Isabella is really coming along. She loves to watch her feet. She can't stand to lie back. When you lie her back, she does crunches trying to sit up. And as soon as she is sitting, she tries to stand up. She won't sit down. She loves to cruise the house with you and will sit and watch any activity you are doing. I just describe what I am doing to her and tell her what everything is. We went to a barn yesterday. She enjoyed seeing the horses, dogs, cats, and the barn. We talked about the sounds everything makes. Day before yesterday, we cruised around town. We went to see Gina and Carma and she went for her first visit to Daddy's office. This past weekend she and I spent the weekend together. Everyone else was in Batesville. I enjoyed having her to myself. There was very little time to bathe or eat, but it was nice to have an excuse to play with her instead of handing her to someone else to play with while I tried to get something done. I think she realized how much I like her. She has been much more secure and grinny since then. For weeks she has calmed when I pick her up and  prefers me when she needs comfort, but this week she is grinning at me the most. I love her grins. She grins all the time now.
She was on the back porch with Blaze, William, Rachel, Grant and Morgan today. She was out there for a long time with them on the swing. She acted like she was a big girl.
David had her on the changing table and put her clothes over her face. He said, "Where's Isabella? There she is!" and she grinned big everytime.
She was adorable in her little bouncy seat today. She was batting at her toys vigorously and would kick her feet at the same time and grin. William got a little video, I think.

Nursing success

4 months. 4 very long months. An endless cycle of nursing,  pumping, bottle feeding. For 3 hours, every 3 hours(that means almost nonstop)
Today. Today, Isabella nursed her breakfast in an hour and I didn't need to pump her a bottle to take.
Last night, she refused a night time bottle and nursed herself to sleep. I think we may have nursing success, finally.
Thank the Lord!

After 4 months of very little sleep, I am still enjoying every  moment with Isabella. I get tired, but not tired of her. I am so grateful to God for her. I am so blessed to be missing my sleep!

Isabella is talking to us all the time now. She even complains in a coo! She just changes the intonation of the coo!
We went to Batesville this weekend and she showed out for Pappaw, Brenda and Gigi.
She loves to scoot on her changing table on her back by pushing her legs against your stomach and she loves to study her feet  in her bath.
She loves to splash in her tub at bathtime.

laughs

Isabella has been laughing this week. I just now am posting it. She was in her bouncy seat and batting at her toys and kicking her little feet jubilantly and laughed as William hid himself with a blanket and revealed himself again.

first chuckle

I tickled Isabella today and she gave a little chuckle. "Huh-huh"

Made plastic bag toy to put under Isabella's feet today. She loved it. She waved her arms wildly as she moved her feet and delighted in the crinkle of the bags.
She was really grinning at funny faces today.
Went antiuqing for a changing table today and saw Bonnie Busbee.