PO.

Today we trialed some solids with our little stinker {see prior post}.

She is officially a big girl {in my book}.

I've been thinking about this day for awhile {and I am sure she has too}.

I expected her to eat-it-up {but she was less than impressed}.

We'll try again tomorrow {by then she will be able to appreciate FOOD!}

scoop.

Something gross happened today. I know this has happened to all moms out there.

wanna see? ...

poop.

poop = happy girl. so proud of her mess. such a lil' stinker.

pop.

Isabelle is a huge fan of her dad. She may not get to see him all the time but when she does she is all smiles {ok. well. most of the time ..}.

Dyer makes his little miss laugh, giggle, smile, coo, play shy, grin .. goodness she enjoys & loves her dad.

gosh. i love, love, love these two. to pieces.

vday/playday.

{I am so behind. go figure.}
{our day goes something like this: baby up. baby kisses & hugs. baby eat. baby school. work. pump (x3). baby school. baby bath. baby eat. baby kisses & hugs. baby sleep. eat. laundry. cleaning. sleep. thoughts of the love for baby. baby up. baby up (x4). repeat.}

On Valentine's Day we went to Kristen's house and had a fun play date with Ethan & Abby!

Abby (one week older than Isabelle) is such a big girl and sitting so well!! Ethan was so fun and Isabelle LOVED grabbing his shirt and talk!! These girls are little chatter boxes and had a great time playing!! We can't wait to come back! {maybe next time daddy DH can come along!}

{big kid ethan, abby & i'belle.}

{isabelle + abby sharing a music box.}

{girl talk.}

{beautiful AEK.}

{the BIG 5 & a half month'ers.}

pink.

Dear Dh, Thanks for all things pink this Valentines Day. love, djh

be mine.

{retro: go here. i promise you will be glad you did. and that, up there, is the little 5 monther i referenced.}

fun!

girls just want to have fun!

*answer*.

Answer to the doppleganger re: my other half.

in case you forgot: the question was what actor does Dyer look like?

thanks to all that played .. which was noone; unless you count that spammer that left a bunch-a weird stuff.

Go here. and see him (tobey maguire).

disheveled.

lil' miss def has some crazy hair.

generally after a day of school it is over-the-top in dishevelment. (& greasy, don't ask me how or why.)

.. even rowdy is in disbelief.

cinco.

cino mesas.
(means: nearly ½ year.)

she is a big girl.
she is sitting.
she is cuter than ever.
she has a peacock for hair (see below).
she is a chunk.
she is a stinker!
she is the ☼ of my day.
she is a non-sleeper-through-the-nighter.
she is a fun lil' punkin.
she is laughing.
she thinks the remote and cell phone are for her.
she is trying to pull herself out of her bouncer (will provide pics soon).
she is the holder of me and DH's ♥.
she is a daddy's girl.
she has sassy attitute.
she has little friends at school.
she is a momma's milk lover!
she is one month from solids! tears.
she is one month from being truly ½. more tears.

identical.

doppleganger: a double or identical replica of a person. The concept revolves around the belief that everyone has a doppleganger, an identical copy of themselves somewhere in the world.

True story. When I was little I really believed there was someone that looked just like me out there somewhere.

I never get told that I look like anyone, but Dyer gets it all the time. Who is it?

Take a guess?

[ok. a hint: he is an actor and he appeared in a series of movies. i'll post tomorrow.]

s'pea.

I absolutely agree.

they don't come any cuter.

{don't you love that face?!}

{I know. we are lacking recent posts.}

cuteness.

::Of. course. more. pics.::

{i can't help it.}

Isabelle loves her exersaucer! She is so funny, she will suck

her thumb while holding on to that dragon puppet!

jammies.

So.
I think that the best place to take pics
is the bathroom.

{gosh. who
wouldn't just eat
this little sweet pea.
up?}

{oh. yeah.
check out
those big girl
jammies.}

{i know. so big.}

{camera grabbing!}

standing tall.

