15 month well-check...at almost 16 months

Isaac had his 15 month well-check on Monday...almost a month late because we had to reschedule. Our not-so-little guy weighed in at 23 lbs. 10 oz (40th %tile), is 31 1/2 inches tall (55th %tile), and has a head circumference of 48cm...which is in the 75th %tile...gotta have room for all those brains, right? He got a clean bill of health (YAY) and of course some yucky shots before he left. He was not a happy camper, but he's coming back around.

In the meantime, school has started up again as of Tuesday. So far I have 16 students in my class...which is a perfect number. If I can hold at 16, it will be very nice! We'll see!

And I thought I'd end with this...

Some of you know Isaac's obsession with my vacuum cleaner. We have to say "night night" to the vacuum when we put it away and he throws a fit! He loves it for some reason! Anyway, today I got him a toy vacuum to see if that could entertain him and distract him from the real one, and he LOVES it! It is too funny to watch him vacuum. Here is a video of him having fun!

More Pictures...

In case you just didn't get enough in the previous posts, I've added A LOT more pictures in the albums on the right...the 14 and 15 month albums specifically. Enjoy!

Beach Trip

This summer we also ventured back to Surfside Beach with our good friends, the Bockus family. Last time we went it was Spring Break and the water was pretty cold, so the kiddos weren't big fans of it. This time, the weather and the water were definitely much warmer...and both kiddos had a blast! The first night we were there, we were just planning on walking on the beach and not getting into the water...well...5 minutes later both kiddos were butt naked and playing in the waves. Mommies got wet, but we didn't mind. :) It was a great weekend, and I can't wait to go back! Here are a few highlights. :)

Isaac and Mommy

Playing in the waves

Gracie learning to golf...

Isaac learning to golf...

We buried Isaac twice, and he LOVED it!

After this one, I got him out to rinse him off, and he got MAD! He was having fun!

This was after he figured out I had the camera out...obviously he doesn't like pictures ;)

Gracie's Oreo face...YUM!

Double Trouble :) Nah..not really! Best Buds!

Exploring the beach house...

Colorado Trip

I know I am SUPER behind on blogging...but the end of summer turned out to be pretty busy...and the beginning of the school year is turning out to be even busier! So, I'm going to attempt to catch you up in a couple blogs.

As a final farewell to Summer, Grandma (Jessica's mom) flew us out to see her and Grandpa in Colorado a couple weeks ago. We had a BLAST hiking, throwing rocks in the creek, going swimming, and going to see the animals at the fair...among other things. We were outside all day, every day (except for naps, of course) since it was only 80 degrees outside and GORGEOUS! Here are some snap shots of the weekend...

Saying hello to the goats...

Isaac and Grandpa Mike

Isaac with Grandma and Grandpa

Isaac and Daddy throwing rocks

Isaac telling Grandma a goodnight story

Hiking...

Horses in Downtown Durango

Watching the train pull into the station...he was a little scared of this one. We could hear the trains from Grandma and Grandpa's house....but they are a lot louder up close!

At the train station...

Watching Barney on the plane...notice the head phones....MIRACLE WORKER!

Isaac studying up on his plane safety...notice it's upside down :)

The funniest thing of this trip was that we discovered that Isaac LOVED corn on the cobb. Now, we already knew he loved corn...but he got hold of the cob, and WENT TO TOWN...just check the video out...

Surgery Update...

Little man is passed out in his crib, so I figured it would be a good time to update everyone on the surgery. For those of you who don't know, he was having surgery do have his circumcision redone and to have a connection that was allowing excess fluid around one of his testicles closed to avoid hernias in the future.
Surgery was scheduled for 8:30, and we had to be there at 7:30. No food or drink this morning for Isaac, although he didn't really seem to mind too much. While we waited for the doctor, Isaac walked up and down the halls, flirted with the nurses, and rode in a wagon that they had there to entertain the kiddos.
Surgery lasted about an hour, and then they brought him out to us in the recovery room, where we hung out for about another hour. He got pretty grumpy when he came out, so they gave him some medicine, which they didn't give him earlier because he seemed quiet and calm. He mellowed out once the meds kicked in and seemed fine.
Now we pretty much just take it easy for a few days. No strenuous activity for a day or two...and sponge bathing until Sunday. The stitches are absorbable, so they'll go away on their own, and the bandages will stay on until they decide to fall off on their own too. He has a perscription for some pain killers, which they say he should only need today and maybe tomorrow....other than that, he should be good with Tylenol and Motrin. SO...he should be back to his old self in a couple days! YAY! Thanks again for all of the prayers and words of encouragement! Here are a couple shots from Jessica's camera phone while we waited...

Showing the nurses his good side...

In his surgery get-up...

Summer Happenings...

Apparently we are having such a blast this summer that we have had little time to stop and blog about it. We have hit the ground running since school got out in June and haven't looked back. We've been to the pool...a lot! Isaac is definitely a little water bug! He started swimming lessons last week (which is more like a water play group) along with his friend Gracie. It's pretty unstructured, but he seems to enjoy it. He loves putting his face in the water and has even blown a few bubbles. He also doesn't mind going underwater, which is pretty entertaining. He's pretty much fearless when it comes to the water. We've gone to a local "water park" a few times...which is basically a public pool with some slides. He is totally a fan of the small kiddie slides...not so much the big slide with daddy.
In upcoming news, Isaac will be having surgery on Thursday to be recircumsized and also have some excess fluid removed from around one of his testicles. NO FUN! Thankfully, the recovery time is supposed to only be a couple days. The week after that, we're going to the beach...so we'll have some moree to update! Here are some pics to get you through until the next post.

Isaac in a big box...I just thought this one looked cool

Isaac with his friends Gracie and Taylor...in a big box :)

Looking at the animals on a farm with his friend Emma on 4th of July

Mommy and Isaac at the farm

Getting ready to go down the slide

Isaac at the water park

WEEE!

Mommy with Isaac and his friend Gracie

There is a movie theater showing free kids movies over the summer, so my friend Doris and I decided to take the kiddos to try it out for the first time. They actually made it a little over an hour into the movie and did GREAT!

***New photo albums have also been added to the right...so check 'em out!***

Summer Lovin'

Now that I am on summer break, Isaac and I are spending tons of time outside. Today, we played outside in the baby pool...and Isaac decided that he wanted to play with the water hose. Good luck taking the hose away from him though...if I touched the hose, he SCREAMED bloody murder! I guess it didn't help that he was already overtired and grumpy when we did this. LOL Here are a couple of photos I snapped with my cell phone...

Blowing bubbles into the water hose...

Look Mom...I can fill it up myself!!!