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Tonight, Isaiah told me that he likes MacGyver! Yay!

Doctor Visit x2 Boys

Dragging Isaiah to the doctor was a giant waste of time. Now, I love our doctor, but she didn't seem to realize we where there for a follow up (neither did the office ladies...I wonder how it was put in the system) and hadn't taken the time to look at his chart. She didn't say anything new, really thinks the squeezing is asthma or allergies, and told us to keep his appointment next week with the specialist. Glad I wasted the co-pay on that...seriously, her office called me TWICE to make sure I knew to bring him in if the complaints started again and when I did I felt like she thought I was wasting her time. Blah.

Micah is doing well. He only gained a little over a pound in the last 3 months but grew close to 2 inches. His weight dropped way down on the curve (from 50% to 20%) but no one seemed worried so whatever. I think he just had a growth spurt so he hasn't chunked back up from that. Also, since he prefers food to nursing when food is around, he definitely isn't the full-time nurser Isaiah was and isn't getting as much fat. If they are using the growth chart for formula-fed babies, he's going to be in a lower percentile anyway. I didn't think to ask about the curve. Obviously, it's not something that concerns me. Height is still low (12-15%, can't remember) and has a huge noggin (75%!) I think he's getting two new teeth...I've seen one on the top and the doctor noticed one on the bottom. No wonder he's been fussy the past day or two!

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Me: Isaiah, stop the attitude or you're going to get a time out.
Isaiah: I don't have an attitude, we BOTH have attitudes! Micah has an attitude!
Me: Micah is too little to have an attitude!
Isaiah: No he isn't! Sometimes he cries all day!

Auntie Beeb

SO proud of Beeb! She actually wiped a dripping baby nose today....maybe she is growing up!! ;)

Micah @ 9 Months

Stats

18 lbs, 6 oz (20%)

27" (15%)

Micah is nine months old today! The past month has really flown by so it kind of took me by surprise when I realized it this morning. This means we didn't get his picture taken, and will have to do it at the end of the day.

Incidentally, it has also been a month since Ruff was run over. I was watching him doze on the couch this morning, snuggled with a couple of Isaiah's stuffed animals, and realized all the money stress we're under may have come from him getting out the door that morning but if it wasn't that something else was bound to happen. I hope we can learn & move forward from this...I have Dave Ramsey's book on hold at the library and will go get it tonight or tomorrow.

On to Micah's update!

Little bug has had a cold for what seems like forever. First winter, daycare, etc, etc. I think he's getting another tooth, too...he keeps licking at his gums but I couldn't see/feel anything yesterday. Anyway, that also might have something to do with the congestion. It would be his fifth tooth (and more than Isaiah had at the same age).

We did get him out in the snow for a bit yesterday. I got pictures, but they are on my camera which is at home. We bundled him up in 2 sets of footie pajamas, his jacket, a hat, and those tiny newborn "gloves" that are supposed to keep them from scratching their faces. Too small for his hands, but I'm sure it helped keep them warm. Of course, he didn't know what to make of the snow and the couple minutes he was sitting in it he was more interested in trying to grab the stem of a stupid spiky ball than messing with the actual snow. The pictures are still cute!

Micah is sitting well enough that I don't have to stay right next to him anymore. I think the new daycare helped with that. The last place he was usually being held (he was the youngest!) or I saw him on his belly a few times. NEVER sitting on his own. (How he would learn like that is beyond me!) Micah sits at the new place and Jeremy is finally starting to play with him while he's sitting up. He's also started "walking" as in putting one foot in front of the other on his own, instead of me twisting his body to make his feet move. He gets around pretty well in his walker these days...he's actually going forward! The other day he got around Isaiah, turned the table corner, and got over to the Christmas tree! No telling if that was his destination or not, but I'm still impressed.

Most of his diet is still breastmilk. Sometimes I wonder if that's okay (as in, should be be eating more solids) but mostly I'm fine with it...I don't want to rush anything! Every time we eat a meal he sits in his chair and has something, even if it's just a cracker and some shredded cheese. The rest of the time he's hungry he gets milk. He's gotten into the oh-my-gosh-biting-ouch stage. I actually had to pump & bottle feed him all last weekend because Friday he was biting so hard & often that I had cuts on my nipples. He was getting frustrated too because I'd break his latch every time he did it. It was better for both of us to take a break. And it's not like the milk was any less fresh...I'd pump, put it in a bottle, and feed him. He still bites sometimes and I take him off, but we are doing SO much better.

I think Micah is getting close to talking. He jabbers a lot (especially when he's eating) and a lot of his sounds are really close to things we say. I hear a lot of "Dada" and Jeremy said it sounded like he said "Hi Ruff" when the dog walked up to him yesterday. I wish I had heard it...so cute! I wonder if he will be an early talker/late walker like Isaiah was.

Micah is still SOOOOO blond and his hair is so fine! In some of the pictures I take he still looks bald due to lighting! Poor little guy. His hair is getting pretty long, though...you just have to look for it.

I guess that's the big stuff. Checkup is next week so we will see how big he's getting!

Christmas Program

Isaiah dressed up for his Christmas program last night. So stinking cute! We ended up leaving early because he couldn't/wouldn't sit still and watch the bigger kids' part. Jeremy was ready to leave as soon as the little kids were done singing their songs, so I guess we ended up compromising.

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We started The Emperor's New Groove....

Isaiah: He turns into...a...I dunno
Me: A llama.
Isaiah: Obama?
Me: No, a llama!! 

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Excerpts from Isaiah's version of some Christmas songs:

"You know Dancer and Prancer and Fix-It, Comet and Cupit, and Don-der and Blitzen. But do you really call, the most famous....."

"So bring us some fiddy pudding, so bring us some fiddy pudding, so bring us some fiddy pudding and a cup of good cheer"

Worry About Isaiah

I don't think I've written about what's being going on with Isaiah. Unfortunately, he kind of got overshadowed by Ruff...you know...getting run over. Poor kid.

For several weeks (like, 3) Isaiah would wake up from his nap and say he didn't feel good. He told me his head hurt and his heart was squeezing. I have NO idea what that's supposed to mean, but it kind of freaked me out. I know they had heard a couple different types of murmurs when he was checked out after he was born, but I had not heard anything about it since then. We've also been to 4 different doctor's offices since the practice that came to the hospital. It could be no one at the new place knew about it.

So, I brought him to the doctor. She did not hear a murmur (yay) and sent us to the local children's hospital for an EKG and chest x-ray to make sure there wasn't anything going on that wouldn't be obvious from listening. She said a lot of times with kids things that seem like cardiac problems are actually GI related. We talked about low grade allergies also being a factor in some way. His frequent nose bleeds also seemed to point to whatever she was talking about. So, I wasn't too worried when we left the doctor.

The next day, Ruff gets run over. We still managed to get Isaiah to the hospital for his stuff and promptly didn't think anything more of it. Poor kid was sort of put on the back burner because of the dog (Sorry, Isaiah!). Then there was Thanksgiving. And we didn't hear anything more. "No news is good news" from doctors, so it didn't come back up.

Until yesterday. I got home and saw Jeremy had written down "admitting" and a phone number. I asked him about it and he said that the hospital had called and wanted us to go back in for a "consultation". It's not supposed to be urgent, but we have to go back with Isaiah sometime.

Cue freak out. I don't care if it's "not urgent" you want me to COME BACK with my kid because of SOMETHING. Something isn't right...maybe it isn't dire, but if we're going back something isn't right.

And the soonest they can get us in? January 3rd. A MONTH AWAY!!

