Friday, October 30, 2009

My little pumpkin

Since Isaac was born a week before Halloween, I always regret not taking his picture in a pumpkin when he was really little. When Erin told me David was growing a really big pumpkin I thought I had another chance.
Turns out it's a little harder to get a one-year-old in a pumpkin than a one-week-old. Not only do they grow bigger they also grow an opinion about were you try to shove them.



It wasn't all torture. Isaac had a lot of fun helping David carve his pumpkin. He didn't really get the concept, as he kept trying to put the seeds back in.



But David was very sweet and patient with him.



Thursday, October 29, 2009

Cheap entertainment

Box of tissues + one-year-old = 30 minutes of fun for the whole family



Friday, October 23, 2009

Tuesday, October 20, 2009

Sunday, October 18, 2009

Thursday, October 15, 2009

Baby Steps

While Isaac is not officially walking yet, his record is five steps on his own, this is all he wants to do. He is constantly grabbing our fingers, sliding off our laps and pulling on our hands to get us to walk with him. His favorite thing to do is walk up and down the hallway gripping our fingers, which I have to tell you, gets boring (not for him) after about the third trip.

After a few walks to the mailbox, I decided we should walk around the block. Then I realized he didn't have shoes that were walk-around-the-block worthy. A trip to the mall solved this dilemma. I had him test drive his shoes in the store, and once he realized he could walk around he was not going back into his stroller. So along with his first official pair of shoes, he threw his first official public tantrum.

I was pretty excited about our upcoming walk, but Isaac is teaching me a lot about patience (in many ways). We had to wait for daddy to come home then there was a bottle and a nap. But it was well worth the wait.




Watching him walk around the block was surprisingly emotional. My baby is walking around the block, how did this happen? This is what it must feel like when your heart breaks and grows at the same time.

He loved every second -- stopping to investigate dandelions, leaves and rocks. He met new dogs and tried to lick a fire hydrant. I have walked this block many times, but it has never been such an adventure. I can't wait to wear the soles off those new shoes.

Sunday, October 4, 2009