Today was monumental

Everyday with Isaac is amazing for different reasons. It seems like we are learning something new each day, or mastering a skill we've been practicing, or saying new words. Speaking of words, have I mentioned that he has been saying "Mama"? Can't believe I haven't posted that yet. Yup! He's been saying mom, and mama pretty much everyday. What we find comical, is that he says daddy when he is playing and happy. He usually only says mama when he's fussy, mad or not feeling well. AND he groans it. Daddy comes out all sweet and with laughter, and mama is said with moans and groans. :/ I'm not sure how to take that, but I'll take it either way. It's just the best thing ever to hear him say it, even if it is with frustration.

I digress.

Back to today being monumental. We tried something new today. We heated up some corn and rice, and oatmeal and offered it to him. Up until now, we have been serving him everything room temperature or chilled. HE LOVED IT!! He kept opening up his mouth for the next bite before we could even get the next scoop! BUT, that's not what was monumental about today.

Today, Isaac took another step closer to being a big boy, and further away from a baby. :(   :)  We have been working on him feeding himself. He gets these delicious little puffs in amazing flavors, that smell so divine, and actually, don't taste that bad either. He can pick them up, and grip them so tight in his little fist, but he has a hard time getting them to his mouth. When we "help" them into his mouth from his hand, he opens his fist at the last second, forfeiting the little puff he worked so hard for, to the floor. Where grateful and patient puppies waste no time reaping the rewards of his loss. BUT TODAY, TODAY was different. Monumentally, different even. I was talking to Dan, and almost missed it. I saw him leaning in towards the high chair tray out of the corner of my eye. Low and behold, he had a little puff in his hand and he brought his mouth in to meet it. In one foul swoop, he lunged that puff forward and successfully planted it right in his mouth, along with his fingers. Which he kept in his mouth the whole time he chewed the puff, all the while giving a cheesy little grin. And mommy and daddy jumped around like monkeys in the background ecstatic over what our little son conquered today. We couldn't be more proud. Parenting is bliss. Exhausting, trying, joyful bliss.



xo