Ohmygosh please let my little boy be okay! Please, please, please. It's like those dark fears that overtake me sometimes are coming true! I realize I might be overreacting but....shit...WHY do they want us to go back?

Guess we will find out in a month. I'm going to be a wreck before then.

Ruff Update

Ruff got his staples out today! He looks like he's healing just fine, but is supposed to "take it easy" for a couple more weeks. As if Ruff would do that!

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"Mommy! We are talking about what we like to do to bad guys to destroy them. I like to kick their butts and punch them in the eyes."

WTF?

Comparing Brothers

I keep wondering how similar the boys will end up looking. At this point I'd say...not much!

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What Isaiah said: I'm faster than Guy!
What AnnMarie heard: I'm faster than God!

Aunties Learning Lessons

AnnMarie learned an important lesson today. If you let a 3 year old pick out an ornament with the only stipulation that it be red, green, or gold you MAY end up with a Star Wars C3PO head.

Tears

Isaiah just burst into tears because Kahn got a hold of one of his stuffed animals and slobbered all over it. The toy was not maimed or destroyed, just wet. Pretty confident in assuming there was no nap had by that boy today.

Auntie Love

First thing Isaiah said to me this morning (with a big grin on his face): "My aunties spoil me"

True story, kid...true story

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Me: Isaiah, that's silly.
Isaiah: No, Mommy, its cool!
Me: I think its silly.
Isaiah: Its cool! You're just old.

Ruff is Home!

We finally got to bring Ruffers home this evening! We tried feeding him turkey when he got home and he inhaled it. He also had some mashed potatoes with a bit of gravy. I guess he was just refusing to eat while he was at the vet. Thank goodness!! I was so worried he would survive getting RUN OVER and surgery but refuse to eat. Jeremy is out getting him some canned food so we can keep him eating, and he also has a bit of dry food in the room. For now he is confined to the playroom and has to go out on a leash while he heals...at least 2 weeks until the stitches are removed. I'm so happy to have him home!!

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What is said and what Isaiah hears is always amusing. Recently I said "child of the 80s" and he heard "for the ladies"....and someone on the tv said "rescued from the hot lava" and he heard "rescued from the hot llama".

Update On Ruff

Well, the past few days Ruff has been doing okay. He's had a chest tube in since the surgery and the amount of fluid and air they are getting out of it has greatly reduced (no air, minimal fluid). They are taking that out this morning and he might be able to come home tonight!! It should be 24 hours after the tube comes out before he is discharged, but Doofus has barely eaten since he has been there. So, hopefully he comes home and his appetite perks up. That is the big thing now...taking it easy and getting him to eat. So...he's not out of the woods, but he's doing pretty damn good considering he was run over 3 days ago!!

Micah @ 8 Months

Micah is EIGHT MONTHS OLD. Last weekend he woke up SCREAMING several (SEVERAL) times last Friday night. It took most of the night, but sometime around 5 or 6 Saturday morning I remembered Isaiah used to do the exact same thing when he had an ear infection. Thankfully, our pediatrician has walk in hours on Saturday, so I got him in and...double ear infection. Not surprised, but poor little guy! And I forgot how difficult it is to medicate an infant. Between the antibiotic and the Tylenol we were giving him at first (to help with that pain), Micah got to where he did not trust anything we were trying to get in his mouth. I don't remember when Isaiah got better about it, but I can't wait for that! (Not that I like giving the boys medicine...but, if I have to, I want it to be easy!)

Micah's third tooth is coming in as well. Top, middle. A lot of other bumps are in his gums, so I'm wondering how quickly the rest are going to be coming in.

Sleep has been awesome the past couple nights. Well, Micah's sleep (I have nasty congestion). Ever since he was born, Micah has slept in my arms. Basically, my arm has been his pillow. I'm ready to start working on getting him to start out the night in his bed. First step has been getting him to sleep on his own in our bed. The past 2-3 nights, he's not only not been in my arms but he's slept from 10ish until 5ish no problems. It is AWESOME (though probably is heralding the return of my period...boo!) Last night he didn't even wake at 10!

I'm finally admitting that I need to move his clothes up a size. At this rate, he won't be in 12-month for long, just because he should have been in it for a bit. We just don't have the money right now. Damn joblessness!! I got him a couple pairs of pants yesterday because they were on sale.

We are FINALLY switching his daycare! They had a spot open at the daycare Isaiah is at. Thank GOODNESS! One day last week Jeremy showed up to get Micah and they told him he was out of milk and was probably hungry. OH.MY.GOSH PEOPLE....CALL me when he FINISHES his food so we can get him before he gets hungry! WTF?!? So ready to get him switched! It will also be MUCH easier to pick up both the boys at the same place, instead of driving an extra 30 minutes to just get Micah.

Micah is getting really good at sitting. I bet he would be better if anyone but me ever had him doing it. Jeremy usually plays with him laying on the ground, and at daycare they are either holding him, or he's laying down. Annoying, but whatever. He will get there eventually. He's also standing with help, but I definitely don't move my hands away from his sides. He tries to pull up, but hasn't successfully since that time he surprised me...a couple months ago, I think?

Ruff vs Lexus

Kahn has been destructive lately, so I figured I'd bring him with me to work yesterday. As we were walking out the door (with my hands FULL of my keys, lunch, purse & the bag with my pump PLUS the leash) Kahn saw a squirrel and charged, pulling the leash right out of my hands. I yell at him and start toward the car, hoping he will just hop in (that's how I've gotten Ruff before) and Ruff charges out the door after Kahn. CRAP!! So the two of them start romping in the yard and I'm STILL hoping opening the car doors will get them to jump in. Then they start across the street. I yell at them to get in the car, just trying to get their attention. Nope. They start running down the street in the yards opposite our house. Soooo I'm trying to get Isaiah to hurry up and get in the car, planning on driving after them and getting them in the car down the street. Had to do that one before too.

Then. Then, then, then. An SUV turns on to our street. And starts coming toward our house. And the dogs. Who are happily playing in a yard across the street. Totally oblivious. I watch in horror as Ruff turns and runs across the street.

Right in front of this car.

And goes RIGHT UNDER THE CARS TIRES.

Front and back.

Two sets of tires right over the middle of my poor dog.

I scream in horror. Yell at Isaiah to stay in the house and tear down the middle of the road, screaming Ruff's name. Certain he was dead.

Did I mention I SAW MY DOG GO UNDER TWO TIRES. I kept playing that scene out in my head over and over and over and over and over again. All day long.

Ruff gets up and bounds away. Totally like he's still playing. Oh thank goodness, I was terrified I'd have to take care of a dead dog while my preschooler was home. But he ran away from our house...toward an even busier street.

So I throw Isaiah in my car to go after the dogs. (Thankfully, Kahn was not hurt.) We drive down the street and Kahn is standing in a driveway with a couple dogs inside barking their fool heads off at him. He ran right up to me so I threw him in the car, brought him home, then turned around and went back after Ruff. I keep stopping people who are out walking their dogs asking if they'd seen him (cuz every dog is Ruff's BFF). I head in the direction of the dog daycare we used to bring him to all the time, not knowing where else to look for him. I pulled into the lot and Ruff is RIGHT THERE sitting at their back door.

Ohmygosh thank goodness.

He's bleeding a bit and hurt, but I can't see anything else. So I get him in my car (he is able to walk down the stairs and jump in the car on his own....yay!) We get to a vet...10 minutes before they open. I call them and leave a message saying "my dog was hit, we are waiting in your parking lot until you open". Five minutes later, they open the door. A check and x-ray and....cuts, road rash and diaphragmatic hernia.

