Can You Believe It?! 1 Month Old

Isaac just had his 1 month doctor visit. Man that was fast! He's now 9 pounds 4 ounces (45%tile) and 21 inches (45%tile). Quite a bit of change from Olivia who was down around the 10%tile for a long time. I'll work on getting a 1 month old picture on here in the next day or so...he looks a lot different... If you have any input as to who he looks like, I'm all ears. Let the guessing games begin! :)

Dodging The Unpredictable

Ok, so I (Justin) want to know all the stories and funny or creative ways you all have avoided (or not) the unpredictable diaper change 'pee fountain'.

Isaac tried to soak me the other day, but I was able to dodge the surprise as it streamed by me and hit the floor. I then had the great idea to block it with my cupped bare hand to spare the floor from further damage. Tami had a good laugh.

I spilled the beans on my inexperience....your turn!

Handsome is Home

We went to our 2 week weight check up today. Isaac is 7lbs. 11 oz. They only expect him to be 6lbs 11 oz....so it looks like he's a good eater! So far we've only been to the airport, the bank, the doctor, and target with just Olivia, Isaac, and myself. I'm glad I didn't have twins! Now, if I could just get Olivia to go up and down steps and curbs outside by herself! Enjoy the pictures....

Welcome home!

I'm sure he's dreaming about Mommy...

Bell Family....this one is for you! She LOVES her wood bear pieces!!

Isaac taking a break during mealtime.
I see the love.

So sweet!

My Son Is Here!

ISAAC JOEL FORD

Born: 1-29-09 at 11:34am / 6 pounds 11 ounces / 20.5 inches

The Story: The short version is that we had an induction planned for 1/28 and a little less than a week from then, we moved it to 1/30 so we would have a couple extra days to get our new house in order before the baby came. Well, Tami was feeling some pretty strong contractions about 3-6min. apart early Thursday(1/29) morning as I was getting ready for work. After a call to the doctor and an hour of strong contractions, we were off to the hospital. After checking her out, we were told that today was the day. We didn't get 'our' doctor because he was off, but the doctor we had turned out to be fantastic. We were very pleased. The nurse said it was a perfect natural birth. Tami is doing super along with Isaac. Olivia has really enjoyed Isaac and has been a great big sister. Praise the Lord! God is good...ALL the time!

A HOUSE!!!!!!!!!!!

Just a quick "let you know"....

We are finally moved into a house as of last Monday for Justin and Wednesday for Olivia and I!!! It's been a huge PRAISE THE LORD.....more details will come later...

And another fyi: Boy Ford (name will be posted after birth when one is decided on...) will be coming this Friday the 30th...unless he decides he wants to see us sooner!

Keep us in your prayers!
Thanks!

Puking 101

Ok.....so here's a question:

What do you do when you are driving down the road, with your 1 1/2 year old, 20 miles from home (which is still far from anything), and she pukes all down her front, has a puddle she's sitting in, and is crying?

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

Well, I know it's a little late, but here's a few pictures from Christmas. We traveled from TN to Centerville Ohio to St. Louis MO to Milan MO to Macon MO to St. Louis MO and back to TN. We were zonked when we got home and Olivia followed up with a cold/congestion...which we are still trying to conquer. We had a great time though and Olivia got to play with lots and lots of cousins.

Yes, Olivia got up super early to see Uncle Will off to work!

We got everybody to smile!

We played the Wii in Ohio and ending up getting it as a Christmas present in St. Louis. Thanks Nana & Gramp!

Olivia was so excited when she opened all the rocks Aunt Tara & Uncle Will got her!

Check out the feet....always nice to have an extra hand when opening presents!

Sharing a snack with cousin Karsen.

Carpet on the stairs was sooo nice...Olivia learned how to slide down backwards thanks to Karsen!

Nate, Olivia, Cara, & Aleah. Sweet.

Did I mention they became good buddies?

This is Princess.....Justin's sister's dog. She lost all her teeth so her tongue hangs out like this all the time. Too funny.

Some of the Fam that showed up at Grandma Blankenship's house.

We managed to see Nana one day in St. Louis.....she had the shingles and didn't get to spend all of Christmas vacation with us.

Justin helped Nate put together a cool car when we watched Katie's kids one evening.

I got to help color!

Olivia LOVES her new stroller for her babies! Thanks Aunt Katie & Uncle Greg!

Olivia was reading to her babies on her cool new couch she got from Grandma & Grandpa.

KABOOM - SPLASH! KABOOM - SPLASH! WooHoo!

I was 'duck' hunting and ended up getting a couple geese to go along with my two ducks. It's been over 15 years since I've gotten a goose, so I was pretty excited. Geese periodically visit the lake and this time a flock of about 15 or so flew directly over my blind and I downed 2 with 2 shots. Definitely a highlight of the season so far. Limiting out with 6 ducks in about 30 minutes during my first hunt was pretty sweet too. You can see those pictures in an earlier post. Luci hasn't been hunting with me yet. I haven't trained her and I'm not certain she could sit still or handle the cold weather and water not having any fat and so little hair. Here are my prize geese....they make a lot bigger splash than ducks do! Hehehe!

Awww....Is She Cute Or What?!

Olivia decided to crawl in with Luci one evening. They're good buddies. One of her favorite toys is Mr. Potato Head. This is one of her many creations. She loves playing under the table too.

Duck Hunting!

Aaaaahhhhh yes, it's that time of year again. Cold breeze, sunrise, water, nature, my shotgun, and ducks. Can't beat that. Ok, so it's not the typical duck hunt....I have about a 2 minute (OK, 1 minute) walk from the house to get in my blind which is on the pond in the back of the house (you can see the pond behind me in one of the pictures).....ok, ok, and the ducks aren't afraid of people either. It's not my fault they don't get scared even when I yell to get them to fly. The fun part was that I hunted some ducks that you don't see in Missouri; redheads, buffleheads, and hooded mergansers to name a few. The redheads were by far the prettiest and largest. I ended up with 6 the first morning in a record 30 minutes time. It was a 'blast'. A couple days later I got 3 more. I fried up several and Tami's mother, Rita, baked a couple this past weekend. Yum, yum!

I'm cleaning a redhead.