Isaac has been an absolute thrill to be around the last few months. I am amazed every day at how quickly he is learning new things and beginning to really understand the world around him. This week marked a few interesting milestones in eating, playing, and timing.

Isaac is now eating sandwiches whole. We used to tear the sandwich up into little pieces but now he can grab the sandwich and take his own bites. He’s also learned how to hold a fork… not the way we do, but enough to stab at things and then pick them off the end of the fork before sending them down the hatch. The fun is just beginning, I’m sure.

Isaac loves music and can often be found clapping, humming, dancing or drumming. He’s recently added spinning to the list, as he loves to spin in circles when music is playing. I can’t tell what type of music he really likes yet, but he definitely prefers songs with a driving beat.

Last night as we were putting Isaac down he was able to recognize the routine. We usually pray with him, let him cuddle with us by his crib, then lay him down and leave. As soon as we were done praying last night, Isaac put both of his hands on my chest and pushed me toward the door. It was as if he was saying, “Okay, you can go now. I’m going to sleep.” Kristen and I had a good laugh over it as soon as he was out.
Lastly, his vocabulary is expanding every day. Over the weekend we visited my cousins in So Cal. They have two children a few years older than Isaac, and he enjoyed playing with them (and their toys). One toy he really grew attached to was an Elmo doll that sang the alphabet song. By the end of the weekend he’d learned to say “Elmo” and is now confusing it well with “ma ma.” Good times.

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