His diaphragm ruptured(?) so his intestines are too high which has pushed his stomach too high and his lungs are compressed and his heart is too low and, and, and, and. Basically everything inside is not in the right place. He needs surgery. That day. And they can't do it.

So poor Ruff goes BACK in the car. I can hear him having trouble breathing (he just can't get a good big breath because his lungs are compressed.) And when I have to slow down too quickly I can tell it hurts him.

Once we get there they take him right back. They tell me it's bad, but not terrible. He does need surgery that day, but they can take the time to get fluids in him and get him some pain meds before they have to open him up. He has a better prognosis since they don't have to rush right in.

Two hours after we were finally able to leave (once money was figured out) they called and said he was out of surgery and had woken up. The rupture had been pretty significant, but they got everything put back together and hadn't seen any damage to his organs or anything. Frankly, I think he was pretty darn luck all in all. Yes, he's going to have recovery time but it could have been SO.MUCH.WORSE. No broken bones or ruptured organs or internal bleeding. He has a good prognosis. Things can take a turn for the worse, but his chances are good that he will completely recover.

The poor guy who Ruff ran in front of did pull over and looked SOOOOO upset. I'm pretty sure I apologized to him (hey...it was Ruff's fault). He was asking what he could do to help, if I wanted help looking for the dogs. I was busy bawling (or trying not to? I was trying to not upset Isaiah) so I told him to just go.

I called my boss in tears right after Ruff got hit to tell her I wouldn't be in, that Ruff had been hit and run off. This would be the boss the brought me Kahn. She was so awesome. Hopped in her car to help find him (I found him quickly enough, though)...offered to help with money if we needed it, kept checking on him, etc.

So.....now we wait and see how recovery goes.

Ack!

So far today there have been tears because of: ear infections, medicine, nose wipes, hunger, bonked heads, not wanting to share, teething, not enough sleep, face wipes, & more. I have NOT had enough sleep the past few nights to be able to handle this gracefully!

Micah's Firsts

Micah has his first ear infection. Boooooo!

New Daycare for Micah

Micah is moving to a new daycare! There is FINALLY a spot open at the church, so he and Isaiah can go to the same one. The babies aren't in the main building, though. They are in "The Little House"....which reminds me of middle school.

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We asked Isaiah what he would like for Christmas this year. His answer? "Optimus Prime might come in handy."

A Vote for Real Food

Micah has started refusing milk when he realizes there is real food around :(

Mommy Thoughts

Classic Sesame Street! Soooo much better than the new crap!

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"I thought they were gonna call them grings. But they are called ears. Because they are circles."

For the record, I have no idea where any of this came from...especially "grings"

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Isaiah: Daddy! You're gonna lose my Lego girl!
Jeremy: No....wait, where'd it go?
Isaiah: Daddy!
Jeremy: You mean the one in your hand?
Isaiah: Jeremy!

When Isaiah Grows Up 001

Isaiah just informed me that he is going to be a Ninja when he grows up.

REAL Food

Have I mentioned Micah has to FEED HIMSELF (that's how he seems to feel about it...all caps worth). I know I mentioned he doesn't like baby food, but now he won't even eat cereal mixed with juice. Well, not with any regularity. Ugh! What a brat :D. So, he's been getting what we eat (within reason). The other day at lunch he was actually pulling himself forward with the sides of his tray so he could get a better look at what I was eating. It was just noodles and shredded cheese, so I shared a couple small pieces and he was happy. He LOVES shredded cheese....well eat it by the handful. He did the same with scrambled eggs the other night at dinner. Yesterday I let him try some of our sloppy joe meat, and he ate it! I assumed he would make nasty faces and leave it, but he just kept on eating. I've tried small pieces of pear and avocado as well, but those things are slippery and hard to pick up. A friend mentioned giving him some traction by grinding up Cheerios and sprinkling them on the fruit, so we are going to be trying that some night when he can't have what we do.

He is still very much a nurser, though....when he's tired it's almost too much work to feed himself, so he will just cry and fuss in his chair until I feed him. I'm totally good with that. Ideally, I don't want him to wean until flu season is over, but if he nurses until he's almost 2 (like Isaiah did) I'm perfectly okay with that.

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Scratch that.... He voted for "Romney like on Robots (the movie)"

Which, by the way, is actually "Rodney"

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In school today the kids were learning about voting. When I asked Isaiah who he voted for he told me Romney. I asked why (assuming it had something to do with color) and he told me "Because Guy (his friend)" did. NOT what I wanted him to learn today!

Broken Arm? Part 3

NOT BROKEN! Yay!

Broken Arm? Part 2

I told Isaiah we were going to go get a picture taken of his arm to see why it still hurts. A little later he brought me my camera and said "Here you go, Mommy". When I asked what I needed it for, he gave me a 'duh' look and said "For my arm!"

Broken Arm? Part 1

Well, it looks like Isaiah and I will be making a trip to Children's Mercy for an X-ray this morning. Poor guy.

Taco

"I'm a taco with a tie!"

Micah's Firsts

Putting shoes on a baby makes them seem a lot older...

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"It smells like penguins in (that box) mommy!"

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Isaiah and I were discussing travel times in the car this morning:

Isaiah: The Pumpkin Patch was a long way away.
Me: Really?
Isaiah: Yeah. Like fifty years!
Me: Well then how long does it take to get to Nana and Papa's? (An ~2 hour drive)
Isaiah: FOURTEEN DAYS!

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After his bath, Isaiah spiked up his hair and said "What do I look like? Famous?"

Micah @ 7 Months

Can you believe it? This past month has just FLOWN by! Probably partially because the 6 month checkup was really at 6 ½ months, so that threw me off. I can’t believe we’re at 7 months already…and it sounds so much older than 6 months for some reason.So what’s new in the past month?

Micah is getting better and standing on his own. I don’t think he’s realized what he’s doing, so he doesn’t initiate it…but if we stand him in front of the coffee table with something interesting on top of it he will stand there for a while messing with it. Balance is not good yet, but that will come. I’m really impressed with how long he can stand there without any help (other than keeping him upright).

His first tooth has FINALLY started to actually break through the gums. I think I’ve been expecting this tooth for 3 months! I think the other bottom one isn’t far behind. Poor Isaiah got excited when I said the tooth finally started poking through. He wanted to see his brother’s tooth! But it’s so small still and Micah does NOT like me trying to see it….there’s no way Isaiah would have been able to see anything. We had to tell him to wait until it got a bit bigger and easier to see.

We are still having some spitting up issues. It always seems to be in the evening (or occasionally very first thing in the morning) around dinner time. I mentioned it to the doctor and she mentioned trying anti-gas drops twice a day to see if that helps. I guess when babies start eating fruits and veggies the fiber that they aren’t used to digesting can make them gassy and then they spit up. I think the stuff helps, but since we occasionally forget to give them to him he still spits up. I think the quantity coming up has definitely decreased. I may try giving his belly a break and mixing cereal with juice. The cereal and breastmilk seems too bland for him, so maybe that bit of flavor will get him to eat the cereal and also help with the spitting up.

Oh, and I recently realized Micah really seems to like feeding himself. He will eat if I hold up the spoon, but he always reaches for it. The other night, I put food on the spoon and let him take it and he just stuck it in his mouth! His aim is sometimes off, and he will bang the food OFF the spoon sometimes, but he usually gets most of it where it’s supposed to go. This also takes the pressure off me to keep feeding him (and putting off my dinner) because he will slowly suck all the food off the spoon then chew it for a bit. I just have to keep an eye on him so he doesn’t toss it on the ground for the dogs to lick off.

