3 months

Someone is 3 months old

her 3 month photo

and the rest of the shoot

Isla is becoming such a big girl. She smiles and laughs and talks all the time. The other night we were at Elliot and Katie's house watching a movie and Isla decided that she needed to tell everyone a story pretty much through the whole movie.

She is definitely getting chunkier. I don't have the stats....but her thighs are filling in. She is already in the 3-6 month clothes. It took her forever to get to the 0-3 clothes so I wasn't expecting her to move up so quickly.

She is not rolling over yet but is getting really close (I think I need to increase her tummy time). She is sort of starting to grab for things and she is swatting at the mobile on her bouncer. I'm not sure if it is intentional or if she is just moving her hands.

She is in love with her hands.....especially when she maneuvers them into her mouth and can suck on them. Really she's happy when anything is in her mouth. I fear we're going to have a binky issue in a few months.

She is still such a sweet little girl. But has her moments too! We are not on a set schedule yet and daytime naps have not really materialized yet. She would still much prefer to sleep in my arms than on her own. I am trying to be diligent in at least trying to lay her down to take her naps.

She loves her dad. I'm pretty sure her favorite part of the day is when her dad comes home from work....well that and every time she gets to eat :)

Other photos to sum up the last month (I really need to be better at posting the details of our life)

2 months

I can't believe Isla is already two months! She's getting big so fast.

Here's her 2 month photo shoot:

Isla's stats:

she is still long - 89%

but she's a little less lean - 60%

I was surprised when they said 60% because she still looks pretty small to me.

She is still a great night sleeper. She has been sleeping through the night since the last post I did about a month ago. We're working on daytime naps though. She'd rather hang out with mom than close her eyes.

She is also getting really great at smiling. She smiles and coos and laughs all the time for mom and dad. She makes pretty much everyone else work for a smile though (just like she used to make mom and dad work a couple weeks ago. She does not like to smile or talk for the camera though. She'll be having a conversation with herself and smiling away and then as soon as the camera gets in her face she just stares.

She still loves the bath. She will calm right down if we put her in the water. She still doesn't love to have her head washed though. It's a good thing she likes the water because she's spent many an afternoon at seven peaks or the pool (mom desperately wants to be tan!)

Here are a few more pics of our happenings (and when I say few....I mean a ton)

Best 24 hrs ever

We had the best 24 hrs with Isla!

I'll start with the best part and then go into details. Isla slept from about 10:30pm until 7am.

Bryan had to work all day Saturday because it was the Girls State Cup for soccer. So, Isla and I decided to join him at the soccer fields. Isla was so sweet the whole time. She slept in the car seat most of the time and only woke up to feed.

Then we decided to go out to dinner after our long day in the sun. Isla slept through all of dinner. Because she was sleeping so good - we decided to run a few errands that were way past due. She slept through all of our errands too!

As soon as we got home from our errands she woke up. I fed her and then we decided to give her a bath. She loves the bath.....until we get to cleaning her head. She then took a little nap while we waited for Elliot and Katie to come over with a movie.

(isn't that bathrobe and booties the cutest thing?)

After they got to our place I fed Isla again and then handed her over to Aunt Katie for a snuggle. Isla snuggled Aunt Katie for awhile and then fell fast asleep. We put Isla to bed at about 11pm and I went to bed about 11:30. Isla slept until 7am!

I couldn't believe how long she slept - and I couldn't believe how rested I felt.

We then got ready and went to church. This was my first week back to church! It was so nice to be back. And Isla was a hit. I think her darling outfit helped a bit.

(I just wish my sister-in-law was here to capture how cute she looked. Because this picture does not do justice.)

And bonus - Isla seems to be feeling a little better. She still has a runny nose and sounds stuffed up. But is coughing and sneezing much less.

Seriously - the best 24 hrs ever

I realize that yesterday was probably a fluke - but it was incredible. Here's to hoping she does something similar tonight.

Isla's 1 Month

I can't believe my baby girl is already a month old! Time is really flying. It seems like just yesterday Bryan and I were headed to the hospital to meet our little lady.

Isla's 1 month picture

Our poor baby girl is sick with a cold. It is the worst feeling in the world to hear her coughing and sneezing and not being able to breath. I can't wait until our sweet baby girl is feeling better.

Isla's 1 month highlights:

• She has just started saying a goo


• She is so great at making eye contact


• She enjoys tummy time (for just a few minutes anyway)


• Her neck is getting really strong

Mother's Day

I love that Isla came in time for us to celebrate our first Mother's Day. She's the best present ever.

Bryan did a pretty good job competing with Isla for the best gift. He gave me:


>>>a book for when I need some adult time















>>>a movie for when I need some down time















>>>and a massage gift certificate for when I need some me time

He and his mom also made a delicious Mother's Day dinner!

I have been so lucky to have the most amazing mom. She came and stayed with us for 2 weeks after Isla was born and she took care of everything. She made me breakfast, lunch, dinner everyday, did our laundry, cleaned and picked up after us. It was so nice to have that time to bond with and get to know Isla while my mom did everything else. I couldn't ask for a more incredible mother.

Bryan also has a wonderful mother. And she also stayed with us for 2 weeks. And took care of us like my mom did. She is such a great mother-in-law. I am so lucky to have married into a great family.

Happy belated Mother's Day to all the wonderful mothers. I'm so happy to be part of your club!

Life with Isla

I can't believe we've had little Isla for two weeks already.

It has been such an incredible experience. I can't help myself from going into her room 20 times while she's sleeping just to look at her cute little expressions.

What we've been up to:

lots and lots of sleeping

She always has her hands up by her face - especially when she's sleeping. I've learned that she would prefer to sleep with someone holding her.....but she's a pretty good sleeper in the bassinet too.

a bath

Isla sorta likes the bath. She likes just sitting in the warm water (she also likes pooping in the warm water) but she doesn't like it when we start scrubbing her. As soon as we put her in the bath the first time she put her right leg over the mesh holder and right into the bath. It was too cute. It looked like she was just lounging at the pool.

two visits to the doctor

Short Bryan and I have a long and skinny daughter. She was in the 90th percentile for length and 38th percentile for weight. This will probably be the last time she'll be considered tall.....so, i'm trying to explain to her that she needs to appreciate it while it lasts. I don't think she gets it.

cuddling with family

She's had a lot more visitors but taking pictures has been the last thing on my mind. I really need to start doing better!

My mom and dad came for Isla's first two weeks and just left Friday. It was so nice to have my mom take care of me and Isla. I pretty much didn't do anything but feed Isla and put her to bed. Mom took care of everything else.

First two weeks have been pretty amazing!