Week Nine

Week Nine was somewhat traumatic for Isaac as he had his 8 week doctor's appointment which included four shots! This was equally traumatic for us, and it left him very sad and tired with a low fever for a day or so - and it apparently exhausted Bill too! We learned that he is now 11.5 pounds, which made Jamie very happy to hear given all the feeding she is doing!! We also had a nice visit with Jamie's cousin Trevor and his kids TJ, Tessa and Jacob from Florida. We got to test out Isaac's winter wardrobe this week as the weather got a little colder. We took a long walk around the Capitol with one of my work friends who had a baby girl (Mackenzie) a week after Isaac was born, and we also took a long walk around the National Arboretum where we had never been before (it houses thousands of cool trees and plants and the columns that used to be part of the Capitol building). Finally, we picked up Bill's long awaited half of a cow from Polyface Farms - the picture below is him taking inventory of some of the cow parts we got (yes we had to buy an extra freezer for the basement). This farm sells humane, natural grass-fed and antibiotic-free meats. If anyone is craving beef, it is apparently what we will be eating for the next several months, so feel free to join us! The first meal was a DELICIOUS roast made with stock Bill had cooking for 24 hours, looking forward to the others!