Isaac's 3rd Birthday

Isaac was a surprise, but special, birth. I was a few months away from not being able to have more children, then the dollar store prego test proved to work, despite the cheap price. The ultrasound showed it was a girl (we've seen the difference between Dom and Bri's ultrasounds and we all agreed with the tech, who had been measuring and looking at the fetus for 30 min, when she announced it was girl) I was pleased to be expecting another girl, a sister for Bri, a sweet Abi...but Abigail was never born. I was induced 5 days before Tyler's soccer daily doubles began so he could help me before he was "gone" working and coaching soccer for the next 3 months. It was a longer day than I expected. It started at 7am, but did not end until after 9pm. It was the most painful delivery, and when the midwife said "you're not going to believe this", and I saw...I went into shock.
Tyler took on the duty of deciding on a name. Trey, meaning 3rd, was our boy name before we found out we were having a girl, but nothing sounded good to me, except Abigail. Finally about 1am, he said "Isaac, it means God is laughing." I brightened up at the name, and I thought it fit perfectly. God doesn't always answer prayers, He gives us trials, but He never does it out of anger, He does it out of love and joy for His children. I decided then I would laugh with God, not sulk, for the child He gave me to raise. Besides, God knows what is best for us, and like everyone told me that night, "someday you'll say your family just wouldn't be the same without this little boy"

The fact we had a little boy instead of a girl hasn't stopped us from having fun dressing him up as a girl! And so far, he enjoys it...great blackmail pictures when he's older! :)Big brother and sister love their little brother!And so do his other big sister and brothers that have lived with us...He was my biggest baby and still the biggest in comparison...he loves to eat!All our kids grew up around soccer, but he has loved soccer more than his siblings, as well as all sports, since he could roll a ball to me. Probably because he tries to keep up with them, play with them, he is the natural athlete. And a natural entertainer, he loves to make everyone laugh, living up to his name!He's 3 now, but grew up so fast, he acts like he's older. Already a charmer to the girls, a pro at video games and wii, a boxer that can give you a black eye (yep, I wasn't quick enough to block), and good at all sports. But he's best at making messes, getting into everything, causing me headaches, a non-stop tornado, so I nicknamed him the Looney Tunes Tasmanian Devil. "I tried to be good, but I got bored" a perfect shirt for him!guess who he got it from?! That's me, making a mess with noxema, in the bottom left:my favorite time of the day is when he is sleeping peacefully, and i get a few hours of peace. Despite his more than active energy, breaking things, humiliating me every time we go to a store, our family would not be the same without him! Isaac Trey you make us laugh, love and live more than we ever have before you came into our lives...love you!