Yummy Toes!

Apparently she's developed her Daddy's ability to put foot in mouth. There were a few things I was really hoping that she wouldn't get from me. This is one of them!














Who could resist though? Those little toes are so cute.

Seeing the world

Isabella is still a happy little girl and she continues to amaze us as she grows and changes.

She recently went with us to Moab, UT for my Adventure Race and some sightseeing.

































She's started turning over on her own now and we're often finding her spun completely around on her back in her bed and sometimes on her playtime mat.
We started putting her in her crib about 2 weeks ago and the transition was easier on her than it was on us. She's been sleeping over 8 hours every night since we put her in there. She still wakes up happy, smiling, and cooing so when we hear her on the monitor in the mornings, we run in to catch the show.
She's also just started to hold the bottle by herself. She's getting better control of her hands now and is already beginning to show signs of independence. Not sure I really like that, but we love seeing her grow. It's just happening too fast!

got the 4 month giggles!

Here's how happy our little girl is...
She went in for her 4 month checkup yesterday (doing great BTW - stats below) and got 4 heartbreaking shots in her cute little chubby thighs. Then the Dr advises that she get some Tylenol for potential fever and irritability, but does she need that? NO WAY! She's just too happy. Check out this video below. Right after getting home from the Dr visit, her Aunt Amy and her Mommy were FINALLY able to catch one of her little giggle sessions on camera.



And now for the growth statistics:
Height - 23.75 inches - 28% (yeah we're all short. So what's new?)
weight - 12 lbs. 2 oz. - 20% She's a petite one ain't she?
Head Circumference -16.25 inches - 58% We already knew she's a smart one!

Cuteness overload

Tonight (Monday) I was giving Isabella her bedtime feeding and she started getting fussy in the middle of it. Normally, we can move her around a little or burp her and she'll settle down enough to finish her bottle. Tonight, she finished all but one ounce of it ONLY after I found JUST the right spot for her to get comfortable. She drank all she could before going off into dreamland!



Now all we need are some kittens to really send the cuteness factor over the edge!

Isabella's Big Adventure

Isabella got to go to Monterey, CA with her mommy and daddy. One of her daddy's friends was retiring from the Army and she got to meet all of his family and see the beach and go to a party. It was a very full trip. She didn't really care that much about the airplane ride there and back so she just slept through it which made her mommy and daddy happy.
































She got to meet lots of sisters, and brothers, and nieces and nephews and cousins and grandparents and even though they weren't her family, they treated her just like she was part of theirs and everybody loved her. She got so many compliments on how pretty she is and everybody wanted to hold her and take their picture with her. She liked being treated like a celebrity. Mommy and Daddy missed holding her all the time, but we also enjoyed sharing her with our good friends.

3 Month photos

We had pictures taken again to help preserve our little girl's stages of growing. These are her 3 month photos. As you'll see some hair days are better than others! :-)

3 Months Old!?!?

We can't believe how much our little one is growing. Today is her 3 month birthday and I took this picture of my sleeping angels. :-)















Later it was tummy time!