Smart, funny, silly, obedient, sensitive, cute, easy going, adaptable, music-lover, affectionate. If I had to pick ten words to describe Isabella, those would be them! And I'm sure Jon would come up with 9 different ones. Bella is just one amazing kid, and we are so grateful to be her parents!
Happy 21 Months Isabella Rae!
21 Month Highlights:
-Valentines Day was low key, and we spent a lot of it in our jammies. We had a fun brunch with heart shaped pancakes and cheesy eggs. While you loved the food, I think you liked being in your big girl chair at the table with the same plates and chargers that Daddy and I had!
-We found a great indoor play place called KidsUp. There were all kinds of inflatables, slides, and toys to play with, climb on, and jump in. You absolutely loved it! We were there for over 2 hours and while you were exhausted and hungry (b/c it was dinner and then bedtime) you did not want to leave!
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| We seriously went down this slide at least 20 times in a row...so much fun! |
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| I'm pretty sure I had as much fun on this huge inflatable slide as Bella did! |
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| Our best attempt at getting the girls picture in front of one of the bunny slides in their matching outfits |
-We took a walk one evening and you were completely afraid of your shadow! You kept stomping on it and trying to run away from it. Then came the crying...really hard! The rest of the evening you kept looking around for it saying "No shaaadowww"! Over the course of the next two weeks or so we talked a lot about shadows and sang song about "Me and My Shadow" and you grew to think it was ok. But it was definitely a word we heard about a bajillion times this month!
-Every morning one of the first things you do while I am changing your diaper is ask for a bow! You absolutely love picking out something from the large bow basket that you have accumulated! And if there isn't a bow on your head, you are always wanting a "haa" there instead. Doesn't matter if it's Aubrey's hat you are stretching out, a Santa hat, or non hat objects like bowls and books...you love them all!
-We started holding hands, closing our eyes and praying with you before dinner this month, and you absolutely love it! We did it one night, and the next afternoon during lunch you kept holding out your hands and saying "Meen"!! It took us about two minutes to figure out you were saying "Amen" and wanted to pray! There are plenty of meals that you want to pray about 7 times, and simply because it is adorable to see you giggle and squeal and say "Meen" at the end, we always oblige!
-You have always loved music and singing, but as the months have gone on, your love has grown more and more. You love sitting and watching music videos in the morning, singing songs throughout the day, and rocking at night. At least 2-3 times each day you sign "sing" and then rock your hips which means you want to "rock-a-bye" in the recliner and sing with Mama. I absolutely love it...although some days it can be tiring to sing for 20-30 minutes at a time! But just having you curled up on my lap, or laying on my shoulder is absolutely precious, and I know you won't be this little forever! Songs you love lately: Itsy Bitsy Spider, God Made the Animals (and you officially sing every animal sound now!), We Clap Clap Clap Our Hands, Shake It Off (yes, the Taylor Swift song!), Skidamarinkadinkadink, God's Great Dance Floor, I Love You a Bushel and a Peck.
-We found a tiny little French Bakery that has amazing brunch food we enjoyed one Saturday, and a cute little Farm/Park super close by. It made for a fun family day. You loved running around and seeing the farm sights (plus it wore you out and you took a great nap that afternoon!), while Aubrey slept in her carseat pretty much the entire time!
-We started going on Tuesday afternoon runs at the Greenway with Tia and Dani Leigh and you love the ride. Afterwards we let you out of the stroller to run around or "walk" Max.
-There was a ton of gorgeous weather days this month and we took advantage of them by going out for walks as a family, going to different parks, and finding new places to hike! We definitely love being an active family, and you soak up anytime to go "side" (AKA outside)
-The night before you turned 21 months we let you nap in your toddler bed. You did so great that we decided rather than just doing naps in there for several days (like we initially planned), we would just see how you did overnight! Aaaand, to no surprise you did fantastic! You stayed in bed all night long, not getting out once. You even woke up at 6:15 am but didn't get out of bed til we came and got you at 7:45 am!
Sleeping: No changes in sleeping this last month. Bedtime is still 6:30 pm and you get out of bed around 8 or 8:30 am (although you wake up around 7 am most mornings)! Yup, still loving your sleep! You nap once a day around noon, and it usually lasts 2 hours, occasionally 3.
-There was a ton of gorgeous weather days this month and we took advantage of them by going out for walks as a family, going to different parks, and finding new places to hike! We definitely love being an active family, and you soak up anytime to go "side" (AKA outside)
-The night before you turned 21 months we let you nap in your toddler bed. You did so great that we decided rather than just doing naps in there for several days (like we initially planned), we would just see how you did overnight! Aaaand, to no surprise you did fantastic! You stayed in bed all night long, not getting out once. You even woke up at 6:15 am but didn't get out of bed til we came and got you at 7:45 am!
