Computer learning

Isaac is learning to use the computer. He likes playing the PBS games, Thomas and Friends, and here he is playing Roary matching game. Sam does most of the playing with him, usually when he gets home from work and I'm cooking dinner. Lately Isaac is trying to use the mouse more and more. It's neat to see how fast he's getting it. He had complete control over the mouse when playing the matching game, he knew which cards he wanted to turn and he was able to do it.
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Cukes

Bringing some cukes in from the garden.

These pictures are me testing my phone downloading capabilities...

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Look at my cukes!

Isaac loves picking cukes (or anything) form the garden.

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Our day at Odiorne

Isaac loves all things exploring! We've been watching a lot of Deadliest Catch, and visiting the lobsters (wobblers) at the grocery store, so he was very excited to see and hold some crabs (crabbers)

That would be one happy Isaac with a crab in his hand.

One of the bigger crabs we found. Certainly not a keeper per Deadliest Catch standards, ;~)

Sam found a one for Isaac to hold. Isaac is just sooo happy! :~)

At one point a young girl (tween age) came over to us to see what we had found. She Isaac what he had and he held up his hand and yells "Crabbers!!!"

After crabbing for a while we went to the playground.

Walking the path...

At the Ice House after, Isaac got mint chocolate chip with jimmies. :~)

Which he loved!

A lot!

The sunset on our ride home.

Isaac asked to go to the bathroom so we pulled over at the Old Navy in Portsmouth to go and as we were pulling into the parking lot there was a little bunny in one of the grassy dividers. Not the best pic but it was pretty dark, and obviously I couldn't get too close. Isaac was so excited to see the bunny, and really how odd that it was in a parking lot of a city!

A completely exhausted Isaac finally home and sleeping. :~) zzzz

I have to say, I'm wasn't inclined to go to Odiorne because it lacks a sandy beach, but we had the BEST time, and I would go back in an instant! On the other hand, it's a lot of walking for an 8 1/2 months pregnant lady, lol. Still worth though!

Octopus's Garden

We were listening to The Beatles the other day and that song came on and Isaac was singing along to it. It was so cute! Then he was asking to hear it again, he kept pulling out the CD's and saying, "me hear octopus garden?"
This morning he woke up and was singing it to us.:-)

I think we have a Beatles fan on our hands! ;-)

playing on his own

Lately Isaac has started to play on his own. Setting up his own games and playing them. Today he was setting up little wooden people and bowling with them.
He sometimes sets up several cars or other objects and I can see his thought expanding beyond just single objects. He's usually talking the whole time, but I can't really make out what he is saying. It's so amazing to watch him grow and see how his thought process is developing.

I've also seen a difference in how he is playing with others. We had some friends come over yesterday, Jamie, and her son Xander who is 5 and her daughter Zoe who is just a couple of months younger than Isaac.
As soon as they got here Isaac and Xander started playing and they did the whole time. I have some great pics I took on my phone, but I have no idea how to get them to my blog. I do have them on Facebook, so you could see them there. They are of the three of them playing in a wet sandbox, they are all soaked and covered in sand, and having a BLAST!

His personality is just growing so much and it is such a joy and blessing to be part of it.

Baby Jacoby

So we had a little stress for a while. Last week my regular glucose test came back on the high side (140, nurse said 130 is the highest they like to see), so I had to do the 3 hour fasting test. That's what they call it, but really it's a 13 hour fasting test, as you have to fast for 10 hours and then sit in a waiting room for 3 hours while they test you blood 4 separate times (and a full draw for each, plus a finger prick when you first get there) to see how you break down the sugar solution.
I was so hungry when I got there and just felt miserable. The sugar solution was gross, it was this thick lemon/lime, non-carbonated solution, and super sweet.
But on the plus, the sugar drink kept me from feeling really hungry. It wasn't as bad as I was anticipating, I actually got a chance to read uninterrupted for almost three hours.

And of course the good news is that everything is fine and I do not have gestational diabetes!

So everything can continue as normal, and in around 11 weeks +/- we will have little Jacoby! <3