4 months (and a few days)

jacob had his 4 month dr appt last week. he weighed in at 16 pounds 13 oz. measured 27 inches. and the dr said he's a healthy boy and we can start him on cereal at any time.... he's growing so fast!!! he got his 2nd round of shots and recovered within 3 minutes! i was patting myself on the back after that. :)

ok, so jesse has taken the whole haircutting thing to the next level...his wife's good friend. yes, candace was brave enough to ask jesse to cut her hair. so saturday afternoon we were at the nordine's house...an hour later jesse had given candace the "new mom" do. pictures will be posted soon.

trust redefined

jacob's been busy these days...we went hiking this past weekend at the Boone County Cliffs. can't decide who liked it more, jackson or jacob. jackson enjoyed being out of the apartment and in is own element. jacob enjoyed looking at the trees and everything around him.

jacob started smiling and laughing at himself in the mirror...i've included a picture of that too.

so i must really love my husband. i put complete trust in him...a pair of scissors in hand...my long wavy locks at his disposal....and this is the result. he did pretty good, i must say. and anyone interested in haircuts at "salon pie" just get in line and bring lots of cash!

ken ham's blog

just wanted to let you guys know that jesse and i were mentioned on ken's blog today, along with a few other couples who recently became parents at AiG. you can also listen to dr. david menton's AWESOME talk on the miracle of birth (fearfully & wonderfully made).

click here: http://blogs.answersingenesis.org/aroundtheworld/2007/08/31/baby-boom-continues-at-aig/

colorado

we were in colorado this past weekend. jacob's first plane trip went fine, except for the 10 minutes of screaming (that seemed like an hour!). he met lots of family and went to yet another wedding. my cousin Andrea married Brady, and this was the first time in over 10 years that all the Vollbracht cousins were together. here are some pictures from the weekend. (jacob and pike's peak, jacob with great-grandma vollbracht, the newlyweds, the vollbracht cousins)

a wedding and a baby

congratulations to our friends Ken and Mandy, who were married in northern Kentucky on saturday, august 18th! the wedding was beautiful, and the reception quite fun! jacob had his first dance, (with candace).

and i am SO HAPPY to announce the birth of little ISABEL LORRAINE NORDINE. born to proud parents, and our good friends, Lee and Candace, on sunday morning at 11:51 am. she weighed in at 7 pounds and 8 oz, and measuring 20.5 inches long. jacob is so thrilled to have his girl finally here!

we're preparing to leave for colorado tomorrow, the 24th. my cousin, andrea vollbracht, is getting married on saturday. we are so excited to see the family and jacob gets to go on his first plane ride. pray for us!!!

pittsburgh

we're in pittsburgh this weekend to attend brianne and kevin's wedding reception luau. friday evening jesse's parents hosted a dessert open house for friends and family to come meet jacob. we got to visit with jesse's family, and cydney was able to see her good friends from high school and their children.

saturday evening was brianne and kevin's wedding reception- a hawaiian luau, complete with roasted pig, lei necklaces, and don ho.

jacob has been a good boy- being passed from on set of arms to another and running on minimal sleep- he impressed us! it was good to see so many friends and family, especially cydney's grandma scruggs and great aunt aj whom we havent seen since our wedding! boy are we exhausted! travelling with a 3 month old isnt that easy- wow- did i just say 3 month old?!?!?!

busy busy busy...

so the busy month of august has begun. we started out the month with weekend visitors... jesse's cousin bo and his wife kassandra. we spent the weekend laughing, talking about our beloved pets, visiting the museum, and of course, loving jacob!

we're getting ready to head to pittsburgh for the weekend for brianne's wedding reception picnic and a visit with jesse's family.

jacob is getting bigger and bigger. he's lifting up his head from the stomach position, and starting to laugh and coo. i think he almost rolled over this morning, so it could be any day now. can't get over how much we love him more and more each day. what a blessing he is!