Finally an Update!

I know, I know... I am officially the world's worst blogger! I wasn't very good at keeping up with it before I had a little one and now as you can see, I've just gotten worse. Anyways, I can't make any promises, but I will try to get better. :)

My last entry was May 30th! Haha...much has happened. We've had all of the grandparents here to meet Isaac plus one great-grandma and Uncle Al. We had great visits with all of them! Now we just need to bring Ike home to meet the rest of his family...I think he might be slightly overwhelmed when it comes time for that.

We took Isaac on his first vacation. He needed one you know...it's tough being a baby. ;) While Joe's parents were here we drove out to Garmisch which is a beautiful part of Germany in the Alps. The scenery was amazing! And the food was almost as good! So to sum up our trip, we took pictures and ate!

Isaac is four months old now. I can't believe it. Time is flying by! He is growing and learning so fast we can hardly keep up. He's at the stage where everything goes into his mouth and he drools like crazy! Joe has always played airplane with Isaac, but now he calls Ike a drool bomber and flies him overhead...usually I end up being the target. He's a really happy baby most of the time and we have so much fun playing with him and watching him grow.

Well, that's all for now and like I said, I'll try to be a better blogger. :) If you receive our blog by email be sure to check the full website (http://www.joejenineurope.blogspot.com/) so that you can see any other pictures or albums that we add to the page.

More Isaac!

Hey everyone, here are some new pictures of Isaac. We have been adding to the album on the blog as we take them so you can check that every once in awhile if you would like. Everything has been going really well. Many of you already have heard about his grand entry, but we wanted to make sure that everyone knows what a little miracle Isaac is. Wednesday May 14th I went in for my last Dr.'s appointment before the due date just for a check up. At that appointment, my doctor discovered that all of my amniotic fluid was gone and that Isaac's heart rate was fluctuating. My hospital was in Germany where they are not in favor of C-sections, but they were afraid that a natural birth would be too stressful for the baby. SO, my appointment was at 1:15 and by 4:30 they were prepping me for surgery. At 5:32 pm, Isaac Joseph was born. The doctors found that the problems he had been having were due to his umbilical cord being wrapped around his neck 5 times! They told Joe and I that if it had been any other time, or if we would have tried to deliver him naturally, he would not have made it. We still can't believe how close we were to having things go very differently. But instead, we have a perfectly healthy baby boy. We give ALL of the credit to God. From the very beginning of this pregnancy, we have trusted God with this new life. Whatever way it would have gone, we know that He is in control and He is good. Thank you everyone for all your congrats, prayers and warm wishes. We are so in love with this little guy and thankful for this precious gift.

Isaac Joseph Dillabaugh

Hello Everyone,

We wanted to let you know that On Wednesday at 5:32pm Jen had a C-Section and out came our son, Isaac Joseph Dillabaugh. There were some health concerns so Jen went in for a routine Dr. Appointment and came out with Isaac. Both are very healthy and doing great. Isaac was only 6lbs 4oz. and about 20 1/2 inches. Everything happened very quickly and was a bit overwhelming at first, but we are now doing great (even though there is no more sleep). They will both be in the hospital until about Monday, so if you call we will likely not be home. Please check out the pictures and we will keep updating them.