Already 6 Months Old?

Isabella had her 6 month check-up yesterday. She now weighs a whopping 11 lbs 6 oz and is 24 inches long! I know..she is still just a little peanut, but the doctor is happy with her progress and said she is strong. We also received the exciting news that she can now start eating baby food! Yah! The doctor said she needs those calories now that she is moving around more. We have started out with some rice cereal. I'm not real sure if she is liking it yet, but we will keep trying. As you can see from the picture, that it isn't her favorite yet. I realized at first that I made it too thick, so I thinned it out and she still didn't think it was the greatest. In a few days, Isabella will get to try maybe some sweet potatoes. YUM!

Isabella is still chattering away everyday as well as playing on her tummy or sitting up. I'm sure it won't be long and I will be telling you how she is crawling around. It has been a fast 6 months and we are excited for the next 6 months!

Another Milestone

I wanted to share a couple of pictures with you all of Isabella sitting up! Yes, all by herself. Now, she can't do it for long before falling to the side, but last night she did sit up for a few minutes and played. It is just another milestone that we capturing and it is fun to see.

Isabella's 1st Christmas

MERRY CHRISTMAS&HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!

We spent Isabella's 1st Christmas in Peoria with the Hohulin family. Isabella and Jill left on December 13th, a little earlier than planned, to be there for Aunt Ruth's funeral. It was good to be able to be there to support Uncle George, Kathy, Susan and Heidi. We will all miss Aunt Ruth's smile and her practical jokes and kindness.

Isabella got to meet Grandma and Grandpa Hohulin for the first time. They were very excited to finally meet her and we had a great time being together over the 2 1/2 weeks. Isabella also met most all of her 11 cousins on the Hohulin side. She did very well with all of the attention she got almost everyday. I think now that we are back home, she doesn't know what to do with just Mommy and Daddy around her.

While there, Isabella experienced her 1st ice storm. It was a good one too. It knocked down power lines, so that we didn't have power for 3 days at Grandma's house. It also brought down huge tree limbs in the backyard and demolished the gas grill. We were very lucky that none of the limbs fell on the roof. That could have been bad. Luckily, Uncle Gary brought a generator over to the house so that we could have heat and lights. Good thing, because it got bitter cold a day later!! We had quite the experience this trip. I think next time we go visit, it will be in the spring or summer.

We wish everyone a Happy and Healthy 2009! We are excited to see what this year will bring for Isabella!!

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!

Isabella wanted us to wish everyone a very Happy Thanksgiving for her! We are so Thankful for Isabella this year. She really brightens our days. She makes us laugh everyday now that she is making "raspberries" with her mouth and chattering more and more. Today was an extra exciting day! She rolled over onto her stomach all by herself. I didn't even see her do it because my back was turned for just a few seconds. When I turned around she was on her stomach, head up, looking around. She is definitely growing too fast....just as everyone said she would. We hope you all have a wonderful Thanksgiving with family and/or friends.

4 Months Old Today

It is hard to believe that Isabella is 4 months already! Today she had to go to the doctor for her 4 month check-up and shots. The doctor said she is doing very well. As of today, she weighs 9 pounds 11 ounces and is 23 inches long. She is still only in the 5th percentile for weight. The doctor was very impressed on how alert she is and that she is holding her head up pretty well. The doctor also told us that she felt Isabella's bottom teeth, so that explains why she was up alot last night crying! I can't believe that she is already getting teeth. She still seems so little for that. Isabella also had 4 immunizations today and she did very well. We came home and now she is fast asleep, taking her nap. We just hope that she has a good evening and isn't too fussy.

Church Dedication

This past Sunday we had Isabella Dedicated to the Lord at our church. It was just a short ceremony in front of the church congregation. Isabella received her first Bible and a tree to plant to help her remember what an important day it was. Grandpa Ron, Aunt Jill & Uncle Alex & Jackson, and Uncle Nicholas & Aunt Amy all came to witness the special day!

Happy Halloween!

We had a beautiful evening for Isabella's first Halloween. She didn't get to go trick or treating, but we had fun dressing her up. We spent the evening at Aunt Jill and Uncle Alex and cousin Jackson's house. They had a few trick or treaters come. It was alot of fun. We had a lot of candy, so since we weren't home, we left the candy in a bowl with a sign saying "help yourself to candy" at the front door. There was actually candy left when we arrived home! I'm sure next Halloween will be even more fun with Isabella hopefully walking by then!