Saturday, January 21, 2012
Happy Birthday, Grandpa!
Today happens to be Isabelle's grandpa's birthday! Here are a few precious pictures of the two of them over the past year.
Friday, January 20, 2012
One Step at a Time, Sweet Isababy
Our delightful daughter still isn't walking yet, but she sure is on her way. She took a couple steps on Saturday night, January 14th. It was later in the evening and she was kind of fussy and just wanting to be held. Well, I would pick her up, then she would climb back down and cry to get back up in my lap. Her daddy was upstairs working on homework, so we had spent most of the day just the two of us hanging out in the family room. Since she couldn't make up her mind about whether she wanted up or down, I encouraged her to go play with her big pink Cinderella ball that her grandpa had gotten her for Christmas. She's such a smart girl, that she knows what I'm talking about when I ask her to go find her ball (elmo or paci too). She went over to the ball, stood up and it moved out in front of her just a bit. She was kind of in the corner of the room and so I was glad I just happened to have seen her take 2 steps toward the ball. I quickly called her daddy down to watch her, and she took a couple more steps so he could see, then clapped for herself while we were clapping for her. Yesterday, she took 4 steps and today I've seen her take 8. So, it won't be long! The cutest thing about it is that when we clap for her, she lays down on the floor, belly up and waits for us to come tickle her. It's so cute! (P.S. Sorry the video is sideways, but I'm amazed that it's even working at this point!)
Tuesday, January 17, 2012
Thursday, January 12, 2012
Happy 1st Birthday, Baby Sweetie!
Isabelle weighed in at 19lb 5 oz and was 30 1/4 inches tall. She is standing on her own for 2-3 seconds, but isn't walking quite yet. She loves to eat! This month I hope to get her switched to milk and a sippy cup and also hope to get her sleeping all night in her room. We have started the transition, and so far it's going alright. She lasts in there from 7:30 until 1am or so. She woke up 3 times last night prior to 1am, but went back to sleep with a couple pats on her tummy. She says "dada" and "mama" and babbles alot. She's still in size 3 diapers and size 12-18 months clothes. She is tall for her age! She has been taking naps in her carseat, which is a big change from having to be held for naps. It's nice to be able to put her down! She is a mommy's girl, big time! She doesn't like if I leave a room at all. She will play independently for a few minutes at a time as long as I'm within eye sight. She is doing better at being left with other people so that's nice. She had a surprise birthday party at my small group. It was really sweet! They bought her a cake and a drum and hung a banner, bought party hats, and everything was decorated in Elmo--her favorite! It was so sweet! We will be having a party on the 22nd for her, and I'm really excited about that. My friend helped me to make a banner and invitations for the party, and my MIL has already got them mailed and the banner hung up! The night before Isabelle's birthday, her dad and I gave her a birthday cupcake with a pink candle in it. We sang to her and told her how much we love her. Her birthday was filled with all sorts of doctors appointments and women's bible study events, etc and youth group. I made sure to tell everyone I could that it was her first birthday! haha! Here are a few birthday pictures I took of her. I made the brown and pink tutu and designed the shirt, too. I took over 135 pictures and for most of them she didn't cooperate. She screamed cause she didn't want to wear the headband and just wanted me to hold her the whole time. Goofy girl!
Wednesday, December 21, 2011
Monday, December 19, 2011
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