The Thing Is...

Now that I am back to work, I hardly get to check my email, Facebook, and blogs (I know, I know!) I get home, spend the remainder of the day/evening with Isaac, until he goes to bed around 8. Then, Dave usually needs the laptop to do work for his next day at work (teaching.) Soooo...anyway, yes, I am making excuses for reasons why I do not update the blog as often. Anyway, here are some Isaac updates, followed by some funny things that kids say (tales from the classroom...)
Isaac got his first tooth - Nov 10th. I think it's been working it's way out for a couple months. Overall, he was not too fussy about teething, but he has an episode here and there where it could be nothing else but teething pain, because he is generally a very happy baby and rarely cries.
Isaac has become so interactive and full of personality. He loves to go motor-boating. This involves neither a boat, nor a motor. Dave coined the phrase and I think it's appropriate. Motorboating with Isaac involves patting him on the back while he makes humming noises that sound like a motor. SOmetimes he will fuss until we pat him on the back so that he can make the noise. He loves it.
He is working on crawling, but not there yet.
Isaac LOVES LOVES LOVES the dogs, especially Abbie, because she interacts with him more. Day-Z is cool with this BABY constantly invading her territory and using Mr. Grabby hands to try and get her. She has yet to growl or bark at Isaac. We are pleasantly SURPRISED.
Isaac loves food. His favorites are yams, pomegranites, applesauce, plums, and Happy Baby Puffs! It's definitely fun to see him try and like new things. He has yet to turn down any food we have offered. So far, the only "baby" food that we have purchased has been the puffs and the Earth's Best rice cereal. Everything else has been made fresh by either my mom, or us. Yay for health! Speaking of health, Isaac has not been sick yet, and is 7 1/2 months old. We are so thankful for this. I know that the first time it happens, it will be heartbreaking for us, and miserable for him. I am not looking forward to it.
Isaac loves for Dave and I to sing Que Sera Sera to him. Don't know why, but he gets a big kick out of it.
Isaac is doing a lot of laughing, talking (nothing we understand, yet) and just overall generally being very busy. He definitely is not a baby who is content with just sitting around in your lap chilling, doing nothing. He's always gotta be doing something with his hands, seeing something new, or moving onto a new activity. Exhausting, but fun.
Isaac has also formed some very special relationships with both sets of grandparents. He sees my mom all the time, because like the complete life saver and saint that she is, she watches him while we are at work. He and my mom have a very close, fun relationship. She takes him on lots of walks, to see his great grandparents, aunt Mary, and his second cousins. She also keeps him healthy! He sees my dad almost daily when he gets home from work. He loves to play with my dad's face and head (hehe) and has a lot of fun with him. Isaac gets his excited to see Dave's parents when they are in town. They are very animated with him, and he giggles a lot when they are around. It is nice to see that he loves them all so much.
I could go on and on about Isaac, LOVE HIM!!!
Some funny things that some of my students have said lately, that I must document before I forget:
1. It is the 40th anniversary of Sesame Street this month, and I was discussing this with my students. During recess, one of my very bright, sweet students asked if she could talk to me in private. After the other kids had left the room, she said, "well, I didn't want to ruin it for the other kids, but I used to really love Cookie Monster. I loved him so much until I realized that when he eats a cookie, none of it stays in his mouth. I think it must mean that he's not real."
2. Last week our spelling test was on irregular plurals. One of my cute little Hispanic boys, who is still learning English as his second language, spelling the "challenge" word cacti as "cat die," on his test. I got a little kick out of it, but really laughed when later that day he came to me and said "Mrs. Vala, why you don't like cats?"
There have been numerous other hilarities that I really need to start keeping in a journal after the students say them at school, because I quickly forget them. These were just the most recent two. More to come...

October

I have been a little slack on the blog lately. I am still feeling a little lazy about it, so I am just going to make a photo blog today. These photo's were from October. Today Isaac is 7 months old. Cheers!
In October, we went to the zoo and saw THIS! Cutest baby elephant ever.


Sucking on a bare chicken leg bone. yum.

Cute Halloween costume - with Grandpa Dan below. At the Albertson's "pumpkin patch" after that. hehe






With Julie at the park.

A costume from Aunt Julie that is supposed to fit 9 month babies. However, he looks like an amputee because we had to stuff him into it like a sausage for a quick photo. hehe, he was not happy. It was such a cute costume, SHAME!

Love the Fauxhock.


Loves me some cucumbers.

Dave and Isaac at the zoo.