Monday, July 06, 2009
i can read with my eyes shut, by dr. seuss.
i can read in red.
i can read in blue.
i can read in pickle color, too.
i can read in bed
and in purple and in brown.
i can read in a circle and upside down....
isaiah has an amazing memory. with just a little help, he can go through a couple of his dr. seuss books verbatim. he pretends he can read. hop on pop forces him to sound out more words. it's hard to believe that he's already reading. when we were at target in fremont a couple months ago, isaiah goes to eric, "that guy's name is david." sure enough, the guy came back around and his nametag read "david." crazy.
i can read in red.
i can read in blue.
i can read in pickle color, too.
i can read in bed
and in purple and in brown.
i can read in a circle and upside down....
isaiah has an amazing memory. with just a little help, he can go through a couple of his dr. seuss books verbatim. he pretends he can read. hop on pop forces him to sound out more words. it's hard to believe that he's already reading. when we were at target in fremont a couple months ago, isaiah goes to eric, "that guy's name is david." sure enough, the guy came back around and his nametag read "david." crazy.
Tuesday, June 09, 2009
"mama, can i play my computer games when i get home?"
no, isaiah. let's just all play together. do you want to play with blocks when we get home?
"ummm....i'd rather play with my computer games."
oh, you'd *rather* play with your computer games? what almost five-year-old says "rather"??!!
no, isaiah. let's just all play together. do you want to play with blocks when we get home?
"ummm....i'd rather play with my computer games."
oh, you'd *rather* play with your computer games? what almost five-year-old says "rather"??!!
Saturday, March 28, 2009
isaiah is finally better. he's had that weird never-ending fever since monday. bonus vomit on day 1 and beginning of day 2. yechh. i guess it's going around. i just hope it doesn't get to me or the younger boys.
he was so uncomfortable when he had a fever...lots of crying and misery. he voluntarily drank many bottles of water. i had bought the sipper tops (from the makers of the snack trap) that turn any bottle of water into a sipper...i think i got my money's worth just from this last bout of sickness. it saved a lot of spills and the need to keep opening and closing the bottle of water for isaiah. they also have these neat gel packs now that you can use instead of cold compresses. they just stick to your forehead (or back of your neck) and draw the heat out. isaiah was all about them. he's all about taking his medicine, too. i'm not sure what eric and i did to deserve boys that like to take their medicine, but i'm thankful!
he was so uncomfortable when he had a fever...lots of crying and misery. he voluntarily drank many bottles of water. i had bought the sipper tops (from the makers of the snack trap) that turn any bottle of water into a sipper...i think i got my money's worth just from this last bout of sickness. it saved a lot of spills and the need to keep opening and closing the bottle of water for isaiah. they also have these neat gel packs now that you can use instead of cold compresses. they just stick to your forehead (or back of your neck) and draw the heat out. isaiah was all about them. he's all about taking his medicine, too. i'm not sure what eric and i did to deserve boys that like to take their medicine, but i'm thankful!
Monday, February 16, 2009
what can i say about isaiah?
he's learning to read. he's learning how to sound out words and that "ch" says "chuh"...last month his teacher made it a point to tell eric that isaiah read the word "sand" in class that day. good job, buddy! he loves to do homework. it consists of practicing writing his name five times, singing the days of the week or the months of the year song, reciting the nursery rhyme of the week, reading a book together, etc...he wants to go to school every day, which makes me comfortable sending him to kindergarten for the whole day next year.
he loves jamming with eric when eric and/or the band are practicing for the j.soliman world tour. current favorites: living on a prayer, eye of the tiger, and accidentally in love. i took isaiah with me to walgreens the other day and he was singing at the top of his voice..."take my hand and we'll make it swear-ayr...oohh oh! livin' on a prayer..."
he and ethan are still obsessed with nickjr.com. they both got new computers that move light years faster than our old ones, so playing games online is a whole new experience for them. it's cute to see them side by side playing their games.
he's learning to read. he's learning how to sound out words and that "ch" says "chuh"...last month his teacher made it a point to tell eric that isaiah read the word "sand" in class that day. good job, buddy! he loves to do homework. it consists of practicing writing his name five times, singing the days of the week or the months of the year song, reciting the nursery rhyme of the week, reading a book together, etc...he wants to go to school every day, which makes me comfortable sending him to kindergarten for the whole day next year.
he loves jamming with eric when eric and/or the band are practicing for the j.soliman world tour. current favorites: living on a prayer, eye of the tiger, and accidentally in love. i took isaiah with me to walgreens the other day and he was singing at the top of his voice..."take my hand and we'll make it swear-ayr...oohh oh! livin' on a prayer..."
he and ethan are still obsessed with nickjr.com. they both got new computers that move light years faster than our old ones, so playing games online is a whole new experience for them. it's cute to see them side by side playing their games.
