Isaac is Nine Months Old!

Our little boy's personality is shining through! His smile can light up a room and his giggle is infectious. He has made large developmental strides this month. He can pull up to standing and he can crawl fast to where he wants to go. He also has figured out how to go from crawling to sitting. He loves following his mommy all over the house. His little hands can manipulate puffs and toys very well. The big news from the last two days is that Isaac's bottom two teeth are finally coming in - at the same time! If you look carefully at the above picture, you can see the two bumps and just a little bit of white coming through. Today was humid and rainy, so it was a very curly day for Isaac. We love you, Isaac!

Boy Band

Standing Tall

Look at our little man! He started off the day yesterday by pulling up to standing in his crib, and he has been trying to pull up to standing on everything around the house. He has found the our kitchen chairs work quite nicely - all the rungs are in just the right places! When I took this picture, I had been in the kitchen for a few minutes and I looked around and couldn't find Isaac anywhere. I looked under the table and saw his legs - standing up! He was so happy with himself, he stood there and said "ba ba ba ba ba..."

TMBG Fan

Noah has turned into a They Might Be Giants fan! This makes Daddy very happy because he's been a fan for as long as I've known him (and that's a long time! :-) They have a couple of albums out that are for kids (ABCs, 123s, and a new one about science). Noah's current favorite songs are D is for Drums, E Eats Everything, and Seven.

Out Came the Sun!

I am so excited about this picture! Isaac is doing the hand motion for "out came the sun" from the Itsy Bitsy Spider. Whenever Isaac does it, Noah and I sing the song and Isaac just smiles and smiles. We consider it to be Isaac's first sign (it was Noah's first sign too!). He's been doing it for a few weeks now but it's been so hard to get a picture of it because he usually does it while I'm feeding him in his highchair and I can't get to the camera in time!

A Kiss for Cruz!

Artiste in Residence

When Noah gets painting lately, he's not just an artist. He's an artiste! He refuses any help, so I just stand back and silently cringe as he pours the paints himself and sets up everything at his easel. Really, I don't have anything to cringe about. It's inevitable that the paint gets on the white walls or wood floors, but it's washable and comes right off. What in the world did Mommys do before washable paint?