3/4 Of a Birthday

Dear Isabelie, 

Today, you turned 8 months old.  It snowed last night {not sure  how much... 6 inches??}.  I didn't make it out of my pjs today.  We were planning to put you in your new snowsuit {from your Gigi}, but when I heard that the windchill made it feel like 4 degrees outside, you and I both changed our minds.  Too frigid.

At 8 months:  you can crawl {but it's kind of more of an army crawl because your tummy slides along the floor-- but you move!  and you're probably cleaning our floors!}// you love dancing and singing to records {Hank Williams Greatest Hits is your current fave, Ella Does Gershwin is a close runner up, Bing's Christmas Carols were also loved}// you take your naps like a big girl-- going to your crib without crying and talking yourself to sleep!// you want to practice standing up everywhere all the time, but you also love playing in your room on the floor, and exploring every nook & cranny// you love making people laugh.. and you love giving big slobbery kisses.  Your disposition is our favorite-- part sweet, part rascal, and part communicator.

And today, I can't believe you only have 4 more months til you're one year. Wow.  Whoa.  I wasn't sure how I would react to your growing up so quickly, but I'm finding myself feeling so happy for you when you make these developments and take these steps towards becoming a big girl {but let's be honest, you will always be my baby.}  

You just keep making our lives merrier and brighter, every day... because you're the sunniest little creature to ever army crawl scoot into our hearts.  We're the luckiest.  Happy 3/4 Birthday Isabel!

Here are some snaps from this day:

XO

Cassie

Post-Christmas, Pre-New Year

A couple of things should be noted {I'm talking to you, Izzy}:

1) Isabel, you are becoming more accomplished at napping.  THANK YOU

2) In the last month, you have verbalized some iterations of:  Hi DADA, All Done, Mama, and Yeah.  Sometimes, you even say them without me demanding that you say them, and it's those times that I know you are SO SMART.  {Vava= Mama; Aah Duh = All done.... & the others are crystal clear ;) }

3) You seem to be more interested in standing and pulling up on dangerous apparatuses {sharp glass coffee tables, top heavy end tables, metal bed posts....} than you are in learning to crawl.. This makes your days quite harrowing.....OH right, and the sides of bath tub... Making bath time quite different from the old days, and giving your bather a very good workout. 

4) The weather here has been spring-like for a couple of days.  I felt inspired yesterday, walked us to the library {which was MUCH further than I estimated} and now we are both proud library card holders.  YippeE!

Below are my new favorite pictures of Izzy & Will.  Taken on the same day she said "Hi Dada". 

Oh! And tomorrow, Santa brings me a new camera!!!! 

VERY EXCITING.  I hear it will change my life.  ;)

XO

 Cassie