All in the Family...

So the other night we were looking at pictures my (Sharon) cousin Bobby sent us of his 2 adorable little girls, Kate and Lizzie. Isaac cooed when he saw the pictures and tried to touch the screen (I think it looks like he’s waving to Lizzie…so sweet!)Isaac, as many local people point out to us, doesn’t “follow” neither Anthony nor I in his looks. He kinda resembles me sometimes in some of his mannerisms and sometimes Anthony (when he’s sleeping I think☺). He has very fair skin, blue eyes (still at least), and light brown hair.

Lizzie was born about a month and half before Isaac. Several times I’ve looked at Isaac and thought, “Man, that kid could totally pretend to be Bobby’s kid…and everyone would believe it.”

In looking at the recent pics Bobby sent, I’ve come to the conclusion that Lizzie and Isaac look more like brother and sister than 2nd cousins. Here’s some comparison pics for proof. Some of you out there are going to think I’m seeing things, and some are going to agree with me. They don’t look alike all the time, but I think Isaac looks more like Lizzie than even his own parents. Either way, no denying, they’re 2 cute kids!

Here's both of them looking down ... (Lizzie is with Wendy)
Here's them both smiling...Lizzie's is a bit bigger, but you get the point...
And lastly, both of them in full-out laughs...
I can't wait to get them together next year for a picture. Of course by then they'll probably look completely different!

Parental Pride (ANOTHER NEW POST BELOW!!! 2 POSTS!)

A couple days ago at Isaac’s 6 month check-up the doctor was once again impressed at his motor skills. He said, “I wouldn’t be surprised at all if he was walking or at least cruising by his 9 month check-up.” Well, 3 days later our Miniman has started pulling himself up! I didn’t expect this for another month or so, so maybe my expectations were wrong and I need to read more about what babies can do at this age, but I’m good with my ignorance. It’s bliss I tell ya…sweet bliss. Yay for Isaac! Take a gander…
Ok, so this post is all about how awesome we think our baby is. Please do not post comments about how, “really he’s just average” because even if we believed it with our heads, you couldn’t change our deep rooted belief (like most parents) that our son is the coolest, most advanced kid, and is at all times ahead of the game in awesomeness. So you’d just be wasting your time typing out some boring statistics about how “most 6 month olds can do the same thing, yada yada yada.” If however, you’d like to post a comment about how you agree with us that our son is ahead of the curve, we welcome it.

There can be only one...

We went to the Highlands again and again it was so much fun!Miniman seemed to enjoy not sweating all day long. He was so snuggly in all his warm clothes.Every bathroom there also has these looooong bath tubs…they’re seriously like 5 feet long. Even though Isaac only occupied a small part of the tub, he enjoyed it immensely.The Highlands is always so quiet and relaxing…we plan on going a couple more times before the year is out. Woohoo!

Movin' and-uh Shakin'

Tons has been happening with the parents Rivers with moving and what not, but that doesn't mean our little 5 month old hasn't stopped being awesome and doing lots of cute awesome stuff. Here he is testing out our new floors. (more about that later on our other blog)He's helped us with the move.
He's learned to sit up all by himself! And he also gets his knees under him now (belly off the ground) and rocks like he's going to crawl. 5 1/2 months and getting ready to crawl? We'll try to get pictures of that soon.He went to Hard Rock Cafe- we bought him a t-shirt since it was his first time:) He can't wear it for another couple of months, but still.A lot of his hair fell out last month, but the new stuff is starting grow in. However, one little curl remained on the crown of his head. It's so cute!He has also been to IKEA several times. Here he is in the plush toy pile. Right after this picture was taken an IKEA employee asked us to remove him from the toys. That Isaac. Always into something.
He's also taken baths village-style. Again, more on the green paint later on our other blog.

Teething!

"Cutting" teeth is such an appropriate term for this exciting new phase of infancy.

Babies don't "grow" in their teeth, like some sweet flower springing up out of the ground making the world a better place.

Babies don't "get" their teeth either. I "get" groceries, "get" on the internet, and "get" presents at Christmas.

Cutting is definitely the best way to put it. As those razor sharp bad boys emerge like a roaring volcano out of the ocean floor, my pleasant afternoons with my adorable son are "cut" short. And after dealing with the hot-lava-like crying from my son (the pic above is mid-scream in case you can't tell), I'm more likely to make cutting remarks to my sweet husband. Seriously.

