Isaac Weekly Update: Week 46

Teeth. It's that time again. Isaac has had eight teeth since he was 6 months and now his first molar on the top right is beginning to make way, which explains a lot. Over the last couple weeks he's been a little more moody and clingy and it seems to come and go. He also has been sucking his thumb more and this development may be part of it! I love when there's a reason for things!

Even though he has his hot/cold moments, there are still MANY smiles from this child. Another new development is that he is walking better when we hold his hands. I should get a video of it... Even though it looks as though walking may be on the horizon, he is quite the avid crawler, but doesn't always look where he's going. Actually, when he gets excited, he rarely looks where he's going. He puts his head down and just GOES.

He also enjoys "reading" Guess How Much I Love You. With this book in particular, he gets more animated and "talks" while flipping through the pages.

Lastly, I have a video of Isaac watching one of HBO's shows, "Classical Baby: I'm Grown Up Now: The Poetry Show." I really like the "classical baby" series and Isaac does too! I put this on for him when Jake and I were trying to finish getting things ready for him to leave for work. In this clip Ike is listening/watching one of my favorite poems, (read by Gwyneth Paltrow) "How do I love thee?" by Elizabeth Barrett Browning.

Isaac Weekly Update: Week 25

Life is good when this boy sleeps...

Today Isaac is 26 weeks old and working on THREE teeth. I thought it was only the top two and then realized there is one coming in on the bottom as well. poor boy.

Week 25 (5/26-6/1): With the incoming teeth, life has been a little tougher this week. There have been a couple "normal" days, but overall his sleeping was off both during the day and at night which has effects on every other aspect of life. Today for example, he only ended up napping for a combined 1 1/2 hours. This results in a bipolar baby who smiles one second and then suddenly starts screaming the next. Not only is it difficult to deal with these teenage girl type mood swings, but it also inhibits me from getting other things done. I can't feel too sorry for myself though, I don't have teeth pressing through my gums!

This is a typical face this week:

He is pressing his bottom teeth against his top. Many times he makes little noises while he's doing it and in these pictures he is also exploring Jake's face. :)

Isaac also loves water bottles and is getting better and better at grabbing them.

As my last post mentioned, we started Ike on solids, but we have yet to try another feeding since the 1st. We will probably give him some tomorrow since he needs a bath anyway.