Silly Videos

2 posts in one day, I know, something must be wrong.

I took these silly videos today and had them upload while in the playroom. Isabel was fascinated by the sound/video controls on the front of the computer and couldn't reach the keys...and it didn't hurt that I gave her my point and shoot to play with. Luckily its still in one piece.

Isabel thought it was REALLY funny to try and feed me her leftover applesauce. Sorry for the bouncing, but I was shooting one handed while trying to "be fed" at the same time.

And if you a) have a kid and b) have been thinking about a dog, perhaps this video will show you why you might want to consider one. Dogs make the world's best vacuum cleaners. They are fast and get every last crumb. Sometimes you even get a light mopping as well.

Teeth!

Can you see them...probably only if you look REALLY hard...

So here's a closeup!

With all the birthday festivities I forgot to mention a very important milestone that Isabel "reached" on March 12th...just one day before her birthday. A TOOTH. After picking her up from daycare I thought I caught a glimpse of something white. I was able to sneak my finger into her mouth and felt a tooth along the top of her gums. A few days later the "matching" bottom tooth followed, then the other middle bottom tooth and finally this past Wednesday the other upper middle tooth emerged. In 2 weeks she went from no teeth to 4 teeth.

She definitely is exploring her new teeth, and especially likes to make this strange underbite smile. Haven't gotten a picture of that yet. She's also learned that she can now bite...which is helpful for eating and um, not so helpful when it comes to nursing. She is only nursing 2-3 times a day now, and usually its when she is sleepy, so it really hasn't been too bad. She made the switch to cows milk without a problem and loves drinking from her little spout cup. (and I am loving having whole milk in the house, as coffee tastes so much better with whole vs skim). Its so fun (and a bit sad at the same time), to watch her eating and drinking her meals all by herself. Well, at least until she decides to start throwing food overboard, then she gets some help to finish.

We are looking forward to some warmer weather this weekend (even though its supposed to rain) and will be starting our seeds for the vegetable garden.

Happy Spring!

Birthday Fun

The pictures! Well, some of the pictures at least. Most of them speak for themself. If I have time I'll post some more words later, as the little one only napped for 45 minutes this morning, cutting my workout short as well as my blogging plans. Oh well, its much more fun to play with Isabel :). Happy spring!

The birthday girl with dad. Up from her nap and ready to party!



The Grandma/Mamarazi, ready to snap each and every moment of Isabel's birthday present opening spree.
The birthday girl in her new throne...er chair.

Sporting her new sunglasses.

Trying to figure out what the heck these things are. They are actually used for digging in the sand. Dad was pretty excited about them too. Watch out Isabel, if they go missing you know where to start looking!

A penguin hug. (Uncle Eric got her a build a bear penguin)

Monkeys on my back! These sock monkeys are pretty cute. One represents Isabel, Unc & Uncle Eric.

Hanging out with the Grandpas.

1st Birthday - The short version

We had a WONDERFUL weekend celebrating Isabel's birthday. She loved all of the attention and it was nice to have so much of the family together. Unfortunately I was hit with a nasty nasty stomach bug early Tuesday morning and was completely useless yesterday. Geoffrey stayed home to take care of me and watched Isabel. Thankfully it seems the worst is over and with toast in my stomach I am on a mission to rid the house of any remaining germs. Rest assured there are many more pictures to come...but it will probably have to wait until the weekend.

2 days and counting

No pictures this time, but I decided to post a pictureless entry anyways. We are gearing up for the big day, with my parents getting into town tomorrow and then Geoffrey's parents Friday evening. We'll officially celebrate her birthday on Saturday, but we'll do a birthday muffin with candle on Friday, which was a tradition in my family. I just can't believe that my little girl is going to be one. I know that is a common sentiment shared by all moms and dads, but jeez, time really does fly.

In growth/development news, Isabel still is toothless, but its going to be a close raise as to which of her two front teeth come in first. They are just about to poke through and I wonder whether or not it will be before or after her birthday. Lucky for her that cake doesn't require teeth. Isabel stood unassisted for the first time today for about 5 seconds. She looked really pleased with herself until she leaned forward and started to fall. This created a new game where she would stand, fall into my arms, I'd push her up and she'd squeal with delight.

Isabel has been expanding her pallete and we have yet to feed her anything that she really just didn't like (well, there was the buffalo chicken tender that she wasn' sure what to do with). Her favorite foods seem to bread/pasta (whole wheat of course) and brocoli. She is working on her cup skills and can drink from a straw cup on her own and with a spout cup with a little help from mom or dad. She got a little too excited about her straw cup on Friday and went on a nursing strike for the weekend (more than likely it was the teeth causing this) which was tough. Thankfully the strike is over and we can work on weaning at a slower pace.

Stay tuned for pictures and a recap of Isabel's birthday weekend :).

In the Great Green Room

We don't have a telephone, red balloon or a picture of the cow jumping over the moon (have you figured out what I am referencing yet), but we do have a nice green room for Isabel to play in. Anyone that has ever been to our house knows that I usually tend toward the neutral side of things, sticking to soft earth tones. But, a few months ago when the PB fall catalog arrived it showcased a room painted in this bright and cheery color called Jalepeno Pepper. After flip flopping for months on whether to paint the playroom this color or a light gray, I took the plunge and couldn't be happier. We love the new color of the room and I'm so glad I stepped out of my comfort zone. Now I get to work on some fun artwork (the current airplane art will move to the office), new curtains (since the old ones were beige) and throw pillows. I'm on a hunt for fabric, as PB wants to charge $25/yard for the serafina fabric I love, and I'm not going to be paying that! Once the weather warms up, we are planning to do built in cabinets/bookshelves around the fireplace (the green storage bins will stack in shelving underneath the bookshelves). The brick will get painted or covered by stone and I'll build a new mantel. Stay tuned for the transformation :).



The "thing" stuck in the upper left hand corner is a Pteranondon that Geoffrey and Grandpa B made in early Feb. It is made entirely of cardstock and is pretty darn cool. Isabel loves it, especially when Dad imitates the sound of a Pteranondon.




Isabel had fun testing out my new grilling basket that I received as a birthday present. The thing is heavy and I was impressed that she could actually pick it up.

Licking the spatulas clean after I made her roasted red pepper and white bean puree. You can also see that massive amount of snow we got Sunday night...close to 8 inches.

And of course some pictures of Isabel's favorite past time...harassing err hanging out with the pugs.

Isabel will be turning 1 in a week and a half...eek! We can't wait to celebrate with her and are also looking forward to having both sets of grandparents visit. It will be a fun filled weekend of food, cake and fun :).