We are officially saying now that Isabel learned to walk! We suspect that she had the muscle ability for awhile now but just really didn't have a desire to walk because crawling was so much more efficient! Well, she thinks she is pretty cool when she walks now (and we do too!!)
Please click on the link below to see a video of Isabel walking across the living room to get the phone from Daddy. This video was taken yesterday, Friday 4/17. You will also see her do her classic, picking up the phone, putting it up to her ear, and saying "Hello?" (in Isabel-speak). At the end, she says her FAVORITE word, "Bye-Bye." She says Bye-Bye to pretty much everything...people, animals, inanimate objects, you name it!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pCsUXvEKkAc
Enjoy your weekend!
Saturday, April 18, 2009
Thursday, April 16, 2009
Isabel walked across the room!
I am working from home today and I just so happened to be in the living room where the girls are playing with Jenna, to witness an amazing feat by Isabel!
Isabel grabbed one of Camille's shoes that was on the couch, and she wanted to put it on her foot. Jenna said "Come here, I will help you put it on," and Isabel stepped away from the couch and WALKED herself over to where Jenna was sitting on the other side of the room. We counted, and she took 8-9 steps before she got to Jenna! We of course let out a huge cheer and told her she was such a big girl! A couple minutes later, we got her to do the same thing over again and she took 10 steps this time!
Up until now, she has only taken about 5 steps at a time, so this is double that! Walking full-time is just around the corner! Oh my, what will I ever do with a true toddler??!!??
Isabel grabbed one of Camille's shoes that was on the couch, and she wanted to put it on her foot. Jenna said "Come here, I will help you put it on," and Isabel stepped away from the couch and WALKED herself over to where Jenna was sitting on the other side of the room. We counted, and she took 8-9 steps before she got to Jenna! We of course let out a huge cheer and told her she was such a big girl! A couple minutes later, we got her to do the same thing over again and she took 10 steps this time!
Up until now, she has only taken about 5 steps at a time, so this is double that! Walking full-time is just around the corner! Oh my, what will I ever do with a true toddler??!!??
Saturday, April 11, 2009
Happy Easter!
This will be Isabel's second Easter, but it really feels like her first, since last year she was only 3 months old and we were in Florida. We didn't take her to see the Easter bunny last year, but we did this year and will post the photo as soon as I have a chance to scan it!
We are headed down to Grandma Tina's house tomorrow for Easter after we attend the 9:00 a.m. service at Hosanna. We hope that Isabel takes a good nap in the car on the way down, and then that she will take at least a short nap in a pack n play during the afternoon while we are down there. We look forward to seeing our family and watching them get to know Isabel even more. She is at such a fun age right now!
On a side note I will take a moment to brag just a TEENSY bit about Isabel (mommies are allowed to do that from time to time!). I took her in for her 15-month appointment yesterday, and Dr. Williams was very impressed that she knows how to point to so many body parts (nose, teeth, ears, eyes, head, hair, toes, hands, tummy). Dr. Williams said that they don't usually expect to see that until a child is two years old! I think our parenting style is just to take every opportunity to teach her something new, but to make it fun like a game. That is how she learned those body parts, and also how she has learned to identify lots of objects in books, or certain toys when we ask her where they are. Isabel, your intelligence is a gift from God, and I will continue to pray that you will use it all for His glory and to impact the world and God's kingdom. She also has a pretty extensive vocabulary for her age...look out world, when she really learns to talk in complete sentences, I don't know if any of us will ever get a word in edgewise!!
Blessings on your Easter as you celebrate the resurrection of the One who saved us, loves us more than we can even imagine, and gives meaning and purpose to our lives.
We are headed down to Grandma Tina's house tomorrow for Easter after we attend the 9:00 a.m. service at Hosanna. We hope that Isabel takes a good nap in the car on the way down, and then that she will take at least a short nap in a pack n play during the afternoon while we are down there. We look forward to seeing our family and watching them get to know Isabel even more. She is at such a fun age right now!
On a side note I will take a moment to brag just a TEENSY bit about Isabel (mommies are allowed to do that from time to time!). I took her in for her 15-month appointment yesterday, and Dr. Williams was very impressed that she knows how to point to so many body parts (nose, teeth, ears, eyes, head, hair, toes, hands, tummy). Dr. Williams said that they don't usually expect to see that until a child is two years old! I think our parenting style is just to take every opportunity to teach her something new, but to make it fun like a game. That is how she learned those body parts, and also how she has learned to identify lots of objects in books, or certain toys when we ask her where they are. Isabel, your intelligence is a gift from God, and I will continue to pray that you will use it all for His glory and to impact the world and God's kingdom. She also has a pretty extensive vocabulary for her age...look out world, when she really learns to talk in complete sentences, I don't know if any of us will ever get a word in edgewise!!
Blessings on your Easter as you celebrate the resurrection of the One who saved us, loves us more than we can even imagine, and gives meaning and purpose to our lives.
Thursday, April 2, 2009
A mother's love
I just got back from North Carolina where I was on business for three days, and I wanted to write this journal entry for Isabel to have when she is old enough to read and understand the message that I needed to share with her tonight.
Isabel,
I love you so much that sometimes I can barely breathe under the weight of it. The depth of my love for you is so intense that sometimes it almost scares me with its intensity. Yet, I know that you are really the child of our loving Father in heaven before you are my child. He loves you with an unconditional love that we can never achieve here on earth, and my prayer is that you will feel some of His love through me as I nurture you, share smiles and laughs with you, comfort you when you are sad or hurt, and share your joy as you learn and grow each day.
I missed you so much while I was gone, tears were actually welling in my eyes on the flight home today as I was anticipating our reunion and getting to play with you for a couple of hours before you needed to go to bed. Times apart from one another are inevitable (and even good for us in certain ways!), and knowing that we will have them makes me even more committed to making our time together the most special it can be.
I hope that we always have as close of a relationship as we do today. I truly enjoy being your Mommy, and I hope that one day you will tell me that you truly enjoy being my daughter!
I love you, my amazing Isabel Noelle ("peanut")!
Love,
Mommy
Isabel,
I love you so much that sometimes I can barely breathe under the weight of it. The depth of my love for you is so intense that sometimes it almost scares me with its intensity. Yet, I know that you are really the child of our loving Father in heaven before you are my child. He loves you with an unconditional love that we can never achieve here on earth, and my prayer is that you will feel some of His love through me as I nurture you, share smiles and laughs with you, comfort you when you are sad or hurt, and share your joy as you learn and grow each day.
I missed you so much while I was gone, tears were actually welling in my eyes on the flight home today as I was anticipating our reunion and getting to play with you for a couple of hours before you needed to go to bed. Times apart from one another are inevitable (and even good for us in certain ways!), and knowing that we will have them makes me even more committed to making our time together the most special it can be.
I hope that we always have as close of a relationship as we do today. I truly enjoy being your Mommy, and I hope that one day you will tell me that you truly enjoy being my daughter!
I love you, my amazing Isabel Noelle ("peanut")!
Love,
Mommy
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