Steve and Jenny Valentine

Steve and I joked a few weeks back about a situation that came up about our trip to Minnesota for the Christmas holidays because the place we were to stay was no longer available and so we joked about how there was "no room in the Inn"!  Lodging got figured out and we were looking forward to spending Christmas with my side of the family.  And then there was today, a day I never even anticipated.  We arrived at the Orlando airport bright and early and boarded our plane with a very excited two year old and goofy grinned little ten month old.  Karis hasn't been on a plane in a while and she has been so excited to get on an airplane to go see "snowflake".  {Yea, we keep trying to tell her it's just called "snow" or "snowflakes"}  The flight was great, Karis was excited and very entertained by the goody bag I had prepared with all sorts of "busy activities" a two year old could ever want and Isaac just slept.  We got to Chicago, ...

And just like that, Isaac is 9 months old!  In fact, the day after he turned nine months old I looked at him in all seriousness and said, "Isaac, 9 months ago at this time, I was checking into the hospital because I was in labor" {thinking it was the 26th} ...Steve looks at me and says, "no you weren't Jenny, it's the 28th today"!  WHAAAT!  Seriously, how did I miss that!? So here is my post about the past three months! And get excited about tons of pictures ;) Seven Months He became aware of his hand movement and control.  It's fun to watch him stare intently at his hands. The day he turned 7 months he went from all fours to sitting.  This was a fun new trick.  He enjoys playing with his hair (and mommy's hair & daddy's beard...sometimes pulling Karis' hair!) His hair is starting to fill in more so I think he's more aware of it. He has the BIGGEST smile! Trying to figure out crawling...notice the drool stream! Lo...