Happy 1st Birthday Isaac!

Happy Birthday, 1 year old!

I really don’t know where to begin (or end) this post. Like all moms say, “I can’t believe it has been a year.” It has gone by so fast. Ben and I had such a fun time looking through all of the pictures over the last year and even viewing some archived videos. It made us super excited for the newest addition to the family in December as well.

Isaac – you are such an amazing little boy. You have brought us so much joy, happiness, dirt, adventure, activity and so much more to our lives. I pinch myself daily wondering if you could are really as good as you seem or if it is all just a dream. I keep wondering when you are going to “turn” on us but each new day you surprise us anew with your smiles, your gentle spirit, your curiosity and your cuddles. You have been a blessed gift to us and we hope that we in turn can be as good of parents to you.

Because I don’t even know how to write everything in this one little post, I am just going to list some of the things that make you who you are and milestones that you have reached:

Personality

• You are still very determined. When you set your mind to something you practice until you get it right. It is not a stubborn determination though, more of a calculated determination.
• You are VERY curious. You inspect and dissect everything. You watch us very closely and want to mock or mimic those around you. You like trying out new things and seeing how they work.
• You are still wiggly. You are always moving. You can’t stand to sit still. The only time you sit still is when you are reading books. And even then you take to dancing or bopping your head along with the rhythm of the reading.
• You love to read. You often go grab a book and bring it to me.
• You love to dance and play music. You love to have music playing or make your own music on the toy piano or with your newest instrument the kitchen pot.
• You have a sweet and caring disposition. Several months ago you took to cuddling with us right before you go down to sleep. You love to give us kisses and rest your cute head on our shoulder. You show your caring cuddly side in these moments.
• You are genuinely happy 95% of the time. You are rarely unhappy. You go with the flow and just love life. You smile when we get you up in the morning and you continue throughout the day. I (your mom) hope that I don’t kill that in you. Most days you remind me that there is little in this life worth worrying about. Thank you for your amazing smiles.

Milestones

• You started taking steps about a week ago. You were so proud of yourself when you did it. Now you are getting braver every day and taking more steps. You have learned to control your movements more and fall down less. You are really starting to be able to turn directions and get places in your walking. You are starting to choose walking over crawling to get to places.
• You finally broke another tooth through so now you have your four on the top and three on the bottom. I see the fourth on the bottom poking it’s way through any day now.
• You are eating like a champ! Probably because you have started walking and get much hungrier than before. Some of your favorite foods right now include: scrambled eggs, grilled cheese, grapes, blueberries, peas, green beans, ham, bread, pasta, and pretty much anything that we are eating.
• Not only do you eat a lot but you animate your eating. You are always saying things like “yuummmm” when you are eating. I suppose you want to make sure we keep giving you more!
• You can sign a few things and you have really picked up on this the last week or so. You have been able to sign “milk” for several months now when you want a drink. Now you have mastered “more” and “eat”. It is so cute. Although our trip to the grocery store yesterday was a bit challenging when you kept signing to me that you wanted “more” every aisle that we went down.
• You can say some words. We might be the only ones that understand you but you say them: fan, fish, food, bye, mom, dad, duck, dog, whoa, ooohhh. . .
• You are an animal making sound machine! You can make so many animal sounds it makes my head spin. You get this most definitely from playing with your dad. Your pig sound is AMAZING! I can’t even oink like a pig that well. I am not sure how you ever learned to do that. Here are some other sounds that you can make:

• Cow – “moo”
• Horse – “neigh”
• Rooster – “cock a doodle doo”
• Dog – “arf, arf” (sort of sounds like whining dog)
• Lion – “roar”
• Cat – “meow”
• Duck – “quack”
• Lamb – “baa”

Well, if left on my own I could go on forever about you. But I will save everyone the long reading. I will say it again. You are a blessed gift from God and I pray each and every day that I will raise you in His ways. I do not deserve such an amazing little boy, and that is exactly what you are!

I picked a picture from each of the months of Isaac life. Of course, you can also go back through the blog archives if you want a trip down memory lane:

 

Happy 1st Birthday Isaac!