Ready to Read

Another instance that makes me think Isaiah is a genius (or at least is actually learning at school). I was helping him sound out/spell 'Kahn' and after he got 'K' I asked if he knew what letter made the 'ah' sound. He didn't answer that, but said "ah, ah....like fall!" He's comparing sounds that aren't necessarily at the beginning of a word now!

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Me: Isaiah! Were you playing in my desk?
Isaiah: No!
Me: How did the drawer get opened?
Isaiah: I don't know! Maybe Micah did it!

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Isaiah just asked me if I had head phones. When I asked why he wanted them he said "So I don't have to hear any of Micah's noises."

For the record, he complained about him blowing raspberries, NOT crying.

Isaiah's Firsts

Isaiah has a day full of firsts today! First field trip, first ride on a school bus, and first time at a pumpkin patch! Stinky Catholic school rules mean I can't go along to see ANY of it :( I just hope he remembers well enough to tell me some of the fun he had.

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Today Isaiah informed me that zombies eat brains. I don't know how he knows this, but he seemed to find it an amusing thing to tell me.

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Whenever Micah starts crying his "hurt" cry, Isaiah's first reaction is to yell "I didn't do ANYthing!"

Spider!

Poor Isaiah just had a good sized spider on him. TOTALLY freaked out...not that I blame him a bit, but its hard to find a spider when your kid is flailing around trying to kick it off. Unfortunately, my first thought was "don't kick it on ME!"

Isaiah is Getting Big!

How is it Isaiah can year boys' sizes already? Yes, the shirts are a bit big, but he can wear them! He is getting SO big!

Ready To Read

In the car on the way to school this morning Isaiah started trying to sound out and spell "car"!! I was SO surprised! Granted, he was doing "car...k-k-k....k!" and I tried to explain that 'C' can be tricky. But I'm so proud of him for trying! I asked him the sound of several other letters and he got them all!!

(Wow, I had a lot of exclamation points in that update. I'm so excited that Isaiah is getting closer to reading)

Micah's Firsts

This morning my little guy who isn't even yet sitting on his own pulled himself out of my lap and into a standing position with the aide of a laundry basket! My mom may be right...he may just sit/stand/walk all at about the same time.

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Isaiah actually asked "why are you still here" as I was hugging him when I dropped him off today! :(

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Isaiah just told me he saw a new Spiderman that was compensated. Not sure if he meant constipated or if Spiderman is making money off my kid somehow....

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Isaiah just walked up to me, popped his hip out, put his hand on it and asked "Do I look good, girl?"

Micah @ 6 Months

Stats

17 lbs, 3 oz (50%)

25 1/2" (25%)

Other than the milk fiasco, Micah is doing great at daycare. Apparently he snuggles everyone and often tries to nurse from them (hehehe). Ohmygosh he gets SO excited when I come to get him. I think the women there even like to see it. He's all flailing arms and shrieking.

Micah loves to roll all around. Both at home and at daycare he like to roll up under things...especially the swing at home so he can kick at it. He still hasn't had those teeth break through. I think they are moving again, or has a cold. He's been super stuffy. He actually woke up around 4 this morning because he was so congested that he couldn't breathe and nurse/suck on his plug. So we were up for a while while I fought him trying to suck out the boogies. He hates that freaking thing.

We've laid off the baby food for a bit. He seems to sometimes get an upset stomach after he gets some. I wonder if we need to backtrack and try cereal.

We moved the crib into our bedroom. I feel like its time to start working on some sleep time in it. I want to get where he sleeps in it for a while, then I bring him in bed with us when he gets hungry. Last night didn't go any better than trying to put him in bed in the boys' bedroom, but we will keep trying. I was hoping being in our room with the smells, darkness, and our fan would be an easy fix. Not so much, I guess. Oh well.

Micah started adding in more sounds when he jabbers. I've heard "bababa" "dadadadada" (which Jeremy loved) and "mamama" today! I know he doesn't understand yet, but its nice to hear it.

He is such a cute little bug!

Comparing...

Micah                                 Isaiah

17 lbs, 3 oz (50%)             20 lbs, 10 oz (90%)

25 1/2" (25%)                          28" (95%)

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Awkward: when your son yells "I didn't like the BLACK guy" in the Target on Ward Parkway.

He was talking about a Halloween decoration.

Conversations with Isaiah 03.083

Me: Finish your dinner!
Isaiah: Don't tell me what to do!
Me: Ummmm, yes. I am your mommy, I can tell you what to do.
Isaiah: No you can't! I can tell MYSELF what to do.

Sharing

Ruff just gave his bone to Micah. The baby was not impressed, but I sure was!

Isaiah's First Day of Preschool!

New daycare last week, starting preschool today (at the same place) and Isaiah just takes it all in stride. I think it was harder for me, realizing he didn't need me to stick around, than it was for him. He just sat down and started looking at the book he picked out, didn't even watch me leave!

Clumsy Boy

How is my son suddenly so clumsy? He's started running into door frames, knobs and walls! (And blaming poor Ruff!)

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We were talking about what Isaiah wanted to be for Halloween this year.....

Isaiah: Maybe Perry the platypus, or Doofenschmirtz...
Me: Yeah, those are good.
Isaiah: Or Phineas or Ferb....
Me: Or you can be a superhero again.
Isaiah: Yeah! Like Superman....or Batman....or Aquaman....
Me: Aquaman might be hard, but we can probably figure out something.
Isaiah: Or Wonder Woman would work!

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Isaiah: I had wrench today at daycare
Me: You had a wrench?
Isaiah: Yeah!
Me: What did you do with it?
Isaiah: I just ate it. It was white.
Me: ???????
Isaiah: It was dippy stuff.
Me: Ooooohhhhhh.....RANCH!

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Isaiah: Crap....he's gonna make Echo maaaaad!
Me: What did you say? Did you say a bad word?
Isaiah: (With a huge grin) I said I looooove you!

Micah @ 5 Months

He's such a cute little guy. Still LOVES his brother...I really like watching him watch Isaiah. I think Isaiah's really starting to like how interactive Micah is becoming.

The drool...ohmygosh the drool. Micah has all four of his front teeth just sitting there ready to break through. He will chew the crap out of my fingers...totally gnaw on them full force. Poor guy, I'm so ready for those chompers to come through already. Micah's big thing is eating. He still nurses constantly (it seems like) and eats a few times at night even. Thankfully, with cosleeping neither of us fully have to wake up for night feeds so we don't lose out that way. I can't remember if I mentioned that we started feeding him real food, but it's going really well. We started with bananas because we had some laying around and he would just STARE at us while we ate dinner. So I started letting him eat. He HATED cereal, so we went to fruit. Micah also loved sucking on a chunk of cantaloupe, but refused to eat it when I pureed it. Peach was a miss the first time, but seemed to like it the second. He LOVED carrots and gobbled them up every time we've given him some. We tried green beans for the first time last night and he loved them too! I think he pretty much just enjoys anything and likes the variety he's getting into his diet. Still no slow down on nursing with all the food we've introduced so I'm happy. We only feed him baby food at night, and he still nurses before/after, so we definitely aren't trying to replace anything.

I guess food is the biggest thing in the past month.

