Isaac's first photo shoot

W e took Isaac to get our first real family photos taken today. Man, he's already a pro!

The first few photos we had a tough time keeping him awake. But once he got going, he was terrific! He went through several wardrobe changes, didn't complain about the heat and (with the help of his trusty paci) didn't get fussy at all.

He was so relaxed, he even started pulling pranks behind the scenes between shots. The best was when he nonchalantly peed all over daddy while on a quick break during the naked butt shots. That one had everyone laughing. (Except daddy.)

The photographer asked us to sign a release for this one, so she could display it on the wall in the studio.

Why?

Because he's just so freakin' cute.

Late thoughts on Thanksgiving

W
ell we certainly have a lot to be thankful for this year.

We're thankful for the love and support from our family and friends, especially over these past few weeks. We don't know what we'd do without you.

We're thankful for car insurance.

We're thankful for having family so close to us.

We're thankful for our niece Hailey and we can't wait to see her at Christmas!

We're thankful for all the free no-hassle food! You guys are awesome! (You know who you are.)

We're thankful--so very thankful--for our beautiful son. Isaac, you have reminded us of what's really important.

But most of all, we're thankful for sleep. Any time and any where we can get it.

Returning to work

I can't sleep. I should have been asleep well before now. But I could only lie there in bed, staring at the ceiling. You see, I go back to work tomorrow.

And I'm really not looking forward to it.

I mean, I usually enjoy my job. And I miss my friends at work. I'm just not looking forward to leaving my family all day. I've gotten used to being at home with my wife and son. And I've REALLY enjoyed it.

Not to mention, I'm going to have about two weeks of e-mails to go through. Not fun.

But at least it will be a short week with the Thanksgiving holiday.

I just hope my son doesn't learn to walk while I'm at work tomorrow.

Home sweet home

I saac is now one week old. We've been home since Thursday and it's been nothing but a learning experience for mommy and daddy.

The horror stories you hear about the first night home with a newborn are true. It was pretty rough. We could get Isaac to sleep easily in just a few minutes. But every time we put him down to bed, he'd wake up and start crying. We didn't get much sleep at all that first night. Thank God my mom and Alyshia's Aunt Candace were staying with us. They held Isaac so we could get at least a couple of hours of sleep. (And they've both helped with things around the house so we can focus our full attention on Isaac and on getting some rest when we need it. Their love and support has been overwhelming and we are very grateful.)

In retrospect, Isaac was probably just hungry. Nights have gone really well since that first one. Sometimes the hardest part has been to wake him every three hours for his next feeding. But we've learned a few tricks that help with that too.

Isaac keeps us entertained all day (and night) long. He's a very sweet baby and not fussy at all. We're just very proud and excited to be able to spend this time with him.

And, of course, we've got more pics! (Click the image to view additional pictures.)

Isaac Arthur Zimmerman



Click here to see more photos of our beautiful baby boy!

(Due to technical issues, we're having problems uploading pics on our lap top here at the hospital. We may not be able to post any pictures until we get home some time Thursday afternoon.)

The morning after

S leep for two hours, lather, rinse, repeat.

That was pretty much our night last night. Although for Alyshia, I think the two hours was more like one hour. Apparently these hospitals don't come equipped with a "Do Not Disturb" sign.

Isaac made it through his first night. Survived his various shots, circumcision, and spending several hours at a time with his newby parents. Both are actually doing quite well, I must say. But it's still early ....

Our sincere thanks to all for your congrats and kind wishes. We've received plenty of phone calls, e-mails, blog comments and facebook comments! We can't tell you how great it is to have that kind of support system.

We look forward to showing Isaac off in the days and months to come!

Hope to get some pics posted later today.