Isaac on his play mat

http://youtu.be/po_IUKqh5v8

Isaac, sleeping and balding

Isaac has been sleeping more on his back, as opposed to on us in the baby carrier.  With the help of his "transitional object", he seems to be adapting just fine.  Every time I check on him, this is what he looks like.  After brushing it off his face over and over, I have just accepted that this is where he needs his comfort to be :)

Cuteness 

Isaac likes to play by our new pellet stove.

Because he has been sleeping on his back more, he is now sporting BOTH a bald spot and dreadlocks.  I interpret this as his paying homage to the land of his baptism: Eugene, Oregon.  Plenty of balding, dreadlocked folks there :)

Good things come to those who wait

"Please, Maude.  I know I drool a lot, but so do you when you're begging for food.  I would love to be friends." -Isaac

Isaac & Gus

Meet Gus, short for August.  He is Isaac's first baby friend.  We met his parents, Julie and John, through a mutual friend during our pregnancy and again through our childbirth class at the hospital.  We each used the same midwife for our home births, and neither of us knew the gender of our babies.  Gus was Isaac's first baby visitor and they have hung out together in the swimming pool and, as you see here, staring at each other on our living room floor.  Gus is 5 weeks older than Isaac.  So far, Isaac seems to need time to take in Gus' enthusiasm and eagerness.  He just stares at Gus and "takes him in" so to speak….it's pretty amusing.  

Fall hike: Dupont Trail

This past weekend gave us a clear, sunny Saturday, so we took a family hike on the Dupont Trail at the end of Thane.  ("out the road" to the south, just about 10 minutes from our house)

Three males peeing: Brian, Doug the dog, and I can only assume Isaac too!

Isaac and the dogs

We will not be surprised if Isaac's first word is DOG.  This week we have two golden beauties to lick his face!  Meet Doug, boyfriend of Maude.

Doug licks Isaac twice as much as Maude.

Maude is still figuring our what she thinks if this immobile, drooly human in the house.

 I have a feeling Isaac will eventually wear her down!  

http://youtu.be/KS7opH-BSXY

Days with Isaac

My days with Isaac are pretty lovely.  Here are a few glimpses into what we do.

Isaac is learning the art of smooching.  It is a bit like devouring, but we are working on it :)

We enjoy great hair.

He enjoys looking out our window at the tree branches and leaves blowing in the wind.  

We seriously spend several minutes a day just looking out the window.

We also go for long walks...

...with the help of our fabulous hand-me-down stroller and rain guard.  Thanks again, Ben & Becky!

We hang out and sport some Cleveland pride.

We go to the pool and then CRASH.

We suit up to join mama in her new (as of two weeks ago) running club.  We call ourselves the "slow and marginally employed running women". Isaac fits in just fine.

We honor the motto:  "real men wear pink....diapers"