Yesterday I put Joshua on the floor in the middle of his room and a bit later he was in the hallway. Most of it was through rolling, but there were a few crawling like motions.
Wednesday, April 8, 2015
Wednesday: car wash
Isaac's been asking to go through a car wash for quite a while. So we went through it today. I think he's inherited his love of car washes from me.
Yesterday I put Joshua on the floor in the middle of his room and a bit later he was in the hallway. Most of it was through rolling, but there were a few crawling like motions.
Yesterday I put Joshua on the floor in the middle of his room and a bit later he was in the hallway. Most of it was through rolling, but there were a few crawling like motions.
Tuesday, April 7, 2015
Tuesday: NT
Around the end of February I finished reading the New Testament. That means I've read the whole Bible (for sure). (Versus just expecting that I've read all of it in bits and pieces.) (But I'm pretty sure there were pieces that I had skipped.) It only took about five years.
I did a devotional during Lent...it was pretty good. But then it ended and I was at a loss as to what to do next.
So I decided to read the Bible again, this time in The Message. I'm hoping it will make some of the minor prophets more interesting. What I really would like is a Bible app with lots of notes...maybe I should look for one.
I did a devotional during Lent...it was pretty good. But then it ended and I was at a loss as to what to do next.
So I decided to read the Bible again, this time in The Message. I'm hoping it will make some of the minor prophets more interesting. What I really would like is a Bible app with lots of notes...maybe I should look for one.
Monday, April 6, 2015
Monday: 36 weeks
Joshua is 36 weeks old!
He has been enjoying rice crackers this week. (Like puffs, but bigger). Avocado has worked pretty well too. Everything else is still pretty much refused.
While I know he's been rolling back to front for a while, today was the first day I saw him do it multiple times without any type of assistance. (I think he uses the crib slats when sleeping.)
Joshua also gave a me a lot of smiles today.
He has been enjoying rice crackers this week. (Like puffs, but bigger). Avocado has worked pretty well too. Everything else is still pretty much refused.
While I know he's been rolling back to front for a while, today was the first day I saw him do it multiple times without any type of assistance. (I think he uses the crib slats when sleeping.)
Joshua also gave a me a lot of smiles today.
Sunday, April 5, 2015
Sunday: Happy Easter!
Happy Easter! He is Risen!
This morning Ben and I were the substitute leaders for 3s church. While it wasn't really something I loved, it wasn't too bad either. Play time/color time for 30 minutes and then a movie. The kids do give a lot more feed back than in nursery though. So someone mentioned that jump started with J and suddenly everyone is showing us how they can jump. And how they can jump like a kangaroo. Also, you know you're strong if you can carry and bus and an airplane to Florida.
We had lunch with Ben's side of the family (it was delicious) and then after a brief stop home we went to Dad and Pat's. There we had just a light meal and a laid back atmosphere - but it was perfect. Isaac had another Easter Egg hunt that his cousin made for him (and he got a lot more than one M&M per egg). :) And there were a bunch of other toys to play with. Including an organ.
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We also saw some definete clapping from Joshua. (This isn't the best showing of it...but he was!)
This morning Ben and I were the substitute leaders for 3s church. While it wasn't really something I loved, it wasn't too bad either. Play time/color time for 30 minutes and then a movie. The kids do give a lot more feed back than in nursery though. So someone mentioned that jump started with J and suddenly everyone is showing us how they can jump. And how they can jump like a kangaroo. Also, you know you're strong if you can carry and bus and an airplane to Florida.
We had lunch with Ben's side of the family (it was delicious) and then after a brief stop home we went to Dad and Pat's. There we had just a light meal and a laid back atmosphere - but it was perfect. Isaac had another Easter Egg hunt that his cousin made for him (and he got a lot more than one M&M per egg). :) And there were a bunch of other toys to play with. Including an organ.
We also saw some definete clapping from Joshua. (This isn't the best showing of it...but he was!)
Saturday, April 4, 2015
Saturday: Easter activities
The day between Good Friday and Easter...such an odd day. Relief that the pain of the cross is done, but the joy of the Risen Savior isn't here yet.
So we did some of the secular, but very fun, Easter activities today. First we set up an Easter egg hunt for Isaac. This was my favorite hiding place...Isaac had put the clothes pin on the light switch yesterday.
Isaac with his finder (the finger). He did a much better job this year than last year.
