Wednesday: Isaac

We learned that Isaac can now open the refridgerator door!  We learned this when he couldn't wait to eat lunch yesterday and I was feeding Joshua.  So I told him to make it himself.  He still isn't great at spreading the peanut butter or jelly, but he got everything out.

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Every once in a while Isaac will give you a big hug and say "I love you so much."  It melts my heart.

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Isaac happily shared his ice cream with me today.  I had only asked for one bite; it was his idea to share the rest.  I wasn't about to say no. :D

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Isaac's been rather bad at being quiet during rest time, so I've decided that if Isaac is awake I really should be awake too...there's no point in trying to take a nap.  But wow, was I dragging around 5pm today.  The goal is to spend the hour doing things I would otherwise do at night (so not necessarily to work) and go to bed earlier.  I'm not really sure how well it's going to work out, but I need to try.

Tuesday: 20 weeks

I took Joshua's 20 week pictures yesterday.

Even though it is winter he goes barefoot in the house a lot.  They just don't stay on!

His hair is just starting to grow back.  And I finally caught a partial smile.

Today we got the rest of his vaccines.  He was extra tired and really cranky around 5:45 (just as Ben walked in the door, of course.)  I decided to give him some Tylenol and I think it helped.  He was smiling again a half hour later.

Monday: candy canes

I now understand why my dad hated candy canes when we were growing up.  Children just get sticky.  And kids crunch instead of savor.  And the cheap ones really don't taste very good.  And they get sharp.

Isaac managed to get a little one and I gave him a little piece of it.  I took a little bit too.  His piece hurt him.  The rest of the candy cane is hiding, even though he wants more.

Sunday: dragon hunting

Isaac went giant dragon hunting this evening.

In order to dragon hunt, you put your "gobbles" (i.e., goggles) in front of your eyes and go around looking for giant dragons.  When you find them, you step on them.  (Yes...you step on them.  It doesn't seem like they're all that giant if you can just step on them, but I guess it's a matter of scale.)

The biggest problem with his gobbles was that he couldn't see anything with them on, so he kept running into stuff.  Ben had a pair of goggles too, but instead of dragon hunting the two of us just laughed a lot.

Saturday: presents

We started wrapping presents.  Isaac happily loved to help and ripped the tape.

He later told Ben that it was Ben's birthday but that it was a surprise.  But then, it's still currently a surprise to Isaac so he wouldn't have been able to tell Ben even if he wanted to.

Friday: more photo shoot

I tried once more it get a good picture of Joshua before I had to return the boxes.  He wouldn't smile for me, but this one isn't too bad.

Isaac wanted in on the action too, so we took just a few pictures with him.  He's in his black shirt.  Black is his favorite color, no question.  Conversations usually go like this.  "[That thing] is black!"  "It sure is." "I like it."  By default, since his favorite color is black mine is white.  Even though I've told him it is blue.  I've kind of given up at this point and just accept that my favorite color is white.

Thursday: a photo shoot

Here's how today's photo shoot went...

Isaac had to be convinced to stand in a box. (Which I proceeded to cut out of most of the pictures, but it kept him in one spot.)

Both boys look at me!  But I cut off Isaac's arm.

Joshua looks at me, Isaac looks at something in the distance.

Joshua decides the wrapping paper is more interesting and ignores me for several pictures.

Isaac is cute; Joshua is still ignoring me.

Isaac decides he's done with this pose.

They switch boxes.  It doesn't work.

Joshua still likes the wrapping paper; Isaac has disappeared.

Joshua looks at me!  Too bad only Isaac's foot is in the picture.

Isaac plays the "don't look at Mom" game while his feet are in the box.  This set up didn't really work.

OH NO!  I realize that Isaac was supposed to have taken off his zip.  All the good ones that we might have had are not going to work.

Back to standing in boxes.  And everyone is looking at me.  This might be the one that gets used.

Isaac got bored of that pose quickly again...back to sitting on the stool.

Joshua decides to put his feet up.

Joshua slips down a bit too much.  Time to move everyone around again.

Joshua has had enough.  Let's try for just Isaac.  He's been making some weird faces.

I think he looks so grown up in this picture.  I wouldn't be surprised if this is the picture where, when looking back at pictures ten years from now, you start to recognize that it is Isaac because it looks like him as an adult too.  Hmm.  That's hard to put in words, but hopefully you know what I mean.  He stops looking like a small person and starts looking like Isaac.