Just for Fun

In response to this post, I was up to the challenge.

Altered States Score: 80% (8 out of 10)

Just another reason I love mental floss.

our day

We had quite a busy day today. I am laying on the couch now because I am too tired to clean up in the kitchen!

4:30 am--Isaiah wakes up
5:00 am--Isaiah goes back to sleep (thank God!)
7:30 am--Isaiah wakes up again
8:30 am--We arrive at the Pediatrician's office
8:45 am--They inform us that we have shown up for an appointment on June 18th that was actually scheduled for July 18th!
9:00 am--We drop D. off at work and go to the park where we play on the playground and stop to listen to various airplanes
9:30 am--We go to OU Methodist Church to play in their gym. Isaiah had a great time rolling balls around in the gym!
10:15 am--We go home and play outside, around the house, etc.
11:45 am--lunch! An apricot, a plum, and scrambled eggs with cheese
12:00 pm to 2:45 pm--NAP!!! That is a long time... what a gift! I work on reading and some class stuff during Isaiah's nap.
3:00 pm--We walk over to my professor's house where Isaiah plays hard with Anna, 9, and Molly, 6, and she and I work on my comps list!
4:30 pm--We walk home and on our way meet D.
5:00 pm--We go to a New Student Orientation in the Grove with D. What this means is that I chase Isaiah around the Grove for an hour while D. talks to incoming freshmen.
6:15 pm--We go with D. to pick up pizza for Wesley tonight
6:30 pm--We come home, Isaiah takes a bath, we read some stories, and CRASH it is time for bed!

Now you know why I'm so tired! What a fun day, though.

Happy Father's Day

Isaiah looks like his Daddy, doesn't he?

Isaiah and I are so glad to have an amazing father and husband in our lives.

Here are a few reasons why:

1. This guy is an expert diaper changer.

2. He is so much fun to be around. He makes us both laugh. A lot.

3. D. does the dishes almost every night and he does an excellent job. So excellent, in fact, that I dare not interfere.

4. He teaches Isaiah awesome things like how to sign "touchdown!" and "safe!".

5. He makes so many sacrifices to be REALLY present for both of us. In fact, he kept Isaiah every Tuesday and Thursday afternoon from 4 to 6:30 for the entire semester so I could go to class! He is not a watch TV kind of babysitter either--he is a down-on-the-floor block building and demolishing kind of babysitter.

6. He has that awesome spiky hair and he is really so handsome.

7. He is learning how to eat new things to set a good example. The newest thing, I believe, is asparagus. YUM! I love it, really and truly, but he is trying.

8. He loves Jesus so much and is willing to share what he is learning with both Isaiah and I.

9. He likes chocolate milkshakes and doesn't mind sharing a sip. ONE sip.

10. He is just the all-around best husband and father either of us could ask for and we are so thankful for him!

expanding our vocabulary

Isaiah has been saying more and more words... It is so much fun to see all that we've been teaching him come out of his mouth and be demonstrated in his actions. I'm loving it! I've always been a verbal girl myself, though.

Here is a non-exhaustive list of things Isaiah says:

All right!
Oh Boy!
Cheese
Down
WOW!
Book (without the k)
Mmmm (as in tasty)
nana (as in banana)
Bye bye (accompanied by a wave)
Hi (accompanied by a different wave)

and finally, night-night, which is possibly the cutest one of all. Imagine him snuggled up with Bear and or Tiger, smiling up at you saying "ni-ni" and waving a sweet little wave. It is super cute, and also one of the reasons I am grateful for Uncle Miles and Aunt Ashley's recommendation of the awesome baby sleeping book which we have diligently followed.

Of course, this list does not include names of people or pets.

He also demonstrates his expanding vocabulary by recognizing words that we say. On Saturday, he was playing with his toy airplane, and I said something like "show me your airplane." He immediately stopped playing, stood, and pointed up! I guess he hasn't made the connection between those awesome noises we hear when a plane is overhead and that little wooden toy, but he is certainly fascinated with planes!

We miss Daddy...

D. is gone this week to Orlando to take a class. We are missing him so very much, and we can't wait for him to come home! Isaiah is a big fan of his daddy. He especially enjoys mimicking his Dad's behaviors, which is a good thing... most of the time. :) Here are a few pictures devoted to Daddy, including one of Isaiah sitting by the window watching D. mow. He watched him for at least 30 minutes. We are so blessed to have D. in our lives!

pool party

These pictures were taken last week, but I just uploaded them to the computer tonight. Doesn't this look like fun? It is now REALLY hot here, so we need to get the pool out again soon.