How our Peanut has changed!

Izzy started off literally the size of a peanut!

She was so tiny, even I was nervous holding her.

At 5lbs 13 oz. and 19.5in long, I can't imagine holding a baby any smaller.

June 3, 2011~Not even 24 hours old!!
1 month old

2 months old

3 months old

And

At 7 months old, Izzy is weighing in at 19 lbs and is 26.5 in long.

Looking at this picture compared to day 1 or even at 1 month old, it almost doesn't look like the same baby!

Every month she looks just a little bit different and a little bit older!

She is growing MUCH to fast for me!!!

But it is fun to see the changes in her as she grows!!

I just love this Peanut to the moon and back, on repeat!!

New Years Resolutions

Every year I usually make some kind of new years resolution that I end up not keeping. It is usually something generic like losing weight, something totally unoriginal. Of course I still want to lose weight, I have a few extra baby pounds I would love to get rid of, but that would be a goal no matter what.

But this year, my resolution is a little different, it is to blog more. I truly want to make more of an effort to document our lives and what is happening in them. Especially with Izzy. She is just growing so fast and does so many new things in a day. And I want to remember them.

Izzy is finally starting to fall into a routine, giving me some extra time during the day, which will give me some time to make this more of a priority. It is something I always think about doing, but when it comes to actually doing it I usually don't and I get upset. But there is no reason why I can't find a little time every couple of days to sit down and blog a bit. It is something I know I will treasure and what a gift to Izzy someday.

So, YES I can DO THIS!!

And we are 8 days into the new year and this is my second post!

Not a bad start!!

What more could I possibly want???

NOTHING!!

This Christmas I had everything I could possibly want and more!

IZZY

She was the only gift I needed and was absolutely PERFECT!!!

She made this the BEST Christmas EVER!

She did it!!!

It must be noted that on September 11, 2011 Miss Izabelle rolled over from her back to her tummy!!

This is something she has been working on for the last week! Every time she is on the floor which is a lot because she loves to be, she rolls from her back to her side and back to her back! And we have been watching and encouraging her, but up until last night she would just get to frustrated and not do it!

But last night I was talking to a friend on the phone when I hear Joey call me. It was an urgent call and my first thought oh no what happened? So I run into the study and he tells me that she finally did it! And sure enough there was our little peanut on her tummy!!!

I was bummed that I missed it but am so happy that Joey got to see it first! I feel like it was very special for him and he was a very proud Daddy last night!!

Way to go Izzy...now do it again so I can see it!!

BATH TIME

A few weeks ago Izzy and I traveled by ourselves to Wisconsin! We were able to go for a little less than a week and it was awesome to see her with family! I will blog more on this later!

But while we were home in WI, Izzy did not have her whale bath tub, so she got to have a bath in the big bath tub! Here she is for her first real bath in the big tub at Grandma and Grandpa's house! She had quite the audience as my grandma, my mom and dad, Katy, and Brandon were all there to watch this big event first hand!

Click on the link to watch the video:

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The whale tub has been packed away and bath-time is always in the big tub!

Bath-time is so much fun for her and for us!!

Izzy Update!!

So Izzy is officially 3 months old as of last Saturday!

I can't believe it!

Where has the time gone!

Honestly I look at her and I can't believe this is the same baby I had a month ago much less 3 months ago.

Everyday she does something new and looks just a little different to me!

And everyday I fall more and more in love with her!

Nicknames she has already at only 3 months old:

Izzy

Iz

Fiddlefart (Grandpa Steve's name for her)

Izzybelle

Baby Izzy (for Duke and Kennedy)

peanut

peanut pie

Izzard with Lizard lips

(I know she has more but I can't think of all of them right now!_

Things that she can do or tries to do:

~she is so CLOSE to rolling over from her back to her tummy!! She gets so mad after trying for awhile! Not quite sure why she wants to roll over so bad to her tummy because when we put her on her tummy she cries still after like 2 minutes of it

~loves her jumper

~needs to be strapped in her bouncer now because she never stops moving

~for the most part she is sleeping through the night

~Eats about 6 oz

~starting to finally laugh out loud (she is not quite sure on this)

~loves to have jungle time

~sits in her bumbo

~smiles all the time

~she started to smile at Daddy as he walks by (melts my heart every time I see it)

~LOVES LOVES bath time

~she has really started to grab at her toys and hold onto them

~she sucks really hard on her fists that I swear she is going to give herself a hickey

~she has become super vocal-lots and lots of talking

~smiles at Duke

~she would rather be on the floor than snuggle-but still does her share of that too!

