So Tired!

Well my darling daughter decided she didn't want to sleep last night so she was up from 12:00 - 3:30. Obviously she didn't want to be alone so she made sure I was up the whole time with her! Now I am sleep deprived on top of being exhausted from the pregnancy and I all I can think about it getting in my bed as soon as possible! I think Izabel's teeth might have been bothering her because finally I thought about giving her some Tylenol and she seemed to calm down after that. It was also the first time she has had whole milk instead of breast milk or formula so maybe that was bothering her. I don't know but we have a lot of fun things planned this weekend so hopefully she sleeps tonight and I get some rest! Have a great weekend and check back for pics and updates of our weekend!

Weekend Update!

This past weekend Noah's Mom, Aunt Deb, their friend Cindy and her daughter Molly came down for a visit. Noah's cousin Andy was also in town for a visit. They flew in Thursday night and stayed until Sunday night. We were so excited to have them and had such a great time! Friday we took our time getting ready and hanging out at home. Then Izabel and I took Mimi (Noah's Mom) and Cindy to Babies R Us and Target. We were looking for black leggings to go under Izabel's halloween costume which we found at Target! Then we went over to Aunt Ann's house for lunch. Izabel had pasta with broccoli and managed to make a huge mess! We all decided to load into the SUV and head out to Suffolk for the Peanut Festival. I was not thrilled with this idea since it was already after 2:00 and Suffolk is a pretty long hike but we ended up having such a nice afternoon. We just walked around and looked at all of the different vendors and crafts and stuff. Izabel loved looking around at everything! They had food, rides and arts and crafts. They even had a diaper changing tent equipped with diapers, wipes, purell, and a nursing station! I was very impressed with this brilliant idea! Friday night we got several different types of take-out and hung out at our house chatting and playing pool. I went to bed way before everyone else but we all had a good time. Saturday we went down to the beach and walked around the boardwalk and the strip looking in the stores. Then we went to Aunt's Ann's for dinner and everyone headed out to the Admiral's game. They had a great time at the game. I stayed home with Izabel by choice. I was way too tired to head out to the game so it worked out well for everyone. Sunday we all went out to Olive Garden for lunch. We had a great time with good food and good conversation. Then sadly it was time for everyone to go to the airport. We were sad to see them go but hopefully they'll be back soon! The holiday's are coming up and the new baby will be here in the spring so I doubt they'll be able to stay away for too long! I don't have any pictures yet because I forgot to get them off of Mimi's camera but I will and I'll post them soon! Have a great week!!!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY IZABEL!!!

Izabel at 1 day old!

Izabel on her first birthday!

WOW! I can't believe it's been a year and our baby is one! It's truly amazing to think back over the past year and realize how much we have been through and how much we are getting ready to go through over the next year. At some moments it seems like she was born just yesterday and I can remember every detail so clearly. At other moments it seems like she's been with us forever. She's changed so much and everyday we see more and more of her personality coming out.

She's an excellent walker now and she is starting to run. She pretty much eats anything we'll let her have. She eats all table foods and loves fruit more than anything else! I'll put her plate down and before I can turn around she's downed all of the fruit and then she picks at the meat and veggie. She loves to play and is having a great time with all of her new toys. We take her for walks in the wagon and she takes her baby along. She holds on to her baby so tight, it's so cute!

She goes down for her naps and for bed pretty much right on time everyday. At night she starts to whine when she gets really tired and she'll start walking down the hallway towards her room. She'll knock on her door and then look back at you like aren't you going to come put me in my bed? She also loves to take a bath. I'll just say the word and she'll take off towards the bathroom. She'd probably sit in there all night if I'd let her. The problem is that she likes to stand up and a slippery baby walking around in a tub full of water just doesn't work for me.

She had her main birthday celebration this past weekend but there are still a few more festivities planned. Tonight she is having her birthday dinner with her Godmother Humaira. It will include lots of fruit and some cake! Then her Mimi, Aunt Deb and cousin Andy will be in town Friday through Monday so she'll have lots of fun celebrating with them. I took Friday off so I could spend the day with everyone so I'll get to be home with Izzy an extra day this week! Saturday we are going to try and go to the Hunt Club. They have hay rides, a petting zoo, pony rides and a pumpkin patch. I think she'll love it!

