Do you remember in high school there was that person that you REALLY liked (or thought you really liked) but he or she didn't know you existed. Not in the existential "existed" sense, but really could give a crap about you. Well, having an infant is kind of like that.

You pour your love, time, and energy into this beautiful thing that most of the time acts as though you do not exist. They may acknowledge you from time to time, but it is only when you are doing something for them--changing a diaper, wiping away spit up, for feeding them.

But then, on occasion things are a little different. There are moments when it is more of a two way street. At night Isaac will just cuddle up and lay on your chest and go to sleep. That is pretty darn cool. Then there is the moment when Isaac, while being held, reaches up with his tiny little fist and grabs your shirt (as if to say "Don't let go of me please."). That is pretty irresistible too. But the best thing, really one of the best things ever, is when he is crying in his crib and you pick him up and instantly he stops crying and gives out a little whimper. There is nothing better.

Now if he would only smile for non-gas related reasons.

This is what happens when you have been cooped up in a house for a week with a new baby in 100 degree heat. You think of silly things like this video.





NOTE: No babies were harmed in the filming of this clip and no babies have been given anything to drink other than breast milk.

So the Hef photo is really funny, but when I look at that picture Isaac looks a little more like Yoda and a little less like the kid Bianca and I know and love. Here is a picture that I think does a very good job of showing him as he normally is:



His cheeks have gotten really chubby, as his grandparents on both sides can attest to, and he is ALWAYS looking around.

Here is another funny picture of Isaac driving, a la Toonces the Driving Cat:



Other funny pictures have been uploaded.