After writing and posting the last blog post, I had forgotten some things about Isabella. An important one is that her 2 top front teeth have FINALLY broke through and of course, the drool has increased too! Yesterday while eating dinner, it was funny to hear a crunch sound come from her. We have also started going to Music Together classes on Thursday mornings. Isabella really loves it and most of the time just walks around the room clapping. Some of her best friends are even in our class....Jackson and Kate. It really is so much fun seeing all of the kids enjoying the music and marching or clapping along. We even have the CD from class that we play in the car. If any time Isabella gets a little whiney in the car, I just put on the CD and she is good to go! There are no new words to her vocabulary.....it seems that if you ask her what something is, the answer is always "da da". So, we are always working on new words.

Just doing some light reading....

She has her little ducky in her mouth.....she is definitely teething. She will walk around the house with that in her mouth.

It really is amazing to watch how a child develops in their early years. One day they may not walk or talk and the next they will! I thought I would just let you know of Isabella's latest developments.

She is continuing to get better and better at walking. We had to buy her some shoes that fit now, so that she can walk around outside, etc. There have been a few words spoken....."ball", "more" (as well as signing the word "more") and just the other day, she was mocking the neighbors dog by saying "ruff ruff"! So now, you can ask her "what does the doggy say?" Granted, if you didn't live with her 24/7, you might not know that it is "ruff ruff", but if you listen closely enough, you'll get it. Other than that, she continues to jabber conversations to us that we just play along with.

Below are some pictures we have taken recently. I thought they were too cute not to share.

Spending some time swinging at the park.

Playing with cousin Jackson at the park.

GOOOOO Broncos!!

An Exciting End To The Week!

It is now September, Labor Day weekend, and I guess that means the end of summer. I love summer so much, so in a way, I am kind of sad. But, today was a great day, a great way to end the summer, one that put a big smile on my face. Today was the day Isabella walked around the house by herself!! No more holding Mom's finger to walk her laps around the house. It just so happens that she waited for her Dad to get home from his business trip too! Needless to say, we are very proud parents this evening and we want to share our excitement with everyone!!

We hope everyone has a safe and relaxing holiday weekend!

(p.s. Just a reminder to those of you who get this emailed to you, you won't be able to watch the video unless you go to our website ( www.growingmartini.blogspot.com) .)