The 15th Month Montage

Stats:
Age: 15 months
Weight: 28 lbs 8 oz…90th Percentile
Length: 32 ¾ inches …90th Percentile
Head Circumference: 19 ½ inches… 95th Percentile

Isaac…

Started walking three days before he turned 15 months.

Is a wonderful helper. He loves to help around the house. He tries to sweep, fold laundry, dust and wipe his high-chair tray off.

Can do the motions to "If you are Happy and you know it...", "The wheels on the bus.", and sometimes “Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes”.

Loves to dance (with pom poms). He wiggles his little body anytime there is music playing. He also loves to put pen caps on and off.

Started using a spoon. (this has been quite messy!)

Currently dislikes peas.

Is very good at responding to directions.

Has finally learned to give closed mouth kisses! It is wonderful to get a kiss goodbye!

Is an excellent sleeper! He is sleeping from 7:30 pm to 7:30 am on weekdays and he usually sleeps until 8:00 or later on weekends.

When asked is able to point to several body parts including belly, head and nose.

Is a man of few words. He currently says mama, dada, more, uh-oh, all done and bye-bye. (We are working on the vocabulary… we got lectured by Dr. Huger at his 15 month exam)

Very goofy, happy and just a wonderful toddler!

Welcome to the World, Addyson Lin Seidl

One of my best friends from college, Amber Seidl, gave birth to baby girl, Addyson Lin on February 4th. She weighed in at a healthy 10lbs 7 oz with a length of 22 inches. We hope we can one day soon meet the new little girl!! Congratulations to the Seidl Family! We love you and are so happy for you!

You can see more pictures of Addy on the Seidl blog. http://addyson-seidl.blogspot.com

I'm Pooped

For several months now Isaac has only been taking one nap a day at daycare. But at home, he was still taking a morning and afternoon nap (we must be boring or something). We thought it was about time for us to get on the same schedule as daycare. So… Saturday mid-morning Isaac is starting to show signs of sleepiness, but I am determined to keep him up until after his lunch. So I take him to Target to do a little shopping. He was very well behaved but now showing signs of extreme exhaustion. We get home unload the bags and Isaac sits down for lunch. So I think to myself “be efficient…get a chore done while Isaac his eating”. Therefore, I proceed to unload and reload the dishwasher while chatting with I-man. Well, I failed to notice that his chatter stopped before looking over at his high-chair to see this…

Isaac’s First Birthday and the 12 Month Stats

Age: 12 months
Weight: 28 lbs 8oz…90th Percentile
Length: 31 1/2 inches …90th Percentile
Head Circumference: 19 inches… 90th Percentile
Health Report: Isaac is currently healthy! Yeah!

Isaac turned one on November 16, 2008. His puppy themed party was celebrated with family and friends. We were so lucky to have relatives from afar join us for this momentous occasion. Thank you to for making the long trip to come see I-man on his big day. Isaac did wonderful with all the commotion but was not at all interested in his cupcake. He took one lick of the frosting and knew he wanted nothing to do with it. This means we didn’t get any good cake pictures… oh well… I’m sure the day will come when he can’t get enough sugar! Here are some pictures from the big event!

Family Update

A lot has happened since our last blog entry. I (Sara) after working three years in the accounting department for Dierbergs Markets made the bold decision to switch career fields. After chairing Dierberg’s main fundraising campaign for the American Heart Association, I learned that I much more enjoyed fundraising and event’s management then I did my everyday accounting job. So in early November I took job as a Foundation Coordinator for a national optometric charity. Thus far, I think it was the right decision and I am truly enjoying the new challenge.
Also since our last blog, Isaac turned one and moved to the toddler room at daycare. It is official, we no longer have a baby! I swear he is growing daily and constantly learning new things. It has been wonderful watching him discover new objects and figuring out how things work. But this new inquisitive toddler is much more of a handful then he ever was before. He is BUSY, BUSY, BUSY getting into pantries, cupboards, drawers etc. Needless to say, Adam and I have some toddler proofing to do.

I'm Sorry!

Well, it has been quite some time since I updated the family blog… but up until recently I didn’t know we had so many habitual readers. It wasn’t until we were home for Christmas that several people expressed their desire for a new blog entry. So I must say to our loyal fans… I apologize for the lack of blogging and I vow to do a better job in 2009. To start this vow on the right foot, let me give you a preview of the entries to come…Family Update, Isaac’s First Birthday, Is this Turkey?, 10+ Hours and a Trip to the ER, and Happy New Year…2008 in Review.

Aunt Megan... We Love You!

Auntie Megan came to visit last weekend and we had such a wonderful time with her. Meg has only had the pleasure to see Isaac two other times since he was born. So needless to say, Meg was a little shocked to see that the baby she once knew was now a little man! But now that he is a little man, they were able to play together, laugh together and play dress up in her clothes.
Saturday afternoon the four of us went to the Magic House (a local children’s museum). It is a wonderful place, with so much to do and see! Even though the Magic House’s target age group is 0-12, I can’t say who had more fun, Adam or Isaac. We kept loosing Adam because he was getting distracted by all the cool exhibits. The greatest exhibit of all was the “electrostatic generator”. As you can see from Megan's picture above, you touch a electic ball and your hair stands straight up!!!

Not only did Isaac have a wonderful time with his Auntie, but I also had a fantastic time with my little sister. She is someone I don’t get to spend a lot of time with, but when we do have time together, I love every minute of it! (even if it meant trying Sushi!)