Isaac 9 months

Isaac is like a new baby now. He is so interactive. First off, he imitates everything Evan does. Some examples:

* Evan splashes in the tub, and Isaac goes crazy, kicking his legs and arms. Water goes everywhere.

* Evan plays on the drum, and Isaac will use his arms to quickly and feverishly pat his own legs.

* Both of the boys have colds with coughs, so Jerry made a huge bed on the floor downstairs so everyone could sleep together (I stayed upstairs since my shift was over). During the night, Evan would let out this horribly wet, raspy cough, and then Isaac, in his sleep, would let out this delicate, tiny, fake cough. Raspy loud cough.... fake weak cough. Over and over.

* The daycare kids were running out back while making very annoying, high-pitched screams. Isaac did his own quiet version.

* Isaac was standing in his Jumperoo, not jumping in it as the toy intended. Then one of the daycare kids started jumping in front of him, and then he was jumping and laughing hysterically.

He has started playing with us.
* I wanted to give him his pacifier, so I made it fly through the air and made airplane noises. Finally it made its way to his mouth. He then pulled it out, made very faint airplane noises, and tried to stick it in my mouth. How cute is that?!?!

* While he was in his high chair, I put a Cheerio in his mouth. He then picked up a Cheerio with his wet fingers, and tried to put it in my mouth. I made loud eating noises and pretended to eat it. He laughed. Then he saw that it was still in between his fingers, so he attempted again to put it in my mouth. I pretended to loudly eat it again, and I let it fall out of his fingers onto the tray. Seeing his empty fingers, he looked satisfied.

* He hands us toys.

* When he crawls, he often has a small car or train in one hand. Like he owns it.

Last weekend, his second baby tooth popped up. It also looks sharp and crooked - very cute.

When he plays, he often comes back to "base" (me), stands up to me, puts his open mouth on my cheek while saying "ahhhhh" and then returns to playing. Awww. So sweet.

He waves goodbye and claps. When he waves, sometimes he uses the arm that can't be seen by the person he is waving to. Other times he doesn't start moving those fingers until a minute after everyone else is done waving. When others wave at him, he looks around at everyone's hands like he is taking mental notes.

He started clapping. Sometimes his fingers aren't quite straight enough, but it is cute.

The morning after sleeping with Jerry and Evan, I was holding him, and he reached out for Jerry. Usually he is a total mama's boy and chooses me over anyone else (not bragging, just saying...). But I guess he remembered how much his daddy comforted him when he was sick.







Evan... almost 3 1/2
I cannot believe he is almost 3.5, which means he is almost almost 4. Officially the end of his babyhood. Makes me sad and happy at the same time.

Evan is so sweet and sensitive. The other night we decided I would put Evan to bed, even though Jerry normally does it. I told Evan I was putting him to bed and he said he wanted daddy to do it. He said, "I miss daddy. I want my daddy to do it, mommy," in sort of a mean way. I looked very sad and got quiet. He came over to me and said, "oh, oh, oh, I sorry mommy. I sorry I said that. You can do it!"

He has formed a serious attachment with a stuffed donkey that Jerry bought him. Yesterday when I gave Evan lunch, he said, "donkey wants some crackers, too." And when I put him in his car seat, he said, "put donkey in the seat, too. He needs to stay safe." (I pulled a leg through the belt to keep him safe.) As we were walking through the store parking lot, he said, "don't worry, donkey, I will hold onto you so you don't get hit by a car." Every time he had to go potty or do something without donkey, he would retrieve him and say, "Oh, I sorry I left you, donkey. I won't leave you again."

Evanisms
Evan: Mommy, I don't want to get small and go into your tummy again. Cuz, I scared of your food.

Later...
Evan (playing at the table): [bang, bang, bang]
Jerry: Um, how old are you again?
Evan: Three.
Jerry: You are too old to be playing at the table. When you're three, you can act nice at the table.
Evan: Oh. I be two again?

During the daycare...
Evan (to daycare girl): Girl, will you sleep with me? And cuddle with me? In my bed?
Girl: Yes!!
They then pretended to sleep under a blanket.