William Rolls Over!

Last weekend was the first time Will rolled over from his stomach to his back. Both Rob and I missed the first time which was when I had put him on a blanket on the floor for some tummy time. When I came back a couple of minutes later his was lying on his back. I asked Rob why he had turned him over, but Rob said he hadn't! So I went to get the camera and and he did it again, but wouldn't do it for the camera. He hadn't done it since, but today he did it again four times, and this time we got it on video! Hope you enjoy it.

This summer the garden I planted in Barb's backyard several years ago is just beautiful. A lot of the plants are finally maturing and are just gorgeous. Here are some pictures Rob took of the flowers.

William's First Trip

For the week of the 4th, we packed up and headed off to southeastern Iowa to introduce William to his relatives. He had quite the active social calendar and was able to meet his great-grandmas, great-great-aunts, and his grandpa! He loved all of the attention and by the end of the trip was starting (we think!) to give out real smiles. We tried to get him to smile for the camera, but that didn't work very well. What we did get was some goofy faces as Daddy tried to coax a smile.

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We also have been helping John and Cassie with some odds and ends around their new house. A couple of weeks ago we helped them assemble and install some extra cabinets from Ikea in their kitchen. Even Will helped, or at least was the foreman of the job.

William Isaac

This post is a bit slow in coming, but we welcomed our son William Isaac on June 14 at 6:04PM. He weighed 7lbs 14 oz and was 19.5 inches long. We are still trying to decide who he looks like, but is seems like it definitely depends on who you ask. Some people say, "Ooo, he is such a Pike!" and others say the only Pike feature is his red hair! Here are some of the snapshots of his first days at the hospital and and home.

We had many visitors both at the hospital and at home of people wishing to congratulate us and see Will. My mom was able to come stay with us for six days after Will was born which was a huge help since I had a hard time getting around the first week.

Will arrived just in time to celebrate Rob's first Father's Day! He gave Daddy a really nice framed photo collage of some of the professional pictures we had taken at the hospital (with a little help from Mommy).