We went to the grocery store today and I’ve again recommitted to not bring Isaak. He wanted to push his own cart and would barely let me touch it UNTIL he spotted gumdrops. Gumdrops. He ran down to the end of the aisle and tried to figure how to get them off the hook. I was relieved when I figured he couldn’t get them off. I told him he couldn’t have any, but that didn’t deter him-he kept tugging, so I in turn tugged him away. I was proud of myself and I thought I had a handle on the situation, then he looked up at me and said Please Mommy. I still said no. I’m made of steel right? We got about two aisles away and I set him back down so he could push his cart. He seemed resigned on the gumdrop idea, but I was WRONG! He darted back between my legs and grabbed unto those gumdrops and pulled with all his little boy might and the plastic broke! Down came the bag of gumdrops. Isaak was elated. He looked at me with the biggest smile on his face and placed them in the cart. I resigned. We broke the bag-we had to buy them…..at least he said please right? We did make him wait until we got to the car to eat them though--even though we had a full blown temper tantrum in the check out line when he saw me put them into the shopping bag. Cory had to pull him away. During this turmoil-Isaak apparently knocked the keys out of Cory’s hand and I didn’t notice, so when we got to the car we realized that we didn’t have any keys. I refused to take Isaak back inside. Cory luckily found the keys in about five minutes. Phew. But I’m sticking to my guns after this-No Isaak in the grocery store!!!!
Dear Isaak, Happy Birthday my little guy! It feels like just yesterday that you were literally pulled out to come into this world. Yes literally with forceps around your little head because you accidentally faced the wrong direction or maybe you faced the direction you wanted to. You didn’t seem like you were quite ready to come out because you were just wailing--almost like you were saying, “You know--I was perfectly comfortable in there.” I’ve learned this year that you surely know what you want and you will not stop until you get it. For example when we tried to spend the weekend away from home and you didn't like sleeping in your playpen! You woke up every 1/2 hour to let us know you weren't comfortable. You finally fell asleep around 3am when we put you on the bouncer. Cory slept with his arm around you on the floor so you didn't roll off. You weren’t going to come easy, eh?? I remember pushing and pushing and pushing and thinking this isn’t going how I thought that i...
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That little Isaak of yours can be quite the handful. I am willing to bet going to the store with him is similar to going to the store with a dozen kids! I don't know if I am allowed to tell you this BUT my parents had 8 kids and ever since they met Isaak they will ask me how he is doing followed up with a comment about how much energy he has. My dad is convinced that Isaak has more energy than any child he has ever met.
Good news is, Isaak is pretty much the cutest kid ever.... seriously! If I were there, I would watch him and then you could go do the grocery shopping for the both of us! Ha ha ha ha :)