Cracker

That is Isaac's newest word. Of course the pronunciation is still a little off, but you have no doubt when you hear him what he is saying. He is now saying Mama, Dada, baba, night night, and cracker. :) He is going to be a talker like his sister. I wonder where he gets that from....

Parents Prayer

Now I lay me down to sleep,
I pray my sanity to keep.
For if some peace I do not find,
I'm pretty sure I'll lose my mind.

I pray I find a little quiet
Far from the daily family riot
May I lie back--not have to think
about what they're stuffing down the sink,
or who they're with, or where they're at
and what they're doing to the cat.

I pray for time all to myself
(did something just fall off a shelf?)
To cuddle in my nice, soft bed
(Oh no, another goldfish--dead!)
Some silent moments for goodness sake
(Did I just hear a window break?)
And that I need not cook or clean--
(well heck, I've got the right to dream)

Yes now I lay me down to sleep,
I pray my wits about me keep,
But as I look around I know--
I must have lost them long ago!

Church Daycare Part 2

Yesterday we took Jazmine into the toddler room at the church again. This was her second time there. She didn't fuss at all, and just looked at me as I walked out of the room, and went back to the books she was looking at. There were more children there this week than last (probably because everyone overslept last week because they forgot their clocks needed changed!).

Lenny and I did much better this week and only checked on her three times. Also, we kept her there almost the whole time, only snagging her 10 minutes early. At first she was still shy, but she was walking around looking at things and children. By halfway through her time in there she was playing with the other kids! :)

I was so excited that she wasn't just sitting there observing with those big blue eyes and was actually playing! Because it broke my heart to see her sitting all by herself last week. I have a feeling next week may just go even better!

Couple Videos

Here are a couple videos of Isaac and his walking. The video of Jaz (sorry it's so dark) is her playing "Ring around the Rosie".

Paper Monster

Isaac is a little paper eating monster. If there is a single scrap of paper in this house he will find it and try to eat it. No matter what I do to keep it away from him, with Jaz's help he always gets his hand on something! When I hear the distinct sound of paper tearing I instantly stop whatever I am doing to get to him. The funniest part is that he KNOWS he isn't supposed to do it. So now when I come running to take the paper away, he does one of two things....
~He either shoves the paper all in his mouth as fast as he can and tries to keep me from getting it out of his mouth.
~Or he takes off running with it obviously thinking he is faster than mommy. Oh, and he laughs as he is running away... :)