Isaac Jonathan has arrived!

Isaac Jonathan joined Team King on Friday, September 26th at 2:07pm. He was 7lbs 15oz and 20 inches long. That makes him our heaviest baby, and also our shortest! We brought him home on Sunday and everyone is settling in quite nicely. Micah and Ellie really are taken with him. This morning one of the first things that Micah did was go put Purell on his hands and sit next to me on the couch and ask to hold Isaac. Micah watched cartoons with Isaac in his lap. Occasionally we would catch him just watching Isaac. It's fun to see that he is such a proud big brother. Ellie doesn't pay too much attention to him unless he is crying. Then she gets a very concerned look on her face. She's pretty sympathetic and doesn't like to hear him cry. Also, if someone asks what the baby's name is, she answers "Baby Jesus". Pretty cute. All in all, we are doing well and have enjoyed our first 3 days as a family of five. It amazes us that no matter how much we love Micah and Ellie, we still have room to love little Isaac just as much. We feel so blessed to have him here!

Micah-ism

I could fill a page (or even a book) with funny things that the kids say, but here is one that Micah told Miss Elisabeth this morning on the way to preschool: "Did you know that all Targets have popcorn and that all churches have crosses on them?" The important things in life, I guess.

Micah's sleep-over

I forgot my camera! Arrgh! I realized this when I was in the car on the way to pick up Micah from a sleepover at his great-grandma's house. So I have no pictures to post, just stories to tell. Micah got to have a very special sleepover at great-grandma's (Mugs) house last night. Just for the fun of it! Mugs wanted to have him stay over and she had all sorts of fun activities for them to do. She bought Micah his very own tennis racket and new tennis balls and they got to play tennis last night and again this morning. Micah told me on the phone last night, "You know mom, I'm a pretty good tennis player." I watched him play this morning and he did a great job hitting the ball. And he had fun. They also watched a kids' football game last night and got to play at the park. As they were headed back inside they saw a snapping turtle, which Micah was very excited about. I was also told that "the water sparkled like jewels" referring to the creek that runs by the park at Mugs. This morning Micah got to have donuts, sausage, and a juice box for breakfast. They played hide-the-button (just what it sounds like, a game that AJ used to play with Mugs when he was a kid). They played tennis some more and when Ellie and I got there we played at the park for a while. Micah also got his choice of lunch and chose to pick up McDonald's and eat it back at Mugs' house. Then we headed home and he took a long nap! It was fun for AJ and I to see how much fun he had and to see that he was ready to go with no hesitation. Just a wave and a "see you later". He's growing up so fast!

Preschool

So we have done a few things since going to the state fair. Obviously I have not been very good at updating this blog. We are busy preparing for baby #3 scheduled to arrive two weeks from tomorrow. At times I am wondering about the wisdom of having 3 children, but as AJ reminds me, it's too late to turn back now. We are slowly getting things ready...it seems that with baby #1 everything is ready and waiting months in advance, and with #3 we aren't quite as worried about having things all set to go. I have washed baby clothes and bottles and have the car seat ready (not in the car yet!). Believe it or not, we are still trying to figure out a name for this baby. We have a short list for both boys and girls names, but have not settled on anything just yet. We really want to have our minds made up before the time comes, otherwise I'm the type to settle for something just to have it done with. We've got two weeks, right? We are not quite out of time, just down to the wire!
Anyway, as you can tell from the title of this post, this is supposed to be about Micah's first day of preschool. He started his second year at Crossroads Preschool today and was ready to go. He has a new teacher, Mrs. Suderman, and the same assistant teacher as last year, Miss Ortmann. One of his best friends, Amara, is in his class this year and he is VERY excited about that. Hopefully they will find a good mix of playing together and also making new friends. He has school Tues and Thurs mornings, which should work out well since I have MOPS on Thurs mornings 3 times each month. We are looking forward to the year ahead and all of the fun things he will learn! Here are some pics from the morning.