Isaac the Explorer

Isaac's nickname this month is "Isaac the Explorer" (always said with drama and flair). He has been cruising through the milestones this month - here's what he's been up to: (they grow up so fast *sniff*)

As of this weekend, he is now technically crawling!  That's right, it's official!  And, boy is he getting around quick too. We've been too occupied running after him to get any good documentation of this, but here a quick video I took this morning (featuring Lodi the dog as 'crawling bait')... 

In addition to crawling, he is pulling up to a stand.  Before, he might be able to pull himself up if his feet were in just the right position, and if he had just the right handle to grab on to... but this week has been pulling up on everything (coffee table, high chair, couch...) and he is able to self-correct as needed. It's neat to watch him learn and become more coordinated!

Sitting -- he can now transition from laying down to a sit, and he knows how to sit from a stand (to avoid a face plant).  It was very surprising the first morning I came into his room and he was sitting up in his crib.

Waving -- Isaac has started to wave hello and goodbye!  And sometimes we transition the wave into a high-five.  He's still working on the fist-bump.

Exploring foods--  He's now tried pureed apples, pears, sweet potatoes, yams, bananas, beets and avocado. He hasn't rejected anything we've given him yet, although his belly doesn't agree with rice cereal.  I'm enjoying making and freezing all of his baby food. Not sure why people buy it!?  It's so easy to do yourself!

Still no teeth, and not much hair--  He's teething a lot, though it doesn't seem to cause him too much pain (just causes a lot of drool and everything goes in the mouth). And his hair is starting to come in, though it's still not long enough to give him a Mohawk in the bath (we tried).

He continues to have a cheerful, charming, determined, assertive yet easy-going personality.  Like his mommy, he lets us know when he is getting tired or hungry!  He has started to show only a mild mommy-preference, but he knows our caretaker, Mary, very well and hasn't shown much separation anxiety yet.

We added a few more photos to our November Picassa Page (click here to view).