Daycare Thanksgiving

Yummy! Ham!


Today Izzie and I were privileged to be part of our 1st daycare Thanksgiving Feast. We took green beans (and ice). The meal was fabulous! Izzie ate ham, dinner roll and dressing! (She squished all the green beans without eating one!) This was such a great opportunity to share with the other families and workers at her daycare. Thanks, Ms. Jane and Ms. Debbie!
Wow! I'm soooo full!

Happy Fall, Y'all

The weather has been in the 70's, but the leaves around our place make it look like fall. We took Izzie outside last weekend to play with the leaves, sticks, and dogs. She loved it.

I've been a little awall here lately. This is mostly due to fatigue. I'm pooped all the time. They say that no 2 pregnancies are the same, and they(whoever they is) are right. I feel completely different than I did when I was pregnant with Izzie. Maybe this was because I wasn't chasing a 1 year old around then.

Update on Izzie... She is perfect :) She eats off the table, drinks tons of juice and sleeps all night. She is a total Mommy's girl and must be held for at least 4 hours a day. She walks runs everywhere! She is very smart. Many times I see the wheels turning in her little head an wonder "what will she be into next?"

She's a little sick right now. I took her to see her ENT yesterday, and he ordered a CT of her sinuses. Her adenoids are swollen, and she's had thick green runny snot for about a month. I know that our crazy weather isn't helping, but this is her 9th sinus infection in 7 months! I hope we have some answers soon.

Greg is doing well other than his sinus infection (are they genetic?) We are both excited that we have only 5 more school days until Thanksgiving break.

Fall Festival

Saturday we attended the fall festival at our church. Izzie dressed as the most beautiful flower you have ever seen. After the festival we Trunk or Treated, but the Jumper-Roo was the biggest hit for our little flower.

Octoberfest 2009

This Saturday we attended Octoberfest 2009. The jazz band played. Our neighbor girl sang. It was a nice, but cool day. Izzie enjoyed all the entertainment. Mommy and Daddy enjoyed the BBQ. Izzie was but a mere 3 weeks old when we attended Octoberfest 2008.

Meet Jack

Jack O'lantern that is.....


Jack before surgery.Watching Daddy.

All finished.

"Thanks, Dad!"

2nd Time at the Park

We took Izzie to the park for the second time this past Saturday. I must say that she had much more fun than the first time we took her. She swang, played in the gravel and ran around while mommy and daddy took lots of pictures.

1 Year Old

My baby turned 1 year old last Friday. I have sorta avoided this post because I didn't want to admit it to myself! She amazes her daddy and me every day. She keeps us on our toes, and we wouldn't want it any other way. Parts of me feel like I have been her mommy forever ,while other parts of me feel like it was just a mere short while ago that we brought this precious little bundle home from the hospital.

What she has been up to this past month:

Walking-- or should I say running. This month Izzie has changed her preferred method of travel. The last couple of months she has been able to walk but would rather crawl. Now she runs. Her latest trend has been walking while carrying something... anything really! She is so sophisticated!

Eating-- Izzie will eat almost anything that she can feed herself. She is eating 3 good meals a day, but she still enjoys her bottle. We are starting the weaning process. It isn't going so well!

Interaction-- She loves her mommy and her daddy but especially mommy. She wants to be held and cuddle despite the fact that she is widely independent. She cried fiercely after her 12 month vaccinations, and nothing would help except to be held by her mommy (melt my heart!)

Play-- She is very interested in how things work. She likes to take things apart and put them back together. She likes to push buttons and empty/fill purses.

She has has tried whole milk with no reactions, so we are ditching the formula after this box. This weekend is going to be devoted to weaning. I know that it is going to be tough. She throws the milk sippy cup at whomever gives it to her. She's smart. She'll drink anything out of a cup except milk. Maybe I need to read that book about raising the strong willed child.

At her doctor's appointment this week she was in the 90% for height and in the 75% for weight and head circumference.

We turned her carseat around Tuesday, and she seems to be enjoying the ride facing forward.

There is a huge part of me that mourns the loss of her baby months, but another part that rejoices in all the milestones and achievements to come. I love and am so proud of my baby girl.

Here is the final picture.