Sunday, July 30, 2006
i might have said this before, but isaiah is HUGE.
i don't know if it's because he has a little brother 1/3 his size, or if he hit a growth spurt exactly when ethan was born, or both. we picked him up from my mom's house on our way home from the hospital and he just seemed so much more mature - like he knew that he had become a big brother. changing his diaper now is like changing the diaper of a grown up compared to ethan's teeny tiny diapers. it makes me wonder how ready he is to start potty training...
i think isaiah loves his baby brother. he hasn't really displayed signs of jealousy, although i'm not sure if that's because "baby brother" is still a novelty. isaiah always wants to hold ethan, which is the sweetest thing ever but at the same time problematic when ethan is trying to sleep or nurse. eric went back to work last thursday, leaving me alone and outnumbered with the boys. at one point, i had to go to the bathroom. we were in the living room - ethan on his baby bed, isaiah playing nearby. isaiah, mama has to go to the bathroom and will be right back. can you watch baby brother for a minute? "sure." i run up to the bathroom but not before i snuck a peek from the stairs to see what isaiah would do. i saw him abandon his toys, walk over to ethan, bend over to give him a kiss, then went back to playing. *smile* i hope they love each other their whole lives. isaiah really is a sweet boy.
i don't know if it's because he has a little brother 1/3 his size, or if he hit a growth spurt exactly when ethan was born, or both. we picked him up from my mom's house on our way home from the hospital and he just seemed so much more mature - like he knew that he had become a big brother. changing his diaper now is like changing the diaper of a grown up compared to ethan's teeny tiny diapers. it makes me wonder how ready he is to start potty training...
i think isaiah loves his baby brother. he hasn't really displayed signs of jealousy, although i'm not sure if that's because "baby brother" is still a novelty. isaiah always wants to hold ethan, which is the sweetest thing ever but at the same time problematic when ethan is trying to sleep or nurse. eric went back to work last thursday, leaving me alone and outnumbered with the boys. at one point, i had to go to the bathroom. we were in the living room - ethan on his baby bed, isaiah playing nearby. isaiah, mama has to go to the bathroom and will be right back. can you watch baby brother for a minute? "sure." i run up to the bathroom but not before i snuck a peek from the stairs to see what isaiah would do. i saw him abandon his toys, walk over to ethan, bend over to give him a kiss, then went back to playing. *smile* i hope they love each other their whole lives. isaiah really is a sweet boy.
Monday, July 17, 2006
isaiah has this thing where he must close any open door he sees.
the weaning process off the binky seems to be going well. isaiah has stopped asking for his binky except for when he's on the brink of sleep. i'm relieved that he's able to soothe himself in other ways. every now and then (but not often) it's the finger up the nose.
all juice is apple juice. we've been diluting his juice with water 1) so he's not drinking as much juice and 2) to make the juice last longer. i think he could burn through a carton of oj in a day and a half if we let him.
i really hope isaiah takes to ethan well. i guess we'll find out soon enough.
the weaning process off the binky seems to be going well. isaiah has stopped asking for his binky except for when he's on the brink of sleep. i'm relieved that he's able to soothe himself in other ways. every now and then (but not often) it's the finger up the nose.
all juice is apple juice. we've been diluting his juice with water 1) so he's not drinking as much juice and 2) to make the juice last longer. i think he could burn through a carton of oj in a day and a half if we let him.
i really hope isaiah takes to ethan well. i guess we'll find out soon enough.
Friday, July 14, 2006
isaiah is watching eric play nfl 2k5. he's picking up on everything. in the past five minutes, isaiah has echoed eric's "shut up" and "OH CRAP!!" (among other things).
nice.
choose better phrases, i say. can you believe we taught him that? eric says. aiya.
cut to eric taking deep breaths in lieu of other choice phrases because he thinks the computer is cheating.
nice.
choose better phrases, i say. can you believe we taught him that? eric says. aiya.
cut to eric taking deep breaths in lieu of other choice phrases because he thinks the computer is cheating.
Wednesday, July 12, 2006
isaiah says:
"sit down butt."
"knight quincy! knight 'saiah!"
"mama/dada, whe' ARE you??"
"more johnny (or einsteins or wiggles)!! more!"
isaiah, do you want water or milk? "chocolate milk?"
"sit down butt."
"knight quincy! knight 'saiah!"
"mama/dada, whe' ARE you??"
"more johnny (or einsteins or wiggles)!! more!"
isaiah, do you want water or milk? "chocolate milk?"
Monday, July 03, 2006
isaiah sure knows what he wants. more importantly, he knows how to tell you what he wants. my heart breaks whenever he tries to tell me something and i can't decipher it. he gets so frustrated, and eric and i so badly want to understand. on the flip side, there are times when we know what he's asking for but don't necessarily want to give it to him. "wiggles!" "einsteins!!" "binky binky!" huh??? (us pretending we don't understand.)
isaiah likes to "cook" with me. i let him "whisk" eggs and then i hold him on my hip while i scramble them for him. he'll eat the eggs right up because he helped make them. i'll also give him a wooden spoon and a little pot with some uncooked pasta in it to "cook" while i'm fixing dinner. it's great and totally keeps him happy for at least a half hour.
it's been tough getting isaiah to drink milk. i think he'll only drink it willingly if there are other kids around him drinking milk. (thank goodness for oj fortified with calcium and vitamins a, b, c, and d!!) i've resorted to getting him to "cook" chocolate milk. we let him mix it up with a spoon and then he drinks it out of a straw. at least he's getting some milk in him. it's really cute when he says "chocolate milk."
last night i was looking through pictures of isaiah when he was a newborn. he was so tiny then and didn't know anything. we've blinked, and he's this little boy that walks and talks and laughs and plays. he makes faces and sings along to the songs he hears. i can't believe he's going to be a big brother in just over a week. i was telling eric today that it's really starting to sink in. what the heck are we getting ourselves into? two little boys! we must be nuts. i can't wait to hold them both in my arms.
isaiah likes to "cook" with me. i let him "whisk" eggs and then i hold him on my hip while i scramble them for him. he'll eat the eggs right up because he helped make them. i'll also give him a wooden spoon and a little pot with some uncooked pasta in it to "cook" while i'm fixing dinner. it's great and totally keeps him happy for at least a half hour.
it's been tough getting isaiah to drink milk. i think he'll only drink it willingly if there are other kids around him drinking milk. (thank goodness for oj fortified with calcium and vitamins a, b, c, and d!!) i've resorted to getting him to "cook" chocolate milk. we let him mix it up with a spoon and then he drinks it out of a straw. at least he's getting some milk in him. it's really cute when he says "chocolate milk."
last night i was looking through pictures of isaiah when he was a newborn. he was so tiny then and didn't know anything. we've blinked, and he's this little boy that walks and talks and laughs and plays. he makes faces and sings along to the songs he hears. i can't believe he's going to be a big brother in just over a week. i was telling eric today that it's really starting to sink in. what the heck are we getting ourselves into? two little boys! we must be nuts. i can't wait to hold them both in my arms.
