My SWEET, SWEET Boy

Isaac sometimes has a hard time listening at school. When he gets a warning at school, he has to "move his clip." And when he moves his clip, he loses rewards at home (e.g., playing Super Mario with Daddy). He moved his clip 2 times last week, so we had a little talk. (And before you judge my conversation. . . I know I'm bad!)

Mommy: "Isaac, Mommy is disappointed that you moved your clip 2 times this week. Ms. Jenny isn't going to want you to be in her class anymore if you keep getting into trouble."

Isaac: "Will she kick me out?"

Mommy: "Yep." (I know, I know, I know. . . I'm mean.)

Isaac: "No she won't! She thinks I'm sweet!"

(Ms. Debbie and I have both talked to Isaac's teacher to make sure he isn't being really, really naughty at school, and Ms. Jenny has told both of us how sweet Isaac is. Obviously, the child is listening ALL of the time. . . he just doesn't always follow through.)

English Muffins

Isaac has been really into speaking Spanish lately. . . and he does know several words. The other morning, I had some english muffins for breakfast.

Isaac: "What are those?"

Mommy: "They're called english muffins."

Isaac: "Does that mean they can't speak Spanish?"

Servanthood

This morning Isaac was eating his breakfast, and he decided that he wanted some water (along with his milk and yogurt smoothie). His water was literally a few feet away from him, well within his reach. However, he still said (or whined) "Mommy! I want water!" I was a little frustrated and said, "Well, then go and get it! I'm not your servant."

Isaac's response: "Well, then who is?"

Brilliant

Of course, I think Isaac is just brilliant! He knew his letters (upper and lower case and phonics) by age 2. He started reading very early. . . he does very well academically.

But the real reason I think he is brilliant is how quickly he thinks on his feet. For example, today I walked in the room and caught him with his finger in his nose. He really isn't a nose-picker. I hardly ever see him do this. But, today I caught him.

Mommy: "Isaac, don't pick your nose. That's gross!

Isaac: "I was just putting my boogers back."

See what I'm talking about? He's a genius!

Ankles. . .

The other day I was dressing Caleb for the day, and Isaac came in the room. I had pulled Caleb's shirt off, and Isaac teasingly said, "Caleb. . . I see your ankles!" I knew right away what he was talking about. . . do you?

Maybe this will help! A day later I was in my bathroom getting ready to take a shower. Isaac walked in (oh yay) and said, "Mommy. . . you have BIG ankles!"

Um. . . he was NOT talking about my ankles. . . and if you haven't figured it out yet, you need to think a little longer.

Talking Twins

The twins are becoming quite the talkers. Olivia is excelling; she uses nice long sentences. She's using pronouns and action words. She names colors, shapes, and letters. She's doing great! Her speech is pretty clear. Her favorite word(s): I want, which she somehow combines to sound like one word. But it is I want ____ and I want____ all day now! My favorite word that she says is "poot." Which means "poop." It's so funny. I laugh every time she says it.

Caleb talks a lot, too. But he is quite hard to understand at times, poor fella. Lucky for him he was born to a speech pathologist, so we work on things. He just doesn't use consonants. He sure knows what he's saying! I can definitely understand him most of the time, but that's a mommy thing.

Oh no!

Isaac to me today: "Mommy, my hair is bothering my brain!"

Don't worry. He fixed it so that wouldn't be a problem anymore.

Where does he come up with this stuff?!

Saving the Day!

I was sitting out in the living room, and all 3 kids were playing in the office. They were playing nicely, but I still called out to them and asked "What are you guys doing?"

Isaac's response: "We're saving the day!"

This means they were playing superheroes. . . again. Not a big surprise!

Iceman

We had some freezing rain last week, with lots of ice covering the swingset, fence, and trees. Isaac said, "Maybe Iceman just iced everything!"

Who's Iceman, you ask?

Just another superhero (Isaac's current obsession) that Isaac has created! He's such an imaginative little guy!

Dr. Phil

I had the Dr. Phil show on the other day, and Isaac saw his name on the TV. He thinks, since Phil starts with a "P," he should be "Dr. Pill" instead of "Dr. Phil."

And then he asked, "Does that doctor fix anybody?"

Good question.

Thumbsucker

Isaac has recently told me that he does not suck his thumb anymore. . . but I caught him in the act the other day.

Mommy: "Isaac, I thought you didn't suck your thumb anymore!"
Isaac: "I was just fixing my mouth. It was all tangled up."

Boy he thinks fast, doesn't he?!

Bumpits

Have you seen the TV commercials for the Bumpits? Isaac asked me the other day if I had one. Now I'm a little worried about what my hair looks like!

A Night Out for Christmas!

Isaac: "Daddy, what do you want for Christmas?"
Nate: "A night out!"
Isaac: "A night out is not a toy! Santa can't bring you a night out."
Nate: "You're probably right."
Isaac, after thinking a minute: "Santa can bring you a tent! Then you can have a night out!"

Uh-oh. . .

At school they have a stoplight behavior system. Kids are given a warning, and then they have to move their "clips" (clothespins) on the stoplight if the behavior continues. One day, Isaac came home from school, and he told me that he moved his clip to green (red is the worst). When I asked him why, he told me. . . "I just couldn't stop asking Ms. Jenny!" It turned out that they were doing a fun activity, and he was so ready for it to be his turn, so he kept asking his teacher if it was his turn yet. . . I just loved how he put it! He COULDN'T stop asking!

Curious Question from Isaac. . .

Do penguins have teeth?

Good question, and I looked it up! No, they don't. They swallow their food whole!

According to Isaac. . .

All toilets lead to the sea. . .

