Isaiah Jae 21 Months!

Happy 21 Months Isaiah Jae!

21 Month Highlights:

-It was rainy for almost a week and we were running out of indoor things to do! Then we remembered play dough and you LOVED it!

-We went to the mall to play at the play space which you love.

-Mama is at the tail end of her half marathon training, and you love the stroller runs, even on the cold and rainy days!! Somedays, you even take a nap for a majority of it (like the day below!)

-Your happiest place is OUTSIDE! Scooters, running around, throwing balls, taking a walk, riding in the push car, doesn't matter, you are super happy if you are outside.

 -We've spent a lot of time out in the pasture with the chickens and you are liking being around them more and more

 -Oh boy, we are in trouble when you get your drivers permit. Little shorty!

-Playdate with the Harts. You and Austin are best buds : )

 -This little thing (said OH SO sarcastically!) called Covid 19 which turned into a pandemic happened this month. It was the start to a who knows how long social isolation, and so much time was spent outside when the weather cooperated just to get out!

-Good thing you love the play room too, though, and are getting better and better at playing by yourself for periods of time. That being said, you are happiest when sister's are in there with you, which is more and more since school has been cancelled through end of April!

-Family pizza night out!

Sleeping: No big changes. Bedtime is still 7ish and you wake up about 12 hrs later, but play in bed til we get your around 8 or 8:30! You figured out how to grab books out of your bin next to the crib which has made you very happy : ) nap time is around 1 or 1:30 and you sleep for 1.5 to 3 hrs.

Eating: No major changes. Still spitting out most veggies and animal protein. Loving fruit, yogurt, GF blueberry muffins, veggie straws, smoothies, pirates booty, cereal, and cheese. 

Isaiah Loves:
-Bath time
-Elephante lovie and "blue-y" lovie

-Cars, trucks, trains

-Balls, or throwing any object he can

-Bubbles

-Puzzles....but you get SO frustrated when you can't put the pieces in!

-Reading books, favs this month Car, Car Truck Jeep; Wheels on the Bus, Touch and Feel books, Little Blue Truck books

-Being outside, swinging, running around, taking walks in the neighborhood

-Baby Shark and other songs on You Tube

-Music and dancing!!!

 

Isaiah Hates:

 -Teething!

 -Not being able to go somewhere when someone else goes "bye bye"

-Not being able to do something the girls get/can do

 

21 Month Stats:

 Weight: 21.5 lbs (about 7th percentile!)

Height: 31.5 in (about 2nd percentile)

*Wearing 12 and 18 month clothes, size 3 diapers, size 4 shoes

*Definitely cutting teeth this month, but I have no idea how many are in your mouth b/c you clamp it shut and won't let me look!

Isaiah's Firsts this Month:

 -Words! "No" "Whoa" "Uh oh" "Yeah"

Isaiah Jae 20 Months

Happy 20 Months Isaiah Jae!

 

20 Month Highlights:

-We've been doing Community Groups every Sunday evening with 8 families which is so much fun and so much chaos all at once! We bring potluck dinners and get to eat together, and then have a short (usually 15 min) discussion. It's fun watching the big girls play together, and you 3 little boys learning how to play together!

-On MLK day, we went to the mall to spend the morning. You loved the play area, and had fun on the Carousel.

-Oh, you are our 3rd child! The other two weren't introduced to tablets until 3 (maybe Bella was a bit older!). Here you are at 1 and obsessed.

 -On days where you are demon posessed because of teething the only two things that will get you to return to normal is going outside, or taking a bath. Even though it's been chilly and rainy a lot, it doesn't stop us from walking around the neighborhood, or going out back with the chickens.

-So handsome! I love dressing you up for church. You however, do not love going to church. You start crying when we pull into the parking lot and keep it going for much of your nursery class. Thankfully last week they said you cried for only about the first 10 minutes and then just played!

-Another day of teething, more time outside!

 -You love baths and they really do calm you down. You love the stacker cups and duckies to play with.

-You are obsessed with the baby shark song and will literally listen to it on repeat and dance away!

-All 3 of you love wresting with Daddy, which you call playing Daddy Bear!

-We had a magical snow day this month, and it was so much fun watching how much you love watching it all come down! When it came to touching and eating it, you were pretty suspicious. 

-You LOVE looking outside and seeing birds, planes, anything really! Also, you are obsessed with your elephante and blue lovie...we usually make you keep them in your crib, but occasionally you are able to carry them out after nap and you get SO excited!

