Author Archives: Brian

Isaac J. Gets the Giggles

Throw the ladybug, dog pounces, boy giggles. Repeat.

Mama’s Day 2008

Happy first Mother’s Day Blossom! To celebrate we had a breakfast and then took Isaac to the playground. It was a gorgeous day, and Isaac got to wear his bug sun hat. We rode on the horses which he liked. I put him my lap and went down a slide, which he decidedly did not [...]

Emptying the Toy Box

Isaac likes to empty things. Give him a filled container and he will fling the contents every which way.

On the Move

Isaac J. is getting closer and close to full mobility. Frightening thought, really. He’s mastering the army crawl, and can roll over and sit up whenever he can be bothered. He can get his knees under him, but they don’t stay.

Isaac the Inchworm

Isaac is not what you would call the most mobile of babies. He has expressed a marked reluctance to move on his own, although he loves to be propped up to bounce, or look out the window, or sit and play. But now it appears that is all changing. Watch as little man just begins [...]

Mr. J. Gets His Peekaboo On

Isaac has gotten pretty good at pulling a blankey over his head and waiting until you fire off the “Where’s Isaac?”. Then he whips it off and giggles as you hollar “Peekaboo!”. This isn’t his crispest effort, but it shows off his skills.

Not Really Walking

Mr. J. has yet to master the intricacies of coordinate movement. Meaning he doesn’t crawl, or walk, or scoot, or pull himself up, or roll over. About all he can do is sit and reach over and touch his toes. So we’ve been working with him to stand up and move around more. This wicker [...]

Exploding Blocks

Grandma Marie sent us one of those red and blue globes with the shape holes all around, and the matching yellow blocks on the inside. Everyone I have talked to used to have one of these when they were a kid; ’tis awesome they are still around. Mr. J. likes it when I make all [...]

Interstate Infogram

Here’s a sweet infogram that shows a simplified version of how America’s interstate system is put together. I love stuff like this.

What a Winter

Massive snow and endless colds sums up our winter season. I’m on my fifth cold now, plus I had a tasty episode of a 24-hour stomach bug back in December that was quite memorable. All those illnesses made it difficult for us to keep up with life management, and I didn’t have any energy to [...]