Just Hanging Out

Our little man is 2!

Stats:*
Age: 2 years
Weight: 35 lbs
Length: 36 ¾ inches

Isaac is beginning too… remember things he is told (i.e. Ciah went bye-bye, Daddy at work, ““who bit you today”…”Noah””.), drink from a big boy cup, walk up and down stairs with assistance, say and recognize his ABC’s, count to ten (sometime to 13), say small sentences (i.e. “I did that”, “thank you mommy”) and catch a ball.

Isaac has mastered… recognizing and naming colors, naming most body parts, recognizing animals and the sounds that correspond, putting two words together, throwing and kicking a ball and running.

Isaac loves… balls, cars, and Little People. He is really likes putting in and taking out the Little People from the bus or airplane. Loves to color and water color paint. Isaac is obsessed with Sesame Street.

Isaac currently dislikes… getting in the car seat.

Names we call him… Iman and munchkin.

Fun Facts:
In the last few months Isaac's vocabulary has quadrupled. He can repeat pretty much everything (so we are really watching what we say). Our favorite things that Isaac says include “thank you mommy/daddy” “Oc-ca …bad dog!” “Kiss it”. We love to watch his little brain conger up a sentence. He sits and thinks for a few seconds and then says something like… “Isaac eat cookie too”.

Favorite words/sayings: "Octopus "Isaac do it" “Daddy all done” (he likes to announce when people are done eating).

He loves rap music, especially Black Eyed Peas. He often sits in his car seat and says..."Do It, Do It, Do It" or “Down, Down!”. He also loves to dance to these songs as well.

He is learning so much everyday and his comprehension is incredible. When asked a question, he answers Yes or No. To our amazement, Isaac knows the words to many familiar songs or books. We started leaving out the last word of songs and books and he new almost all of them. Now if given the chance he chimes in to his favorite songs and books. He currently likes to sing Old MacDonald, Twinkle Twinkle, Wheels on the Bus to name a few. He even was able to help sing Happy Birthday to daddy. Favorite book s include Brown Bear Brown Bear, We are Going on a Bear Hunt and Tails.

Isaac is still a great sleeper. He still sleeps with two blankies. We watch 20 minutes of Sesame Street, read him a two to three books, sing him the Barney song, and turn on the Fish/Seahorse/Octopus music machine. Bed time is around 8:00 or 8:30pm. He sleeps well through the night and wakes up around 7:30 or 8:00am.

Isaac is still a great eater as well. He eats breakfast, lunch, dinner and an afternoon snack. He is not picky and will try just about anything we give him. Odd foods that he likes include pickles, onions and mushrooms. His favorite fruits and veggies are probably apples and carrots (with dip of course.)

Balloon Glow

A couple of weekends ago St. Louis had its annual Balloon Glow and race. I thought Isaac would absolutely love this event because of his current obsession with balloons. The Balloon Glow is when a bunch of hot air balloons do exactly that… glow. It is such a sight to see but I-man wasn’t really digging it. I am not sure if it was the fire, the hour drive, or the ridiculous amount of people but he was not interested at all. So we decided not to stay for the fireworks and headed on home. But on our way out of the park there were some imitation balloons that were available for you to take your picture by and of course he just loved them. We were then stopped by an STL Magazine photographer to take our picture. She had a crazy lightup pen that Isaac couldn’t take his eyes off. Luckily for us, her pen didn’t write so I swapped a Bic for her lightup. Isaac was thrilled and used this as his light saber for the rest of the evening. Overall, we had a good time but I hope I-man will enjoy the actual Glow better next year.

Just because he's cute!

Future Draft Pick

The weather was beautiful on Sunday and we weren’t going to let it go to waste. We enjoyed ourselves playing a little t-ball.

4 cities + 6 different beds + delayed and late flights = Best Baby Ever

The Breed Family summer vacation this year was a trip to Nebraska and Colorado. Adam's cousin, Ally, got married in Boulder this past July so we thought we would make a family trip out it. I am not sure we really thought the plan through before we were actually went through with it. First, we flew to Omaha. Our flight was delayed for three hours because our plane was stuck by lighting (yes, you read that right ... lighting!). We then spent three days in Omaha visiting family and friends. We were able to see my best friends from college and their beautiful children. Isaac and Zach had a great time playing while Addy watched from afar. After Omaha, Adam's parents, their dog, and the three of us packed into the van and drove to Kearney. We spent one night in Kearney and then drove the rest of the way to Colorado. We spent the next two days hiking, swimming and enjoying the beautiful scenery. We then headed to Boulder for a beautiful wedding. Ally and Ival both looked amazing (even in the rain). The last day we spent in Denver with my sister and our good family friends. We had an amazing time just enjoying each other's company. After all we put Isaac through, he did absolutely wonderful. Never did he pitch a fit but just enjoyed the trip as much as we did!

I Heart Swimming!

At the beginning of this summer, Isaac was deathly afraid of the water. But now he is a little fish! Check out how much fun we had at the pool!