-You are definitely outgrowing the jumpy, but you LOVE it! We put it upstairs to go in the attic at the end of the month and you'd still ask to go in : )

Sleeping: No big changes. The first half of the month he was still boycotting or just taking short 35-45 minute naps when teething hard core. No fun. But otherwise you are doing great in the morning, playing quietly in bed til we come get you around 8 or 815 most mornings.Bedtime is still 7ish, nap around 1 or 1:30 most days.

Eating: No major changes. Still spitting out most veggies and animal protein. Loving fruit, yogurt, GF bluebery muffins, veggie straws, smoothies, prates booty, cheese and quesadillas.  

Isaiah Loves:
-Bath time
-Elephante lovie and "blue-y" lovie

-Cars, trucks, trains

-Balls

-Puzzles

-Reading books, favs this month Car, Car Truck Jeep; Wheels on the Bus, Touch and Feel books, Llama Llama Good night

-Being outside, swinging, running around, taking walks in the neighborhood

-Stroller rides while Mama runs

-Baby sign time and Baby Shark songs on You Tube

-Music and dancing!!!

Isaiah Hates:
-Teething!

 -Not being able to go somewhere when someone else goes "bye bye"

20 Month Stats:

 Height:31 in (about 3rd percentile)

Weight: 20.5 lbs (about 3rd percentile)

*Wearing 12 month things now (finally put all the 9 month things away), size 3 diapers, and robeez shoes

*12 teeth (4 top middle, 4 bottom middle, and 4 front molars)

Isaiah Jae 19 Months

Happy 19 Months Isaiah Jae!

19 Month Highlights:
-We enjoyed a lot of holiday festivities this month, including Holiday Lights of Hope. You absolutely LOVED looking at all of the lights this year, and running around the open fields.

-You are getting so big, and LOVE being on the go! Anytime you hear one of us talking about leaving, you run to the door and grab your shoes : )

-The things you and your sisters do for fun crack us up. Apparently you were riding the donkey and Isabella was reigning you all in : )

-Putting on hats and shoes is one of your favorite things. Even if it's Daddy's hat, or mama's shoes.

-We love family movie nights! This month it was a lot of Christmas movies. You come mostly for the pirates booty, but you sit still for longer than I expect some nights!

-Another day, another hard hat

-You love coming for runs with Mama on Mondays or Fridays. Most days you sit quiety and enjoy the ride, but once and awhile you just take the time to snooze.

-You've been teething like a BEAST this month, and the 2 things that calm you down and stop your screaming is going outside or giving you a bath.

-Just chillin with the big girls

-You and Aubrey are two peas in a pod (most days). You actually get happy when she comes in the room and are thrilled when she plays with you. You love chasing her around the house, and racing each other with the Doc Mobiles keeps you laughing.

-It's sweet watching you and EL grow up together. You can go from smiling to growling at each other in one second. 

-Taking a walk on Christmas eve and you zonked out!

 -Christmas Eve was magical. We spent a day relaxing and spending good family time together. Mimi made an awesome brunch. We made homemade pizza for dinner and watched The Polar Express out on the patio. We finished the night with Pops reading Twas the Night Before Christmas.

-It was such nice weather on Christmas Eve we spent quite a bit of time outside. So much fun. 

-Christmas Day! Isabella was sick which was a big bummer, but you and Aubs enjoyed opening presents together!! So many cars, trucks, and trains! You loved them all!

-Lefma Christmas exchange was a HUGE hit with you. They gave you 3 an awesome train track kit and you are obsessed.

 
-New Years Eve fun!

Sleeping: No new changes this month. Bedtime around 7 or 7:30, you sleep about 12 hours. We let you play until 7:45 or 8 am. One nap in the afternoon around 1 or 1:30 pm and it lasts on average around 2-3 hours (sometimes on unfortunate days, more like 1.5 hrs). The only exception to this was over the last week you were cutting a few molars at one time and would wake up after 30 or 45 minutes of nap screaming, and would not go back down. Made for a looonnnggg week.

Eating: Overall great eater, just not of vegetables : ) You love oatmeal and cereal for breakfast and guacamole with runny eggs for second breakfast. You also love apple sauce, ham, cheese, veggie straws, cauliflower crackers, fig bars, noodles with butter and parm, grapes, raspberries, and blueberries.

Isaiah Loves:

-Balls

-Anything with wheels you can drive around

-Bathtime

-Being outside

-Swinging

-Going for runs in the stroller with Mama

Isaiah Hates:

 -diaper changes interrupting his play

-not being able to do things independently 

19 Month Stats:

-Height: 30 in (under the growth curve)

-Weight: 20 lb (about 2nd percentile)

*Wearing 9 (almost done with these though!) and 12 month clothes, size 3 diapers, robeez shoes

Isaiah's Firsts this Month:
-You went from not walking to walking AND running so quickly! You've got both down this month!