Pre-meditating the first bite

Daddy took me to the store this morning. I've come to dislike the store - not because of all the people fawning over me and trying to get me to smile or because of all the shiny colorful packages to look at. No all that is fine. My real problem is that I know that this place has all sorts of food that mommy and daddy don't let me eat. They sit me on their laps and shovel tasty treats into their mouths while I sit and watch, sometimes grabbing desperately to redirect their hands toward my salivating boca. Now in all honesty, my daddy does have a heart and has at times slipped me small licks of apple, cantaloupe, and (don't tell mommy) coca cola, but that's nothing compared to a real bite of something. But back to the store. Today was different, daddy picked out a me-sized sweet potato and let me carry it in the store - I was so excited I could barely contain myself. The real challenge was fighting daddy who wanted me to keep the paci in my mouth (I wanted to spit it out so that I could suck on my new food group).

Apparently the first bite is slated for Saturday morning (I'll believe it when I taste it). For now, my friend is sitting safely on the counter - 'til we meet again my sweet!

Isaac

Kitchen Floor, part 1

One of the projects that's kept us busy recently is putting in a new kitchen floor. Here's a glimpse into our work in progress:

All work & no play makes Jack a dull boy (Isaac and daddy playing "super-baby" on the old floor):


We had resorted to taping our linoleum down...



Matt hard at work (I helped as I was able--naptime for Isaac--as Isaac understandably thought the nail gun was too loud and scary):







We just need to put down the strips that connect the kitchen to the other rooms and then I can put up a pic of the finished project!

My Neighbor

I've discovered my neighbor is quite kind.

1) A week or so ago I was feeling really lousy, so Matt brought me home a rose bush to cheer me up. :) After a few days of worrying about my rose bush drying out and dying, I decided I was going to have to plant my bush even if I didn't have a shovel (life without a car can be interesting!). So I pulled out the one tool I did have (an edger) and started digging. Thankfully the hole only had to be 2'x 2'x 2'. Mary (my neighbor) came out to see Isaac, to chat, and to learn about my rose bush, AND she was gracious enough not to point out that honestly an edger is NOT the best tool to use for digging holes...

2) Yesterday, I managed to lock Isaac & myself out of the house, and, of course, we were both w/out shoes and coats. Brrrr! I knew waiting for Matt was not an option as it was only 6:30pm and on this rotation sometimes he doesn't get home till midnight. So, I knocked on our neighbor's door. She let me in to her warm house, let me use her phone to call Matt, and told me her own lockout stories so I wouldn't feel so silly. :)

She has twin grand babies that are just about Isaac's age that she often cares for, so we decided we'd let them "play" together some this summer.

In other news:

Al & Patty (our friends & Matt's boss from back when he worked at NIH) gave Isaac a cute blue shirt when we were over for Easter. Our Easter was so busy I didn't manage to get any pics. I'll have to dress him back up so we can have some and pretend we took them on Easter.

Grandma & Grandpa

We had a wonderful visit from Grandma & Grandpa Olson! Isaac loved them both! Now he can't wait to meet his two great-Grandmothers and all his aunts and uncles! :)

5 months!

Well, it's been a while since our last post and lots has happened (maybe I can try to catch up this week), but here's a pic I took of Isaac last week on his 5 month birthday. He's getting so strong. It won't be long now before he's mobile. I think it's time for me to baby proof (buy baby gates for our MANY stair cases, get the cleaning chemicals up, and plug the outlets). Any other baby proofing things I should do??? I'm sure once he's actually mobile I'll find out!