Well Izabel has been potty trained and wearing undies for months and months now, I'm sure if I went back through the archives I could find the exact time! She's been really good at using the potty at home and out and about for at least six months, but she's still been wearing a diaper at nap and bedtime. I think it was probably more us not being ready than her not being ready for the last couple months. I really didn't want to rush to wash her favorite blankets between nap and bedtime and I really didn't want to deal with accidents in the middle of the night! But for the last few weeks her diapers have always been dry so last week we started giving her rewards if her morning and after nap diapers were dry. She would wake up saying she was dry so she could get a snack. This week she has been taking her naps in her undies and so far so good! Maybe in the next couple weeks we'll get brave enough to let her try to go through the night. Since she shares diapers with Tanner it's not a big deal but it's coming soon!
Our sassy girl!
I can't believe how big our baby girl is! It really is amazing how much of a little person she is and how ready for preschool she is! She starts September 7th and other than some separation anxiety that I'm sure we'll have to deal with, she is going to love it so much! She knows all her letters and numbers up to 20. We are working on letter and number recognition now and association. She knows all her shapes, even crazy ones like crescent, pentagon, and hexagon and finds shapes everywhere! It amazes us when she calls out these crazy shapes and we have no idea where she learned them (thank you Team Umizoomi)! She loves to help me make things in the kitchen and take care of her babies. It's so funny when we hear her putting her babies to bed and telling them to sleep late! I wish she would take her own advice!
We are still dealing with some serious sibling rivalry. Whenever I have Tanner she runs over and wants me to hold her too. She'll push him out of the way and hit him when she gets mad or frustrated. Of course we're working hard to correct that behavior and she spends a lot of time in time out, but it's hard when we know she just wants some attention. We are trying to work harder at giving her one-on-one time with one or both of us a little more often.
Sometimes we catch her being nice and make a big deal of it!
She's still pretty picky with what she eats and some days she really doesn't eat anything. I'm working on some more sneaky recepies so that when she does eat at least she is getting lots of good stuff. She only weighs about 27/28 lbs with her clothes and shoes on but she's super healthy so it's fine. She loves watching her shows but I've been trying to limit the tv time and keep it off more often. She does learn a lot from the show she watches (i.e. shapes) but I don't want her sitting in front of the tv all day. We love to go on play dates and to Ocean Breeze. She also loves hanging out with Aunt Theresa and everyone she meets is instantly her friend!
She wants to be just like Aunt Theresa!
She is, always has been and always will be a blessing and an answer to prayer. We love her so much we feel like we could burst apart. Noah lays with her at night now and they read stories and she always says to both of us "I love you back to the moon and back". I love that she adds the extra back in there even when she says it first!
Tuesday was Aunt Theresa's 20th Birthday so we had a little get together to celebrate! Some of the family and Theresa's friends came over. We had lots of food and played cornhole in the front yard. We had a really great time and it was nice celebrating with Theresa! We hope you had a great birthday and we love you very much!!!
On Wednesday we picked up Noah's Dad and took a road trip to Connecticut. When we got there we went to visit with Noah's Aunt Joyce. She made us a fabulous lunch and we played in the backyard for a while. It was nice catching up but super hot and nap time so we got back on the road. I took Noah and his Dad to Foxwoods Casino where they did some gambling and spent the night. Then me and the kids headed over to my friend Courtney's house for a visit. It was great getting to see her and the kids had a blast. We went to a nearby park to play before bed, had a nice bath and then got some rest. Everyone slept well with the air conditioning and Courtney made us some great food! We might have to go up there and visit her again soon!
Thursday we ran to Target (since they don't have one in Vermont) and then had lunch. After lunch it was time to pick up Noah and Grandpa and head back to Vermont. We got there right in time to have pizza for dinner and hang out with Mimi, Papa and Gigi!
Izzy and Cousin Meghan
Jenny, Amelia and Izzy opening Sebastian's present
Izzy and Madelyn
The girls in the pool
Tanner and Aunt Maria
Color time thanks to Grandma Elaine!
Swimming with Mimi
