Busy, Busy, Busy

Goodness, where to start. Izzy has been awake during the day more now and I feel like I hardly have any time to do things, including updating my blog! Yesterday Izzy turned 5 months old, which is amazing to me. She's learning how to sit right now. She can sit for a minute or 2 all by herself. She also loves to "walk" around the house with us holding her hands. Apparently not all babies her age can do this because everyone seems very impressed that she can. At her 4 month doctor appointment she weighed in at 13 pounds 3 ounces and was 26 inches tall. She is still off the charts for her height. Still taking after Daddy in that respect! Not much is new with Art and I. We're just continuing to enjoy our new daughter and each other! Here are some of the things we've been up to lately...

We recently took a trip to Boulder/Niwot and went kayaking with Art's Aunt Lesa on Boulder Reservoir. Izzy got to wear her bathing suit for the first time. It was really windy and not all that warm out, so we didn't put her in the water like we had hoped to. She'll get her chance next month when we start swimming

lessons!

A few weeks ago we went to Colorado Springs to see my brother and to attend a wedding that Art was a groomsman in. It was a great wedding (Congratulations Mike & Annie)! It was so much fun to spend time with my brother Brian and his girlfriend Renee.

While we were in the Springs, we took Izzy on her first trip to the zoo. If anyone ever gets a chance to go to the zoo in CO Springs, do it. It's a really fun thing to do there. You get to feed giraffes and go up a ski lift thing. The entire zoo is literally in the mountains, so you feel as if you're in the wilderness the entire time.

It seems like everyday our little one learns to do something new. We both love being parents tremendously and couldn't be happier right now!

Swinging

We've had fun taking Izzy to the park lately. Since she's been trying to sit up on her own more now, we thought we'd try out some swinging. She seemed to like it a lot!

Birthday Surprises

My birthday was on Monday and it was a simply great day. Well turning 28 made me feel old, but other than that it was fantastic! Art surprised me in so many ways. He got the cutest picture of Izzy framed for us to hang up in the nursery. He also got me a new piano book full of Billy Joel songs. He likes it when I play songs he knows instead of classical all the time! We went on a great bike ride around town in the morning and then went out to eat at Bonefish Grill for dinner. Sneaky guy surprises me by pulling another present out of the trunk when we got there. It was a new digital camera, and it's pink! Throughout dinner I noticed he was kind of looking off out the windows. I thought maybe he was looking at the sky because it was stormy and there was a rainbow. When we went to leave, we walked out the doors of the restaurant and there's a limo outside. The driver was holding a sign with Jill Aldrich written on it. The stinker got me a limo ride for the rest of the evening. Oh gosh, it was great. We brought Izzy with, which was really fun. I think she was all confused because she was in a car, but not in her car seat. We drove all around the area. It was a beautiful night out. It was so romantic. Izzy went to sleep eventually, so we got to enjoy some time by ourselves too. It was such a great birthday with my new little family!

New Noises

Here is as little video of Izzy and the new sounds she makes. This was during her tummy time. You can see in the video how high she's holding up her head now too.

Bath Time

Izzy has really grown to love her bath time. She's starting to try to splash in the water or she just lays there and looks completely relaxed. She always looks so adorable after she's done and she's all wrapped up in her little hooded towl. Those things were a great invention by someone! Izzy is just getting to be more fun each day. She's discovering new sounds to make. She squeals a lot now when she's happy. She also rolled over from her tummy to her back for the first time yesterday. When she lays on her tummy, she can hold her head up really straight and she leans up on her elbows now. I just can't get over the fact that she's 3 1/2 months old. I know I say that in every post, but it's so true. The time is flying by.

Blast From the Past

It's been a lot of fun finding some of my old outfits from when I was a baby and trying them on Isabella. My parents found an old picture of me in a little blue dress that I had. So naturally we had to try to replicate the picture. Here are the results...

July 4th Celebration

Well, Izzy's first 4th of July has come and gone. She loved it! When it was time for the fireworks to go off, she was just staring at the sky like she was waiting with great anticipation.

Ok, maybe not that in depth, but she was definitely looking up at them. She didn't get scared at all. We had her nice and bundled up because it got pretty chilly during the fireworks after all the rain we had that day. We watched the fireworks on Cattail Golf Course where Art's grandparents now live. It was fun to spend the day with his side of the family. Then the day after, we went to my folks house for a bbq. Izzy is so loved, she had 2 different 4th of July dresses. It was nice having the holiday spread over 2 days, that way she got to wear both dresses! When we were at my parents house, my mom also found some of my old bonnets that we tried out on Izzy (and on me too). They were a bit big on her, but she still looked cute! I got all teary eyed about it being her first 4th of July. She's already getting so big and some of her firsts have already passed. It's just amazing that she's 3 months old already!