4 months, 23 months (almost)

Isaac turned 4 months old yesterday and next week Jacob will be 23 months. Where did the time go?

We moved Isaac to his own room this week. Its really just a temporary room until we get Jacob's new room done. Then we'll move Isaac into the nursery where Jacob is now.

Here are his new digs - Alan's office. Its pretty cramped, as you can see from the second picture with the desk chair wedged in between the crib and the desk, but it works. Its actually nice because the office is right by our room, so if I leave both doors open I can hear him stir without using a monitor.



(Please ignore the blue curtains and green walls. Those curtains are going in Jacob's new room, but we put them in here because they are darker and block out more sun than the ones Alan bought for the office. )
Since moving him to sleeping in a crib (he was in a pack-n-play in our room before), he has slept so much better. He had been getting up every 2-3 hours to eat and would do lots of thrashing around, but now he sleeps 2-3 hours, eats, then sleeps another 5-6 hours before waking up to eat again. We should have moved him much earlier.

Isaac is all about playing these days! He no longer enjoys being held for long periods and even the bouncy seat bores him after a few minutes. He much prefers to be on a blanket on the floor, rolling around playing with his toys. He does like the Bumbo seat, though. Maybe it is because he is sitting more upright, or maybe it is just because it is different. We are going to pick up the exersaucer from my parents' this weekend and see how he likes that. I think he'll love it!



Here is a video of Isaac in the Bumbo and Jacob bringing him things to play with


Jacob has really started talking a lot! I counted over 30 words that he knows and then later kept thinking of more. Of course, most people wouldn't understand what he is saying, but we know!

He is really enjoying playing with the other kids after Boot Camp. Once a week they plan a little activity for the kids and this week was playing with shaving cream and blocks. It sounds strange, but he loved it! Yesterday he made a new friend, Noah, who is a year older than him. Jacob had so much fun running after him! Sometimes when there are a lot of kids around, especially older ones, he can act quite shy, so it is nice to see him find friends. Gotta love Boot Camp. Its like he has a play date every day!

While we were in Napa, Jacob's favorite thing to do in the hotel room was play with the desk phone. He would pick it up and say, 'He-whoa?' The other day he decided the computer mouse looked like a phone. Here is a video of him playing with it. I like how he shakes it at first like 'Hey, there's no dial tone!'


I absolutely love seeing my boys interact. It is so fun! Yesterday Jacob was bringing Isaac his tractors and I said that Jacob must really like Isaac to share his favorite toys. I then asked Jacob if he loved Baby Isaac. He came over and gave him a hug and kiss. So sweet! I didn't even know he had connected that if you love someone you give them hugs and kisses. Its so neat when your kids 'get' something!

So there are the heartwarming moments, but also funny ones. The other day we were playing in the playroom and I said that Isaac needed a diaper change. Then I hear Jacob pipe in from the corner, 'Yeah, I-Yi' (he calls Isaac I-Yi). The tone was just so funny! It was like he was saying 'Yeah, I-Yi. You stink!'.

Here is Jacob giving Isaac raspberries on his tummy.