Sleeping: No changes in sleeping this last month. Bedtime is still 6:30 pm and you get out of bed around 8 or 8:30 am (although you wake up around 7 am most mornings)! Yup, still loving your sleep! You nap once a day around noon, and it usually lasts 2 hours, occasionally 3.
Eating: Some days you are adventurous and will try anything I put in front of you (although you may just take one bite and be done with it). Other days you are so picky and I can't figure out what it is you will actually eat. You still love: string cheese, GF nuggets, corn, PB sandwiches, greek yogurt, black or cannelini beans, sweet potatoes, eggs squeezies, bananas, and blueberries. You don't love most meats. This month you actually ate and enjoyed tomatoes and avacado/guacamole (after about 1000 times of trying it and spitting it out in the past).
Isabella
Loves:
-Rocking and singing
-Rocking and singing
-Listening to music...all the time!
-Her baby doll
-Bathtime...you could stay in there forever!
-Playing outside, riding in her pushcar, taking walks
-Playing at the par, especially the "schide" (AKA slide)
-Reading
-Reading
Isabella Hates:
-Her shadow!
-Not being able to do something independently that she tries
-Getting her height taken (I don't know why she doesn't like the tape measure!)
-Loud noises like the vaccum or our blender (although she's getting used to that b/c we use it daily!)
-Not being able to do something independently that she tries
-Getting her height taken (I don't know why she doesn't like the tape measure!)
-Loud noises like the vaccum or our blender (although she's getting used to that b/c we use it daily!)
21 Month Stats:
Weight: 24 lb 14 oz (down a little bit in this last month, 25th percentile)
Height: 33.5 in (almost 75th percentile)
Teeth: 4 molars (one on each side of top and bottom), 8 front and center teeth, and 1 canine just popped through
Wearing 18 month and 24 month clothes. 18 month jammies with footies are just starting to get too short, so we need to move on up soon!
Isabella's
Firsts this Month:
*I wish I could keep up with the amount of new words that you use, but your vocabulary has just sky rocketed over the last month and a half! You are constantly saying things that I think "How do you even know that word!"
Words we hear a lot of these days:
-Mama, Mommy, Dada, Daddy, Mimi, Popsch, Nani (for Dani)
-All da (done) and All go (gone)
-Poo poo (thank you Daddy)
-Boobies (whenever I am breastfeeding Aubrey, giving a bottle, bagging pumped milk, etc it's all "boobies!")
-Schide (slide) & "Side" (outside)
-Booberrs (blueberries), Nanas (bananas) Be (beans), Co (corn)
-Shoes or shoosies and "Saa" (socks)
-Haa (hat)
-Bow (every single morning!)
-You have mastered big puzzles and shape sorter
-You got the hang of holding a crayon and coloring/drawing lines and squiggles
*I wish I could keep up with the amount of new words that you use, but your vocabulary has just sky rocketed over the last month and a half! You are constantly saying things that I think "How do you even know that word!"
Words we hear a lot of these days:
-Mama, Mommy, Dada, Daddy, Mimi, Popsch, Nani (for Dani)
-All da (done) and All go (gone)
-Poo poo (thank you Daddy)
-Boobies (whenever I am breastfeeding Aubrey, giving a bottle, bagging pumped milk, etc it's all "boobies!")
-Schide (slide) & "Side" (outside)
-Booberrs (blueberries), Nanas (bananas) Be (beans), Co (corn)
-Shoes or shoosies and "Saa" (socks)
-Haa (hat)
-Bow (every single morning!)
-You have mastered big puzzles and shape sorter
-You got the hang of holding a crayon and coloring/drawing lines and squiggles
This
Month in Pictures:
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| LOVES to be nakee...and run around laughing hysterically before bedtime! |
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| Playing in a fountain at a park in Lawrenceville with Mimi and Pops |
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| We found a cute antique shop and you were having a ball sitting on all the kid sized chairs and couhces...too bad you don't show your excitement when the camera comes out!! |
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| Silly girl playing the drums on your booty |
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| Teething stinks...you were so miserable that morning until the baby crack (AKA: tylenol) kicked in! |
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| Terrible picture quality but you made fishy lips ALL day wearing this shirt! |
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| Hike at Sawnee Mountain Preserve |
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| Gorgeous Sunday evening calls for play time at Suwanee Town Center! |
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