Yes, we had been watching Finding Nemo!

A Rare Diet

• Isaac's Aunt Jen is about to have a baby. One morning we were looking at her blog, and she had posted a picture of herself looking down at her bare belly. Isaac asked me what she was doing, and I told him that she was looking at her belly because there was a baby in there. I could tell he was a little confused, because the next thing he asked me was, "Did she eat that baby?"

Ugly Guys

• Isaac was having an "off" night, and we were talking about what happens when you're naughty. I told him that if he was naughty at school, he would have to go to the principal's office. His eyes got real big and he said, "Are there ugly guys in there?" I found this especially funny since my dad is a high school vice principal.

Finally. . .

I'm finally posting a few new Isaac stories here! I've been absent for a long time, I know. I'll try to be better about sharing stories. I love to go back and read them, and it is a great way to preserve these moments that make us laugh!

Isaac the Great!

• The book fair is coming to Isaac's school, so we told him we were giving him $5 to spend at the book fair tomorrow. Isaac's response: "You mean like 5 dollar foot long?"

• Isaac was playing on the floor with Oliver, and Oliver sneezed. Isaac looked at me and said, "Mommy! Oliver rained on me!"

• We've been reading Bible stories (from a children's Bible) to Isaac every night at bedtime. Each story has a theme such as patience, obedience, honoring your parents, etc. . . that we also talk about. The story of Jonah's theme was obedience. We talked a lot about how you should obey your parents and obey God. A few nights later we read a story about honoring your parents and how Jesus honored his parents by leaving the temple when they asked him to. We had not discussed Jonah at all this night. . . As I was leaving Isaac's room he said, "Hey Mommy! Jonah did NOT honor his parents!" Oh, and by the way, I now threaten attack via whale/big fish for disobeying.

• Isaac likes to pray at meals. It is ALWAYS the same prayer. . . one that he has come up with: "God is great, God is good. You just know about your friends and food and day and night. Amen." On Thanksgiving, Isaac wanted to pray. His prayer went like this: "God is great, God is good. You just know about your friends and food and day and night. And Santa Claus is coming to town tomorrow. Amen!"

Oh, Isaac!

*The other day Isaac was playing with his blocks and he told me, "I'm God, Mommy!" I said, "Oh no, that's not a good thing to say." And he replied, "But Mommy. I'm just pretending I'm God!" Quite honestly, I had no idea what to say to him at this point!

*Isaac often pokes around in the morning and takes forever to get into his car seat when we're getting ready for school. However, Thursday morning he hustled and got into his seat nicely. I praised him, saying, "Great job, Isaac!" His response: "Why do you always call me Isaac?" I wish you could hear the tone of his voice. . . it was priceless!

*We were shopping last night, and Isaac, of course, had to go potty. So I took him to the restroom while Nate pushed the stroller around the store. When we were done in the restroom, we were having trouble finding Nate and were looking around for him for awhile. Isaac had a great idea, though! He looked at me and said, "Maybe we should split up!"

*And the moment I've been dreading since becoming a mother: Isaac called to me from the bathroom the other day, crying a little bit. . . "Mommy! My poop is stuck!" I seriously have been dreading this moment for years. . . luckily he was able to overcome his problem on his own! Thank goodness!

My Great Dad

Isaac made a book about his Daddy for Father's Day. He drew pictures to go with each of the "questions" he had to answer about his Daddy. We thought it turned out pretty cute.

1. My daddy is 26 years old.
2. My dad loves to cook food.
3. His favorite food is pickles.
4. It makes him happy when he plays with me.
5. I really love it when my dad eats with me.

Recent Isaac-isms. . .

The other day we were all in the car, and Isaac was talking and talking AND talking. Sometimes this child does not stop talking! Nate was getting a little tired of it and said, "Isaac. Zip it!" There was a (brief) pause, and then Isaac, in all seriousness, said, "I don't have a zipper, Daddy!"

This is kind of gross, but I'll share it anyway. . . the other day Isaac was going potty. He still needs some help when he goes #2, so he called me in to help him out. I got him off of the potty and said, "Whoa, Isaac. That's a lot of poop!" And then he told me, "I was just trying to fill it up!"

Isaac can get a little demanding at times. We are working on using "May I?" rather than "I need" when he makes his requests. Well, the other day, he was telling me all of the things he was needing, and I said, "Yes, your highness," sarcastically. Then he said, "Mommy, I'm not a majesty."

Caroline was watching the kids the other night, and Isaac was telling her all about something (a bug, I think), obviously using his very wild imagination. Caroline said, "Isaac, are you pretending?" His response: "No, I'm for real-ing."

"My Mom is Special!"

Isaac completed this worksheet at school. I thought I'd share it because I got quite a few laughs out of it!
1. My Mom is special because: "She is my helper!"
2. I like it when my Mom: "Plays with me!"
3. My Mom can do many things! I think she's best at: "Being silly and making me oatmeal!"
4. My Mom has a pretty smile! I like to make her smile by: "Eating a little bit and giving her a hug."
5. My Mom is as pretty as a: "Book."
6. My Mom is smart! She even knows: "How to make words and to make the day."

Daddy's Fault

The other day when I got home from work, the kids were playing outside. So, I just parked the van on the road instead of pulling it into the garage. I turned off the van and left the keys in the ignition, not thinking it would be a problem. . . as it turned out, it ran the battery down.

Nate and I were talking about it later and I said something like, "I know. It's my fault."

Isaac wasn't really paying attention to us, but he heard me say those few words, and said, "No it's not, Mommy. It's all Daddy's fault!"

They say to teach them while they're young. . .