Isaiah at Three

March 4, 2013 

  


 I have to say I have always loved three year old's.  I think they are beautiful blend of an independent, communicating little person all while still having their sweet, tender baby faces and toddler charm.
     Isaiah at three years old fits this description to a tee.  Every day I tell him how much I love him and he softly responds "I love you too Mama," and gives me a kiss on the lips.  When he gets into trouble (a spank on the butt or sent to his room) through his tears he always says "I'm sorry Mama, I'm sorry."  He is quickly learning how to MELT MY HEART with his words.  Here is what else Isaiah is up to at three:
-Obsessed with fishing.  If I give him the option to go to the park or fishing, without skipping a beat he chooses to go fishing.  Which means one of two things-he tags along with Jaime to our community lake, drops his line in and reels it in over and over again. Or he heads out to our back yard to do the same thing in our stream.  
-He imitates everything that Jaime does while fishing.  Lately we've been enjoying the warm mid-mornings in our backyard and as I sit and drink my coffee I get to sit back and watch Isaiah put on a show.  He reaches down into his pocket to grab his imaginary cell phone to talk on (Jaime gets lots of work calls-morning, noon and night) and then when he's done talking he shoves "it" back into his pocket.  He'll say to himself or to Jonathan, "you wanna go to the next spot?" and "Oh did you see it?" or  "Oh I missed it!" and "You wanna touch it?"  He even started to do this fake chuckle mid sentence.  He would be saying something random and then go "ahhh ha ha" and then carry on.  Only after seeing Isaiah do this repeatedly did I realize Jaime does this laugh quite a bit.  HILARIOUS!!!
-He has started to mother Jonathan.  Isaiah will be shutting the fridge door with Jonathan right there and he will say to him "Watch your fingers Johnjohn."  Or when we are on our walks and Jonathan wants to stay behind to watch the big dog behind the fence Isaiah will start shouting at him to "come on!"  And races back to go tug on him to follow along.
-His favorite foods are: PB&J sandwiches (grape jelly is his favorite), edamame, miso soup, and "wormmies" aka noddles.   
- Isaiah is Mr Make Believe.  He is always talking to himself and has a story going on in his head.  I was the EXACT SAME WAY AS A KID (never realized it starts this early).  My sisters and I could play for hours pretending we were school teachers, mothers, hairstylists.... fortunately Isaiah is typically acting out a Power Ranger, Ninja Turtle or Toy Story scene.  I have to secretly act like I'm not watching him because when he realizes I'm watching he tends to get shy and stop.    
-His new thing is that he is a Jaguar.  "I'm a Jaguar," he'll tell me and run around the house.
-Before going to bed he likes to do one of three things:  watch a show (Curious George is his favorite), read a book, or play on the I-PAD.  On a good night he gets to do all three:)
-I will be working NON-STOP the first three weeks of March, but after that I intend to have this boy potty-trained.  He is ready.

"I Go Walking-Part II"

Can you blame us for spending countless hours outside?

"I Go Walking-Part I"

These are some of the wonders of life that envelop our neighborhood. 

We are so fortunate to live in such a beautiful community. 

Daily Walks & The Great Outddors

We live in an amazing Community.  There is wildlife galore-hawks, whopping cranes, coots, owls, geese, and ducks to name a few.  An array of plant life surrounds us-from our neighbors beautifully landscaped yards to the preserved Wetlands that sit along side the waking trail.  And I can't forget the 57 acre lake in the center of it all that is filled with large and small mouth bass.  With all these amenities it is impossible not to treasure our daily walks and enjoy the extraordinary place we live.

Park

We spend a lot of time at different parks around town. I am loving the fact that the boys are starting to play with one another there.  The swings are the least of their favorites.  They both love going up and down the slides and climbing on all the equipment.    

Football Season, By the By

Jaime is an NFL enthusiast.  So much so that his passion and enjoyment for the game has rubbed off on me and the boys.  Every Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday when football would be on the television Jonathan would shout out "Football!"  Because this was not deliberately taught to him, we marveled at his eager exclamation every time.  After the Superbowl, Isaiah has repeatedly asked to watch football only so be sadly informed that the season is over.      

Jonathan (14 months) ready to go watch some Sunday morning football.

Apple Mania

Isaiah loves playing on my I-Pad and I-phone.  Jonathan has recently discovered the fun that can be had on these devises too.   They both know it usually can be found on my night stand.  Isaiah helps himself to it and is able to bring up his applications while Jonathan goes up to my nightstand and points to it saying "I-PAD, I-PAD," when he wants a turn.  The applications created for little ones are incredible.  Some of Isaiah's favorites are:  Endless ABC's, Curious Zoo, Elmo Loves ABC's, and Pirate School.  Jonathan loves to bring up the book, "Another Monster At The End of This Book," (an updated version of one of my childhood favorites-"The Monster at the end of this Book").

Jonathan watching Isaiah operate the I-Pad.

Learning and having fun-

makes Isaiah and his mama very happy.

Isaiah takes his first "real" picture using my I-phone.

Isaiah wanted to play on the I-Pad before bed, but just like a good book, it got the best of him.