Isaac certainly had an enjoyable first Christmas.  He got lots of new toys, some new clothes, and a child-size table and chairs.  His favorite parts were, of course, the wrapping paper and the boxes.  I took several photos of Isaac in front of the tree, per my mom’s request.  This was Christmas Eve, before Santa came.

As you can see, Isaac is curious about the camera and what Mom is doing and would rather not sit still for a photo op.  :o)  Our little adventurer…


Here’s a little insight into trying to get a good photo pose (after we took away a gift for Todd and swapped it with a gift for Isaac):

This was Isaac opening his very first present, a bunch of stacking cups from Todd’s Aunt Nancy and Uncle Rod.  These were a huge hit.

Isaac played with each of his toys as they were opened.  I enjoyed it because I understand that it’s only going to be that way for a few years before the excitement is opening the next gift instead of playing with the toy he’s just seen.

We had an outstanding feast last night.  I had originally thought I would bake a goose, but reconsidered after reading that I would have to siphon off the fat every 20 minutes and, oh, by the way, goose fat is highly *flammable*.  The ham was great (and low maintenance)!

At our Thanksgiving feast, Isaac was sick.  I remember thinking that we were unbelievably blessed with all the wonderful things that happened this year.  I still feel the same way a month later.  2010 has been the most incredible year!


We ended our day with a Skype call to my sister and her family in Virginia.  We saw lots of people because Dave’s daughters were also there and Mom was staying with them.  It was snowing there and we got to see the accumulation through the windows.  They loved the white Christmas and were not-so-secretly hoping the girls would get snowed in and “have” to stay a few extra days.  It was so good to be able to see them as we talked.  The girls are 14, 12, and 11.  Todd and I haven’t seen them in 3 years now, though I try to keep up with the oldest on Facebook.  I thoroughly enjoyed seeing all of them, even if I can’t get a hug through Skype.

Isaac is getting better at crawling every day.  Before I know it, I won’t be able to keep up with him!  I’m sure he’d prefer that.  LOL  He currently does a “zombie crawl.”  This is similar to a military crawl in that he’s on his tummy, but different because his back end is dead weight.  He also does a little bit of “real” crawling, but he’s faster with the zombie crawl.


He also pulled himself to a stand in his crib the other day, but not on camera.  This video does not come close to capturing it, but is so cute that I have to share it.  This is Isaac about 5 minutes after he was standing in his crib.  He’s very pleased with himself when he learns something new and he was in a playful mood.

Yesterday, I was getting ready to take a shower.  I plopped Isaac into his swing so that he’d be able to hang out in the bathroom and breathe some steam to help him breathe a little better.  I walked out of the room and came back to find this.  He was having the time of his life on this thing!

My dad came to visit us for a couple of days this weekend and I totally forgot to take any photos. I’m pretty annoyed with myself for that…  Ho hum.  We may plan to visit him the next time, though, so we can get some of the seafood he keeps talking about.  Yum!

… but ever closer.  I think Isaac will probably be crawling by this weekend.  He has started to get up on all four, and then rocks backwards and forwards with all of his might (it’s actually what woke me up yesterday, since he was doing it in his cosleeper and the whole thing was rocking)!  Now, he pushes way up on his hands and ends up pushing himself backwards.  While this doesn’t sound like he’s going in the right direction, he actually has stopped rolling to get around as of last night.  Up until last night, that’s how he’s gotten everywhere he’s gone.


Last night, he wanted a cup on the floor behind him.  He looked back over his shoulder, pushed himself back a couple of times, then spun around on his tummy and grabbed the cup.  It was pretty cool to watch him doing  some problem-solving all on his own.  Also, if you look in the background, you will notice there are baseboards in this video!

Isaac has reached the ripe old age of 8 months!  I didn’t even realize it was December until last night.  LOL


As a small nod to celebration, Isaac got to eat something sweet as his new food today.  I am not as adventurous as my friend Stephanie, who gave her little man a cupcake on his 6-month birthday.  Of course, Cash didn’t eat more than a bite of cupcake, but he also doesn’t have Isaac’s tummy issues…  I gave Isaac some apples!  He seemed to like them, though not as much as the green beans.  Weirdo.

Happy Birthday, Isaac!

Sorry for the lack of recent posts.  There was something wrong with the computer and I couldn’t upload any photos or videos from the camera.  Todd messed with it this morning and it seems to be working now.  I didn’t think you’d care to read my posts without visual aids…  LOL


Isaac wasn’t quite sold on pears the first day he tried them, but by Day 3, he was quite a fan.  He ate every bit of his pears in short order.

Elisabeth’s (and Matt’s) baby girl, Bailey Ann, made her debut at 1:17 on Thursday morning.  She was 20 inches long and weighed 6 lbs. 13 oz.  By all accounts, she is *perfect*!!!  Congratulations to the new parents!