Happy 1 Week Birthday Isabel

Its hard to believe that as of 3:59 today, Isabel will already be a week old! She is such a blessing and we cannot imagine life without her. Each day she continues to have more and more awake time, which is especially fun for mommy and dad.

We received great news yesterday when the Cardiologist called us back with the results of Isabel's holter monitor. He saw nothing unexpected and she still has the extra beats (about 3000 extra beats detected out of about 200 000 for the 24-hour period--which if accurate is a decrease from the 4 to 5 extra beats per minute they heard when they detected te PACs in the first place). So, he maintains his expectation that everything is fine but wants to see her back in 4 to 6 weeks for another EKG and again at about 4 months (for another holter monitor) to be sure. That was a nice relief for mommy and dad. Below is a picture of our bionic baby from her first holter monitor test. I'm assuming that when we go back in 4 months it will be a little more difficult to keep the leads on her. This time the worst part was taking off the leads, as they really stuck to her delicate skin.

Great Aunt Cindy in Texas sent Isabel a bouquet of clothes. We thought it was a really neat idea and Isabel is looking forward to wearing the new outfit.

"Isaburrito" as we like to call her. Like most babies, Isabel loves to be swaddled. It took a little practice but we have a system down that works.

Dad's little monkey. Dad thinks Isabel looks like a baby spider monkey, and has started calling her monkey. While walking around with her yesterday he saw this view in the mirror and thought it was picture worthy, since she looked pretty silly (and apparently like a baby monkey)

Its hard to be a baby when your hat is just a little too big and keeps falling over your eyes. I don't think she minds it though.

Of course the pugs are feeling a bit neglected with this new "thing" in the house. They are very curious and are adapting to her well. This morning we let the pugs sniff Isabel and give a few licks. She didn't seem to mind the licking, but dad was a bit concerned so we didn't let the licking last.
Isabel is looking forward to meeting her Grandma and Grandpa Schaeffer who are driving up from SC on Friday. Only 51 more weeks until Isabel gets to enjoy her first birthday cake. And I hope those 51 weeks creep by :).