It's a good thing we're settled into the new home because this month has been crazy and next month looks to be even busier. We spent last weekend in Kansas City for Rosh Hashanah. A good time was had by all. Isabella loved all of the attention. She made sure all eyes were on her - quite a performer, that little girl. She recited the alphabet for everyone (she knows "a" through "d", but her favorite letter is "f." She repeats it several times throughout her version of the ABCs. She played instruments and danced her little tushie off. While we were there, Isabella received her first professional bang trim. She didn't take it well at first. She screamed and wouldn't let go of me, but once the stylist told Meagan about some bubbles she had at her station, Isabella was putty in our hands. She sat there excitedly staring at the bubbles...and getting her bangs trimmed.
Isabella has recently adopted a new post-bath routine. She loves to let me put the hooded towel on her head and then run out of the room and look for her Daddy - completely naked. She thinks it's the funniest thing in the world. She eventually lets me put her diaper and PJs on. It's funny now, but I hope she outgrows this habit fairly quickly. I don't want to be nominated for worst mother of the year...
When we arrived home we decided to start on some work on the house. Minor updates -just some paint and crown molding changes. I forgot how much I hated having workers in the house. Oh well - it'll all be worth it.
Isabella is truly enjoying her new backyard. She'll walk up to the door and tell me "ahyide" (outside) and repeat it until I take her outside. She runs around and picks up the golf balls David plays around with. (You'll see some videos at the end of this post.) Isabella has also started counting to three (wuh-too-freeeeee(the 3 is in a very high-pitched voice.) She's added "grocery store" (grogreegore), "turkey" (tureeee), "avocado" (ahcaca), and several other words to her vocabulary. She's also started putting words together. It's amazing that I can actually communicate with her. I can't believe how mature she's becoming.
Here are some pictures from the last couple of weeks (there are a few pictures of some rooms in our new house that didn't make the last post):
Wednesday, September 23, 2009
Thursday, September 10, 2009
17 Months Old and News on the Move:
Long time no post...
So much has happened since my last post. We are in our new house and 100% unpacked. Yes, completely unpacked. It feels good. Isabella just celebrated her 17 month birthday. Hard to believe she'll be 1 1/2 next month. She's added some adorable words to her vocabulary. She says "shees" when smiling for the camera, she tells you "A wah waaah" for I Love You, She says "mine" (which I'm not thrilled about - damn Sesame Street). If you ask her what she wants for dinner she says "umm. hmmm (with her finger up to her mouth)". Her favorite game is "goodnight (nigh nigh), good morning (moni). She loves to dance with her dolls. She can identify most family members in pictures by name. She says the alphabet with me and can successfully identify 3 letters (O,A and I). She likes to draw with Crayons (ca ca), sing Twinkle Twinkle (ti ti), take "bites" of my food (byes), hold my hand (hine) and walk around the house and several other precious things. She just gets cuter every day.
She is LOVING the new house. She's seemed to feel right at home since the first time we toured the house. It was an instant connection for her. I truly believe that. She has some "favorite" activities in the new house she didn't have in the old one. Because of how her nursery is set up, she has an additional bookcase/storage unit visible in her room. In one of the cubbies I keep her hats (winter hats, sun hats, etc.). She loves to walk from the Den to her room by herself (which is quite a distance for her), pick out a hat, put it on and come back into the Den to model it for David and me. She does that about 2-3 times, each time modeling a different season's hat. It's hilarious.
I built a gift set her Grammy and Jiddo had given her for her 1st birthday (a cradle, highchair and stroller for her dolls) a couple of days ago. She's obsessed with the stroller. She pushes every doll she can get her hands on. She's actually gotten pretty good at maneuvering the stroller down the halls and into the rooms. "Cuddles" has gone on quite a few "joy rides." Poor bear.
Isabella is enrolled in quite a few fall activities. On Mondays she still has her Playgroup. Tuesdays she goes to Little Gym where she does physical activities like obstacle courses, somersaults, jumping, running, flipping with mommy's help and singing songs. She absolutely loves it. She's always exploring and getting involved. She politely applauds every child when they do a good demonstration of an activity, but REFUSES to demonstrate herself. I guess she doesn't like the spotlight (yeah right!). She's so outgoing I just am so proud. On Wednesdays she doesn't have any organized activities, but we usually meet up with some of her friends to play. Yesterday we "hiked" a 2-3 mile trail at the Plano Nature Preserve. She was great for the first mile and a half, but got a little hot and bored after that. I was panting and gasping for breath, but I forgot that riding in a stroller isn't the most exciting activity. On Thursdays she has her second round of swimming lessons. She's up to 8 or 9 seconds under water. She's a little fish :). She LOVES swimming on her back now which she despised before. She's come a long way. On Fridays she starts Music Together this week. For 45 minutes they sing, dance and play instruments. It's her favorite. She's so involved (I know this because we did it last Spring).
