Our Fisher Price house party went very well on Sunday. Isabella enjoyed herself with the other 6 kids who attended. At one point I was watching her interacting with another child - a two year old - and she was so happy. She does this thing when she is happy, she hits things with both of her hands. She does it in the air to music, or laughing, anytime she is happy, her arms go up and down. So anyway she was happily playing and she crawled up to this boy and started hitting him on the back, … [Read more...]
First Words and New Toys
Isabella loves to stand at our sliding glass door and watch our family dog DJ lay out on the deck. Well, it is official she finally said "Dee Hay" while looking at him! It was the first time she used the sound "Dee" instead of "Daa". I clapped and praised her, which made her very happy. It is exciting to see her trying to talk now. She is using quite a few sounds now, but mama sound has only happened maybe 2-3 times but not trying to call me mama. But soon, I know. I am happy she is saying dada … [Read more...]
Grandparents are Important
I don't think that some people realize how lucky they are to have grandparents living nearby. This long holiday weekend we have had the luxury of having my parents here. It has been heaven. They help so much with Isabella, and they love playing with her. We love her so much but it is so nice to have others here to hold her, play with her, pick her up, wash her, change her, feed her, walk with her.... and so much more. And she loves it too. My parents came down for Labor Day weekend, … [Read more...]
Standing, Standing, Standing
On August 25th I was sitting in our old brown leather chair we inherited from my husband's family and Isabella pulled herself up on my leg and stood! She has been standing with help for quite some time but this was the first time she did it all by herself. We are entering a new phase I see: Mobile Isabella She crawls, stands and climbs. What's next? Talking, Walking, School, College, Marriage... It is just going too fast. Right now as I am typing this blog post she following our dog DJ all … [Read more...]
Isabella Goes Bananas! Happy 8 Month Birthday!
Isabella is now an 8 month old baby! Happy 8 Month Birthday, baby girl! Favorite thing this week? Frozen Banana Smoothies. We visited Lake Tahoe with Isabella for our 9 year anniversary this week. We did NOT prepare for it though. We are definitely still learning. My husband wanted to leave no later than 10am and we left at 11:30 am. We forgot a camera, a blanket, an umbrella, and a hat for me. I was so worried about Isabella getting sunburned. She didn't get burned but my husband and I both … [Read more...]
Crawling Already? Oh yes!
She is crawling! Almost exactly 8 months old and now much more mobile. Yay for my Princess! Crawling: Thursday, while I was working on the laptop, Isabella was playing on the floor in the office. I was trying very hard to work quickly on my laptop and entertain her on the floor, but it wasn't working. She was not happy. So I grabbed a plastic cup and because I grabbed that cup she wanted it. {It had been on the floor the whole time but she didn't care about it until I touched it, why do … [Read more...]
Socializing and Pooping
Isabella is 8 weeks old this week! This week she was sitting in her swing and she smiled and cooed for the first time at a toy! The fish mobile that is part of the swing made her very happy. I was in the kitchen and I heard her and it was so exciting for me to hear that sound. So later that day I played with a blue and green doggie rattle with her and she smiled and cooed again! I know these things don't sound that exciting, but to me they are wonderful. She is socializing with us! On … [Read more...]
