that comfortable to sleep on beans...but he won't have it any other way.

Isaac is 6 weeks old!, 11-16-09

Look at that hair! It is hard to know what to call it but it definitely has a golden-red tint to it!Here is a picture of Francis (above) when he is 6 weeks.



Brother pow-wow (notice how Isaac is staring Francis' peanutbutter and jelly sandwich!!)
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Angry eyes don't look so much angry as funny when your face is covered with soup!

Kids Say The Darndest Things, 11-9-09

Francis's didn't agree with our choice of a weekend movie (The Great Debaters). He watched a few minutes of it and then walked away shaking his head and muttering, "That's a weird movie."

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In mass yesterday, Francis was stroking Isaac's head and he quietly commented, "Beautiful head...happy ears."

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Just now, we were praying our nightly prayers before Francis goes to sleep. He can now say the entire Hail Mary by himself (though no one else could understand it, I am sure). We are working on the Our Father prayer now, but we have a ways to go: We got to the part, "Give us this day our daily..." and Francis interjected, "POTATOES!" Of course I burst out laughing which gave him the extra courage to ask God for meat to go with his potatoes.

Blue Sleeve, 11-9-09

When I am busy with the baby, Francis can frequently be found staring off into space while quietly stroking Blue Sleeve. This particular time, I found him sitting on our bed in a sea of Blue Sleeves: 3 of them to be exact.

It must be weird to wake up staring at a head that is the size of your entire upper body!

I just love the little swirl on the back of his head: It is so perfect! Reminds me of some type of hard candy or mint I've seen before.

Isaac, 4 weeks today, 11-2-09

Fall! 10-29-09

I finally made it outside to capture the beautiful fall colors...and Francis in them. Sorry, Florida blog-followers, I am sure you are missing fall enough already; this will only make you miss it more! I adore autumn! It was such a beautiful day, today! All the photos from today are posted on http://fugifamily.shutterfly.com It is easier to upload a bunch of photos at one time to shutterfly.

Jaundice Better & Grandma's Visit, 10-27-09

I am happy to report that Isaac is looking and feeling a lot better! It turns out that the jaudice was so bad that he was not eating right and he was dehydrated for a few days. Formula helped to clear the jaundice and get some fluids in his little body fast! Grandma Boog was a great help while she was here (we just returned from dropping her at the airport). Francis absolutely adored Grandma (I am pretty sure the feeling was mutual, actually). She could not go out of sight for 30 seconds without him calling through the house, "Friend, where are you?!" They played and played for hours on end together. And Francis talked her ear off the entire time she was here. I have never seen him so talkative and animated! It was an awesome 5 days except for being simply too short!

Isaac's jaundice at 16 mg/dl on October 22:

Jaundice at 7mg/dl on October 25; Down to a safe level finally!

Jaundice and Woes, 10-22-09

Everyone has to say prayers for poor little Isaac. He has a pretty bad case of jaundice that is puzzling us and his doctor. For most babies, jaundice disappears after the first week but his is getting worse and he is nearly two and a half weeks old. I took him to have his bilirubin levels checked today and they are very high. Not high enough that to panic but high enough that he has to switch to formula to see if we can bring his levels down quickly. He's not gaining weight very well either. Anyway, here is a picture of his little yellow, yawning face this morning before we started the formula. I hope to be posting a picture in 24-48 hours of a perfect complexioned kid...say a prayer that it works. On a happy note, GRANDMA COMES TODAY! HOORAY! My mom was worried that I would be "running circles" around her by the time she got here but I think the timing is perfect! Postpartum emotional instability is peaking right about now for me!

Where are Isaac's Eyes?, 10-20-09

I have taken so many pictures of this kid but he always closes his eyes for the flash! I finally turned the flash off which does not produce very good pictures inside but at least you can see his eyes! 10-18-09

There are some eyes! Got to be quick! 10-17-09

Hi. My name is Francis, and I have been paci-free for one week., 10-20-09

Like many other addictions, going cold-turkey from a paci may cause withdrawal to set in. This causes erratic and unpredictable behavior. However, being two years old also causes erratic and unpredictable behavior.

When you can't have a paci, the next best thing is your entire hand. Unfortunately, this really is Francis' usual disposition these days...but it is not thumb-sucking so it should be easy to cure if it continues.

Still his jovial self most of the time...

But give the boy a weapon and watch out!

What's not to love about that face?