So much to catch up on... And such a long post...

So lets break it down...

Isaac and Daddy share some breakfast. Izzy eats his toast on the bench every morning.

The Family on the front stoop.

Nanny and Grumpy on the front stoop.

Little Lucian starting to crawl.

Izzy at the Northport farm.

You want me to put the carrot where?????

Aaahhh, My fingers!!!

With Daddy at the Riverhead Aquarium. We saw a Sealion, penguins, lots of fish and crabs and stingrays.

Mum's taking us for a walk 1st thing in the morning (while Dad is golfing!).

Isaac got to chat with the ducks.

Lucian has his first swing...

And he loved it...

As did Isaac...

Isaac picked a flower for Mummy, but she put it behind his ear.

And Lucian is crawling like a trooper.

Coxsackie for us...

Joy of Joys - we have Coxsackie. Well not all of us. Lucian definitely has it - confirmed by a Dr. Isaac had PinkEye this weekend and finishes his drops today. Just read the PinkEye can be a symptom of Coxsackie. Isaac has also had a little cough. I have a super sore throat and so does Mark. Love all this stuff. Just wish that the littlest one was a happier chappie. I knew something was wrong when he started waking up through the night. Poor bugger. Lots of Tylenol for him.

For the Aussies reading this:
COXSACKIE
Coxsackievirus is a member of a family of viruses called enteroviruses. Enteroviruses are made up of a single strand of ribonucleic acid (RNA). The enteroviruses are also referred to as picornaviruses (pico means “small,” so, “small RNA virues”).

Basically lots of little blisters on the back of the throat and tonsils.

Pics of the boys

Good News from the NICU followup

Lucian went to a followup appointment last week to evaluate how he is progressing from him very early start. The hospital system he was born in follows EVERY child who is born before 32 weeks! They see them until they are 2 years old and longer if there is any long term problems.

Anyway - he now weighs 16lbs 9.5oz and is almost 27inches long. For his adjusted age (almost 6 months) he is 50%ile for weight, 75%ile for height and over 97%ile for head circumfrence!!

They are incredibly happy with him. He is playing like an 8 and a half month old (remember they are evaluating him as an almost 6 month old) and his speech and physical is that of around 6 and a half months.

We are so proud of our little man.

Finally - he is eating Pasta

Isaac has a love hate relationship with pasta. Tonight Mummy made a very simple fresh tomato spaghetti and we all ate it together. Isaac learned how to slurp up his pasta although he still kind of munches. We all giggled and slurped and ended up satisfied. It was the most fun we have all had at dinner in a long time and a meal I hope I never forget! Spaghetti at least once a week from now on. And none of that wholewheat crap for Isaac anymore!!

Isaac decides he want to jump in like Papa

and of-course we didn't let him!!!

Lucians first swim in the pool

And just so you can remember what Isaac was like at his first swim

Sharon and Phil visit with the tribe

Sharon, Phil, Isabelle, Joshie and Sharon's mum Carmen were all in Boston while Phil was working there. They all jumped in the car and drove to Long Island to visit with us and it was wonderful. I only wish they could have stayed longer than 22 hours!! But it was a long drive and they do leave to go home tomorrow so we just have to savour the time we had...

Photos to come - mine weren't that great.

Tim and Tan visit New York

Finally, after almost 5 years, we caught up with Tim and Tan. Our lives have changed so much but we didn't miss a beat. Nothing changed and it was like we see them all the time. I love our Tim and Tan. Next time they promise to bring Wills and Lachie.

So Much has been happening

and of-course my computer has been dead so I haven't been able to post pics. Now the computer is fixed and we have over 1/2 a terabyte of storage!!

Isaac has a small birthday party

Isaac patting his belly... thinking - good it is still there!!!
Playing with Aiden in his truck
Aiden in the foreground
Terry and Ryan
Leanne - how does she do it with 4 under 6!!
Izzy and Dana have a smile over a picture!
Not quite finished chewing!
Gorgous little Patrick... Check out those blue eyes!!
Getting ready to sing Happy Birthday....
Big Kisses for my big 2 yeart old boy - how time flies. If only I could freeze time!
Scott and Patrick
Daddy playing "Toro" with Isaac and Megan pushing the car
All the Kids...

The Zoo

We went to the Bronx Zoo which was fabulous. We saw Polar Bears, Bison, Peacocks, Zebras, Giraffes, Turtles, Fish, Butterflys, Seals and so much more. Mum didn't take that many pics!

Another pic from upstate