Monday, November 16, 2009
quick updates...
isaiah started piano lessons a few weeks ago. he has had 3 lessons and is doing great. he has to practice every day, which means that mama has to practice with him every day. it's good bonding time, but man does it help me exercise patience. it is all worth it because at the end of the day, not only have i had practice in patience, but isaiah can play songs and understand some basic musical theory!
11.13.09, 1 a.m. "mama, i threw up!" he's crying and running a fever of 103.5. (the only reason i remember his temperature is because it's also the christian radio station.) his temp would drop to normal then spike to as high as 104 a few times in the next couple days. he was quarantined to his room and got full room service treatment while watching movies and playing on the nani's laptop. he left the room after a day and a half, but only with a mask on to protect the rest of us from getting sick. we affectionately referred to him as H1N1 all weekend long.
we learned that 5 kids in his class were out the same time as him with H1N1. he was so sad that he had to miss school. "i'm gonna miss EVERYTHING!" including getting to check out a new book at the library. he didn't realize until sunday evening that he had missed his friend dylan's birthday party. that was really sad, because dylan thinks so highly of isaiah. when they celebrated dylan's birthday in class last wednesday, dylan wanted his mom to make a bigger cupcake for isaiah. that didn't happen of course, but dylan did choose isaiah to help pass out the napkins. it makes my heart happy that isaiah has friends that care about him at school.
11.16.09 isaiah has recovered. no fever for 24+ hours. back to school!
isaiah started piano lessons a few weeks ago. he has had 3 lessons and is doing great. he has to practice every day, which means that mama has to practice with him every day. it's good bonding time, but man does it help me exercise patience. it is all worth it because at the end of the day, not only have i had practice in patience, but isaiah can play songs and understand some basic musical theory!
11.13.09, 1 a.m. "mama, i threw up!" he's crying and running a fever of 103.5. (the only reason i remember his temperature is because it's also the christian radio station.) his temp would drop to normal then spike to as high as 104 a few times in the next couple days. he was quarantined to his room and got full room service treatment while watching movies and playing on the nani's laptop. he left the room after a day and a half, but only with a mask on to protect the rest of us from getting sick. we affectionately referred to him as H1N1 all weekend long.
we learned that 5 kids in his class were out the same time as him with H1N1. he was so sad that he had to miss school. "i'm gonna miss EVERYTHING!" including getting to check out a new book at the library. he didn't realize until sunday evening that he had missed his friend dylan's birthday party. that was really sad, because dylan thinks so highly of isaiah. when they celebrated dylan's birthday in class last wednesday, dylan wanted his mom to make a bigger cupcake for isaiah. that didn't happen of course, but dylan did choose isaiah to help pass out the napkins. it makes my heart happy that isaiah has friends that care about him at school.
11.16.09 isaiah has recovered. no fever for 24+ hours. back to school!
Sunday, November 01, 2009
Halloween 2009
isaiah has this knack for picking obscure characters to be for halloween. first he wanted to be link from hairspray. we told him no way. so then he was set on being jojo from horton hear's a who. jojo, who has a small yet significant role in a movie that isn't incredibly popular among kids his age. he really wanted to be jojo, so make his costume, i did.
he wore it to his school's trunk or treat a week before halloween. after spending the evening telling all his friends "i'm a who!" he was sooo over being jojo. (he had realized that they wouldn't know who "jojo" was, so he made it more generic by saying he was a "who" from whoville hoping that would be more recognizable. smart kid.)
i'll admit that i spent less than an hour making this costume, so i wasn't so bummed that he didn't want to wear it again. he did wear it again, however, to andrew's birthday party. after that he was a stormtrooper from star wars.
at school: zach, luke, dominic, isaiah
trick or treating: owen, noah, ethan, isaiah, ellie
he wore it to his school's trunk or treat a week before halloween. after spending the evening telling all his friends "i'm a who!" he was sooo over being jojo. (he had realized that they wouldn't know who "jojo" was, so he made it more generic by saying he was a "who" from whoville hoping that would be more recognizable. smart kid.)
i'll admit that i spent less than an hour making this costume, so i wasn't so bummed that he didn't want to wear it again. he did wear it again, however, to andrew's birthday party. after that he was a stormtrooper from star wars.
at school: zach, luke, dominic, isaiah
trick or treating: owen, noah, ethan, isaiah, ellie
Friday, September 11, 2009
9.8.09 first day of kindergarten!
his teacher is ms. groesbeck. we were hoping that he would get her, so we were happy that he ended up in her class. isaiah really loves school. he is such a good kuya to ethan, trying to be really encouraging about ethan starting school. his classroom is just two doors down from ethan, so it was fun to hear that they saw each other in the hallway when they were on their bathroom breaks.
he's in school every day all day now...as it will be for the next 12 years!
