All about Isaac

Isaac took his first solo steps on Monday. He's only done it a couple of times since then, so I won't declare him walking just yet. Nonetheless, it's a big milestone. He's changing so quickly right now and in a few very short months will be a year old. How can this be? In the spirit of fleeting time, this post is devoted to the Little Man. [Anna, you will get your own post soon enough.] I'll probably be adding bits and pieces to this as I think of things throughout the week.

Physical Attributes: 

• Yummy
• Looks very much like his Mom at that age, down to a grin that reveals a tooth gap so large you could fit a grape in there.
• Not the burliest of boy babies, at only 19 lb 9 oz at the 9 month mark (30th percentile).
• Fair colouring, with hair that turns to fuzz at the first hint of humidity. 
• Has a cry that sounds like a baby goat.

Mental Attributes:

• Obviously very intelligent.

Emotional Attributes:

• Not a push-over. Although can be pushed over (by Anna).
• Relatively easy-going. Relative to his sister. Which is, I suppose, not saying much.
• Love-hate relationship with his high chair.
• Hate-hate relationship with his change table.
• Fear of our small rubber T. Rex. Possibly because Jon makes a roaring sound whenever Isaac gets near it.
• Cuddly.
• Ambivalent about being thrown in the air by Daddy. Mommy is also ambivalent about this.

Interests:

• Chewing socks. He loves socks. But only baby-size socks.
• Chewing his toothbrush. He has very clean teeth (and gums).
• Crawling a foot or two, then stopping to chew something. Generally a sock or a toothbrush.
• Crawling up stairs. Unless T. Rex is on the stairs.
• Putting his head down on different textures and just soaking them in.
• Getting into drawers, particularly a drawer in our bathroom. Has an affinity for a box of tampons.
• Pulling books off shelves and then paging through them.
• Investigation, locating any swallow-sized and hazardous items within his reach.
• Rolling a ball.
• Throwing aforementioned items down stairs. 

Favorites:

• Bath time!
• Pushing a shopping cart or other push toy and then banging it up and down when he hits a dead end.
• Kitchen cupboards.
• Banging the piano.
• Anna, particularly when she roars at him.
• "Walking" while yelling or blowing raspberries.
• Having Daddy bounce him on the couch pillows.
• Having his belly tickled with our head/hair.
• Bananas, blueberries, Cheerios, sweet potato, plain yogurt, cottage cheese, avocado, mango.
• Throwing the above on the ground.

That's Isaac in a nutshell, but like any baby he is greater than the sum of these parts. I'm excited to see who he will be a few months from now.