Isabelle always amazes! She is such a big girl these days (minus the nights). She what she has been up to:

& she loves to stand up.

& loves to play dress up.
{this is a christening outfit from Dyer's family .. I worry that by the time I get her baptised she won't fit it! i think she looks like a toddler in the 2nd pic.}

& to sit up. {or, ok, tripod.}

& hang out with her bunny.
{I just LOVE her mouth in this picture!}

gma lulu.

Isabelle's Grandma {Dyer's mom} was so generous to spend her holiday break with us! She & Isabelle had such a good time hanging out and reading. We are so thankful that she came!

conclusion.

2009 is over. done. complete. finished.

top 20ish:
1. i found out i was going to be a mom.
2. we had a baby. i became a mom.
3. i had a big big round belly. :)
4. i learned how much room i have in my heart.
5. i was reminded 365 x ∞ how much i love my husband.
6. i realized that i love being a mom. far more than i thought i would.
7. i had my patience tested.
8. i realized how much patience i have.
9. i cherished the 90 days i spent at home with my little Miss.
10. i cried more than i've ever cried before. (one word, daycare. i know. pathetic.)
11. i recognized how incredibly awesome and supportive my husband is. my friends are.
12. i realized how blessed i am.
13. i had the biggest xmas tree i've ever had. the best xmas ever.
14. i got to see what 23 dh + 23 dh2 chromosomes look like!
15. i utilized facebook and reconnected with old friends {sadly i lost connections with others.}
16. i decided in '10 i was going to forfeit complaining and pour my energy into problem solving. resolute to be a little less of a worrier. & give dh a million-zillion kisses + be the best wife ever {since i have the best husband ever. duh.}. & be the best mom ever. & be the best friend ever {since i have the best friends there ever was}. & reconnect with old friends, see #15.
17. i experienced heartache when a friend lost her baby.
18. i recognized how blessed I am on so many levels. {just reiterating #12.}
19. i started to floss my teeth daily. thank mr and ali, DDS for the encouragement.
20. i began to eat more veggies and fruit.
21. i took my little brother driving and didn't freak out. {you did a great job garner!}

ok. so 2009 was big, real big. and lots of learning. & i Loved it.

biz.

well. a few things. & then this mama is going to bed.

• we've been so busy at this end. {if you can imagine that!}
  
• i worked this weekend, so DH was a SAHD; not sure he would want to do that full time.
  
• tomorrow dyer starts NICU night float .. yes after a full day of SAHDness. so be prepared for some serious updates throughout the week. with said night floatness i will be working on getting Miss to sleep through the night with the cry it out technique. :(
  
• for now, i want to let you know that pretty much my fav. pic of the Isa is the one in that last post, where she is in the bathroom {don't you love how she is looking over her shoulder}. i have some ultra cute isabelle-nakie-chunky-leg ones but they are def not public blog approved.
  
• i need my isabelle fix. i can't wait for Monday. seeing her about an hour a day for the last [almost-but-not-quite] 2 weeks has made me very, very sad. very sad. .. if you have kids you will understand. or even if you don't.

1/3.

Happy 1/3 of a year sweet girl.

That is right .. Miss Isabelle is 4 months old. My. time flies.

{I can attest that this has been the best four-months-ever!}

What is she up to these days?:

she Loves-loves-loves to stand up (with assistance of course)

continues to eat about every 3 hours, which includes during the night

loves story time, especially dr seuss books

being a cutie pie

getting to be a pro at daycare :)

she has been chewing a lot .. I have to wonder if teeth aren't too far off

loves rubbing her lovie, it is silky on the back

growing out of all of her clothes

being a big girl

smiling!

things we are looking forward to:

sleeping longer at night .. thanks to everyone for the advice. We are planning to buy the healthy sleep habits, happy baby book. [As much as I don't mind getting to spend time with my girl at night it is a habit we need to break.]

visiting family! We hope to make it to little Grace's SECOND birthday.

{fyi: she is so stinkin cute that i could eat her up!}

Want to see more pics of the cutest peanut ever? go here.