Happy Birthday, America

We spent the 4th of July weekend in Richland, WA (about 4 hours East of Seattle), visiting Eric's parents. It has become an annual tradition.

Isaac embraced the holiday (did he really have a choice?)...

And we all had some quality time with Debi & Don (aka Grandma & Grandpa). Here is Isaac with Debi, and reading about motorcycles with Don:
And, Isaac went for his first swim in the pool!
And, we took full advantage of baby sitter time, and found some time to get a away for a few hours. We had lunch at Whistran Brewery and visited Terra Blanca winery in Prosser and went to dinner at Fat Olive in Richland.
Our 'other son' enjoyed the trip too! There are LOTS more pictures on our July Picassa Page (click here) -- cheers!

3 Months!

Isaac is officially 3-months old today!
All smiles this morning...
Isaac puts up with 'tummy-time'. He likes it for a bit, but then gets a little frustrated. The second picture cracks me up, because I swear I've seen this same face before on his daddy!

We've also added a new JULY photo album (click here).

Big Boys wear Big-Boy Overalls

and.... Isaac grabbed his bouncy-seat rattle for the first time yesterday (and connected!). And... Eric grabbed the camera in time. Nice work, boys.

World Cup Fever... (updated)

... and patriotically preppy. Go USA!



Well, USA lost to Ghana 1-2 :(
But Isaac is still all smiles. I love this little face! (of course, I am biased...)

Recent Developments

Isaac is 12 weeks old today. wow!

As you can see from recent bath pictures, "our little dude" is turning into "our little chunk".









































He has started the teething process -- lots of drool and hands in mouth (or fist, or blanket or toy--- what ever he can manage to get in there with his limited motor skills!). Luckily it doesn't seem to hurt him (yet).

Here he is at Mom's work, fully content once he found his 'hungry hungry caterpillar':

He is getting stronger by the day! Check out how well he can hold his head up.

Sleep is going well too...
He is starting to take naps on his own a lot better, and he is consistently sleeping 5-6 hours in a row at night, then going back to sleep for 2-3 hours after eating an early breakfast. Mommy says "thanks, little dude!"

Camping at Deception Pass

Isaac checked off another item from his "firsts" list: camping! We loaded up the car and drove out to Deception Pass state park on Whidbey Island for a weekend camping trip with our "wwu friends". We enjoyed the beautiful views, sunny-ish weather (we were thankful it was dry!), walks along the beach (Lodi loved swimming in the ocean), and some good laughs and stories around the campfire.

Isaac chillin' at the camp site:



Where's Isaac?


A sack of potatoes:


A walk on the beach
(Melba & Christina):


Eric, Mike, Nicole & Melba:


Marebeth & Chad:


Heather & Jesse (photo by Thanh):


And... happy Father's Day, Eric!


MORE PHOTOS ON PICASSA (CLICK HERE)

Hand to Mouth

In the past week, Isaac has 'found his hands' (as seen in the video below). He has also started grabbing and pulling things towards his mouth. His aim/accuracy isn't great yet, but he's starting to figure out that his hands are tools.

Family

Last week we had a steady flow of "Jabbusch" family visitors! Kelly & Chris (and daughter Myrna) were in town from Sweden, Oma (Christina's grandma) was in town from Ohio, and Kathy & Mick took the ferry over Friday for dinner and a visit. We had wonderful visits & meals with everyone, and were even lucky enough to squeeze some babysitting time out of them too :) I didn't take many pictures, but these photos are courtesy of my Dad/Mark.

Four Generations:

Oma & "I.O." (Isaac Otto)
Isaac's cousin Myrna (18 months old). She seems so much older now, but soon enough they'll seem closer in age and hopefully get to know each other as they get older!

Fun in Sun

Saturday was a gorgeous Seattle day -- the first real sunny day we've had in a while. We took advantage of it: we had friends over to watch the USA v. England World Cup match in the morning, and then spent the rest of the afternoon outside grilling and relaxing.

I love these shots of Eric & Isaac...

Isaac & Mom:
Big Blue Eyes!
Oh... the life...
Isaac now fits into his carrier facing forward:

Lodi was pretty stoked too, to have a buddy for the day:
More photos on picasa (click here)

Bathtime

The first couple of times we gave Isaac a bath he fussed and cried-- probably due to inexperienced parents or a very young newborn, or a combination of both. But, now that we have gotten the hang of it (water temperature just right, keeping him warm through-out and not getting water in his eyes), he loves it! We 'graduated' him from a sponge bath to a mini-tub bath... And here are pics to prove it:

Not so sure about it at first, but content....
"Ahh... that is better, Mom!"

All Clean!