No More Peas, Please!

Isaac's relationship with peas is quickly devolving.  At one point he would happily pick up peas from his tray and feed himself.  Then he started leaving his peas so we'd mix them in with his applesauce or yogurt and spoon feed him. This worked seamlessly for weeks, then all of a sudden (coincidentally or not, the first time was when CharliePop was giving him dinner) he started eating the yogurt/applesauce but messily spitting out the peas into his hands.  Then on the night shown in the pictures above and below, Isaac actually whacked the spoon out of Mommy's hand, causing peas to fly across the room much to Allie's enjoyment. Moments after, Isaac took his yogurt covered hands and rubbed his face, thus getting yogurt in his eyes and hair.  What a mess! 

In general, Isaac is starting to have more discerning tastes when it comes to mealtime.  He really examines his spread of food and is very particular about exactly what piece of food he picks up to eat. The other day at lunch while deciding on his next bite he actually picked up a subpar blueberry with what can only be described as disgust, and flung it off his tray.  (Again, Allie is totally on board with Isaac's newfound interest in quality control). 

enjoying a homemade pomegranate oatmeal muffin for breakfast

After a meal, both Isaac and the dogs enjoy investigating the highchair area, although both parties have different goals in mind. Isaac is interested in the buckles and climbing on the base while the dogs are looking/hoping for some remnants of the meal. 

On our weekly visit to Mom-mom-mom's this week, she very excitedly pulled out a fresh baked loaf of bread to give to Isaac.  She gets great joy in sharing her bread (in loaf form, especially) to babies/toddlers, as documented below.  Mommy is on the left, Isaac is on the right both coincidentally in the same spot in Mommom's kitchen. 

Mommy was putting away some Costco groceries when Isaac reached out for the apple pears she was unloading. As a joke, she handed one to Isaac.  He grabbed on to the large fruit and dug in, eating almost half of it "like a big boy". However he's been very picky about eating this same exact fruit cut up into toddler-sized pieces. *sigh*

Isaac took a few first steps at Mommom Patti's last night! We stopped by to check out the new carseat Mommom bought, and while we were there Isaac took a few steps back and forth between Mommy and Mommom.  We tried to catch it on video, but this isn't the best take.  He would take about two steps and then fall into whoever he was going towards.

And today during our visit, great Uncle Tony and Mom-mom-mom also tried to get him to walk. 

Speaking of milestones, Isaac has finally cut through at least 2 more teeth. It's hard to say for sure how many others are coming through because he doesn't really let you look, but poor little guy has really had a tough time with this round. He now has 10 confirmed teeth; 4 on top and 6 on the bottom.

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Lady and Isaac are getting closer these days, literally.

Isaac, the speed reader, was here

determined to figure out this baby gate.
Good luck, buddy! Mommy & Daddy can't even get it to open!

morning nap after a rough night of sleep (teething).  
Mommy would have let him sleep as long as he needed, but had to leave for work. Even with Mommy rubbing his back and saying his name, he would just open one eye and go back to sleep.  When he finally did wake up, he sprung up with a huge laugh and smile.  

And in closing, here is a silly clip of Isaac playing his nightly game of shower curtain peekaboo.