Milestone: Isabelle had her first bottle! And babysitter!

I pumped for the first time yesterday and let me tell you, it's kind of strange!  My mom was there to witness the first one and it's just funny!  Just like milking a cow!  I had my mom give her the bottle so it wasn't coming from me (help avoid confusion) and she did so good, she was hesitant at first and then started chugging!  It was really nice to be able to work at our house, leave Isabelle with my mom and not have to worry about getting back to feed her.  Jacob was able to feed her too which was nice, a little father/daughter bonding time!  I will say, cleaning all the bottles and pump parts is kind of a pain, it's much easier to just whip it out and put it back!

I meant to post this picture sooner and forgot... look at the cute onesie Jacob brought home from NYC for Iz!  Her first of many gifts from travels!

We are moving home!!

We had our occupancy inspection on Wednesday and are cleared to move in!!  We are in the process of moving back in and it's the best feeling ever!!  We started organizing the kitchen and unpacking all of our stuff that was boxed up, makes it seem more like home again!  Thanks to Gigi, Isabelle's room is all painted and perfect, it looks so pretty, we can't wait to get it all set up!  Jacob put her crib together yesterday so she has a bed!  We were going to stay there last night or tonight but are getting it cleaned and the cable/internet hooked up on Monday, so we decided to hold out and not bring Isabelle home to a dusty house... and at this point, what's two more nights?!  It's not 100% done, but we can finish what's left while we are living there.  We are hoping to get the Christmas tree up tomorrow so it feels somewhat like Christmas!  I will post new pics soon... the anticipation ;).

Hope you all come visit soon!!

Ciao!

Our little Isabelle is 1 month old!

A few highlights of your first month in this world...

Here I am, 1 month old! 

I had to start with your favorite sleeping pose!  You love to take naps on your Boppy pillow so I put it in the middle of the bed (so the pooches can't lick you to death when I'm not looking) with pillows around you and you always look so happy and content.  We have developed quite a few nicknames for you already (other than Izzy and Iz).. little boogie/booger, little mama, worm, pumpkin, sweet girl.

You make the best faces... looks like you are starting to get chubby cheeks to take after me and we love your dimples!  

You are such a little piglet, you love to eat and are starting to get those adorable baby rolls.

You can't really fit into your newborn clothes anymore, sadly, the outfit you wore home from the hospital is too tight!  We like to put you in 0-3 months and some of those are even a little tight in the length, you are so long!  You can still fit into newborn diapers, but you also wear size 1, they give you a little more room in the bum so you don't get diaper rashes!

You love to sleep in bed in between mom and dad (is that a scowl you have on?), that's how I get you to sleep later in the morning ;).  You have been sleeping pretty well though, we had one 6 hour streak which was amazing!  You usually sleep from about 9:30-10:00 to 3 am and then get up about 7.

We are so glad you like to sleep on your tummy and you love tummy time with dad.  It's amazing how strong you already are, you can hold your head up for almost a minute and can keep your legs locked like you are standing.  You also have quite the grip on fingers!  You love to have your hair washed and get into your pjs!  We love to see your little smiles and hear all the noises you make... sometimes you sound a little bit like your sister Lucy!  We are excited for all the milestones and memories to come! 

We love you so much and can't imagine life without you! 

Look at me! I'm 4 wks old!

I couldn't decide which of the bottom two to post, so I put them both :).  We can't believe Isabelle will be one month old on Wednesday!  She is growing every day and time goes too fast! 

A couple 'firsts' for Iz!

I just have to preface this pic with: Jacob let me go to the basketball game Thursday night (awesome, I know!) and he stayed home with Isabelle for their first father/daughter bonding night....

I asked Jacob to put her pjs on if she was still awake and I got this pic from him saying 'not awake'... I was dying, so funny!  I was like, um, she looks a little crooked, you might want to fix her!

Isabelle in her first Christmas onesie (thanks aunt Ash)!  And one of her great faces when she stretches!

We got her to focus on the camera this time!  Love her :)

I loved how she had her mouth so I had to get a snapshot... her lips just looked so perfect.  Our precious Isabelle!

"The Event"

We had Isabelle's newborn pics Tuesday morning and it was such a trip!  First off, our little one doesn't do well without her diaper on!  I fed her to make her sleepy, then we took her diaper off for the pictures and as I was holding her, she had the biggest spit up EVER, on my shoulder and down my whole front, then peed on my arm, as Jacob and I were frantically trying to get her and me cleaned up, she pooed on me and was just pissed!  Then we had her laying down on her tummy and she spit up on the bench so Jacob picked her up and she just peed all over their backdrop paper!  I went to the bathroom to clean up a little bit and when I came back, she had pooped on Jacob and he was putting her diaper back on!  It was a very eventful couple of hours, filled with poo, pee, crying, feeding and sleeping!  Thank you Becca for dealing with us and sorry again about your paper!  It's a good thing you only take newborn pics once!  We can't wait to see them because Becca is amazing and I'm sure they are great!

Just has to add this pic with her eyes open!

Flash Back: Greyson meets Isabelle!

I couldn't resist adding this pic even though it's out of order... my best friend Runge and her sweet little boy Greyson (born Oct. 6th, so they are about a month apart) surprised me at the hospital after we had Isabelle and it was the best surprise ever!  She managed to get a quick shot of Iz and Greyson (they are besties, they just don't know it yet!), too bad Iz doesn't look as happy as Greyson! 

We love you guys!!