Wednesday: 4 years

Isaac, er, Puppy Dog, turned four today!  How time flies.

 I think he had a pretty good birthday.  He had food that he loves and got more presents than I was really expecting. :)

Play: Isaac loves to play.  He especially loves Bucky lately.  (The pirate ship.)  Ben and I added a submarine with a treasure chest to it today because he really likes hunting for treasure.  This month he has also enjoyed Advent Game (Snap circuits...I don't know where the name came from) and Legos.  Isaac is good at playing by himself and with Ben and me.  Once in a while he does a good job with Joshua.  It's coming.

(Side note: do you see the band-aid on his wrist up in the air?  He couldn't do anything with that hand all night because it got a scratch.)

New things: Isaac is still doing many new things...although I'm not sure if all of them are new or if I'm just discovering them.  He is cleaning his own hair.  He really likes mazes.  He can deal with assorted problems on his own.  He has been putting two things together and then making comments that surprise Ben and me on their accuracy.

Imagination: Isaac is still a puppy.  Therefore, everyone in the house is a puppy.  He has a special puppy voice.  He frequently runs out of power.  That means that he needs some watermelon/strawberry or pomegranate flavored water.  (The former is walking power, the latter is running power.  If you mix them with lemon water you get super power.)

Sleep: The removal of naps still seems to be working very well for us.  He falls asleep pretty quickly and lately has been sleeping until between 8:00-8:30.

Family: I am obviously the favorite parent, but Ben is often good too.  Joshua is ok.  I think Isaac likes making him laugh but finds that he is in the way a lot.