A gift from the Wahls when she was baptised. We love it. Thank You, Wahls!! XOXO
Thursday, February 11, 2010
Gold Medal.
Reminded that the Olympics are starting up again, I wanted to share these pictures of our little medalist. Isla was given this at the end of our Little Gym session. I suppose it's for her remarkable ability to sit and squirm, her perfect little front teeth, the range of motion she gets when waving and just her unbelievable cuteness! That's our girl!!
Tuesday, February 9, 2010
Crazy Ash.
Ashby was at Doggy Daycare today causing trouble. We watched her on the web cam which made us all smile. Isla especially loved it. Here she is in the back of the room, being chased by some crazy mutt!
I LOVE it.
Some of you may know that I love Anthropologie. I mean I really love it. I recently learned that Anthropologie has a gallery space in Rockefeller Center where they exhibit art work. There is a link on their website where you can see what shows are at the gallery, learn about the exhibiting artist and you can even see and purchase pieces on the site. I just got a glimpse of an upcoming show that is not yet on the site titled, "Best In Show". You probably could have guessed...I love it.
Sunday, February 7, 2010
Grandpa Greg.
Isla with her Grandpa, 3 weeks old.
Hanging out with Grandpa.
3 mutts!Napping (and snoring) on Grandpa!
Isla and her Grandpa, 8 months or so. Saturday, February 6, 2010
Thursday, February 4, 2010
A Special Message for Alex McShane!!
Alex, All of your friends and family are cheering for you! We are all so happy to hear about your progress. Keep up the good work!! We all love you so much!!
Another definition for Isla.
Urban Dictionary.com defines Isla as:
A person who makes someone else happier than they have ever been.
Who makes them smile and laugh and feel happy with their life and who they are.
Who can make every moment they spend together amazing.
Someone to hold onto very tightly.
To look up the urban definition of your name, go to Urban Dictionary.com
Monday, February 1, 2010
Isla is 9 months old!!
Yoga pose while holding her toothbrush!The message at 9 months seems to be "On the verge". Isla is just about to have a lot of new tricks up her sleeve.
Cutie pie. The one thing that is consistent every month and we feel confident will never change is that she is cuter than ever, and just as sweet as can be! All four of Isla's front teeth have popped through. Her big gummy smile with little white speckles always makes us giggle. And when she is sitting in her Excer-saucer playing she seems to be all legs!
Scooting.
One the Move. For some time now Isla has been scooting around on her belly. She just started pulling her knees up under her bottom, so maybe she will figure out crawling before she figures out how to walk. If we stand her up she will stay there as long as we let her. Sometimes she will put all of her weight onto one foot...we think she will walk before she crawls. She will also scoot around on her hiney. Everyday I set her down to play with toys as I get dinner ready and when I come back to get her she is four feet or so from where I left her. She figuring out the motor thing!Babbling. Isla makes noises all day long. She has a really deep raspy voice that reminds us of Darth Vader, another soft sweet voice, and a really high pitched squeal, that is usually reserved for being super excited and usually coincides with seeing Ashby which we think will be her first word, and honestly we are encouraging it. She makes a 2 syllable sound that starts with an "Ash". She has also started making "Pa" and "Ba" sounds in the last month.
Waving to Papa at breakfast.
Social Butterfly. Besides chatting all day, Isla loves to wave. She waves unprovoked to Greg and I, to Ashby, to her bird mobile, to her stuffed animals, to her reflection, and to any and all strangers (but mostly when they are not looking.) When we came back from Miami last week Isla stood on my lap for the longest time just waving to everyone sitting behind us. Even when I held her down to take her bottle she was straining to wave at the lady across the aisle from us. It is the cutest thing ever and I love when people tell me how sweet she is! We have been encouraging her to blow kisses, but we aren't there yet.
Sideways in the cart.
Always paying attention. Isla is SO alert, nothing gets by her. She perks up when she hears Greg's footsteps in the house. Ashby too, of course. When I stop the car, whether it's in the garage as we are coming home or in the parking lot of the grocery store, she claps and giggles. And in the grocery store she kicks her legs around so that she is sideways in the cart so she can see where we are going. She often just sits there waving as people pop into view. For Christmas Isla got several DVD's and she enjoys them so much. She giggles and squeals, and waves to the TV, it is so cute. And she definitely has favorite parts. Isla also gets excited when I take her to Little Gym. She recognizes the building as we are walking in, and I think she recognizes some of the other kids and parents in the class too. She loves her time at Little Gym.
Jackpot...Blackberries!!
Life is good.
Waving to Greg in between bites.
Growing appetite. Isla is eating just about everything that we are. She hasn't refused anything...yet, but she definitely has her favorites - blueberries, blackberries, cherries, peaches, and clementines have been a huge hit. She has had green beans, asparagus, carrots, brussel sprouts, corn, broccoli...you name it really. She has also figured out that Ashby will eagerly lick her dirty little hands clean if she lets her. The times that this has happened Isla has just squealed in delight. And poor neglected Ashby has finally found a pay off for having Isla around!
We are so thankful to have such a sweet, happy and healthy little 9 monther!
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