Isaac is 3 Months

Big boy holding his head up

Monday of this week marked Isaac's 3 months of life. To say that this is an adventure would be the understatement of the year! The beginning of this journey after his birth was rocky and postpartum was more than I had ever thought it would be. However now at the 3 months mark I feel like I have earned some patches for my 'Mommyhood Belt'. I don't think that there will ever be a point that I have it all figured out, and I have also come to realize that there will never be an 'easy' stage of his life. There is something that I am always learning and Isaac and I are still figuring out how to best work for 'Team Tostado' as I like to put it. My advice would not be to lower your expectations of motherhood but to make it a combination of being open to change and a willingness to be molded. This time last year Isaac was being knit into my tummy and I was yet to know that I was pregnant. Yet, should you asked me what kind of parent I want to be and how I would be letting my baby sleep it would be completely different from the reality of what it is today. 

The shirt says it all...he's sooo handsome

 Team Tostado is building a family! It is an amazing feeling to know that this is the start of our family. This is something that I have dreamed about and prayed for many years. It is crazy to see Isaac's little face and know that he came from both Eddie and I.Having your our child truly changes you, and you have to be a parent to really understand. I thought that I knew how much I would love and care for my child but it was a million times underestimated. In complete honesty the love that I feel has grown with each day from knowing that I was pregnant, to seeing him and hearing for the first time, to the first time I held him.

Catchin' flys...love those lips

 Celebrating our first big holiday Thanksgiving was perfect. Isaac loves being around family and will prove himself to be quite the party animal in years to come. Often it seems as if he does not want to miss a beat. When he was in my tummy he had a personality but I love getting to know him more as a little person and seeing that personality grow and grow. Isaac is also such a happy baby. Every morning he wakes up with a smile on his face. To know and see that joy it is just contagious, you can't help but be all smiles when you see that face. Of course every parent thinks that their child is a genius or advanced and I must say that Eddie and I are also in that boat. Isaac is already holding his head up in a sitting position by himself for minutes at a time. He can also bear his weight on his legs, jumping on our laps is great fun for him. And he is also looking as if he is ready to start solids by the time that he is 4 months...it is so funny that when reading all these accomplishments. Some people..ok well I'm sure most are not nearly as impressed as Team Tostado is with them but this is the joy of being a parent. Your kiddo could be having a big poop and you're cheering them on to the big finish!

Always all smiles after the bath

3 months is truly marking a great milestone in all of our lives. We have made it to through 1/4th of Isaac's first year. Like my pregnancy posts I would like to finish off these post in the same way in listing what we are looking forward to. Although I cannot commit to writing what will happen week by week, I would like to say that I will TRY to do a month by month but...we shall see!

What we are looking forward to: Decorating the house for Christmas, Family and Friends Christmas parties, Isaac's first Christmas,  meeting Isaac's buddy Bella and spending time with her Momma, and Isaac's 4 month check up.