Visiting the grandparents

We must be the luckiest parents in the world. Why? you ask, because my dad and step-mom will take Max for a day, a long weekend or a week at a time in a heartbeat. Max has already been up to visit grams and gramps at the Lake twice this summer without us. Now, he's up visiting again for a whole week. His cousin Trevor who is 6 will also be visiting. The two of them will be swinging, swimming, animal hunting at the zoo, eating fruit until it grows inside them, playing outside and sleeping by 6pm every night. Oh to be a kid again!

Here's what I'll be up to all week while he's gone
Babysitting to 6 year olds
Cleaning and organizing the house (again!)
Clothes shopping, I need some new attire for my new job
And celebrating 4th of July alone, sounds sad doesnt it. Daryl and Isaac will be heading up North to my dads for the 4th. I have to work at the Mall, so I'll miss out, but im kind of looking forward to a weekend alone...just wish it didnt happen over a holiday.

Growing like a weed!

Isaac had his 9 month check up this week. While he still is not crawling (but VERY close) (or feeding himself), he's doing great. He weighed 19.14 lbs and is 29 inches tall. That puts him in the 50th percentile for weight and the 75th percentile for height. I thought Max was going to be tall, but I think this kid will surpass his big brother.

The facts about Isaac
He has four teeth
The kid can chug a 6 ounce bottle in less than 2 minutes (I know what your're thinking...and it involves college parties and beer)
loves to play patty cake (he sort of claps along on his own)
He loves nap time (who would have ever thunk it)
He is a thumb sucker and is attached to his hand-made blanket
He loves vegetables and eats only one fruit, avacado

The big news!

The time has come, mommy is going back to work full time. She spent a lot of time job hunting, with little success, until last week. She had a bunch of interviews. While she was interviewing for the jobs, we spent time with Grammy Jan and played with our friends, Audra, JJ and Marcie.

From what I understand (cut me some slack, im only 9 months), mommy will be spending her days in an office helping people with their medical needs. Im happy for mommy, but I will miss her cuddles before nap time.

No need to worry about Max and I, we'll be going to daycare where there are lots of kids and plenty of toys and fun things for us to do. We'll miss mommy, but she assures me that this will be good for all of us.

Congrtulations on the new job mom.

Attachments

When Max was a baby, he got a stuffed animal from a family friend. It's blue and is often mistaken for a rabbit, but I believe its actually a dog. He has grown to love "Patch" and carries him around the house, he even rides in the car (but never goes in the store). Max and Patch play toys and Patch becomes his baby and he gets buckled into the bosster seat, bouncy chair and car seat. Max carries him by the ears, h'es had countless 'baths' and has had stitches quite a few times in his short 3.5 years.

When Isaac was born, Grandma Noreen made Isaac a blanket. From the beginning I always put that blanket in bed with Isaac. Well, he is officially attached, he puts his fingers thru the holes, curls up with it, rests his head on it, chews on it, etc. He loves his blanket and can't sleep without it. Heck, he even rides better in the car with it. He totally reminds me of Linus from Snoopy. So far, the blanket has pretty much remained in the crib, we only have one so we can't lose it. I asked Noreen to make him two smaller blankets that would become take along blankets for in the car (just in case one got lost, we'd at least have a back-up).

Oh, and he sucks his left thumb OR his right pointer finger.

Funny things~!

Last week I took the boys to my office where I work part time. I was on the phone and Max wondered over to the other desk. I could hear the clicking of the keyboard, so I finished up my call and went over to him.
Me: What are you doing?
Max: Im checking my email.
Me: Anything good?
Max: no response, just looked at me and smiled
I laughed and thought to myself, he's learning this from me. I may spend to much time on the computer.

Just a few days ago Max was playing with his rescue helicopter. He was rescuing me and asked me what I had hurt.
Me: I broke my leg.
Max: Ok, let me fix it.
Me: How will you fix it?
Max: I'll hammer it back together.
Me: (laughing) Hammer it back together?
Max went on to playing his rescue gig and later, I over heard him say that my toe was broke and he'd hammer that back together too. I hope he doesn't become a Dr. in real life.