Micah has also started rolling to get around. I'm not sure if he means to go where he ends up, but he will roll repeatedly now and end up across the room. He's getting better at sitting, but still doesn't have the hang of it unless there's help of some sort for him. He still prefers “standing” to sitting, and is getting better at practicing his walking. His hair is finally growing! Its thin and blond so it hasn't looked like much up to now, but you can tell its getting some length to it. And he has certainly become Mr. Grabby Pants. Oh! And he fits 9 month clothes...which SUCKS because we don't have much for him to wear!

I guess that's all the new stuff for now!

Next week he will be starting daycare. So sad! I'm glad he got to stay home for 5 months, most of that with me. I'm sure it's still going to be hard to leave him. I hope he doesn't give me his sad face when he starts realizing what's going on. That is going to make it SO hard!

Conversations with Isaiah 03.079

Jeremy: I'm soooo full....
Me: I'm soooo tired....
Isaiah: I'm so predictable!

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Apparently, Isaiah just went outside with his telescope, looked up into the sky and said "The problem is, the aliens are controlling the robots"

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Its supposed to hit 100 degrees today, so naturally Isaiah decided to wear sweatpants.

Conversations with Isaiah 03.076

Isaiah: Ho-bots in disguise!
Me: What's a ho-bot?
Isaiah: It means you're in trouble and predictable.

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Me: So one time when I was....
Isaiah: .....young

(Gee, thanks kiddo!)

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Me: Why did you get a time out?
Isaiah: Because I was jumping on the bed.
Me: And you didn't listen when I told you to stop.
Isaiah: Welcome to my life.

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Jeremy: You aren't dressed yet!
Isaiah: You need to dress me!
Jeremy: What? Why?
Isaiah: You picked out my clothes, you dress me. I pick out my clothes, I dress myself!

Conversations with Isaiah 03.072

"Ruff was out of food, so I gave him my cereal. Well, he had a little bit."

Isaiah @ 3.5 Years

Well, Isaiah is 3 1/2 now. I'm really not sure what's changed since he turned 3, so I will probably just blather on for a bit about how amazing he is.

Isaiah has been fully potty trained, including naps and at night, for over a year now. I've taken it for granted and forget how great that is until I see other kids that are barely younger than him (or even the same age) still in diapers. I know every kid does things on their own schedule, but it still makes me proud of my big guy.

The boy's vocabulary is amazing. He uses words we didn't know he KNEW....and uses them correctly! He's even started asking us what words mean when he doesn't understand them. The other day he was watching Transformers and they used a word he didn't know (of course, I can't remember what it was now) and I had to try to explain it to him. Jeremy got a kick out of that. I have a good vocabulary, but I don't know how to explain some words on a level I think Isaiah will understand. Maybe I try to dumb some things down too much? He also says the CRAZIEST things sometimes.

Isaiah can write his first and last name. First name completely without help, last name we still have to help him spell sometimes because he likes to leave out the 'c'. He still doesn't know all his letters, but we will probably work on that while he's home full time for a few weeks. Unless Jeremy and I actually find jobs. I'm just assuming we will be home at this point.

He had his last day at his old daycare yesterday. All his friends made him cards, which was really sweet. He doesn't seem too upset about it....in fact, he keeps asking about when he's going to start at his new school. Sometime this week I'm going to have to drop that paperwork off up there and will probably bring him with me so maybe we can see some of it.

Napping is becoming a fight. He still NEEDS one, but can lay in bed for an hour or more and not fall asleep. Those are bad nights. He usually ends up going to be early without getting to watch tv because he's just such a fussy mess. 

He LOVES his brother! And is just a super, amazing, beautiful, fantastic little boy!

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Earlier tonight I was telling Jeremy we needed to remember to run the dishwasher tonight. I only got out "We need to remember to...." when Isaiah chimed in with "....put that on Facebook later!"

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As I was nursing Micah this morning....

Isaiah: He's having a meal.
Me: Yeah, he is.
Isaiah: A McDonald's meal!

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This morning, during one of the songs in church Isaiah started making noise. I told him to be quiet but realized he had been singing (oooo-OOOOOO-ooooo VERY loudly and VERY off key). So I aplologized and told him he could sing if he wanted to.

He looked at me, gave me a big smile, and started singing 'Itsy Bitsy Spider'.

Micah @ 4 Months

Stats

14 lbs, 15 oz (25%)

23 3/4" (10%)

So what's new at 4 months? He's still quite the talker, but he's gotten louder. There's jabbering, and sometimes he starts shouting. One day he yelled so loud you could just tell it startled him! He's also become incredibly grabby...anything he can get his hands on! He grabs my hair, curtains, the pets' hair (and has pulled some out!)...pretty much everything. He really seems to enjoy his interlocking rings, but could care less about the teething ones. I think his first tooth will poke through soon! At least, I hope so. He's been miserable the past couple days.

I want to say that he's getting harder to entertain, but it's really that he finally needs to be entertained because he doesn't sit there quite so passively anymore. He really enjoys the outside, and sometimes to calm him down we really have to take him outside (and it's been brutally hot lately). Actually, the past couple days I've discovered that he enjoys looking out the windows just as much, so sometimes that saves us.

Micah has really gotten rolling on to his belly down now. We're in the "if you put me down I will promptly attempt to roll onto my belly" stage, which complicates diaper changes. It also means we need to be more careful about what we have on the floor around him, because he's going to try to get to it (and then stuff it in his mouth!)

He had his checkup the other day. 14 pounds 14 ounces (so close to 15! that surprised me) and 23 3/4 inches. So he grew almost 3 inches and added almost 3 pounds in 2 months! He is SO ROUND. I love it!

We moved furniture around last weekend (or maybe the one before) and now the boys are sharing a bedroom and we have a playroom! Micah still sleeps in bed with me at night, but once we added a small light to their room Isaiah's done better about sleeping in his bed. And the fact that Micah at least occasionally starts out the night in his crib really seems to make Isaiah believe they're sharing a room. We also put Ruff's bed in there a few days ago, so Jeremy and I don't have any extra furniture in our room anymore :D

Comparing...

Micah                                 Isaiah

14 lbs, 15 oz (25%)              18lbs, 3 oz (100%)

23 3/4" (10%)                       26 1/2" (88%)

Conversations with Isaiah 03.068

Isaiah: It says Nink
Jeremy: You mean Nike? How do you spell it?
Isaiah: Dooka-dooka-raspberry

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Isaiah: What's this song?
Jeremy: Its Nirvana's "Smells Like Teen Spirit"
Isaiah: (sniiiiiiiiifff) I smell it.

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Me: Maybe Hamburger Helper...
Isaiah: Hamburger Helper? I'm the helper, you're the hamburger!!

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Isaiah: Its iiiiickyyyy

Me: Did you just call my dinner icky?

Isaiah: No, the taste is icky. The taste.

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Me: I highly doubt it.
Isaiah: I had about it.
Me: That's not what I said! I.....highly.....doubt.....it
Isaiah: I.....can't.....say......that

Conversations with Isaiah 03.063

Me: Hey, Buddy! How was your nap?
Isaiah: Good. I slept like a freak!

Conversations with Isaiah 03.062

Becca: Viva France!
Isaiah: You're a frog!

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Isaiah put boxes on his feet...

Isaiah: Look at my new feet!
Me: What was wrong with the old ones?
Isaiah: They were too big

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"I had a birthday a couple years. True story."

Isaiah Firsts

Isaiah had his first dentist appointment yesterday. Not sure if we're way late on that or what. He did a great job. In fact, we had extra time because they schedule so much space for first timers. Which means we had to wait our turn for the dentist to check him and Micah woke up so I was trying to walk around with him in this tiny space. That part sucked. But Isaiah was fantastic! They kept saying he was the best 3 year old they've seen and he did better than older kids. I always wonder if they say that to ALL the kids who are somewhat good....but he really was very well behaved!

