Wednesday, February 13, 2013
Tuesday, February 12, 2013
Tuesday: success!
Isaac has a few responsibilities around the house. He (sometimes) has to put away things he's gotten out. He stands by the correct drawer, I hand him the item, he puts it in...hopefully. The whole process takes about twenty times longer than just doing it myself. Isaac also has to put away his clean silverware from the dishwasher. Usually this happens after he's played with it and I've emptied the rest of the dishwasher.
Today he motioned that he wanted to put the silverware away right away! (It's in the top drawer, so I pick him up to do it.) And there were two bottles that I asked him to put away and he did it. I think the latter one might have been a fluke, but I'm going with it. He also proceeded to take out a ton of stuff after putting the bottles away, but one step at a time.
Today he motioned that he wanted to put the silverware away right away! (It's in the top drawer, so I pick him up to do it.) And there were two bottles that I asked him to put away and he did it. I think the latter one might have been a fluke, but I'm going with it. He also proceeded to take out a ton of stuff after putting the bottles away, but one step at a time.
Monday, February 11, 2013
Monday: keys, monkeys, and dogs
A few days ago I realized that I had lost my keys for the car I'm currently not driving. How annoying. I drive that car when it isn't snowing, so it would be nice to have them. But since I'm not currently driving it, I had no idea when or where I lost them. I found them today! They were in my Bible Study bag. It took me a while to figure out how they ended up there, but I think they fell out when I put my purse in the bag.
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We've been doing more walking. He likes to attack the blue monkey. This isn't a very good attack (or a great video), but it shows that he can walk more.
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We were also reading a book that had dogs in it today and I said "where's the dog?" and Isaac pointed to the dog. Again and again.
He can't (won't?) point to Mom or Dad or cats or kitties when questioned, but he'll point to dogs. How did that happen? He only sees dogs once in a while.
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We've been doing more walking. He likes to attack the blue monkey. This isn't a very good attack (or a great video), but it shows that he can walk more.
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We were also reading a book that had dogs in it today and I said "where's the dog?" and Isaac pointed to the dog. Again and again.
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Saturday, February 9, 2013
Saturday: another first
Yesterday morning I noticed Isaac stand unassisted several times. He has done this a few times with our coaxing, but hasn't been very excited about it. Yay!
When Ben came home from work they were playing and did it again. Then he did it and Ben moved his walker forward a little bit...and Isaac took his first steps. The rest of the evening included lots of standing by himself and trying to walk. (When he stands he's really cute...he puts his arms up in the air in a "look! no hands!" gesture. We clapped every time.)
Today was more of the same, but he's able to go farther. At this rate, he'll be speeding along within a week. Once again, it's amazing how fast something seems to just click.
When Ben came home from work they were playing and did it again. Then he did it and Ben moved his walker forward a little bit...and Isaac took his first steps. The rest of the evening included lots of standing by himself and trying to walk. (When he stands he's really cute...he puts his arms up in the air in a "look! no hands!" gesture. We clapped every time.)
Today was more of the same, but he's able to go farther. At this rate, he'll be speeding along within a week. Once again, it's amazing how fast something seems to just click.
Friday, February 8, 2013
Friday: aqua fit
Today I went to the water aerobics class at the gym. (I finally got a new swimsuit that would be appropriate to wear to such a thing.) I really enjoyed it. It wasn't as aerobic as spin was, but probably about the same as when I use the exercise equipment. The people were very friendly. There was also some light strength training thrown in, which is something I could use. And it was fun! We were switching activities all the time so it didn't get boring. I'll be going back.
I also met my music teacher from elementary school. She looked familiar and I had placed her as a teacher but then she came over to see me and see if I went to Holland Christian. I was really surprised that she recognized me, since I look a lot different than my 5th grade self. At least, that's what I thought. (Nathan, she remembers you too.)
I also met my music teacher from elementary school. She looked familiar and I had placed her as a teacher but then she came over to see me and see if I went to Holland Christian. I was really surprised that she recognized me, since I look a lot different than my 5th grade self. At least, that's what I thought. (Nathan, she remembers you too.)
Thursday, February 7, 2013
Thursday: driveway
Today I snowmanned the driveway.
Isaac and I had gone out to shovel, but the snow was so heavy and wet that I rolled it into large snowballs instead. The sad part was that I made six snowballs, but only ended up with one snowman because they kept breaking. I'm not really sure why.
Anyway, it would have been more fun if Isaac was able to walk. But between a bulky snowsuit, slippery ziplock bags on his feet*, and not being able to walk, he didn't seem to care too much about it. But I had more fun.
*I couldn't find boots that are actually boots (vs. slippers called boots) for someone his size that were a reasonable price. Add to that we weren't sure how much we would need boots. So I just put ziplock bags over his slippers. He can't walk, so it works for now.
Isaac and I had gone out to shovel, but the snow was so heavy and wet that I rolled it into large snowballs instead. The sad part was that I made six snowballs, but only ended up with one snowman because they kept breaking. I'm not really sure why.
Anyway, it would have been more fun if Isaac was able to walk. But between a bulky snowsuit, slippery ziplock bags on his feet*, and not being able to walk, he didn't seem to care too much about it. But I had more fun.
*I couldn't find boots that are actually boots (vs. slippers called boots) for someone his size that were a reasonable price. Add to that we weren't sure how much we would need boots. So I just put ziplock bags over his slippers. He can't walk, so it works for now.
Wednesday, February 6, 2013
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