Heidi months 8 and 9

Over the past two months Heidi has gone from crawling to walking.  It is amazing to me how quickly she has developed in her mobility.  She weighed almost 19 pounds at her 9 month check up.  She measured 26 inches in height.  She is now taking 4 bottles a day and eating table food almost every day.  Her daycare has started giving her table food in addition to the table food we give her at home.  In the last week we have started giving Heidi her sippy cup more often and she seems to be very comfortable with it now.  Her doctor told us that we can go ahead and introduce whole milk, so we have done that in addition to the sippy cup.  Her 3:00 bottle has now been substituted with a sippy cup of whole milk.  We will continue to substitute each bottle with a sippy cup over the next couple of months so that by the time she is a year old, she will no longer take a bottle.  This method worked with her brothers, and it seems to be working with her as well. 

11 things about Isaac

It has been a while since I last posted, and I have two months to catch up on for Heidi.  But first, I want to post about my first child.  Today is Isaac's 11th birthday.  I still remember the day he was born like it was yesterday, and I hope that I always will.  We are not having a birthday party for Isaac this year.  I feel like he is too old to have a party.  But, we are going to take him to his favorite restaurant for dinner and have cake and ice cream tonight.  Then, on Friday we are taking him to see the new Captain America movie.  And finally, on Saturday we will celebrate with my parents as they are unable to join us tonight.

So, on Isaac's 11th birthday, here are 11 things about him I want to remember:

1. He still really enjoys reading and Rick Riordan is his favorite author.
2. Silas and Paul are his best school friends, and I think they are a good influence on him.
3. He sings in the chorus at school.  He enjoys singing but is having a difficult time adjusting to being one of the only males in the predominantly female chorus.
4. He is in the 5th grade and in middle school and has band 3rd period.  He is learning to play the saxophone.
5. He is almost as tall as I am and wears a size 14/16 shirt, 14 pants and size 7 shoes.  I can now wear his shoes!
6. He is not a big sweets person, but he does enjoy dessert occasionally.
7. He wears glasses all the time and has talked about wanting to try contacts.
8. He likes baseball and basketball but hasn't played either sport in the most recent season.  He is also thinking about playing football.
9. He likes watching movies as a family.
10. He often argues with his brother, but he loves him still and wants to take care of him too.
11. He loves his baby sister and likes to read to her.