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Isaiah: Where'd my poppy thing go?
Me: I don't know, I didn't see you pop it.
Isaiah: Then my life is RUINED!

Conversations with Isaiah 03.058

Sometimes, using new vocabulary with 3 year olds is amusing. I should have taken a picture of his face when I said one of his toys was a 'deserter'. I think he was focusing on the "dessert" part.

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This is all AFTER I shower...

Isaiah: Gosh, Mom, you stink again!
Me: I stink?!?
Isaiah: Harsh, Mom.
Me: Harsh?!?
Isaiah: Harsh! You're so stinky!

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Isaiah: Oh no! I have to turn on the searchlight (On his toy)
Me: What are you looking for?
Isaiah: Bacon!

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"Look, Mom. My glasses change the world"

Micah @ 3 Months

Micah has become quite the little talker. He loves to jabber, and laugh, and especially blow raspberries. We've spent a lot of time blowing raspberries back and forth. He also LOVES to have his feet tickled and played with. Lately he's been standing a lot...he actually seems to prefer that to sitting. He can already hold his weight up for several minutes at a time! Obviously, we have to make sure he doesn't topple over, but he's even good about balancing sometimes! He's been rolling off his belly for a while now, but not regularly (I think he knows if he cries enough I will do it for him) and now has rolled from back to belly a couple times!

Night sleeping has gotten better. He's gotten better about nursing in bed, so we don't even need to completely wake up some nights. Well, I don't need to, he never really has. He's also started taking a long nap in late morning or early afternoon, as long as we take a good walk in the morning. So Micah, Ruff and I have been taking roughly hour long walks in the morning. It's great, it helps Micah sleep, wears Ruff out some, and I get some exercise which helps keep my stress level down. This makes me WAY more patient with Isaiah, so we've all been happier.

And, Micah now makes a pitiful sad face!

Conversations with Isaiah 03.054

Driving to Mynaw's from daycare.
Isaiah: How are we still not there yet?
Me: I don't know yet.
Isaiah: Its hard work sitting in a car seat.

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"Sometimes I just lose the game. Because I'm the only genius in the world"

Conversations with Isaiah 03.052

Isaiah: Mommy, what's for dinner?
Me: I think you can have a hot dog or a cheese taco.
Isaiah: Ummmmm, I'm mad at you, so I want McDonald's.

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Me: I will come sit by you in a minute and have my breakfast.
Isaiah: Okay! Don't squash me!

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Me: Isaiah, keep your brother happy so I can make lunch.
Isaiah: Uh! But I have lots of stuff to do!
Me: Like what?
Isaiah: Like play....or watch tv!

Mini Updates

He's recently become obsessed with having things to put in his mouth, so he's a little harder to entertain. He's suddenly a pro at rolling side-to-side and is doing well with rolling on to his back. He's almost gone back-to-belly a few times but seems to realize where he's going and stops himself. He isn't pooping every day anymore, which is pretty normal for breastfed babies I guess. I'm still trying to figure out if it's bothering him or not. Some nights he REALLY seems squirmier than he used to, but I can't really blame that on anything specific. Last time he pooped it had been 4 days and I spent a lot of time massaging his belly and doing bicycle legs. He pooped twice that day and then nothing since then. I guess I need to do more massages and stuff this afternoon. I'm worried he will become dependent on that stuff to poop and I doubt they will do that at daycare. 

We got Isaiah enrolled in a Montessori program at church. He will be switching to that daycare sometime in the beginning of August (maybe) and then have school in the morning. I'm hoping it's a good fit for him. We've already started talking about going to school at the church and he seems okay with it. I just don't want to leave him where he is when they want to leave him in the same room for 2 years! At least with Montessori it's more flexible and kids get to do things based on development, not age so much. He's a smart kiddo, I don't want him to get bored with school before it really starts.

Mommy Thoughts

Is there some sort of cosmic rule that, no matter how many batteries you have, you will NEVER have the right size?

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Tonight we were talking about family dynamics...aunts/sisters, brothers/uncle, and husband/wife...I asked Isaiah if he thought he'd have a wife someday. He said "Yeah.....maybe like Tinkerbell?"

Angels Among Us

Lori's (Jeremy's sister) service was yesterday. Basically, they just had a time for friends and family to get together and talk about "the good ol' days" with lots of food and the boys running around around it all. I met some of Jeremy's old teachers and other family members. A lot of people came to remember Lori.

The strangest thing happened about halfway through the time we were there. I was sitting on a chair talking to Isaiah when all of a sudden he said he had to go "tell that lady something". I asked if he meant Nana, because she was standing in the circle of women he pointed to. He said "no, that lady in the middle". I had no idea who he meant, but I let him go...even encouraging him when he got to the edge of the circle and looked back at me. My 3 year old walked into the middle of a group of women he didn't know (except his Nana) and went right up to Lori's best friend, and gave her a hug. I don't know if he said anything to her, no one heard him. When he came back I asked what he told her and he said he "couldn't tell me".

I don't know if the woman needed extra encouragement or what, but I fully believe there was something bigger than us at work there

Conversations with Isaiah 03.048

Me: Your monkey's not blinking anymore because the ball in his head is broken.
Isaiah: He broke his brain!

Conversations with Isaiah 03.047

Isaiah: Are we to Nana and Papa's yet?
Me: No, Isaiah. We just left its going to be a while. 
Isaiah: Can we walk?

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Me: Ohmygosh Isaiah, go look at your face.

Isaiah: It looks fabylous

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Sitting on our couch....

Isaiah: I'm hungry!
Me: Dinner smells good, doesn't it? Can you smell our dinner?
Isaiah: Yeah. And I smell AnnMarie

Mommy Thoughts

I guess if you have to change a flat tire, the parking lot of daycare is a good place to do it. You have someone to watch your kids while you mess with tires.

Micah @ 2 Months

Stats

12 lbs (92%)

21 3/8" (60%)

Micah is 2 months old as of yesterday. He had his checkup yesterday morning and looks great. TWELVE pounds already! He gained 2 pounds between his 1 month and 2 month checkups! What a little chunk he is :D. He hasn't gotten any longer so is in the 15th percentile for length, but I'm sure it will come eventually. Head circumference is something like 68th percentile, so he's got a big ol' noggin too.

Shots suck. I'm totally okay with vaccinations, I believe they're necessary...but stupid tetanus SUCKS! I tried everything I could think of to soothe Micah for 45 minutes before giving in and getting him some Tylenol. I don't like giving medicine, especially when he's so young, but I started to feel like I was being mean for not doing something I KNEW would help him. The paper from the doctor's office said a 5-11 pound infant could have .4 mL and so my 12 pound baby got about half that and it helped. I felt okay with really minimizing the amount he got, particularly since it made him happier.

Micah has started rolling over somewhat regularly. It seems to happen more when he's just woken up than when he's tired...I guess he has more energy? He's also has gotten really great at holding up his own head, even when I'm jiggling him around. He's in 3 month clothes and size 2 diapers so just putting on weight like a champ. Isaiah is still completely in love with him, though we've had some rough days lately with what Micah needs outranking playing with Isaiah. I hate seeing Isaiah so upset, but a screaming baby outweighs what Isaiah wants....and I don't know how to explain that it's temporary.

