newbie.

Newborn pics. ICH @ 2 weeks 1 day.

{anthologie.com}
{want to see a few more?: n'born pics.}

2mo.

First Hween: I just LOVE this pumpkin.
{Umm. Where have the last 2 months gone?}

Recently I'belle had her 2 month MD appointment. She weighs in at 12lbs 8oz (90-95th), 23.5in (90th), and head circumference 38.5cm (25-50th). I knew she was a little chubby .. but goodness. She loves her milk! She also got her shots and was a little grumpy (in fact the only place she found comfortable was laying on me). The best part of the morning was lunch with dad at Breadwinners, this was our first non-doctors appointment outing with missy and she did great.

Things sweet girl is up to:

- eating every 2-2.5hrs during the day (no wonder she is a chub.)

- night time usually consists of one 3 hr sleep and then sleep/feeds every 2 hrs otherwise (although a few nights she was a big girl and slept for 4.5-6 hrs straight!!)

- grabbing for toys, she has even gravitated towards different textures - like rubbing the couch and rocker fabric

- she has been cooing and sucking her thumb

- when placed on her belly she can hold her head up really well and balances well on her elbows, her leg muscles are getting so strong and she can stand for a few seconds (of course, with us supporting her)

- loves her floor gym and will click the toy attached to make the music start .. and she likes to look at the tv while playing on it (especially hgtv, tee hee!)

- over the last 2 months she has had lots of visitors

- still going strong with the gdiapers

Things that are upcoming:

- ICH first T-giving & Christmas

- starting baby school (Nov 25th)

thumb sucker.

{wanna see more #2 month pics?: here.}

H-ween.

Happy {post} Halloween!!
:us with our 3 pumpkins!

baby.

What do you think?

Newborn ICH.

Newborn Dyer.

Newborn Mama.
{see another: here. i need to upload my actual hospital baby pic.}

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So this is funny:
when little girl gets made she does "pinkies" .. where she sticks up her little pinky fingers. we think it is her way of flipping us off. i attempted to capture it ..

{oddly i think dyer is doing the same thing in his baby pic up there.}

2yrs.

Celebrating 2 yrs of Heintz was too much fun!

Dyer cooked up some steak, shrimp and baked potatoes. Yum - a fav of ours; and little miss slept through it all!

Then the gift exchange. Dyer's gift: I [plan] to get our stockings monogrammed with Dad, Mom and Isabelle (currently we have 4 stocking - 2 of which say Dyer and Desiree). My giftS: flowers, my wedding dress boxed up and Lenox Christmas china to match our dishes (want to see them?: dishes).

It was a year to remember .. notably that ♥ baby that came along!

[to answer that picture up there : every yr of marriage we thought we could include a pic that represents the yr number + what we are up to at the time. ie) new baby = baby bottles.]

∞.

2 years of DH + DH.

I couldn't imagine it any other way.

{i could never express how much that other half means to me. love him x ∞.}

baby&mama.

A little look at baby girl & mama comparison.

{Isabelle is wearing the outfit that I came from the hospital in 28 yrs ago!}

ICH {2009}

7lbs 14oz

DJK {1981}

8lbs 4oz

get excited - i plan to also post pics of DH and his sis when they were babies.

visit.

Goodness, we've had some fun visitors!!!

A few weekends ago Erin came for a visit. Not only was it a joy to have her stay - she was a wonderful help with little one!! We had an opportunity to go out for some girl time at the mall and had a super yummy lunch {which any new mom can completely appreciate}. Thanks to the other half for watching I'belle and Erin's family for watching Grace.

While Erin was here Kristen & Abby came for a visit. I met Kristen through Erin (she and her family recently moved to Dallas). She has 2 kiddos, Ethan and Abby. Abby is exactly one week older than Isabelle - I can only imagine they will be good friends.

It was so fun to have baby girl chat and hang out!!!

Dyer's dad, Dennis, came for a visit too! Isabelle loves her Grandpa and can't wait for him to visit again!! Also, a huge thanks for helping to hang chair rail in the guest room.

Some of my friends from work have come twice to hang out with Isabelle, Dyer and I. I LOVE their visits and couldn't be more thankful. We have an opportunity to talk baby and I have a chance to stay in the loop with all the things that are going on with them. Thanks you guys!! You completely make our day!!!

{Great} Aunt Mimi will be in Dallas in a week, and Elizabeth will be here the beginning of November. Can't wait.

Aunt Erin & Isabelle

Me, Kristen and Erin

Me + I'belle and Kristen + Abby

Isabelle & Abby

{Isabelle is either yawning .. or more likely, she is being dramatic and about to have a moment.}

Grandpa and Isabelle

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Other things that are going on:

-trying to get Isabelle (IB) to sleep in her crib during the day vs. on me or in the bouncy. so maybe we haven't had much success yet.

