All About Isaiah

So this is a post all about Isaiah. It is amazing how we can just sit for hours and just stare at him - he is by far the most entertaining and most enjoyable way to spend our time. So I figured you all would feel the same way. :)

Big Boy Food:

It's true - about 2 weeks ago Isaiah started eating "solids". Which is really more like liquid than solids - but I guess the idea is that before they were liquid, they were solid. We started him off with the reccommended rice cereal. He didn't know what to think at first and fussed his way through most of it - but still - he did it! The second time, he knew what he was doing. He got straight into it and LOVED it. The third time, well, he just couldn't get enough. We quickly moved on to new flavors - I started him off with pear. I thought - fruit is nicer on the pallet than veggies so I'll start with that. He did not like the pear at all. He made the FUNNIEST faces and spit it out - but he did try - he was a champ. After a few tries he ended up liking it alright and now eats it without any fuss. The second flavor we tried was pumpkin and sweet corn - I thought for sure this was going to be a hard one and that he would put up a fight - boy was I wrong - he LOVED it! He practically inhaled the whole jar and was so sad when it was gone. I just gave him apples for the first time today and he had the same reaction to them as he did the pears - I guess babies taste buds are far different than adults - brand new and untainted.







Dalton had a cat named Buckwheat while growing up. Buckwheat LOVED to eat. Buckwheat had a small problem, he had no gauge for when he was full. Buckwheat ate A LOT. Buckwheat ate far more than he needed to, just because he liked it. I'm coming to find out - Isaiah is a lot like Buckwheat. :)


"Tummy Time":

When we first started tummy time, Isaiah hated it. He would cry, and fuss, and cry until we would turn him over to his back. Then he discovered the challenge of tummy time - it was his time to work his muscles. As soon as he was put onto his tummy, he knew it was workout time - it was all work and no play. He would struggle to lift his head up, making loud groans as if he was a man bench pressing 350 lbs, occasionally letting out a poot or too because of his intense straining. He would get frustrated when he started to lose energy - but he was no quitter. Eventually, he learned to rest in between workouts and started to enjoy just laying on his tummy. Now when I put him in his crib he rolls right over to his tummy. His tummy is one of his favorite places to be now. It's also a very messy place - he can't be on his tummy without spitting up his last meal - and now that he's on solid it's become quite colorful. :)

Isaiah loves his challenges, he's always pushing himself to the limit. He's pretty close to crawling I think. One of the new "workouts" he's taken up is "try to get the pacifier all by myself". He'll lay on his tummy, drop his pacifier, bring his head up to find calculate exactly where the pacifier is located and then go in for the kill. It's SO FUNNY to watch. He's usually unsuccessful because he just can't quite figure out that kicking his feet in the air won't actually move his body anywhere at all. We had a video to show you, but it's too big for here. :( We'll try and capture it later in shorter form. :) Here's a completely different video to make up for that one.



Giggles:

We love our baby's giggles. But he's camera shy - so we've had a lot of trouble trying to get it on tape. But today was a success - and this was what motivated me to update this blog again. His laugh is amazing and you just have to hear it. :)Ok, so I should probably figure out how big the files are before I write all about them - here's another understudy video for the original one I was going to post. But this one's pretty cute too. :)