Amazingly, he also did a wonderful job sharing. There was an M&M in each egg...but instead of eating all of them he shared equally with Ben and me. Joshua got to enjoy some empty eggs.
Isaac made a hunt for us. Several of the eggs were in the same spot that we put them and several eggs were all together.
Since he had done such a good job sharing, we put another M&M in all the eggs and hid them again. Jerusalem helped.
Isaac's last attempt at hiding eggs. They were all in plain sight on the floor. We hid them one more time with coins ($1.38 to be exact) and then ended up playing with the money for longer than I expected.
We also dyed some eggs. We found a white crayon, but it didn't work well on the eggs. So we just dyed them a solid color. Next year I'll know we need different supplies. But it was still fun. The yellow and green eggs turned out the best.
So we did some of the secular, but very fun, Easter activities today. First we set up an Easter egg hunt for Isaac. This was my favorite hiding place...Isaac had put the clothes pin on the light switch yesterday.
Isaac with his finder (the finger). He did a much better job this year than last year.
Amazingly, he also did a wonderful job sharing. There was an M&M in each egg...but instead of eating all of them he shared equally with Ben and me. Joshua got to enjoy some empty eggs.
Isaac made a hunt for us. Several of the eggs were in the same spot that we put them and several eggs were all together.
Since he had done such a good job sharing, we put another M&M in all the eggs and hid them again. Jerusalem helped.
Isaac's last attempt at hiding eggs. They were all in plain sight on the floor. We hid them one more time with coins ($1.38 to be exact) and then ended up playing with the money for longer than I expected.
We also dyed some eggs. We found a white crayon, but it didn't work well on the eggs. So we just dyed them a solid color. Next year I'll know we need different supplies. But it was still fun. The yellow and green eggs turned out the best.
Friday, April 3, 2015
Friday: nice day
Today was a nice day. Ben was home for work due to Good Friday. We didn't do much during the day. Nice, but we might need to figure something out for tomorrow because "do you want to play with me?" got rather old pretty quickly.
In the evening we went to Travis and Allison's to play games. The kids had a wonderful time together...Isaac kind of plays with the girls, but also really likes the new toys. The girls love to play with Joshua and kept coming out with more toys for him to play with. A doll hat went on his head pretty early and stayed there for quite a while. And we had a fun time playing a new game...the rules were pretty straight forward once you got started, so that helped.
In the evening we went to Travis and Allison's to play games. The kids had a wonderful time together...Isaac kind of plays with the girls, but also really likes the new toys. The girls love to play with Joshua and kept coming out with more toys for him to play with. A doll hat went on his head pretty early and stayed there for quite a while. And we had a fun time playing a new game...the rules were pretty straight forward once you got started, so that helped.
Thursday, April 2, 2015
Thursday: 39 months
After another rough night for unknown reasons, I am finally feeling better...hopefully for good this time. Anyway. Isaac turned 39 months a few days ago.
Sleeping - sleeps very well at night, going to sleep usually between 8 and 9. Naps are about 50/50, but he always gets rest time!
Eating - still a pretty good eater. Peanut butter and nutella is a lunch time favorite along with chocolate milk. He also likes fruits and eats some vegetables. He still gives us pretend treats all the time.
Potty training - continues to go well. I think he only had an accident four or five times last month.
Animals - His favorite stuffed animals have changed slightly. EE and Jerusalem are probably the favorites (pictured above) but Snowman is needed while we read Jesus stories and sometimes to sleep. EE and Jerusalem also show up to help him eat his breakfast sometimes. After realizing the camel's name was Jerusalem, Isaac decided that Bethlehem is also a name. I'm not sure how the two got connected together. Pretend monkeys also join us at our daily activities. White monkeys (they're the big ones), brown monkeys, and black monkeys.
Toys - His favorite books are still XYZ and we found some Chico Bon-Bon books. They have monkeys and traps in them...what could be better? He also plays with Dulpos a lot, especially his train track.
Joshua - Isaac often will get a toy for Joshua, even when Joshua isn't fussing. However, Isaac also regularly takes toys from Joshua. Isaac enjoys doing tummy time (and back time and side time) together with him.
Outside - Isaac loves to be outside, even though it sometimes takes a bit of convincing to get him there. Maybe that'll change with warmer weather. Here he is running the lines, as he also loves to run. It included a place to say hi to Joshua, a zig-zag, a U-turn, and jumps. Isaac often asks what turns we're going to do when in the car, and U-turns are his favorite.
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