-hoping she would sleep longer than 2 hrs at a time at night (thanks Rebecca for the pointers on decreasing IB's stimulation at nighttime feeds - it has been very helpful!)

-reading all things baby @ 6 weeks (that is right folks, we have a 6 weeker!)

-trying to keep up with laundry .. using the Gdiapers may be better for the landfills - but not my laundry doing time (or pocket book).

-attempting to get back into jogging. i've been just twice ..

-Dyer is back at work, and likely a walking zombie (see: "sleep longer than 2 hrs at a time at night")

-IB loves her bath ..most of the time

-IB has a sweet orange pumpkin shirt, I put it on her today! Yay for her first Halloween.

-and me: wondering how we will do it once I go back to work. :) :)

view.

{.. Clearly I need to work on my recording/ downloading skills. you have to wait for about 20 seconds in for the video to start. i don't know how to fix it.}

enjoy the view of the bundle.

giftie.

Sew you know how I made some pillows & other goodies for the missy's room awhile ago? {here: pillows.}

Amidst all my {hand} sewing of said goodies my grand husband asked multiple times if he could get me a sewing machine. I declined. Mostly b/c I didn't think that I really needed one .. & mostly to spare the budget.

I didn't realize how excited I would be until Dyer's mom and sister bought me one for my b-day. I can't wait to break it out .. make baby girl some fun, fun outfits and other thingies.

Oh the possibilities.

I. can't. wait.

[erin: it just dawned on me. i could make the clothes, you could make the bows and K-sew could make the matching bags! i love it. etsy here we come.]

five.

5 wednesdays ago i woke up to find out we were going to be birthing a baby. imagine my surprise {especially since it was my birthday}.

9/2: the day started with me getting ready for work, eating birthday cake {sweet dh made}, a leak of sorts, a quick trip to the hospital and 8hrs later {after some excitement} a sweet bundle.

& now a big load of happiness.

[above: the belly cake dh made for my/ ibelle bday. complete with snow cap, my favorite, belly button.]

[ps. sorry for the lack of interesting posts. taking a shower/ nap has out weighed blog.]

p-nut.

A month in review: {spankin new mama.}

{spankin new papa.}

{love visitors, mikie came.}

{don't you love that mad face.}

{xbox with dad.}

{first bath.}

{my favorite: bedhead}

{.. wave them like you just don't care.}

{g'pa Isabelle.}

{if you just can't get enough, I suggest that you click here: I'belle pics.}

g'mas.

Maybe I am a little behind. I have an excuse ;)

The weekend after baby girl came home from the hospital our house exploded with family! Dyer's mom and grandmother, and my mom all came to take a peek at their new precious granddaughter!

Aunt Wynne, Aunt Amy, I'belle mama, Grandma Beth, Great grandma, Grandma Kuras

my mom

uncle Garner

Dyer, his mom and sister, Amy

Great-grandma

Aunt Wynne

qt.

Little miss is doing so well. she make our hearts light up!

{@ 2 weeks:}

.. she is awake more often, eating more often, and not sleeping more often!

.. she gets about 1 million+ kisses and so much loving everyday!

.. she is a fan of americas next top model (just like her mama!) and not a fan of any sort of baby apparatus - swing or bouncy.

.. she is past birth weight at 8lbs and grown 1/2 inch

.. she is cuter than any baby. ever.

hanging out with her dad! (don't you love her fun Gdiaper cover!)

i can't get enough of this most precious thing!

more daddy & i'belle time! love that her paci covers her entire mouth and her peace sign.

introducing!

Miss Isabelle Claire
{9/2 : 5:20pm : 7lbs 14oz : 20 inches : beautiful}

only the most adorable, loving, snugly, precious, sweet, darling, eattingest, beautiful, & loved little girls ever! Seriously, she is.





.. i'll post more pics soon, to say that we have tons of pictures is a huge understatement ..
{thanks to everyone that has visited or offered to visit. truly makes our hearts smile.}

minus three.

[fyi: we are d-day minus 3.]

So I thought I would show the completed baby room! Of course there maybe a few things that we will add as little one shows us her sassy 'tude.

bed & glider

.. more of the room.

sweet little bow jar.

.. more of the room. with the fun prints we purchased off ebay .. yep, with our ebay money!

sweet little birdhouse that dh1 made. i love our little ICH!

the 'office' on the other side of the room.

39ish weeks.

precious flowers from the sweetest of sweet peas! pink = girl. tee-hee.

{eww. i realized, for the millionth time, that have NO photography skills. at all.}