~loves to stand

~still does not care much for her car seat or car rides???

~loves to chew on our hands and shoulders

~we have found her ticklish spots

~keeps me company when I cook and clean

~smiles at me when I go into get her after she wakes up and it MELTS my heart

Things that she has done:

~She has been to WI 2 times which means that she has been on 4 airplane rides, more if you count our layovers

~she has been to 2 baseball games

~she has been swimming quite a bit and loves it for the most part

~loved her visit with Grandpa Steve and Grandma Kim and is looking forward the Papa and Grandma Ross's visit coming up

~loved going on the swings with Gracie

~Loved being able to spend a lot of time with her Auntie Katy, Uncle Brandon and of course all her other Aunts, Uncle, and Cousins

~loves hanging out with her friend Kennedy except when she laughs (or should I say scream really loud) and also her friend Ashlinn who is always trying to take care of her!

~saw her Auntie Katy marry Uncle Brandon

~she now pretty much has a Mohawk!

~she is loved by so MANY including 2 4 legged puppies!

She has done so much more but honestly I can't remember everything right now!

All I know is that we are TRULY TRULY BLESSED to have her! I knew I would love her but I had no idea how much I would love her! It is a love that is hard to explain and you only know it if you get to be blessed to have it!

2 months old ALREADY!!

Izzy is 2 months old already! Well she is 11 weeks tomorrow, but I am not very good at posting so this is a little late! But better late than never!

I can't believe it, where has the time gone.

I love looking at all the pictures we have taken of her so far in the past 2 months and WOW has she changed.

Here she is only 5 days old!

Same outfit only now she is 1.5 months!

We had her 2 month check up and she got a total of 3 shots and a special drink.

It was fun and absolutely terrible all at the same time!

Fun because we got her weight and length. She is 10.1 lbs and is in the 72%! Her length is 21.9 in. and she is in the 54%. I thought the percentile for length would of been higher just because she seems so long to me! We were told that she looks extremely healthy and everything seems to be working good for her. We were told though that we could start feeding her an extra ounce now!

I also got to ask a lot of questions. This was the first time we actually got to meet her pediatrician and I really liked her. A lot of my questions probably seemed silly to her, but she answered them and never once made me feel stupid for what I was asking. She took her time with us and never once made us feel like we were wasting her time! Some of the questions I pretty much knew the answer to, but I just felt better hearing it from her. Weird maybe but at the same time I don't care because I need that reassurance!

One of my questions was is she gaining weight to fast? And the answer was no. Most babies lose a little weight after they are born, but not our Izzy! She is a gaining machine! Her doctor reassured us that her weight is proportional to her length and that she looks very healthy! The doctor also told us that you find with babies that are born under 6 lbs that they tend to gain weight faster and that is just because they are catching up. She also said that Izzy could of been a 9 lb baby and that at 2 months old she doesn't weight much more than that, so that I should not worry about, that she is just right! I felt better after hearing this because all I hear from people is how big she is! She seems big to me, but I also saw her when she was born and she was just a little peanut! And she is still our little peanut but she is starting to get rolls and fill out more! Which I am super excited about because I just love baby rolls!

The terrible part was of course the shots! I honestly could never do that job. I have no idea how anyone can do it! I have never seen or heard Izzy cry as hard as she did! It broke my heart and made me sick to my stomach! The nurse was very good and tried to go as fast as he could to get it over with. But it was not fast enough! After the first shot I was ready to pick her up and run away with her as fast as I could! I HATED seeing her hurt! But thankfully Joey was able to be there! I would of gotten through it without him but just having him there made everything so much easier!

After she calmed down from this traumatic experience she was so exhausted. And she slept for 2 hours but than out of the blue she just woke up screaming. She ended up having a minor reaction to one of the shots. Her little leg got all red, swollen, and was very hot to the touch! She screamed for almost 2 hours straight and it was TERRIBLE. I felt so HELPLESS because nothing I would do made it better and it almost seemed like I was hurting her more. But I called the doctor and was told to put a cool compress on her leg and to massage it. And after doing that and giving her some more Tylenol she seemed better!

Overall, it was an emotionally draining day! And I am so not looking forward to the next round of shots! But I have 2 months to try to prepare myself for them!