The why's have started

Anyone who knows Paul and I from childhood (or has heard the stories about us) knows that we both asked "Why?" to everything. So I went into this whole parent thing with my eyes open--realizing that we might have the most inquisitive kid ever. I did think that we would have a bit longer before he started, (until he was 3 maybe?) but, alas, it is not to be. It seems to be like walking...now that he has begun, it just accelerates. "Isaac, can you put your trains up?" "Why, Mommy?" "Isaac, can you come hand me that book?" "Why, Daddy?" So far he still does almost everything we ask, but while he's in the process, he asks why it's necessary. Paul and I have held up pretty well, in that we have not yet resorted to "because I told you so," but I have a feeling that one is coming.


I try to always include pictures for everybody, so here you are. In the packaging for one of his trains, Isaac found this brochure that lists all the trains they have for sale. He loves to "read" it as if it were a newspaper. It amazes me that pictures of toy trains can hold his attention so long.

Pool

Two months and no post--I apologize. It's been crazy around here. We had a tragedy in the neighborhood, our good friends moved away, and my parents came to visit. I feel like we're just getting out feet back under us, so I will try and catch you up on what we've been doing. Isaac, following in his mom's footsteps, is turning into a fish. He loves all things water.



He's not really allowed to splash in the bathtub, so when I told him he could splash to his heart's content in the pool, he went nuts.

Big Boy Pants

Here is one of those goofy things that only parents can truly appreciate--Isaac went all day today (other than nap time) in big boy underwear without having an accident!! He does kill me... some days he's fine with the potty training, and other days he is not interested at all. Hopefully we're getting there.

New cousin

Here is Joran, the new addition to the cousins. Maybe soon we'll have a picture of them all together. Isaac thought he was kind of cool but wasn't that impressed. I give him a year or two before he gets that this is the closest male to him in the family and they start doing all those fun things that boys like to do. And how is this for an initiation... I was holding him so mom could take a shower and he wet his diaper. I went to change it and right after I took it off, he pooped. So I had to change the clothes, changing pad, and get a new clean diaper since he pooped on the first one. And since they use cloth diapers, I had to try to figure out how to fold it for a newborn. He was just checking to make sure my newborn skills were still up to snuff (which they weren't, really :-).

Bike Riding

Isaac's new favorite activity: bike riding. He absolutely loves it. We can't even mention the word unless we're planning to go right then, because otherwise all we hear is "bike ride" over and over again. (In fact, he saw me putting up this post and has repeated "bike ride, Daddy...bike ride" over and over. So we are going now. Like I said, you'd better be ready to go if anything bike is seen or even mentioned.)

Playdoh and juggling

I got Isaac playdoh for his Christmas stocking, but I was a bit nervous about pulling it out in the house. (We did try it one time, and it went ok until the end when he dropped a little on the carpet and then stepped on it.) So I decided it would be a great spring toy he could play with outside, and boy, did he love it! He didn't make many things with it; he preferred to carry it around everywhere. (Also note the pile of rocks--the boy is developing a strong rock fetish.)

Daddy showing Isaac how to juggle.

Isaac trying out that juggling thing for himself.

And "juggling" at me.

My Messer: Part 3

Note to self...if you let a toddler out of your site, you're never quite sure what they will do. So much for this film.