Oh BOY...

Isaac, who was 17-months-old on the 9th, beats to his own little drum.

I have to remind myself that he has a very different personality than his big sister.  

This little snippet gives a glimpse of his strong will and stubborn nature.

I don't know if it's a second-child thing, or a boy thing, but Isaac is far less verbal than Clare was at this age.  His primary form of communication is screaming.  Even when he's completely happy, he just screams.  He screams for our attention.  He screams when he's running through the backyard.  He screams when Clare accosts him (I suppose the screaming is warranted in this situation).  He screams when he drops something.
He screams, he screams, he screams.

On a more positive note, he also giggles a lot.  He giggles when Clare is around.  He giggles when he dances...and he loves to dance.   He giggles when we chase him around the house.  He giggles when Phil throws him on the bed.
He giggles, he giggles, he giggles!  :)

He is currently obsessed with Elmo.  He has a little Elmo figurine-thing and several Seasame/Elmo books.  He points out Elmo on every page.  No biggie, right?!  I didn't think so until I realized that Isaac might actually think he is Elmo or vice versa. 
He points to Elmo and says, "Isuh."
I'm no expert, but that sounds far more like ISAAC than ELMO.  

You be the judge...

Isaac does NOT like to be fed.  He will eat nearly anything...as long as he is in control.  Take this muffin, for example.  He devoured it...until I tried to help him.  "HANDS OFF, Mama!"  His shirt says, "Just Like Daddy."  I think he is similar to Phil in many ways, except for the "Hands off, Mama" part.  LOL!  :)

This isn't a great picture, but it show a couple of things:

1. His current black eye (second in his lifetime)

2. His mischievous little grin.

He knows when he's doing something wrong (i.e. dumping our remote controls in the toilet...of which we've had to replace TWO now...one of them costing $25), and he runs away with this little grin.  What a stinker!

Just so we remember these details in 30 years...

- Isaac regularly sleeps about 11.5-hours at night (8:00 - 7:30),

and naps about 2-hours every afternoon.

- He LOVES splashing in the water...be it in the pool, bath tub, or YMCA splash park.

- Whenever he cries, he wipes his own tears.  As soon as he feels them falling down his cheek, he scratches it right away.  It's really adorable!

- As much as I thought he was a Mama's boy, he is a Papa's (Corrie's Dad) boy.  I really think he loves Papa more than ANYTHING in the world.

- He likes to pull Clare's hair...especially when she has it in braids.

- Isaac is still reluctant around new people, 

although he is extremely attached once you've won him over.

- He enjoys going down the slide head first..

 His little sparkle lights up my day...every day.

We love him OH SO MUCH!