The States...: 6 months

Isaiah is six months old! yes, you heard me right...our little boy is half way through his first year of life. I cannot even put to words how fast time has flown by. In the past month I have returned to work as a nurse at UCSD. It wasn't as hard as I thought it would be for me and I am thankful for all of those who prayed for me that week...it really helped! I am working perdiem so I have a minimun requirement of working 4 shifts per month which is so great!

Now onto more important subjects...Isaiah! What can I say to describe Isaiah these days? CURIOUS! He wants to touch, look, and eat everything! With all the brightly colored toys and gadgets that we have for him, his interest always falls to either my cell phone or the straps on the diaper bag which have become his new teething toy. He has two teeth! They are so cute when he smiles but not so cute when he bites considering I am still breastfeeding him...ouch! We just took him into his 6 month well-baby appointment and he is 26 inches and weighing in at 15 lbs. He's in the 10th percentile, but the doctor says he's doing just fine. We attempted to give him carrots a couple of weeks ago and lets just say he wasn't a big fan of them. Two weeks later he is still refusing to swallow and makes this horrible gagging noise, so last night we tried sweet potatoes and he seemed to like those better. Looks liks our son won't be a big carrot eater. We have been having so much fun with him in this stage of his development because he is so much more interactive and playful. He loves to smile and laugh when he's being tickled and he really loves jumping...ALL THE TIME!

We are looking forward to enjoying our first christmas together as a family with our little boy. I am sure that he will be showered with many gifts from his grandparents, but this year we have received the greatest gift of all...our precious baby boy. We love you son.