It's a New Year Miracle

Well, we definitely thought that Isaac was going to have to sail through babyhood without those Baby Hammer Pants that we'd been dreaming about since his birth. HOWEVER, there has been a New Year Miracle. We'll sing about it here:
Thank You Lord for blessing me
With these new baby Hammer Pants
I can see.
SHOP - BABY HAMMER TIME! OH-oh, OH-oh OH!

That Really Hurt

OOOOoooowww!! Isaac!
Isaac bit me. And that really hurt Isaac. And it's still hurting.
(anyone ever seen the Charlie bit me clip on youtube? If not, you must watch.)
Isaac has some wickedly sharp little teeth. Just two. Bottom front. Did I mention sharp? Anyway, he's had these teeth since early November and has successfully avoided biting me when I nurse him.
UNTIL...
One morning I pick him up to nurse him and CHOMP! That shit hurts! I loudly exclaimed "OOOOWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW!!!" I handed him over to Dave and decided to make him wait awhile to nurse again.
I pick him up and he does it AGAIN! same scenario. Then AGAIN! same scenario. I was starting to think that if this continued he may just have a really, really short ween and be a bottle baby. However, I tried about an hour later and he did not bite again. That was almost a week ago and no more incidents since then. Crossing my fingers.
I'm hoping to nurse Isaac until he's around 12-14 months. Let's hope his teeth cooperate.
He looks so sweet and innocent here (but don't be fooled, he's a biter!)

Paint Chips

Some of you have heard me talk about, maybe complain about one of my students this year. We'll call him "J." He has horrid social skills, is quite oppositional, and I am 95% sure he has autism. He often surprises me with the random things he says, but today was a winner for sure.
Today, as we were leaving the computer lab, my class was lining up quickly because it was the end of the day, time to go home. J was moving very slowly. I asked him to hurry and get in line. He continued to move at a snail's pace. So after a minute, I said "J - I need you to be in line," and starting counting back from 5. He put his head in his hands and started mumbling something and rocking back and forth. I was a little concerned, though this is not too out of the ordinary for him. So I asked "What, J? I can't understand what you are trying to tell me." J proceeded with the following: "Well Mrs. Vala, you don't understand why I want to go slow. Well, it's because I have sucked on a lot of toys from China in my lifetime. That's why I'm not hurrying up!"
I had to do everything I could to contain my gasping/laughing. This is coming from the same student who, one on one with me, told me that he'd like to try drugs at least once when he becomes an adult. You really have to know this kid to think it's funny. He does NOT tell me things like this to get attention or for humor, he is a very matter of fact person. Really, nothing that comes out of this kids mouth surprises me!!!

The Many Faces of Isaac

Isaac pulls some of the funniest faces. He is so dramatic. Here are some of the ones we were lucky enough to catch on camera recently.