So, Isabella is sleeping with us and it has been getting difficult for me. She is waking up almost every hour and wants to eat to fall back to sleep. So we have been debating what to do. Put her in her bed? Use our playpen? Take a free crib from friends at Amazing Facts? We are just trying to decide. So the last two nights I decided to just let her wake up and not feed her. Enter tears, and whining. But I pushed through and didn't give in and she fell back to sleep - on her own! I was so happy. … [Read more...]
Good Girl Or Not?
We laughed today about Isabella's home personality and her public personality. Whenever we are out in public whether it be church, shopping, or visiting family and friends she is a delight. Everyone comments on what a happy baby she is. She almost never cries in public. Her whining and crying is reserved for home. I suppose I don't mind everyone thinking she is the best behaved baby in the world. Friday, Isabella stood up by herself in the center of the room! She had been letting go while she … [Read more...]
Sleeping Beauty
I am so happy, Isabella is sleeping so much better this week. She is my sleeping beauty. I am hoping that the poor sleep phase at 8 months is now over. (Those weekly baby emails assured me it would soon pass.) We have had an exciting week! We are thrifty people. When we eat out, we almost always order water. We like to add little to go packet of lemonade or something to our water. Well, one packet I found was a sugar free Hawaiian Punch that is Blue. I keep it our diaper bag since that goes … [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...]