What a fantastic way of putting it. Cutting.

I took the above picture a couple days ago. His gums are now puffier, redder. When I rub Orregel on them the little teeth-nubs come close to slicing through my finger. And he's now learning that the cold rag is his teething friend...it just takes some coaxing.

I know some of you ladies are wondering.
But no, he hasn't bitten me while nursing yet... but listen closely and you might be able to hear me scream in America if you're paying attention.

"Was that a jet overhead?" someone may ask you.
"No, Isaac is teething and Sharon is probably nursing him right now." Will be your response.

The Bird Beak!

Ok, so I tried again to capture the "bird beak." It's the way Isaac's upper lip is shaped when he opens up to take a bite of food...or just when he makes "Oh" sounds when he coo's... so funny!

Isaac (Random)

So not much has been happening (that's picture worthy anyway). So, these are just a few random pictures of small moments in Isaac's life this week.

Ok, so this first one isn't from this week...it's from about a month ago. We were at our office and Isaac had on a disposable diaper...the last diaper in the diaper bag. I had him on my lap as he pooped and the poo immediately ran in-between my legs. Eww! Anthony didn't want any on him and I had to clean myself up so this was Anthony's solution! HA! Too bad there wasn't picture of me doing my "cowboy-been-riding-a-horse-all-day" walk out to the car!
The other day went upstairs for a couple minutes and left Isaac on the blanket. I came back down and this is where I found him! Our Miniman is getting much more mobile these days! And apparently he wants to watch dvd's?When Isaac eats, he opens his mouth real "tall." (not wide) His upper lip forms what we call "the bird beak." From the front it looks like more than just his upper lip kind of out...it makes an upside down "u"...It's so cute! So the other night we tried to get a picture of it. Here it is (kind of) If we try to take it from the front he stares at the camera instead of eating. The 3-D version is better:)
And this weekend Daddy is out romping with the other guys in the rainforest. Here's my two men playing together. We miss Daddy! Hope he doesn't get eaten by a tiger! (They're in the jungle. For REAL!)

Isaac's first Sungai!

Today Isaac stepped into his first sungai! (river) It was really cold so he didn't like it too much, but now I think the only body of water he has left to take a dip in is a lake! He's done ocean, pool, kiddie-pool, and now river!
This video isn't long, but the grandparents, aunts and uncles out there will like it. Enjoy!

First Food!

We've started our little miniman on solid foods!
He's done great. We took pictures of the first venture, but he's gotten better and better at it every time. I've also made the rice cereal less soupy now so its less messy.I must ask folks with kids out there... Ok, so I've been told 2 things happen often when starting solids. 1) Poop smells worse and 2) Babies tend to sleep longer. We feed him solids twice a day, once in the morning and once at night about 30 min-1 hour before bedtime. I still nurse him after he eats, but there has been no change in how long he sleeps! I was looking forward to it! He still goes for about a 5 hour stretch, so its not too bad, but I was hoping to add a couple more hours. What was your experience? And the poop thing. I can't say it ever smelled great, but it hasn't knocked us out as we open his diapers up.Yes, it's a lightsaber spoon. We got it out of a cereal box a couple years ago. We have 4. Two glow red and the other 2 blue. Except the blue ones are kinda dying.
I thought this one was funny! How do you really feel about solid foods there Isaac? haha!

How Isaac's June went...

It was a crazy month of travel for Isaac. He turned 4months old the day we went to Thailand- which a "first" would be going to another country. He flew for the first time...and the 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, time! He got to swim at the beach and in a big boy pool. He laughed more this month and talked more this month. We went to the doctor for more vaccines and Isaac is now in the 95% for his head circumference and his length, but 60% for weight. When the doctor saw how "vigorously" he wiggled he asked if he wiggled like that all the time. When I said he did, the doctor said it explained why his weight was lower...he's on the go! He also said he thinks Isaac will be an early crawler/walker (the one thing we hope he's not early on!). We'll see though! While in Thailand he also got sick for the first time and we all made it through his little 24 hour bug. It was a fun month over all... it's WAY too much to write about (see our other blog for more details)...but we hope you enjoy the pictures!