Trip to the Zoo

We went to the Blank Park Zoo in Des Moines this past weekend with Regina's parents and our niece and nephew. It was a good day for a visit to the zoo. It was sunny out but not too hot. Isaac enjoyed the trip and Caleb slept the whole time in his stroller.

Above is a picture of Isaac and me inside the Prairie Dog lookout. You can crawl through a pipe and get to the inside of the display and see the prairie dogs better.

This is Isaac with his cousins, Garret and Alyssa. They are in front of an aquarium.

Regina took this picture this week. Caleb has started to smile. This is Caleb showing off his smile to everyone.

Weekend

This past weekend my parents and grandparents came to visit and see Isaac and Caleb. Both boys had fun and it was good to see everyone. The boys are now getting caught up from missing their naps and getting back into a schedule. Caleb is doing better at sleeping through the night, but some improvement in going to sleep at night is still needed. He is a little fussy on some nights. Below are some photos from the last couple of weeks.

Regina with Caleb

Regina with her boys

Caleb was laying on his blanket on the floor and Isaac wanted to lay down as well

Caleb Update and Swimming

We haven't posted since we returned from the hospital with Caleb. It has been 6 weeks at home now. We have been getting a little sleep. Caleb went through a time period where he was awake and fussy from about 8 pm until 2 am. Recently we decided to stop giving him gas drops and now he is a lot less fussy. He is growing and doing well. Below is a picture of the family when we left the hospital. Picture of Caleb at home.

Above is a picture of Isaac swimming with me. He had swimming lessons the last 4 weeks. He is doing pretty well in the pool and likes to play in the water. Here he is kicking while I pull him in the water. When you do something he doesn't want he will tell you "no".

Above is a picture of Regina's 3 boys. Isaac now almost says Caleb's name. It comes out more like Cayba. It is pretty funny. Isaac continues to repeat our words and say more and more.

Baby Caleb

This past Saturday we went to Buxton Park to get some family photos done while Regina was still pregnant. Regina wanted to get some done and it was a beautiful day to get outside and enjoy the weather. Below are a couple of the better pictures.

It was a good thing that we decided to do those photos on Saturday because on Sunday Regina went into labor. Early Sunday morning Regina was leaking fluid so we headed to the hospital. We arrived at 4 am on Sunday and by 8:31 pm we had a baby boy. Caleb Bryce Erickson arrived at 8:31 pm on May 23rd. He was 8 lbs and 21 inches long. Regina was able to have a successful vbac delivery. All went well and we are currently recovering in the hospital. Below are a few of the pictures taken at the hospital.

Zach, Regina, Isaac, and Caleb

Isaac checking out his new baby brother, Caleb.

Below are 3 professional photos that were taken at the hospital.

Week 38

I have had some requests to see what Regina is looking like lately. Below are the comparison photos between this pregnancy and Isaac's.

Current pregnancy @ 38 weeks

Isaac's pregnancy @ 38 weeks

Regina and I are working to get everything ready for the new baby. We still have a few things to accomplish. We were just talking about how once Regina gets to this Tuesday she will have carried this baby longer than Isaac. That means things are hopefully close to happening. We have another appointment on Tuesday to see how things are progressing. Right now everything is going well but not a lot of progression.

Week 37

We are now on week 37 of the pregnancy. We had an appointment on Tuesday and will have one every Tuesday from now on. The doctor wasn't sure if baby was head down so we had another ultrasound. The ultrasound confirmed that baby's head was down. Great news!!! Now we just have to get Regina through the last couple of weeks. Below are some pictures of Isaac from the last week.

This picture is from last week after Isaac's nap. His hair was everywhere. He definately needed a hair cut so on Saturday I gave him his 2nd hair cut. He did a lot better this time. He didn't cry or try to get to mommy. The only issue was that he still moves a lot, but that will get better with time.

Isaac with his bubble mower and me mowing the lawn.

The 2 videos below are of Isaac and his plastic golf clubs that Grandpa and Grandma Erickson gave him for his birthday. I was helping him hit the ball and after he got the hang of it he got excited. He was hitting it to me and I was throwing the ball back to him until I almost took one off the face (he hit it a little harder than I was expecting). The first one is a short one and the second one is in his room and I think it is funny (it is a little longer).

Isaac's New Room

We finished Isaac's room this past weekend and wanted to share some photos of the room. We did a cars theme to the room. It was fun to put it all together and we enjoyed the decorating. The photo frames don't have our pictures in them yet, but we put them up anyway to get an idea where to put everything else. We are still going to look for a book shelf for all of his books, but here it is.

Isaac's Bed

Isaac's New Toy Organizer

Isaac's Dresser and Closet

Isaac's Rug

Picture of Isaac in his room

Isaac loves his new room. We have pretty well transfered over to the new room. He slept in his bed yesterday for his nap and last night and did really well. He is currently in bed getting ready to go to sleep again.

We are at week 36 in the pregnancy. Everything is still going well. Regina is ready to have this baby as it is getting harder for her to move around. At our appointment yesterday the doctor said the baby is head down, which is great news, as long as the baby doesn't turn between now and week 40.