8 months!

To think of far we've come in 8 months! The other day I was thinking back to when Isaiah was just a few months. He had such a hard time with sleep, I would wake up with anxiety just thinking about how we were going to get through the day. He would get so tired, poor guy would just scream himself to sleep no matter where we were. When he was really little we let the swing put him to sleep at night. Both Brian and I would fall asleep on the couch waiting for him to get into a deep enough sleep to transfer him upstairs without waking him up. When he became more aware we had to put a blanket over the swing so he wouldn't see us. It's funny to think of the things we came up with. Now we just put him in his crib and he's usually out within a few minutes. He has his first cold right now, so his sleep is a little off, but for the most part he's such a better sleeper. He's down to two naps at 9am and 1pm for about an hour in the morning and two hours after lunch. Ashley also takes about a 2 hour nap at the same time, so it's good rest time for mommy! Isaiah just melts my heart. He smiles so big the minute he catches you looking at him. Those dimples and his squishy cheeks just make me want to eat him up. He makes us laugh every day with the faces he makes. He still likes to scrunch up his nose and breath in and out. He's been copying a lot lately, patting his head when we do or clapping. He even started signing "more" when we give him mum-mum's. He makes a clicking noise with his tongue when we do and he started waving goodbye when I drop him off at school. The biggest thing that he's doing now is almost crawling. He's getting up on his hands and knees and rocking and has lunged a few times forward to get things. He grunts and makes all sorts of noise when he's determined to get something. We've introduced little puffs which keep him busy and at the table while we're having dinner. It's cute to see his determination in picking them up, he's getting pretty good at it. New foods that we've added this month are zucchini, summer squash, cottage cheese, cheddar cheese (not too fond of), white potato, and oatmeal. He's a really good eater and finally putting some weight on him.

Caught you little man!



It's pretty easy to get this guy to smile!

eating a mum-mum. He loves these things and they're a perfect snack while we're eating dinner.


He's got the moves already!