The other day I realized that Isaiah is right about the size Becca was at her first birthday!

Last weekend we made our annual trip to Hall’s Pumpkin Farm. Becca really enjoyed the corn maze (she led us) until we came to a dead end. “No, we can’t go that way,” we said, “It’s a dead end.” She got really upset and wanted to get out after that. We decided she was scared by the “dead” part. We tried to explain what a dead end is (no death!) and she did better.

Anna & Adam Martin joined the kids and me at the zoo last week. It was the boys’ (Isaiah’s and Adam’s) first time at the zoo. Not sure they were that impressed! Becca’s goals were to see the gorillas and ride the train.

Becca’s oncologist, Dr. Meaghan Granger, said Becca’s scans from her MRI “look great.” We’re thankful for the good report. Her next MRI and MIBG will be scheduled for early January.

Isaiah continues to be a sweet baby. He is full of laughing and loves attention. This week he started laughing at Becca – it’s so cute.

Becca’s MRI went well yesterday. We ended up having to wait until 11:10 for Becca to be put to sleep (we arrived at the hospital at 8:30). It was a long wait for two girls who didn’t have breakfast and couldn’t eat or drink anything, but Becca did great (and Mommy survived!). When we arrived home, Becca decided Isaiah needed a MRI too.

Last weekend we went to a town festival about 45 minutes from our home – Celebrate Roanoke. It was great and we all had a blast. The festival and activities (even parking) were free, and the only thing we had to pay for was the hamburgers for supper.

Isaiah’s main interest was Becca’s pinwheel – see photo collage on the left. He was always trying to get his hands on it.

At the festival Becca had some cotton candy. It was her first time to actually eat cotton candy. Her previous association with it is the nice smell that puts her to sleep at the hospital.

This morning (Thursday) Becca has an MRI to check on her abdominal area. She gets to smell cotton candy again.

This week Isaiah found his thumb. It’s really cute to walk into our room and see him sucking away on it. So far it’s been helping him take longer naps and fall asleep faster. Happy 19-weeks little man!

My youngest brother was in Dallas last week for work training (at Deloitte University), and he was able to spend some time with us at the end of his week. Becca had a good time with her Uncle Joey. When she went to bed Friday night she was concerned: “Is Uncle Joey leaving when I go to bed or will he be here tomorrow?”

Joey’s flight was cancelled, so he got to stay a few extra hours with us. We spent some time at the Fort Worth Science Museum (thank you Ishams for the membership). One nice plus from having Joey with us is that we were able to get more pictures than normal. Joey took tons of photos during his time here.

Becca had a great time in the museum and Isaiah did really well. The last thing we saw was a laser show in the planetarium. The picture below will show how the laser show kept the attention of our kids. Thanks, Uncle Joey for taking all the pictures!

Today marks Becca’s 150-week birthday! She’s made a great recovery from her surgery and currently loves doing surgery on Hop (a stuffed bunny that has a removable “bump” for warming in the microwave). Becca first routine MRI is scheduled for next Thursday.

Another brother & sister photo shoot!

Now that the weather is a bit cooler, we’ve been enjoying walking around campus. Becca loves racing Flopsie in her stroller against Isaiah in his. She’s a pretty vicious racer and regularly cuts her opponent off during the race.

This week Becca asked to go to school, so we’ve been packing up her backpack (crayons, scissors, glue, and snack) and sending her out the door each morning for school. She walks to the end of the sidewalk, turns around, and and comes back to knock on our door for school. She’s very good at role playing and separating me as the “teacher” and me as “mommy.” If I mention having to do something to Isaiah she’ll say, “but I thought you were my teacher.” Currently we’re working on shapes and numbers.

The “teacher” asked Becca to describe her mommy. Becca said “she’s happy.” When I asked about her eye and hair color Becca said, “she has black hair and black eyes….but she is a sinner!” It’s amazing what teachers find out from their students about parents.

We’re thankful for the sweet little boy God has given us. What a little treasure. (Just looking at these pictures makes me want to wake him up and cuddle him, but I’ll resist.) We’re celebrating Isaiah’s 4-month birthday by taking him to his 4-month well-check. I’m not sure he’ll be too thrilled with the shots! I’ll post his stats later this afternoon.

Update with stats: Isaiah had a good well check this morning. His size is just about average: Weight 15lbs 10oz (54%); Length 25in (43%); Head Circumference 42cm (62%).