Tuesday, December 09, 2008
so much going on in the world of isaiah...
he's doing great in pre-k - this is based on our parent-teacher conference. he's being a good boy and is making friends. he's concerned about what's in his lunch every day and about whether he goes to latchkey in the morning or not. this friday is his school christmas concert. isaiah and his class will be singing "twinkle, twinkle holy star" and "jingle bells." isaiah likes to practice singing his songs. i really love that he learns the true meaning of christmas at his school. he came home last week and told me all about the "really big star" that showed everyone where baby Jesus was.
he was really sad to leave cheboygan today. on our way home, all he kept saying was how he wanted to go back to luci's house and he didn't want to go home, he wanted to stay in cheboygan. yes, isaiah, we feel you. on our way up to cheboygan he told owen, "do you know who you're going to meet? you're going to meet simon and he's going to be your best friend!"
isaiah has watched too much kung fu panda. so much for shielding him from violence. he pretends to karate chop the wall and even his brothers (sigh). of course the boys think it's fun/funny...they're kung fu panda watching days are pretty much done until they can demonstrate some responsibility in handling it.
isaiah has taken after his parents (or maybe just his mama) in singing about what he's doing or thinking about. you'll often catch him singing under his breath to a familiar tune...but the lyrics are different. some of the are pretty good. one of them went (to "mary had a little lamb"), "and God created everything and it was very cool."
fruit roll-ups are the latest cool snack for isaiah. he likes to rip them. and he says so every time he has one.
he's doing great in pre-k - this is based on our parent-teacher conference. he's being a good boy and is making friends. he's concerned about what's in his lunch every day and about whether he goes to latchkey in the morning or not. this friday is his school christmas concert. isaiah and his class will be singing "twinkle, twinkle holy star" and "jingle bells." isaiah likes to practice singing his songs. i really love that he learns the true meaning of christmas at his school. he came home last week and told me all about the "really big star" that showed everyone where baby Jesus was.
he was really sad to leave cheboygan today. on our way home, all he kept saying was how he wanted to go back to luci's house and he didn't want to go home, he wanted to stay in cheboygan. yes, isaiah, we feel you. on our way up to cheboygan he told owen, "do you know who you're going to meet? you're going to meet simon and he's going to be your best friend!"
isaiah has watched too much kung fu panda. so much for shielding him from violence. he pretends to karate chop the wall and even his brothers (sigh). of course the boys think it's fun/funny...they're kung fu panda watching days are pretty much done until they can demonstrate some responsibility in handling it.
isaiah has taken after his parents (or maybe just his mama) in singing about what he's doing or thinking about. you'll often catch him singing under his breath to a familiar tune...but the lyrics are different. some of the are pretty good. one of them went (to "mary had a little lamb"), "and God created everything and it was very cool."
fruit roll-ups are the latest cool snack for isaiah. he likes to rip them. and he says so every time he has one.
Wednesday, October 22, 2008
tomorrow is picture day. we took the older boys to get their hair cut today at bosco's. who would have thought that the best place to take your son to get his hair cut would be a barber shop in a mall where the barbers are all older men who speak english as a second language? there's no appointment necessary, no wait (cuz there are 8 barbers just sitting around waiting for customers), they're awesome with little kids and it's super fast. $12 is more than i would like to pay to get their hair cut, but when you think of the service, it can't be beat!
isaiah likes to talk. he likes to memorize tv shows and what they say in between tv shows and then recite them back. you'll often catch him reciting a tv show under his breath when he has nothing better to do.
he likes to tell stories. sr. yvonne told eric last week, "this one [referring to isaiah] has a LOT of stories." he talks easily with his classmates. his best friend at school might be a boy named jacob. they're about the same size (okay, jacob is a little taller) and they are sooo cute when the talk to each other. they had their first class field trip and isaiah and jacob spent the whole time together. isaiah made friends with one of his classmates that also goes to latch key. his name is carter and i swear he's as tall as a first grader.
we were at mass last week and there was a reading from the book of isaiah ("hey! that's my name!") which mentions jacob ("hey, that's my class friend, jacob!"). in the gospel reading according to matthew ("hey, that's another one of my class friends, matthew!") they also talked about grace ("i don't believe it! that's FOUR names of my class friends! [counting on his fingers] isaiah, jacob, matthew and grace!")