Isaiah is having major trouble sleeping in his own bed. He keeps getting scared of something but can't tell us what. I tried to put him to bed the other night and he came out after just a few minutes completely freaked out! I just put him in our bed and Jeremy moved him later. It's not really even worth it to move him, though because he just comes right back. I want to try putting his bed back in our room for a while and see how that goes, but Jeremy really doesn't like that idea. It seems like having him in his bed in our room all night is better than the 4 of us sharing a queen bed. Of course, that's just me because I can't really roll over and have Micah sleep in the middle next to his brother because Isaiah just crowds us. Jeremy isn't as bothered by Isaiah so it makes sense that he doesn't care about moving the bed.

Comparing...

Micah	Isaiah
12 lbs (92%)	14 lbs, 14 oz (78%)
21 3/8" (60%)	23 3/4" (69%)

Conversations with Isaiah 03.044

Me: Isaiah! Hang on, you need to get your helmet off.
Isaiah: Stopit! Why are you so EVIL?

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Isaiah: Where's my ball?
Me: I don't know, buddy. I don't see it.
Isaiah: Crap!

Conversations with Isaiah 03.042

(On our way to AnnMarie's. Still about 2 blocks away)

Isaiah: Why did Ruff stick his head out the window?
Me: Dogs have really good noses. They can smell a lot more than we can.
Isaiah: (sniffing noises) I can smell too!
Me: What do you smell? Isaiah: AnnMarie!

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Me: Isaiah, what do you want on your hot dog?
Isaiah: Black olives!

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Isaiah: You hate me!
Me: I do not hate you!!
Isaiah: I just hate myself!

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Isaiah: My skills are hurting?
Me: Your what?
Isaiah: My skills....My fairy skills

Conversations with Isaiah 03.038

Isaiah just informed me that his girlfriend's name is Elsa. She lives in the city with him, but he hasn't met her yet. He will meet her when he's older.

Pretty sure he didn't learn that one from tv.

Micah @ 7 Weeks

Micah is seven weeks old now. He eats like a champ and is really starting to plump up. I'd bet he's at least 11 pounds by now! I had such a sense of deja vu when he was eating the other day....he looks so much like Isaiah now that he's getting chunkier! He's also smiling a lot now. Basically he's sleeping, crying because he's hungry and I'm not feeding him RIGHT NOW, fighting sleep, or smiling. I know that makes it sound like he cries a lot, but most of his time is spent sleeping and a lot of the rest is awake and smiling. I love it!

Isaiah still loves his brother. We're having good and bad days with his attitude, though. It's definitely worse when he's tired or hungry (what kid's isn't?) but other times I just don't know why he's such a brat. We started giving him stickers for good behavior which seems to help some, but other times he's said "Oh well, I'll get one tomorrow". But I want you to be good NOW, kid!! Oh well, it's a process. He has to adjust more than the rest of us because we've been through babyness before.

Ladies Man

Isaiah has 2 little girls following him around the playground. Ladies man? I'm not ready for that!

Mommy Thoughts

As much as I love it when Micah sees me and smiles, its a million times better to see the little guy light up when he sees Isaiah!!

Conversations with Isaiah 03.037

Jeremy and Isaiah drove by a construction site where the tractors were just sitting. Isaiah said "those tractors are being lazy like you are sometimes".

Conversations with Isaiah 03.036

Isaiah: Mommy, I want grilled cheese.
Me: We don't have enough cheese for grilled cheese.
Isaiah: Oh. (Pause) I want meat.
Me: Meat? What kind of meat?
Isaiah: Large meat.

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I used the trimmer to cut Isaiah's hair last night. When he checked himself out in the mirror he sounded really surprised that he liked it. It was almost insulting!

Micah's Firsts

Micah had his 1 month checkup today (already!) He is 10 pounds 4 ounces, 21 3/8 inches...and ROLLED OVER when the doctor had him on his belly! And I missed it :(

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Isaiah was having a hard time getting on to our bed for story time. He told Jeremy "You have a big bed, and I have a little body"

Conversations with Isaiah 03.033

You probably aren't going to be happy if your son yells from the bathroom that he's "going potty everywhere" but it's rather amusing when he follows that with "it's on the ceiling".

He did NOT get the ceiling.

Micah @ 1 Month

Stats

10 lbs, 4 oz (75%)

21 3/8" (50%)

Nursing is going so much better. My nipples are getting used to it again so it's not so painful. When my milk lets down it still hurts though! Not an ouch-I'm-full feeling either, but stinging! It's sucky but the little guy is obviously growing so I just deal with it. Hoping that will go away soon too. He's gotten better enough at latching that I don't even need to get out of bed at night anymore. When he starts squirming we roll over, he latches, we fall back asleep. I feel SO much more rested! This is why we cosleep :D. Last night we had some trouble latching, though and I almost actually got up to feed him but he eventually got going. I hope saying he's doing so well doesn't mean we're going to start having trouble with it....that's the way babies roll sometimes.

The little guy is definitely a-growing. We moved up to size 1 diapers (MUCH later than we really could have) and he's even started wearing some 3-6 month clothes. Yes, at ONE month. It's a length thing, when he tries to really stretch out you can tell his sleepers just aren't long enough. Other 1-3 month stuff is still too big on him, though. Ugh, baby clothes is just like that. Once it warms back up and he can wear summer clothes again it won't be such an issue. He's certainly starting to get the chunky breastfed baby thing going on, but he's still not too fat for the smaller clothes. His checkup is Tuesday so we will see how big he really is then.

Last weekend was Micah's baptism. Nothing really earth-shattering but it was nice. I love our priest, he lets all the kids in church come sit up front so they can really see what's going on. Isaiah was particularly happy about that because he wanted to stand up front with us anyway!

Speaking of Isaiah, he's still totally in love with his brother. Always asks to hold him and wants to give him kisses...even has said that we need (yes, NEED) to have another baby! Ack! No way! Especially because the love for his brother doesn't carry over to Jeremy and me. He's not happy that he's lost so much attention and has been acting up. I know it's normal and all so I'm not concerned, but I can't believe he says he wants us to have another when one has taken so much of our time from him!

And, the BEST thing for last...he's totally started smiling for us! I went to get him out of his crib the other day after he'd been put in there for a nap. When I leaned over and started talking he looked up and gave me a big ol' baby smile! It was great! You can't tell me that was gas :P! He did the same thing earlier today when I put him down to use the bathroom...when I went back in and said hi he gave me a smile. He also sometimes does it when I tickle his sides. I love it!

Comparing...

Micah                            Isaiah

10 lbs, 4 oz (75%)          11 lbs, 2 oz (76%)

21 3/8" (50%)                   22" (65%)

Conversations with Isaiah 03.032

Isaiah asked me to put Mr. Potatohead's "bum" back on because "he likes his bum". I laughed and asked if Isaiah liked his own bum and he said yes. Then he gave me a big smile, turned around and pulled his pants down enough to show me his bum!

Ohhhh boys!!

Conversations with Isaiah 03.031

Me: We need to trim the hair around your ears.
Isaiah: Why?
Me: Cuz its getting long and you're looking shaggy.
Isaiah: And my eyebrows?
Me: Ummmm, noooo.......

The Eating Habits of a 3 Year Old

I have a strange child...he is alternating between eating broccoli and Easter candy.

Conversations with Isaiah 03.030

Isaiah: I like that stuff!
Jeremy: You like chicken noodle soup?
Isaiah: Yeah Jeremy: Where did you have it?
Isaiah: At a place!

Conversations with Isaiah 03.029

Me: Isaiah, will you go get me the plugs that are on the table?
Isaiah: [HUGE SIGH] Do I have to do EVERYTHING around here?

