RIce Cereal

Isabella has started staring intently at and reaching for food that others are eating.  The doctor said when this occurs she is ready to start solid food.  Therefore, we started Isabella on rice cereal on August 27th.  She loved it and Garrett couldn't feed it to her fast enough.  Here are a few photos from the experience.

4 Month Check Up and Photos

Today I took Isabella in for her 4 month check up.  She is doing great.  Below are her stats:

Height: 24"  (50th percentile)
Weight: 11 lbs 10 oz  (10th percentile)
Head Circ: 16"  (45th percentile)

As you can tell from her stats she is a long and lean baby.  Not too much chub on her.  Not surprising considering how active she is all the time.

Also, we took Isabella in last Saturday to have her 4 month photos taken.  Instead of having to drive to either Lynnwood or Tacoma to have them done at Picture People, I decided to go to Sears.  Below is a link to all the photos.  There are a lot on the Sears website, but we only ordered a few.

Isabella's 4 month photos

3 Month Photos

Below are Isabella's 3 month photos.  These were taken on July 4th.  We were only able to get one smile out of her during the whole photo shoot.  Despite that we think they turned out pretty well.  Hope you all enjoy.

It has been awhile

It has been awhile since my last post. Time sure does seem to fly by.  I thought I would give a quick update and share some photos.  I have returned to work.  I went back June 27th.  It is hard, but I am doing it.  It makes it a little easier when you know she is being taken care of by people who love her.  Isabella spends the week with Grandma Terpening and Grandma Curtis.  However, it will become much harder in the fall when we have to find childcare.

A few new things with Isabella.  She is now smiling and laughing regularly.   I am loving this stage.  And just recently she has begun rolling over from her front to her back.  I guess she really disliked tummy time and decided she would be an early roller.  And tonight as I am writing this she has begun rolling over from her back to her tummy.  I think we have a mover on our hands.

Here are some photos:

This is my first day back to work.  Isabella is being dropped off at Grandma Terpening's house.  I may look happy, but was sad to be leaving her.

It just so happened that my second day back to work, Isabella and I were both wearing purple.  Grandma Terpening had to capture a photo.

Here is a photo of Isabella doing some tummy time at Grandma's house.

Over the Fourth of July weekend, Isabella got to hang out with her cousin Kyah.  Here is a photo of the two of them together.

Here are some photos taken of Isabella on recently when she was laughing and smiling.

Stay tuned.  My goal is to have her 3 month photos posted by this weekend.

Can you find Isabella?

Yesterday as I prepared to walk to the mailbox I put Isabella in the following outfit to keep her warm. She was so darn cute in the outfit I was inspired to take some photos.  In the beginning she started out happy, which eventually led tad bit of crying, and in the end resulted in her taking a nap.  I couldn't resist hiding her in with her stuffed animals. Enjoy.

Two Month Photos and Check-up Statistics

We just had Isabella's two month check-up today on June 6th. She is now 9 lbs 14 oz, which is in the 25-30th percentile. She is 22.1 inches long. Her height didn't change much since her last appointment. For height she is now in the 50th percentile. Her head circumference is 15.2, which is also in the 50th percentile.

On June 2nd, we had two month photos taken of Isabella. Attached below is a slideshow of those photos.

Seattle Arboretum

This past weekend was the first nice weekend of weather since who could remember.  We decided to get out and enjoy it.  We went to the Arboretum in Seattle.  Isabella did great.  I think she loved riding around in her stroller out in nature.  By the end she was totally wiped out.  Below are some photos from our journey.