9 Months and Clapping

Isaac had his 9 month check-up this week. More of the same news: he is a big kid! He is 30 1/4 inches long which puts him off the charts for his height. If he were 18 months old, he would still be in the 99th percentile. He weighed in at 24 lbs 6 oz, which is the 90th percentile. At least I can rest assured that he is getting enough to eat.



He is quite the speedy little crawler now and is having all sorts of fun exploring the house and the yard. He has also developed his "pincer" grasp so he can pick up all of the lint and leaves and anything else he happens to find and then put it straight into his mouth.

While we were in Hawaii he learned how to wave and did really good waving back at us, at the camera, and even at strangers. But now he seems to have forgotten how to wave and has moved on to clapping. He claps all day long. He claps when we clap, he claps when he's eating, he claps while he's playing, he claps while his diaper is changed, he claps when we tell him not to touch the DVR, and if you wave at him - he claps. We think he's a pretty funny little guy.

Our Vacation in Kauai, Hawaii

Here are some pictures of Isaac last week during our wonderful vacation in Hawaii. For a more details, visit our other blog.

Isaac was very happy at the beach.





He loved crawling all around the sand.



And didn't mind sand getting everywhere.



He also loved to eat some of our Hawaiian shaved ice.

Here we are at Waimea Canyon. It's a beautiful canyon and a nice afternoon scenic drive.



Here Isaac is ready to leave for the day. All lotioned up with SPF 50 all over his body including his hair. (hence the cool hair style)

Frequent Flyer

For being only 8 months old, Isaac has quite a bit of flying experience under his belt. And so far he has been a great little traveler.

As we were getting close to LAX on our trip home last week, Isaac wanted to look out the window. He kept giggling as we flew past all of the buildings. I'm not sure what was so funny, but I'm glad he enjoyed it so much.

The people in seats around us always comment on how well behaved he is. Of course, I think I deserve a little bit of credit too for packing a diaper bag full of tricks to keep him entertained with!

The Bionic Baby

Here is Isaac at our hotel in Philadelphia. All three days- he woke up early, didn't take naps, and would not go to sleep until 11:00 PM or Midnight.


Here is Isaac on one of the nights at 11:30 PM. He was full of energy!

Ready to Travel

Isaac got his passport yesterday! He's ready to travel!

Buddies

ok....they are not quite buddies yet.....but they certainly are interested in each other and are never far apart. (Cracker follows him around all day)

And He's Off!

Isaac has been up on his hands and knees rocking back and forth for a few weeks now. We kept thinking he'd be crawling any day, and finally yesterday he did! He was going after Cracker. Today he found a toy he wanted and took off to get it. Here's a little video clip of the crawling action!