Isaiah

The initial honeymoon period for Isaiah with Leah wore off some when I went back to work and had less time for both kids. He was still loving toward Leah, but he was suddenly acting out more and wanting a lot more attention. Combine that with starting big-boy underwear in January and the sudden trouble with bowel movements (let's leave it at this: 2 enemas given, daily laxative, and hour long episodes on the potty), and he (we) had a rough couple of months. By late Feb/early March, these things started improving a lot. He absolutely adores Leah and would be in her face constantly trying to make her laugh if he could. Frankly, the feeling is quite mutual. Their personalities and dispositions really balance out well, and I can see them being great lifelong friends. What a blessing!

Here are a few updates on Isaiah:
- Spells his name quickly without a thought (cutely, he also spells his best friend's name very well: M-A-X)
- Really loves to sing and make up songs. Since January, he's taking a Pre-Twinkle music class with the Suzuki Institute. We hope to start piano lessons next year.
- He has quite a reputation for his love of books. I often pick him up from school and find him quietly "reading" a book at the table while his classmates are running around the room. He'd love for us to read stories to him all night long if we could. Recent favorites: Horton Hatches the Egg, Snow White, and the Llama, llama series.
- He loves to crawl in bed with us in the morning and snuggle if we haven't gotten up yet. Undeniably, we cherish this time.
- He really seems to enjoy helping and likes to be given big boy jobs.
- Athletic endeavors don't come real naturally to Isaiah at this point. We got him the bike for Xmas, and when we can convince him to get on it, we end up pushing rather than him peddling.
- For 2-3 months, Isaiah had a funny fetish with putting pj's on the minute he got home every day. On weekends, it was tough to get him to change out of pj's period. His favorites were the green striped ones that say "Santa's Helper", so you'll seem them in a lot of pics.

He's grown up so much and often surprises us by things he says:
- I was trying to explain how one child's mother is the sister of another child's mother, making her the first child's aunt. He responded by saying, "that just doesn't make sense."
- In the car or at home Chris and I may be talking about Isaiah, and he'll pipe up "are you just talkin' bout me?"
- His typical yes response to a question is something like "I sure do" or "it sure is"
- When Leah gets upset, he sweetly says, "hey sweetie girl. We're not gonna cry today; no, no, no...not today."

At 3 years old, Isaiah weighed in at 39.5 lbs and was 40.25 inches tall (95th percentile for both). He wears 4T in everything, though I've started buying 5T shirts, and size 10 shoes.