That's about it as far as updates go. With the exception of a couple of minor (ok, not so minor - we discovered last week a small fire had occurred in the attic a little over a week before we moved in. We were terrified because it happened over what is now Isabella's room. We had electricians here all week fixing it and replacing wires and breaker boxes. Everything is repaired or replaced and we are safe as can be.) things in the house in the first week, the process has gone smoothly.
We hope you all get a chance to see at one point or another. It's a great house.
Here are a few pictures of Isabella and some of the house (only a couple of rooms): I'll post more later today or tomorrow of the rest of the house.
*In the group of pictures you'll see a couple of Isabella in her old room on moving day. She had a nap in there while we cleaned the house. We had to take some photos of her in the room she slept in when she came home from the hospital. It was harder for me than it was for her. She couldn't have cared less...
So much has happened since my last post. We are in our new house and 100% unpacked. Yes, completely unpacked. It feels good. Isabella just celebrated her 17 month birthday. Hard to believe she'll be 1 1/2 next month. She's added some adorable words to her vocabulary. She says "shees" when smiling for the camera, she tells you "A wah waaah" for I Love You, She says "mine" (which I'm not thrilled about - damn Sesame Street). If you ask her what she wants for dinner she says "umm. hmmm (with her finger up to her mouth)". Her favorite game is "goodnight (nigh nigh), good morning (moni). She loves to dance with her dolls. She can identify most family members in pictures by name. She says the alphabet with me and can successfully identify 3 letters (O,A and I). She likes to draw with Crayons (ca ca), sing Twinkle Twinkle (ti ti), take "bites" of my food (byes), hold my hand (hine) and walk around the house and several other precious things. She just gets cuter every day.
She is LOVING the new house. She's seemed to feel right at home since the first time we toured the house. It was an instant connection for her. I truly believe that. She has some "favorite" activities in the new house she didn't have in the old one. Because of how her nursery is set up, she has an additional bookcase/storage unit visible in her room. In one of the cubbies I keep her hats (winter hats, sun hats, etc.). She loves to walk from the Den to her room by herself (which is quite a distance for her), pick out a hat, put it on and come back into the Den to model it for David and me. She does that about 2-3 times, each time modeling a different season's hat. It's hilarious.
I built a gift set her Grammy and Jiddo had given her for her 1st birthday (a cradle, highchair and stroller for her dolls) a couple of days ago. She's obsessed with the stroller. She pushes every doll she can get her hands on. She's actually gotten pretty good at maneuvering the stroller down the halls and into the rooms. "Cuddles" has gone on quite a few "joy rides." Poor bear.
Isabella is enrolled in quite a few fall activities. On Mondays she still has her Playgroup. Tuesdays she goes to Little Gym where she does physical activities like obstacle courses, somersaults, jumping, running, flipping with mommy's help and singing songs. She absolutely loves it. She's always exploring and getting involved. She politely applauds every child when they do a good demonstration of an activity, but REFUSES to demonstrate herself. I guess she doesn't like the spotlight (yeah right!). She's so outgoing I just am so proud. On Wednesdays she doesn't have any organized activities, but we usually meet up with some of her friends to play. Yesterday we "hiked" a 2-3 mile trail at the Plano Nature Preserve. She was great for the first mile and a half, but got a little hot and bored after that. I was panting and gasping for breath, but I forgot that riding in a stroller isn't the most exciting activity. On Thursdays she has her second round of swimming lessons. She's up to 8 or 9 seconds under water. She's a little fish :). She LOVES swimming on her back now which she despised before. She's come a long way. On Fridays she starts Music Together this week. For 45 minutes they sing, dance and play instruments. It's her favorite. She's so involved (I know this because we did it last Spring).
That's about it as far as updates go. With the exception of a couple of minor (ok, not so minor - we discovered last week a small fire had occurred in the attic a little over a week before we moved in. We were terrified because it happened over what is now Isabella's room. We had electricians here all week fixing it and replacing wires and breaker boxes. Everything is repaired or replaced and we are safe as can be.) things in the house in the first week, the process has gone smoothly.
We hope you all get a chance to see at one point or another. It's a great house.
Here are a few pictures of Isabella and some of the house (only a couple of rooms): I'll post more later today or tomorrow of the rest of the house.
*In the group of pictures you'll see a couple of Isabella in her old room on moving day. She had a nap in there while we cleaned the house. We had to take some photos of her in the room she slept in when she came home from the hospital. It was harder for me than it was for her. She couldn't have cared less...
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