Sunday: a dream that made me laugh

I was at a birthday party and some friends were going on and on about what they got her, telling her what it was in very fancy words.

She called them out saying, "so you got me construction paper."

I laughed out loud...for real. Ben asked if everything was all right. I don't ever remember doing that before.

Saturday: work picnic

Tonight we went to Ben's work picnic.  It was rather amazing.  They rented the Whitecaps baseball stadium and the next door fun center (go-carts, arcade, mini-golf, etc.).  In the stadium parking lot were bouncy things, carnival games, and a few other misc activities.

Ben won two stuffed animals for Isaac.  We don't need anymore stuffed animals, but they sure were fun to win.  It's pretty awesome to be able to just sit down at the carnival station and play a few times in a row without having to worry about tickets or anything like that.  And while there were a ton of people there, there were enough things to do that we didn't have to wait too long to do anything.

The only problem was that it was hot.  Isaac did great though.  He really seems to enjoy being around people, so I think that helped.

Friday: 31 weeks/7 months

It's picture time again!

31 week close up

31 week far away.  He wasn't really in the mood to have his picture taken, but all the toys were off the quilt so I was in the mood to have his picture taken.

7 month with monkey.  I thought that maybe the sticker wouldn't get so gross if the monkey wore it instead.

"Mom, I'm coming to you!"  This is his lastest thing.  He likes to lunge at me.  A lot.  He lunges at Ben sometimes too.  But then he gets to us and doesn't know what to do with his body.

This isn't really a very interesting video.  It shows Isaac banging and moving the A from hand to hand.

I tried getting a picture of his eyes.  They're blue on the outside and brown in the middle.

The A was the toy of the hour.

Thursday: motors

Note to self: if your baby has recently learned how to make the motor sound by vibrating his lips, do not make that sound when doing the airplane to get food into his mouth.  Chances are he'll remember he can do it too.

Wednesday: did you ever see a bear fly?

"Did you ever see an elephant fly 
Well I seen a horse fly 
I seen a dragon fly 
I seen a house fly"  ~Dumbo

What about a bear fly?

To me this looks like a bear and a butterfly.  I tried giving it to Isaac when I thought all the fussiness was from teething.  He didn't want it at all...I think it was too cold.

But in happy news, he seems to be back to his normal self.  Almost...he won't take a pacifier.  I was thinking that we probably needed to give it up soon, so this might encourage us to do so.  He cried for a few minutes before one nap, but besides that he's fallen asleep while nursing.

Monday: unexpected visit

Today was our first unexpected visit to the doctor.  Things were just not getting any better.  I called the nurse first, but since there was a rash to go with it she said to come in.

He has a viral rash.  The doctor wasn't too worried and said to just keep giving him Tylenol/Motrin.  So the rest of the day we vegged.  It wasn't a great day, but knowing that he was sick helped a lot.

It's supposedly a 72 hour thing.

Monday: unhappy seven months

Last night went very poorly. I started counting the days until it would be a good time for sleep training.

But then Isaac wasn't himself today either. Some of the people we saw didn't really believe me because he had smiles,but he was not acting himself. Teething??

After a rough beginning to tonight too, Isaac and I decided to sleep in the guest bedroom. Hopefully it helps.

Oh, it is his seven month birthday. Hopefully I'll get some pictures tomorrow.