46 weeks (May 13-May 19th)

Lovin' the s'cetti.

Spaghetti night!

Me and Lady Di.

Izzy and Jacob transfixed on Baby Einstein.

Jacob!!!!!

Izzy's new boyfriend Jacob.

Izzy and Emma in St. Louis.

Miss Emma Jane, my great friend, Diane's daughter.

first time eating noodles.

Friday night Izzy and I left for St. Louis. It was our first flight with Izzy and I was doing it all by myself. Needless to say I was a little nervous...Would it hurt her ears?...Will she cry?...How am I going to carry everything? Well the trip was a success. Izzy was a real trooper and had everyone oooing and awwing over her. On the way home a lady even sat with us so she could help and hold Izzy.

In St. Louis I stayed with my friend Diane from Optometry School and saw my other friends, Sabrina, Amber, and Sarah. It was good to see everyone. Izzy didn't sleep very well but she got to play with her new friends Emma and Jacob. Jacob is exactly a month younger than Izzy and it was fun to see the two of them interact with each other.

Izzy has caught another cold. When will it ever give? The poor child has been sick almost her entire existance. Ugh! She just had a cough and runny nose and then on Wednesday she started with a low grade fever of 99-100.8 degrees. She had it again on Thursday. How long do you wait until you take them in? Decisions, decisions.

This week Izzy got to experience speghetti for the first time. She loved it and couldn't get enough. Now we have to think of the next food to try, can't wait.

45 weeks (5/6-5/12)

Our first Mother's Day!

Izzy and Great Grandma

Great Grandma, Grandma, and Izzy

Friday we went back to GI for Mother's Day. Yes, it was my first Mother's Day. It was a great day to realize that you are responsible for such a wonderful human being. The joy that Izzy brings everyday with her smiles and giggles.

Izzy has learned to give high fives and show who is number one and she did these tricks all weekend. Also our parents hadn't seen her crawl yet and so everyone was very excited about her new talents. She gets so much attention when we go to GI that mom and dad just don't cut it when we get home.

Anyway, nothing else is new and hope you are all doing well.

44 weeks

Two of my favorite people.

She just wouldn't look at me.

Man time just gets away from you. I didn't get many pictures this week. What a bad mom.

Izzy is getting better but still feeling a little under the weather. I took her back to the pediatricians office because daycare said she was really tugging on her ear. She has swollen and red ears, but not an infection. She is right on the edge. To treat or not to treat. I am just watching her and if she gets a fever or it gets worse I'll start the AB's. I hate putting her on meds.

Her sleeping habits have been a bit to be desired. She use to get up at 6:15 or 6:30. Now she is getting up anywhere from 5 to 5:45. Any suggestions to get her back into the old rhythm?

Her new things are giving a "5," holding up one finger for number one, she is pulling herself up on things (now when she's up she is standing in her crib letting us know it's time to get up), and raising her arms for "sooo big." It is just such a joy to have her in our lives and watch her do the little things. Hope all is well and Happy Mother's Day next week to all you moms.

43 weeks

My little princess

My friends and I at the wedding. So much fun.

Izzy loves her bath time.

Well, she's crawling all over the place. It has actually been pretty nice because she can come join me in the kitchen if she wants or just play on her playmat. She has the choice now.

This weekend I went to a wedding of one of my friends from Kappa. It was in Lincoln and my girlfriends and I stayed there overnight. Mark had his first alone overnight with Izzy and he was a natural.

Izzy's got a viral infection, ugh! I thought we were through with this crap. Stuffy nose, cough, and pulling at the ears. I took her to the pediatrician and she said that everything including her ears look fine. That is a relief. No antibiotics.

Other than that it has been a pretty quiet weekend. I'm happy the weather is warming up.

42 weeks

Just chillin.' She hates the camera flash.

Izzy and Grayson (Lindsay Huggenberger-Rhoads's son). Grayson kept trying to take Izzy's sweater off and taking her paci.

Macy, the birthday girl, and Izzy.

SHE'S CRAWLING! Izzy started crawling on the 4th day of her 42 week. She first started only crawling if I would entice her, but now she is getting around for more than just that. She doesn't like to crawl on the hard wood floors though. They are too slippery.

Early in this week we went to a birthday party. One of my best friend's little girl turned 6. I can't believe it. Macy was the first of the kids in our little group. I'm just dumbfounded.

Izzy is still doing all the same things. I'll write next week.

41 weeks

Izzy sure loves Cletus.

Photoshoot with mom.

Taking a break.

Playing with her teddy bear.

Izzy and her friends.

The family at the races.

Grandmas.

Gamma.

Bright eyes.

Ready for Easter dinner.

This week we went home for our pseudo-Easter. We got to GI around 3 on Saturday and headed to Fonner Park. Izzy didn't think much of the horses in the beginning, but then she really started to watch them the closer we got to the track. She was the only one that came out ahead. All of our tips were completely bogus.

Sunday we went to Grandma and Grandpa D's for Easter lunch. Great grandmas and grandpas were there, aunts, uncles, cousins, and great aunts and uncles. We had a very nice lunch. Grand Island was a quick trip, but it was nice to be home.

The rest of this week was pretty uneventful. The little turkey hasn't done anything new. Talk to you soon.

40 weeks

Izzy's first Easter basket.

What is this grassy stuff on my toes?

Eating Mr. Bunny's ears.

Eating rubber ducky. I'm telling you she eats everything she can. Those darn teeth.

She loves her glow worm.

Izzy had her 9 month check up on the Wednesday before she turned 40 weeks. She was doing well. Her stats were 82% for head circumference, 71% for weight, and only 47% for heighth. Hopefully these stats will start to become proportional. Poor girl! We were given the ok to start trying normal formula. We are starting with 2 oz of Gentlease and 5 oz. of Nutramigen and see how she does. So we've been doing it for 5 days now and everything seems to be going ok. Cheaper formula, here we come!

Izzy still isn't crawling, but still getting on all fours and pulling herself up to standing. No walking while supported. She is still waving "hi." She is clapping and shaking her hands in the air when we get excited and say, "Yeaaaah." We are starting to eat a few more finger foods and are doing very well with chicken and of course your basic fruits and veggies. She has 7 teeth and I think more are coming. She is constantly chewing on toys and her hands.

We were unable to go home for Easter this year because Mark was on call so we had a mini Easter at home. Izzy wasn't so sure about the plastic grass in her basket, but she loved her bunny and the plastic eggs.

Daddy turned 37 on Wednesday and we took time to go to Lo Sole Mio for dinner and we had a great time. Kylie from daycare came and watched Izzy and they had a great time. It's nice to have babysitters that you really trust. On to 41 weeks. I can't believe it.