Personality

Isaac is now 10 months old and his little personality is blossoming!

He is finally getting some teeth and he has started to show his desire for independence. In the last week, Isaac has slowly popped through 3 teeth! I should mention that these are his first three teeth and it has been unpleasant for him and us all. Last weekend, we went to Grammy and Papa's in Cincinnati and watched Daddy play basketball in his high school alumni tournament. (Which I have to say, it felt so nice to go to Cincinnati and have no medical appointments to go to!). We had a great time, and Isaac was cute, but his teeth got the best of him and he only wanted to be in my arms.... for most of the day, and well, ALL night. For three nights in a row, Isaac would only sleep if he was in my arms. And to boot, he preferred if this was nursing in my arms, ALL night. In hindsight I think the poor kid may have been getting teeth and having a growth spurt! We had fun playing at Grammy and Papa's and Isaac showed off his new wheels. He is obviously so little and still learning and understanding what his chair is, but his showed off for Papa and he actually moved his chair about an inch on his own! Our little Bugaboo will get the hang of it before we know it!

Isaac has always really seemed to like his food but he has been quite vocal lately about his food likes and dislikes. It worries me a little bit, but I think he has decided that it's not the food he doesn't like... it's that he doesn't want anyone feeding him! Mr. Independent! He doesn't want pureed baby foods. He wants big people food and he wants to feed himself! Yesterday, he started turning his head away from his baby food and whining until I gave him something like cheerios, blueberries or the tasty little Baby Mum Mum rice cake things. Basically, he wanted anything he could pick up himself. The other day, he totally whined when I handed him cheerios, but when I gave him some baby puffs he picked those out of the pile of cheerios....perhaps the start of a sweet tooth. I am figuring out new things that he can try and slowly introducing more foods.

Isaac really loves to play. He will belly laugh when he watches Gabe run around him and gets angry when he is by himself. The other day I ran upstairs to get something and when I came down Gabe was pushing Isaac in his ZipZac Chair around the house, pretty fast. I was worried that Isaac was upset, but when I looked, he was actually giggling away. Most of the time now, he loves this new game with Gabe.

He also loves doing anything Gabe does, like riding in the monster size shopping carts at Target.

Isaac has recently learned how to play "pass". He sits at his little desk and will roll the ball back and forth with us. Here's his little head peering over the ball!

Isaac enjoys reading his little book.....

He says yes to swinging...

and is undecided about slides.

It's really fun to see him grow into his own little being. Before Isaac was born my doctor shared this simple wisdom, "Isaac will be Isaac." At the time, it didn't bring me much comfort. It was easy to say, but what did that mean? Well, now I know. Isaac is Isaac and I love that he is!