Conversations with Isaiah 03.028

"Impossible! I can't be wrong!"

Mommy Thoughts

Note to self: When taking your kids for pictures you really should make sure they don't have any tattoos. Totally forgot Isaiah had a temporary Iron Man one on his forearm! 

Pictures are adorable anyway!

Micah @ 2 Weeks

Micah will be two weeks old tomorrow, but this is going to count as his update because I'm (planning on) going back to classes tomorrow and will probably be too exhausted to actually write. If I'm not, I may let you know how the day actually went.

Needless to say, I"m definitely not looking forward to tomorrow. I'm more feeling bad about leaving my baby so early than upset about being away from him. This will probably change when I actually need to leave the house, but maybe not. I think it's going to be MUCH easier to leave him at home with daddy/grandma/auntie than it would be to drop him off at daycare.

I actually did a practice run today. I left Micah at home with Jeremy while I ran to Target. I wasn't even gone an hour, but other than feeling bad that I was leaving my baby, I didn't get upset. If I don't let the guilt get to me, I may do okay with this. And I'm not leaving him for more than 4 hours at a time (I plan on coming home on my 2 hour break on my long days) so it's not like I'm going back to work where I'd leave him for 8-9 hours at a time.

I've gotten in to the habit of going back to bed after Micah eats at 5:30/6:00 am. Not a good thing because I sleep until 8:30 or 9:30. At that point I need to be staying up and just getting ready, then napping later. Well, I honestly don't know how napping will go on the long days because I really only have an hour break and I need to eat and either pump or feed the baby in that time. Class is done at 3 and then I usually go get Isaiah, if I don't right away I won't even have an hour until his normal pickup time. I don't know how I'm going to stay awake! It will be early bedtime, that's for sure. Tuesdays and Thursdays are going to turn in to "rest up" days!

I got a Moby wrap today. I never "wore" Isaiah, but I had fewer responsibilities then. Now there's the whole house to take care of, plus a 3 year old. Actually, I mainly got the wrap so I could hold Micah while still being able to research/write papers, read over slides, study, what have you. The boy definitely likes to be held, and I have no problem with that. I've started swaddling him in his crib for one of his naps during the day, but since I won't be with him 24/7 anymore I don't want to have to put him down to work on school stuff. We did a trial run with the wrap and it seemed to go okay. We will have to see how well it works when I use it for real.

Conversations with Isaiah 03.027

Jeremy: After Mommy and Micah get ready we're gonna go somewhere.
Isaiah: Where?
Jeremy: Its a surprise!
Isaiah: Is it Target?

For the record, the zoo is MUCH better than Target.

Micah @ 1 Week

Micah is one week old today. I forget how fast time goes with a newborn...I'm already halfway through my "maternity leave". I wonder if I will actually go back to class next Wednesday. It's going to be so easy to skip to stay home with my baby!

Isaiah is doing wonderful with his brother. He does such a good job being gentle with him (around him, we need to work on) and gives Micah lots of hugs and kisses. Isaiah did purposefully elbow Micah in the head once, but even then he was gentle about it (LOL!). It was more of a pushing boundaries thing and since he promptly got a timeout we haven't had any more trouble with that. Listening to US is a different matter, but that's pretty much to be expected.

We went to Micah's checkup yesterday. Little stinker was already up 6oz from his discharge weight! Three more ounces and he will be at his birth weight (apparently something they like babies to reach by 2 weeks). He's as good an eater as his big brother was! I'm also relieved that the pediatrician is serious about the lack of antibiotic given before he was born (ie none) given that I was strep positive with Isaiah. I know that the bacteria comes and goes and apparently my water breaking *just* before Micah was born is a good thing, but we just don't know if he was exposed. The doctor isn't necessarily worried about it, but she wants us to seriously keep a close eye on him the next few weeks and bring him in right away if anything seems off. With everyone else kind of glossing over it, it makes me feel better that she discussed it with us.

Sleeping has gone relatively well so far. He wakes up on his own somewhere between every 2-4 hours to eat, usually right around 3 hours. So I'm not terribly tired, but I do have trouble waking up. Once I get moving, things are good. He does sometimes eat more often during the day, but that's much easier to deal with.

Gotta go...he's waking up!

Conversations with Isaiah 03.026

Isaiah: Mommy, are we going fast?
Me: No, buddy. There's a lot of cars on the street.
Isaiah: When the cars are gone we can go fast now. Cuz you don't have a baby in your belly.

Mommy Thoughts

I forgot a cardinal rule when talking about babies: DO NOT talk about anything they're doing so well that may lead to you sleeping better, because they won't do it at night for you!

Chicken dog

My 70+ pound dog is afraid of my 7-something pound newborn. Terrified, actually....wouldn't come near him once he got a good sniff of him. This is going to be an interesting dynamic for a while.

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"Maybe he's crying cuz I have stinky feet"

Naturally....

I seriously had no intention or interest in natural childbirth. It's a preference, and my migraines have taught me that I prefer to not be in pain if I can help it. Not that migraines and childbirth are comparable, but whatever. Obviously, since I was READY to be induced I have no problem with medical interventions during pregnancy (except c-sections, but that's mostly because I don't want to go through that recovery!) Well, I survived one. Barely ;)

So, once again the medication that was supposed to prep my cervix started my labor. One dose this time, which I was curious about how that would play out...I'd had 2 doses last time before labor started. Once things started, they went FAST! NO ONE was ready for it!

Micah was born right around 6 hours after I got one dose of the cytotek stuff. I told that to one of the nurses on the recovery floor and her mouth kind of dropped open.  I was 4 cm just before 2:00, then I went from 7 cm to having a baby in under 30 minutes. No wonder the doctor didn't make it! My DOULA barely made it in time! I think there were only 4 nurses in the room when Micah actually came. The bed didn't even get broken down, I didn't use the stirrups, I was laying on my side pushing (even though they told me to wait) and then they finally let me roll on my back and push him out.

The poor nurses were REALLY trying to get me to wait until the doctor got there to push Micah out. Later this bugged me, because if I had to wait for the doctor why couldn't they give me the epidural? Once I got to 10 cm there "wasn't time for it to take effect"...but we still had to wait. Let me tell you, once I realized it hurt LESS to push than to breathe through those damn contractions, there was no stopping me. A nurse "caught" Isaiah. An older lady that had never had to catch a baby before...poor thing!

And apparently when I was saying things in my head (like "screw this I'm pushing anyway") it was NOT really in my head. Oh well.

Once Micah was born they took him over to the table to check him out. I didn't get him on my belly right away like I did with Isaiah which totally freaked me out at the time because I thought something was wrong. Now I'm disappointed but we figured since there was no doctor to be in charge the nurses really wanted to make sure the baby was okay. I can't blame them for that.

Anyway, the doctor eventually got there, I think I said "thanks for coming" or something silly. I birthed the placenta which strangely felt a lot rounder than I imagined (I guess I thought it would be more like a deflated balloon?) and then got a couple stitches. Thankfully I didn't tear too badly even though there was no one "down there" trying try to keep that from happening.

I never did get the antibiotics for being strep B positive. I guess it wouldn't have mattered anyway because you need them a few hours before the baby's born. They assume he's fine since my water broke right before he came out so he didn't spend a lot of time in the nirth canal, but it's still kind of nerve wracking.

I feel like this is all over the place, not a coherent story.

Anyway, we're home now! I'm so relieved to be back. I need to try to get the little one to eat something because he hasn't had much. OHMYGOSH my boobs huuuuuuurt. I think he's starting to wake up, so we may try to get some eating done.