18 Months

This cutie pie is 18 months today.  I had a bad dream about him and a very big car last night.   Without going into details, it was AWFUL.  So today more than usual I have been thinking about how grateful I am to have him and his brothers in my life.  Now that I know them, I don't think I could live without them. 

Isaac has become more interested in his brothers the last few weeks.  He loves to get them diapers and "feed" them their bottles.  He loves tickling their feet and making them laugh.  They make him laugh too whenever he gets close enough for them to grab him or kick him.  It's been fun to see their relationships developing.

Isaac was starting to use a lot more words before he got sick and then he kind of reverted back to grunting, pointing and using his baby babble.  He can pretty much communicate what he wants without words so he has been a little bit lazy.  I can sometimes get him to say words that I know he knows after LOTS of coaxing.  The last few days he's started doing better again so maybe we'll see some progress again.  Some of his favorite words (usually require no coaxing) right now are:
kick
ball (favorite thing to play with)
Cuk (Cooper)
Ca-ke (Carter)
drink
eyes
down (as in downstairs to see his favorite person)
Daddy (aka favorite person)

Isaac loves playing outside in the dirt, looking at the horses across the street and playing with his daddy.  He also loves to eat but only PB&J sandwiches, yogurt, bread, pears, cheese and goldfish crackers.  Hotdogs are a favorite too.  Toddlers...

He is a pretty darn cute toddler though I must admit.

Rice Cereal and Derek's Birthday

On Derek's birthday the twins had their first rice cereal.  What a way to celebrate!  Here is a picture of the aftermath.

They did pretty well.  Carter caught right on and I couldn't get it in his mouth quick enough.  Cooper kept making really funny faces and gagged it down.  They were professionals the next day when I gave it to them though.  They both ate quite a bit.  

We had a quiet night at home for Derek's birthday and then went out last night while Auntie Janel watched the kids.  (Thanks again Janel!)  We went to Red Robin (a favorite) and The Avengers.  Best. Movie. Ever.  Really.  Go see it.

Happy Birthday Honey!

Soccer

My brother invited Derek to be on an indoor soccer team with him and they've been playing together for the last 8 weeks.  Derek's two brothers have been coming to play lately as well so Isaac has gotten to watch three uncles and a dad play on a team together.  With Uncle Lee living in our basement for the summer and an RSL fan for a Daddy, Isaac is being well trained in the cult art.  He kicks his ball around the house.  Any chance he has to steal Derek's soccer ball from our bedroom, he takes.  And he LOVES cheering on his daddy, uncles and of course the RSL team.  I must say he is the cutest fan I've ever seen.

Master Derek

Two weeks after the twins were born, Derek finished up his coursework for his Masters Degree in Computer Science.  He's been working on his degree through a distance program at Utah State University for two and a half years.  He took night classes two nights a week in Salt Lake on his way home from work at L-3.  I am so glad that he had this opportunity.  I am even more glad that he is finished!  I must say it was perfect timing for our family as well.  I don't know what I would do if I didn't have him home in the evenings with all these babies. 

This weekend he was forced pleased to participate in USU's graduate hooding and commencement exercise.  I'm so proud of him! 

Sick Boys

Isaac and the twins got a yucky stomach/cold virus that lasted a couple of weeks.  It was no fun.  Long story short... the cold went into Isaac's lungs.  He was up all night after our trip to the zoo unable to breathe. 

He got a nebulizer and some albuterol which helped him out immediately.  The first few times we used it, he zonked out as soon as we started because he could finally breathe again.  We also took a trip to the suction clinic at the hospital.  Poor kid.  The only thing worse than being sick is taking care of sick kids.  Yuck.  Being sick sure makes being well again feel SO GOOD. 

Zoo Day

We have been wanting to take Isaac to the zoo or the aquarium for a long time since he has been showing a lot of interest in animals.  We finally got a day planned and then he got sick (more about that later...).  The morning of our zoo date, Isaac was acting so much better than he had all week so we decided to go for it. 

We packed up a lunch and the triple stroller and had a BEAUTIFUL day at the zoo.  It just so happened that it was "National Multiple Birth Awareness" day so there were lots of twins (and triplets!) there. 

After I realized that we weren't the only ones sporting a ginormous limo stroller, I relaxed and had a good time. 

Isaac loved it!  And the babies were glad to be outside.  We couldn't have asked for a more perfect trip.

Who's Who?

 I have always thought that Isaac and Cooper look alike and that they look like their Daddy.  Then I came across this picture of me and thought that Carter looks like me as a baby.  I wanted to see all our pictures together to compare.  What do you think?