For now I am just left with tears in my eyes thinking about how my baby girl is one year old and growing up so fast already. She's such a wonderful baby. I really don't think we could have asked for a better more beautiful loving child. We are truly blessed!!!

Happy Birthday Baby Girl. We love you more than you will ever know! Love Mommy and Daddy!!!

Izabel's Birthday Party!!!

Saturday was Izabel's first birthday party! We went with a pretty much all pink theme and we got lots of pink balloons which Izabel loved. We had almost 30 people here so it was crowded but Izabel had a great time playing and visiting with everyone and we all had a good time catching up. We had lots of great food and of course some great strawberry cake! Izabel got a ton of presents. We got her a big red wagon and then everyone brought enough toys to fill it up. There were also a ton of books, more than a ton of clothes and plenty of money to go buy more! After Izabel opened her presents we went in the kitchen to watch her have her first piece of cake. She was hesitant at first but she certainly enjoyed it once she got started. Here are some of our favorite pics as well as a video of Izabel with her cake! Enjoy and thank you to everyone who came and made the day so special for us and for Izabel. She had a wonderful time and she couldn't have behaved any better. We couldn't have asked for a nicer day with all of our friends and family and our beautiful daughter!

I'm ready to party! Can I open just one now?
Why not?
Opening presents with Mommy
Crayons and coloring books and more books!

Playing in all of the tissue paper (probably her favorite part!) Loving the strawberry cake! Could she have Zeta in her future???
Her thrown for the day

Check out the birthday cake video. It's a little long but you can see how she was hesitant and then really got into it! Enjoy!

Neptune Festival

Last Saturday we went down to the Neptune Festival at the Virginia Beach oceanfront. It was a really nice day so we went down to see the sandcastles and walk the boardwalk. Here are some pics!

Outside Time and Reading

We finally got some outside time to play earlier this week with Izabel. She walked around the front yard with some of her balls but she was mostly watching the kids across the street and Daddy cleaning out the gutters (I don't know what came over him!) I think she enjoyed the outside time and so did we. Now that things are calming down a little at work I can get home a little earlier and hopefully have more of this time in the afternoons if it stops raining!

Izabel has been really getting into her books lately. She'll pull her boppy pillow down onto the floor and sit it in it with some of her favorite books. She'll flip through the pages like she is reading and sometimes she'll laugh at the pictures. She looks like she is lounging and it's so cute. That always makes me smile but nothing makes me smile more than coming into the room and seeing her in Noah's lap with him reading a book to her. It is so sweet and I think they both really enjoy this time together! Of course every time I grab the camera she thinks reading time is over but I'll get some pictures! Soon she'll have to share Mommy and Daddy time so for now she is getting all she can!

Weekend

On Saturday Noah let me sleep in a little bit and then we all got ready and drove to Williamsburg to meet up with my parents. After lunch we went to the outlets and did some damage to the credit cards! Izabel made out the best. She did the best at Carters. Noah did pretty well too. I got a pair of shoes and a big multi-image picture frame for our living room. Obviously I need to work a little harder at finding some clothes for me! I just can't seem to find anything I like right now and I don't want to buy a lot because I know my size is going to change. I went in the Motherhood store but I didn't find anything I liked. The last time I needed to shop in there they had the kind of pants that would grow with you. This time all they had were the pants with the big belly panels and I don't need those yet! Then we all went out to dinner. Izabel couldn't have been any better all day. She rode around in her stroller watching all of the people and then she took a nap while we were shopping. At dinner she ate food off the menu which is so much easier than bringing jars and trying to feed her while I am trying to eat. Then we went back to my parents hotel room. Izabel was so tired so she had a bottle and my parents offered to keep her for the night and bring her home with them on Sunday. Since I am completely exhausted lately I was fine with that idea. Noah and I went home and to bed. I got to sleep in without hearing people moving around the house and it was great! Izabel slept all night for my parents and they actually had to wake her up so everyone got a good night's sleep! Then Sunday we just laid around the house. I have caught Izabel's cold so I feel pretty miserable and we needed to have a lazy day. Now we are back at work for the week with no big plans! Izabel's birthday invitation is going out soon so be looking for that and have a great week!