March 25, 2011
Isaac: 37 months
Dear Ike,
You continue to be Mr. Go!Go!Go! and as you can see from the photo above, you are hard to catch on film. You don’t like having your photo taken, and you have to be bribed to get a shot like this:
And it was clear that while you were posing for the pictures, WITH a smile, it was all but killing you! I mean, what was i thinking? We were at a park. With trees. And slides. And a CASTLE!!! It was pretty silly for me to think that you might want to stop long enough for me to capture your image. But you know what? You are growing up so fast. You must know that in, like then minutes, you are going to be driving, and in ten more you’ll be graduating and off to college. Before i can count to thirty, you’ll be married and having your first child. So, you see, i need to document you right now. I need to be able to remember how you grew almost TWO INCHES in three months this winter!!! And how you have little chicken legs and the squeeziest little booty, that i just love to pinch right after bath time! You laugh hysterically when i grab little chunks of flesh between my thumb and forefinger and proclaim, “booty, booty, booty!” You say, “stop it Mom, that tickles!” So, i stop and then you say, “Do it again!”
You are really into superheros this month, and your favorite story is David and Goliath. We read it every night before bed. You have a Goliath action figure and we use a “Daddy” doll from Clara’s doll house for David. You find all three of the sheep figures that you own, and you set up a David and Goliath scene. I helped you fashion a slingshot out of a hair tie, and we can put a small rock in it that will launch when you swing the hair tie. You like to kill Goliath over and over again. I used to try to sway you away from wanting to “kill” and “shoot” everything. All the time. But i have decided that that is part of who you are, so we have redirected your attention to who/what you should be fighting against. Now you kill monsters and “bad guys” only. You are very passionate, and i love playing with you and listening to your playing with others. You go full force at everything you do. And you do it on much less sleep than i would expect. You like to be up before 6am most days. Thank God for your Daddy, because he is the one who gets up with you everyday. I know you guys enjoy that special time together. But, Clara and i are happy to get in another hour! 
I love hearing you and Clara talking together. You are both talkers, so you have long conversations. I find myself listening in on your conversations b/c i am so impressed with your relationship, and with your vocabulary. Yesterday Clara was crying in the car b/c she was scared about getting her hair cut and you looked over at her and asked, “Clara, why are you scared about?” “Are you scared of all the people?” “They like you, Clara, they won’t hurt you. It not hurt your hair when you cut it.” You were being so sweet, and Clara was ignoring you and grunting at you, which she does whenever she is mad, and you just said, “OK, Clara, we talk about it later.” I was driving with a huge smile on my face, so proud of how sweet you can be. I continue to pray that you and Clara will always be great friends, and protect each other. I know that you are a great brother.
Son, you are a light in my every day, and you make life so much more exciting. I love you so much!
