cheeeeeeeeese!

"say cheese!"

"cheeeeeeeese!!!"

ten!

Isaiah has entered the double digits...10 months that is. Although the past 10 months have been a blast with him I must say that I think we have had the most fun this month so far. He has just developed so much lately and is surprising us with something new every day. Usually its somewhere he has managed to get himself that we never thought he would such as under tables and into closets where he also always manages to find things we never see such as crumbs, dust bunnies, and my never ending trail of bobby pins. So obviously we had to start baby proofing a bit (something we really wanted to wait to do when we were out of this apartment).

This month Leith's rotation at work has been much nicer than we expected so he's had some more time at home with us. Isaiah loves this of course. He has learned to play hide and seek with daddy and when he finds daddy he bursts into uncontrollable laughter. It's so cute! He's also graduated from his little bath chair and sits in the bath tub like a "big boy". (He's becoming a "big boy" way to fast for me!) He loves crawling around in the bath although he has taken a few dunks below the water when he gets too carried away.

He's been pulling himself up to stand on every possible object he finds and has started to take some steps with support....unbelievable! He's taken after his father in regards to eating. His new foods include cheerios, yogurt, cheese, pasta, and boiled veggies, but of course he prefers french fries and pizza. I kid you not...he has helped himself to others' fries and pizza and managed to consume them without a problem - obviously not without my freaking out when I realize what's in his mouth. The recent warm weather has allowed us to venture to the park quite often as well as experience Isaiah's first beach day! He wasn't very fond of the water or wet sand but enjoyed playing out in the sun!

We continue to attend out tuesday mommy group and sunday night bible study where he gets to play and interact with other kids (and steal their pizza). He remains my diligent training partner on my runs although as he grows its getting harder to run with the stroller. We have started working on plans for his first birthday which we can't believe is only 2 months away! Time flies when you're having so much fun!

playing at the beach

hanging out at the park with mommy!

eating avocadoes...my favorite!

daddy is already getting Isaiah used to the dumbells!

playing on the swings with daddy

seaworld

Leith had the last week of March off which was soooo exciting for us! Other than going to Sacramento we didn't do much but stay home and relax. After a few days of "relaxing" (between playtime, feeding time, and nap time for isaiah) we decided that we should take advantage of our military passes to seaworld and take isaiah for the first time. We new he wouldn't really get it or remember but it was a good reason to get out and do something different. After a great breakfast at the Original Pancake House we were off to Shamu-land! We spend a few hours there but then our hunger and isaiah's sleepiness kicked in and we decided to go home. Below are some highlights of the day!

the polar bear just woke up from his nap to see leith and isaiah staring at him

isaiah wasn't too fond of the starfish in the tidepool :(

going through the shark tank!