his teacher is ms. groesbeck. we were hoping that he would get her, so we were happy that he ended up in her class. isaiah really loves school. he is such a good kuya to ethan, trying to be really encouraging about ethan starting school. his classroom is just two doors down from ethan, so it was fun to hear that they saw each other in the hallway when they were on their bathroom breaks.
he's in school every day all day now...as it will be for the next 12 years!
isaiah is finally five! well it was a few weeks ago that he finally turned five. he had an alien/space birthday party. of course, i have no pictures of the the alien/space theme. on his actual birthday, he at a cake of worms and mud. mmmm!
one day after he turned five he was already asking when he would be six. he's so old. i passed by his room while he was sleeping the other day and noticed how tall he has gotten...my first baby is so big!
one day after he turned five he was already asking when he would be six. he's so old. i passed by his room while he was sleeping the other day and noticed how tall he has gotten...my first baby is so big!
Sunday, September 06, 2009
we love visiting the guevaras in cheboygan. especially now that the kids are older, it's fun for all of them to play together. of course there's some hitting and bickering and not sharing happening...but going to the beach, flying kites, getting huge scoops of ice cream for $1.75...all great parts of the wonderful land of cheboygan.
i remember when we first visited g, mads, and luci in lansing. it was so cute when isaiah would walk along the furniture and luci would come up and hug him. we joked around that they would love each other forever and get married.
this past weekend they got caught kissing under the tire at the playground.
??!!!
we told them to save their kisses for the person that they would marry. luci: "but i'm going to marry isaiah."
revision: we told them to save their kisses for when they were married. kissing now nipped in the bud. i think.
jump to bonfire and smores in the guevaras' backyard. isaiah and luci come inside...
luci: "me and isaiah are going to get married, and do you know what kind of car we're going to have? a limo! because we don't have to wear seat belts."
isaiah: "yeah, when we get even bigger! and there will be sparkly darkallies on the ceiling! like stars!"
luci: " do you want to practice walking in our wedding?"
apparently i missed some of the conversation outside where they determined that they would have three children and what song they would get married to.
sigh. they are 5 and 6.
there is so much in this world that we have to protect them from. i just hope that we can raise them with good enough values and spiritual fortitude to make good choices on their own.
i remember when we first visited g, mads, and luci in lansing. it was so cute when isaiah would walk along the furniture and luci would come up and hug him. we joked around that they would love each other forever and get married.
this past weekend they got caught kissing under the tire at the playground.
??!!!
we told them to save their kisses for the person that they would marry. luci: "but i'm going to marry isaiah."
revision: we told them to save their kisses for when they were married. kissing now nipped in the bud. i think.
jump to bonfire and smores in the guevaras' backyard. isaiah and luci come inside...
luci: "me and isaiah are going to get married, and do you know what kind of car we're going to have? a limo! because we don't have to wear seat belts."
isaiah: "yeah, when we get even bigger! and there will be sparkly darkallies on the ceiling! like stars!"
luci: " do you want to practice walking in our wedding?"
apparently i missed some of the conversation outside where they determined that they would have three children and what song they would get married to.
sigh. they are 5 and 6.
there is so much in this world that we have to protect them from. i just hope that we can raise them with good enough values and spiritual fortitude to make good choices on their own.
Tuesday, August 18, 2009
Monday, July 06, 2009
i can read with my eyes shut, by dr. seuss.
i can read in red.
i can read in blue.
i can read in pickle color, too.
i can read in bed
and in purple and in brown.
i can read in a circle and upside down....
isaiah has an amazing memory. with just a little help, he can go through a couple of his dr. seuss books verbatim. he pretends he can read. hop on pop forces him to sound out more words. it's hard to believe that he's already reading. when we were at target in fremont a couple months ago, isaiah goes to eric, "that guy's name is david." sure enough, the guy came back around and his nametag read "david." crazy.
i can read in red.
i can read in blue.
i can read in pickle color, too.
i can read in bed
and in purple and in brown.
i can read in a circle and upside down....
isaiah has an amazing memory. with just a little help, he can go through a couple of his dr. seuss books verbatim. he pretends he can read. hop on pop forces him to sound out more words. it's hard to believe that he's already reading. when we were at target in fremont a couple months ago, isaiah goes to eric, "that guy's name is david." sure enough, the guy came back around and his nametag read "david." crazy.
Tuesday, June 09, 2009
"mama, can i play my computer games when i get home?"
no, isaiah. let's just all play together. do you want to play with blocks when we get home?
"ummm....i'd rather play with my computer games."
oh, you'd *rather* play with your computer games? what almost five-year-old says "rather"??!!
no, isaiah. let's just all play together. do you want to play with blocks when we get home?
"ummm....i'd rather play with my computer games."
oh, you'd *rather* play with your computer games? what almost five-year-old says "rather"??!!
