Seven Month Old Isaiah
Oh my little love.
What an eventful month!
We celebrated your first Christmas… if the magic of the Christmas season ever waned for me, it came back in full force multiplied by infinity this year. Even though you probably didn’t notice too much of a difference on that special day, your family was ever joyous to spend it with you. From the grandmas taking turns feeding you your lunch, matching each other bite for bite… or having all your second cousins running circles around you… or opening gift after gift… you just brightened our day ever more! Of course, you loved the wrapping more than the gift, but you were loving the gifts too!
You giggle so much more now. It is the most glorious, most amazing, most heartwhelming sound I’ve ever heard. Making you laugh gives me so much overflowing joy. The things we do to elicit that laugh can be pretty hysterical too. Sometimes I have more joy watching other people enjoy you and making you laugh more than watching you smile back. Bother views are pretty spectacular.
One of your Christmas presents was a rolling walker… because you love to jump almost more than walking, at first you would only go backwards from your hopping… but after Grandma chased you, you got the hang of it and have been mastering it! Another thing you love to do with Grandma, hop down the stairs in her lap. I have lost count of how many times she has scooted down the stairs with you, but the joy you have from it is never lost on her or your audience. The squeals of joy make all of us smile and hope she never tires from continuous trips!
Another way to get those amazing giggles is to tickle you… but not quite. That moment before you actually get tickled is your favorite. If we just hover our hands over you, you start to squirm and giggle but then will go straight faced once we start to tickle you.
We started experimenting with more food this month. You loved the sweet potatoes we started with which made us thing you were going to be an amazing eater, but turns out anything green from peas to avocado makes you gag. We keep trying in hopes that it will change though. You may think you are having a favorite like sweet potatoes or carrot, but there are some hidden greens in there my boy!
Photo by Jessica Rose
I thought that the overwhelming love would fade. Not that I would love you less but I would have just gotten used to it. But I’m so glad it hasn’t. Each and every day you bring us so much joy. Each slobbery kiss and gummy smile, each squeal and giggle… they bring a euphoric joy that just keeps getting stronger. I love to love you.
Photo by Jessica Rose
