May 21 - Jonah at Isaac's preschool party

Isaac's preschools are both over for the summer now. On the last day, Isaac's Friday class met at his teacher's house for a potluck party. You'd think I would have photos of Isaac, the party, etc.; however, the camera battery died after just 4 shots. But here's a glimpse of Jonah, sitting up in the sunroom while Isaac played in the backyard with some friends.

May 5 - Hanging out in the Hammock

Thanks Leanne for the photos!

Mother's Day

JONAH! 7 months old, playing with his favorite toy

Mother's Day is so much more fun once you have kids. Seems obvious, but I guess I never knew what all the fuss was about (sorry Mom!) until I learned just how hard this job really is.

Actually, I didn't think we'd be celebrating unless I planned it myself. But Adam surprised me by indeed knowing which day Mother's Day was and wanting to treat me to a meal out (place to be determined), a family outing (also to be determined), and time to paint. All our plans were last-minute, but it was a fun day and one of the first really beautiful, warm days we've had in a long while.

We did spend 1.5 hours waiting for a table at Snooze (last-minute decision to go to brunch on Mother's Day = no reservations = very long wait). They'd told us 45 minutes, and it was starting to seem decidedly not worth the wait (is the food really that good??), but then the food and drinks really were incredibly good: sparkling wine mixed with peach puree, Snooze's signature pineapple pancake with creme anglaise poured over the top, and, for me, a shaved ham and egg sandwich on French toast with hollandaise and maple syrup for dipping. I wouldn't do that wait again, but at least we were well-rewarded once we sat down.

Then we were off to a park by the river. Adam and Isaac (in the trailer) biked down, and Jonah (in the stroller) and I ran / walked. Jonah screamed the whole 15 minutes and fell asleep at the park as soon as I picked him up. After I struggled to push the Bob one-armed up the steep hill to where Adam and Isaac had parked, while holding my sleeping baby in the other arm, he woke up after all and got happy again.

Isaac was thrilled to "help" Adam fly the kite he'd bought 3 years ago for our new baby, so they ran around in the field below while I played with Jonah. Our littlest guy is finally sitting up for longer and longer periods, and with his favorite ball and favorite book, he was a happy boy for a long time.



















My favorite:


After a while, Isaac took over the kite and started running up and down the hill with it.


Isaac loved the kite. When his tongue wasn't sticking out in concentration (the only shots I could manage to get), he had a radiant smile. Just take my word for it.








Mama and boys

April 18 video - More piano music and then silliness

March 25 - Crazy Isaac video

This is how we entertain ourselves when Adam is gone...

Isaac's music

I've mentioned that Isaac loves to make music, and we are his biggest fans. Sometimes the melodies he picks out on the piano are surprisingly beautiful - enough to make me stop what I'm doing and just listen. I know I'm a proud mama, but here's a video of some pretty piano-playing one evening:



His singing has also developed more lately as, in the past few months, he's learned the words to a lot of songs and sings them well enough that they are easily recognizable. Here are some of the songs he can sing now (I'm forgetting a bunch, I'm sure):

Ba Ba Black Sheep
Away in a Manger
Alphabet Song
Hello and Goodbye songs (music class)
Peanut Sat on a Railroad Track...(don't know the name)
Down by the Station
Twinkle Twinkle Little Star
Row, Row, Row Your Boat
Itsy Bitsy Spider

And some that he has made up:
Red Horse in a Wagon
3 Little Nonnies

And a video showing Isaac singing Itsy Bitsy Spider, exhaustively - only the true fans will sit through this 20 times! But it does show his dear little voice, which we love.

March 23 - Jonah finally gets solid food!

For weeks or even months, Jonah had been following our food from hand to mouth, gaping at us big-eyed. As his coordination developed, I'd find straws and plastic bags being pulled out of my hands - along with an occasional dive for an apple. He wanted some, long before I was ready to be tied to the high chair a few times a day. And with nutrition to back me up (babies don't need solids until at least 6 months, or even later), I made him wait. Finally, a few days before his half birthday, we put him in the high chair and made him some rice cereal.

At first, he seemed to be nursing the spoon - understandably. He only ate a teaspoon or so the first night, but I think he liked it.