one of my favorite things about isaiah right now is that you can reason with him. when he's tired, he's not so rational, but for the most part, he's good. i may have pulled the santa card out to get him to eat broccoli, stop crying over something silly and other things. i try not to play it often, but when i do it's instant good behavior. crazy.
isaiah likes to talk. he likes to memorize tv shows and what they say in between tv shows and then recite them back. you'll often catch him reciting a tv show under his breath when he has nothing better to do.
he likes to tell stories. sr. yvonne told eric last week, "this one [referring to isaiah] has a LOT of stories." he talks easily with his classmates. his best friend at school might be a boy named jacob. they're about the same size (okay, jacob is a little taller) and they are sooo cute when the talk to each other. they had their first class field trip and isaiah and jacob spent the whole time together. isaiah made friends with one of his classmates that also goes to latch key. his name is carter and i swear he's as tall as a first grader.
we were at mass last week and there was a reading from the book of isaiah ("hey! that's my name!") which mentions jacob ("hey, that's my class friend, jacob!"). in the gospel reading according to matthew ("hey, that's another one of my class friends, matthew!") they also talked about grace ("i don't believe it! that's FOUR names of my class friends! [counting on his fingers] isaiah, jacob, matthew and grace!")
one of my favorite things about isaiah right now is that you can reason with him. when he's tired, he's not so rational, but for the most part, he's good. i may have pulled the santa card out to get him to eat broccoli, stop crying over something silly and other things. i try not to play it often, but when i do it's instant good behavior. crazy.
Monday, September 08, 2008
my sweet isaiah. so far he has all green lights for his behavior at school. green for good behavior. yellow if you break the rules more than once. red for continuing to break the rules. he has handled his new school and transitioning to a full day beautifully. i really don't want to have to leave him at latch key in the morning. i haven't left him there yet. i can't bear it. i don't want anyone else but me or eric to drop him off at his classroom or pick him up. isaiah really likes it, and i like being there for him in that way. but since i can't be late to work 3 times a week, i'll inevitably have to take him to latch key.
i hope that isaiah makes good friends at school. i hope others will love him for how sweet and silly he can be. i hope that he enjoys learning and excels at it. i hope so much for him. i just want him to be happy.
he started soccer on saturday. it's a metro stars program for 4 and 5 year olds held at the soccer fields at oakland university. he is the smallest boy on the "team" and probably the youngest. they played fun games to practice ball control and following instructions. puppies on a leash. putting out fires. tag. super cute. he got pretty tired, and that worries me. he's on iron supplements right now, so i worry about that fatigue. i really wish he would eat more meat and veggies. but i digress. so soccer. i wish they sold expanding soccer cleats for little kids. it's so hard to justify buying even $20 cleats knowing he'll outgrow them in 6 months.
his soccer class on saturday is the beginning of the end of eric's and my weekends to do whatever we please. if isaiah continues to enjoy soccer, this is my entrance into soccer mom world. i'm getting a glimpse into a world with busy children. i really don't know how my mom managed all three of us with baton, piano, gymnastics, bowling, violin, dance, swimming (yes, all at the same time of the year!)...what a time and financial commitment. i hope we can do the same for the boys....
i hope that isaiah makes good friends at school. i hope others will love him for how sweet and silly he can be. i hope that he enjoys learning and excels at it. i hope so much for him. i just want him to be happy.
he started soccer on saturday. it's a metro stars program for 4 and 5 year olds held at the soccer fields at oakland university. he is the smallest boy on the "team" and probably the youngest. they played fun games to practice ball control and following instructions. puppies on a leash. putting out fires. tag. super cute. he got pretty tired, and that worries me. he's on iron supplements right now, so i worry about that fatigue. i really wish he would eat more meat and veggies. but i digress. so soccer. i wish they sold expanding soccer cleats for little kids. it's so hard to justify buying even $20 cleats knowing he'll outgrow them in 6 months.
his soccer class on saturday is the beginning of the end of eric's and my weekends to do whatever we please. if isaiah continues to enjoy soccer, this is my entrance into soccer mom world. i'm getting a glimpse into a world with busy children. i really don't know how my mom managed all three of us with baton, piano, gymnastics, bowling, violin, dance, swimming (yes, all at the same time of the year!)...what a time and financial commitment. i hope we can do the same for the boys....
