Welcome, Baby Cousin Brandon!
07 Mar 2013 Leave a Comment
Isaac was so excited to finally meet his baby cousin, Brandon. He’s been waiting very patiently and as soon as Brandon was born, we went to visit him together at the hospital. Below are a few pictures from the visit:
Facebook Updates
07 Mar 2013 Leave a Comment
Here’s a round-up of some Facebook updates I haven’t posted on the blog yet:
2-29-2013: Rough morning. Of course, Isaac had to learn how to tip over his toy box today, too.
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3-5-2013: We “baby-proofed” the entertainment center by blocking the receiver with Isaac’s Nap Nanny. It didn’t take him long to learn to climb over it.
3-5-2013: Also, look who can sit up on his own.
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3-6-2013: So this box has provided 30 minutes of fun, which is equivalent to 4hrs in grown-up time.
3-6-2013: Here is the tantrum that followed after Mama took the box away because Isaac kept trying to chew on it.
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3-7-2013: For crying out loud, you’re only 6 months old! How are you doing that already?
3-7-2013: “Heard Gabe’s mama, Bri, say he’s a big fan of this Dr. Seuss guy and I thought I’d check him out. I never realized there were so many different fishes!”
Like A Boss
03 Mar 2013 2 Comments
Yesterday, Isaac went to the farmer’s market in Foster City for the second time. This time was notable, however, for two reasons. The first is that Uncle Jon and Cousin Zoe joined us! The second is that Isaac rode in his stroller like a big boy for the first time! Normally we have him in his carrier, which clips into the car seat or the stroller. This time, he sat up all on his own like, as a few people on Facebook pointed out, a boss!
– Papa-D
PS – If you want to hear a funny song called “Like A Boss”, here’s the link. You may not want to watch it in front of the children though, contains adult material.
First-World Problems
26 Feb 2013 Leave a Comment
Poor Isaac is upset… “Thirty toys, and only five worth playing.”
Little Crawler
22 Feb 2013 Leave a Comment
Below is a video of Isaac officially crawling at 6 months and 3 days. 😀
-J
Half-Year! BOOM!
21 Feb 2013 1 Comment
Isaac visited his pediatrician yesterday for his six-month check-up and the doctor says he is doing great! He is very strong, has great reflexes, and is very attentive to his surroundings. Here are some stats:
Length: 2′ 2.5″ (26.5 in.)
44.14%ile (a big jump from 21.65%ile at 4 months!)
Weight: 18lb. 13 oz.
72%ile
Head Circumference: 17.32 in.
67.75 %ile
Isaac has mastered rolling over in both directions, is able to scoot with confidence and is on the edge of a full crawl. He LOVES being tickled. He is most ticklish in the rib area and, of course, just underneath his armpits. He likes to squeal at a very high pitch and does a lot of “raspberries”. He goes in and out of those phases, but when he does do it, he does it all day long.
Although Isaac’s motor skills are developing faster than the average baby, he has yet to start babbling. At this age, many babies are doing pretend conversations with themselves or with others saying “ba”, “ma”, or “ga”. Here, they are learning language and are mimicking different sounds and intonations they hear from the people around them. The doctor isn’t very concerned that Isaac has not done this yet, but said we should keep an eye out for it. If by 9 months he hasn’t babbled yet, we’ll do some hearing tests as that may be the culprit. However, I forgot to mention to the doctor that Isaac is around family that speaks two languages. Isaac regularly hears Vietnamese and English spoken all day. Studies show that babies who live in a bilingual family tend to start speaking later than their peers. But once they learn how to speak, the learning ramps up real quickly. I am hoping that is the case with Isaac.
So far, Isaac has not found any food he doesn’t like yet. Although, he’s not a big fan of eating solids in general (he gets tired of it after 5 minutes), he does eat everything that is presented to him. Isaac has had brown rice cereal, oatmeal cereal, apples, bananas, sweet peas, carrots, and sweet potatoes. Today, we are going to see what he thinks about mangoes!
Dan and I have not taken Isaac’s official six-month photo yet because on the 19th, Dan came home late from work and Isaac was already asleep for the night. And yesterday, the 20th, Isaac got vaccinated and was in a pretty miserable mood. This morning, however, he was back to his happy self and we plan to take a picture of Isaac as soon as Dan comes home from work! In the meantime, here’s a picture of Isaac with Dr. Chapman after getting a clean bill of health!
Teething
17 Feb 2013 1 Comment
Isaac is beginning to show signs that he may be teething. We’ve bought several different kinds of teethers to try to help with his discomfort. He has the water-filled plastic teethers that you keep cold in the refrigerator, cloth ones where you get it wet and freeze it, and other random plastic toy teethers. He doesn’t seem to be too interested in any of them really. Surprisingly, what he prefers most is his old newborn baby bottle. We no longer use this nipple because it is a slow-flow, but Isaac enjoys chewing on it and massaging his gums with it. Who knew that we didn’t have to spend any money on new teethers and that we had the perfect one all along.
Mixed Feelings
06 Feb 2013 Leave a Comment
Isaac scooting and crawling around the apartment is both exciting and terrifying. How did this happen? Didn’t we *just* leave the hospital in a wheelchair together? I feel like all this happened in a blink of an eye.
J