Sweet Isaiah....or as Daddy calls you, "Big Man",
You have been such a joy! I have truly enjoyed every bit of this first year of your life, probably because I knew it was going to be our last time experiencing each milestone of "the first year", and also because you have been a snuggly, sweet little guy from the very beginning. You entered this world 3 weeks early, spent some time on the light bed and had a slow start gaining weight, and spent a night at Children's hospital when you were only 6 weeks old for RSV. You made up for that slow start, though, and soon you were a strong, chunky little guy! You loved to snuggle, and still do. You would always fall right asleep on Mommy's "magic shoulder", and spent many naps cuddling me. We still rock you to sleep for your naps and bedtime, and you do the cutest little "inchworm" move where you stick your bottom out and burrow your head into our shoulder while you are drifting to sleep. You give amazing hugs, and have been known to reach out for complete strangers and unfamiliar people, and then rest your head on their shoulder and give a big hug! You ADORE your Daddy, and go crazy when you hear him come home from work, crawling as fast as you can to his feet and then yelling for him to pick you up! I think it's because he plays the best games with you and loves to make you laugh! You are so playful and will start all kinds of games with us like pushing things off the table before we can stop you and shooting your binky out of your mouth, laughing so hard when we say "no, no, no!!" Your first word was "Dada", and it is still your favorite word. You also say Mama, although it sounds more like Nanana. You have quite a yell/scream for anything you want, pointing like crazy until we get it for you and a loud "UH" that means pretty much everything else! You can sign "bath" by making a splashing sign and you will do an "all done" when we ask. You are getting pretty good with shaking your head for "no" and sometimes "yes" and love to wave "hi" and "bye, bye". Mostly we hear "sound effect" noises, though, and I'm afraid verbal communication is still a little ways off, which makes you extremely mad at times! You have started quite a tantrum, where you throw yourself down on the ground, often hitting your head on the floor. When we say "Ow", you like to hit your head with your hand over and over again! You are definitely showing signs of a strong will, which will help you hold your own with 3 older sisters! You are full of smiles and laughs, grunts and yells! You are busy climbing onto couches and tables and up the ladder to your sister's bed. You have been standing without holding on, and took off for several steps yesterday! We can't wait for you to be walking because you LOVE to be outside!!! We are so happy you joined our family one year ago, and can't wait to see what the next year will bring!
After naps today, Isaiah got to do some of his favorite things on his birthday......
Riding his bike...
Outside playing with his sisters...
Eating cake!!
Playing a game with his sisters...
LOVED the cake....but he loves anything with sugar :)
Finishing off the night with his favorite activity....a bath!!!
Happy 1st Birthday, Buddy!!! We love you!!!
