Wednesday, June 30, 2010

Isaac is Eight Months Old!


This has been the month of crawling! You are the master of your own universe now. You can go anywhere you want!

The best way to describe your crawling is "inchworming." You pull yourself along on your elbows then bring your knees up to your belly. You're fast. Surprisingly fast.

Your favorite things to get into are anything that is forbidden: Emma's water bowl, electrical cords, any toy of Noah's that has small pieces, drum sticks, houseplants, dust bunnies of Emma's hair, important pieces of paper, the list goes on...

The most often overheard phrase around the house this month was, "No! Get away baby! That's mine!" Your brother's world was rocked by your new mobility. He still likes having you around, but he liked it a little better when you stayed in one spot and he could have all his toys to himself. It's very hard for him to understand that all these toys he's had to himself are now supposed to be shared with you (well, he's supposed to share the big toys that aren't dangerous to you, not the other ones). If Noah is playing with five firetrucks, I try to convince him to let you play with two of them. The problem is that the two he shares with you are never the ones that you wanted. Well, I guess this is the beginning of figuring out how to really play together. I love watching you two interact.

What will the next month bring?

We love you, Isaac!
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Two Mr. Cools

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Tuesday, June 29, 2010

Pure Happiness


Pure happiness is...your big brother pushing you in a swing as you laugh and laugh!
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Thursday, June 24, 2010

12 years ago today...

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Wednesday, June 23, 2010

Paper Dancing


Noah really likes cutting with scissors, but he couldn't decide which was more fun: cutting the paper or dancing in it.
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Monday, June 21, 2010

Pulling Up


I was planning on posting this picture tonight and writing about how Isaac is starting to pull himself up on his knees, but then this happened...


Isaac pulled himself up to standing! We play in Noah's bed after naptime almost every day, and Isaac has been doing pull-ups on the guard rail for a few weeks now. Today, Isaac was doing pull-ups and discovered that if he pulls hard enough, he can stand up. He did it again and again (and then again after I got the camera), and squealed with delight the whole time. As you can see from the above picture, his big brother did not share his pure delight with this new skill. Sometimes it takes Noah a while to wake up from his nap.
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Painting a Masterpiece


Noah has been painting a lot lately - he loves it!
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