Everyday life

Ok I know we have been really bad about posting. Life has settled in to a nice routine. Stan has school and Isabella and I find are still working on getting her schedule just right. ( I know this will be a constant project) I have been trying to exercise each day and I find that I am much better at it when I have a buddy to go with me. Thanks Brittany you are a lifesaver! :) So there is a 2 second update.

Shots

So little Isabella got her first shots yesterday. She did so well!! She only cried when they stuck the needles in and then she stopped crying. I went to the store and got some Tylenol for her just to make sure she wasn't in pain as the day went on. Later on in the day however th Tylenol wore off and that poor girl screamed for almost an hour till the medicine kicked in. It was so sad to hear, but I am proud to say that I didn't cry! I try to tell myself that when she is really upset or just crying like babies do, I can't cry. My theroy is if I am calm it will help her calm down faster. Who knows, and I am sure it won't work every time. hehe

Swimming!!

Summer is my favorite time of the year. You may be shocked becaused living in the convection oven that is Arizona gets brutally HOT, however that means that you can swim every day! It has finally been six weeks and the doctor gave me the ok to go swimming. So ofcourse the first chance I get we have a swim party. We got a bunch of friends together for a BBQ & swimming. This was Isabella's first time going in the pool. Don't worry she didn't get any in her ears or mouth and we put sunscreen on. Here are a couple of pictures of today's adventure.


Daddy is so good with her in the water. I got to just swim around and relax while Stan held her most of the time.

Her new swim suit and bath robe. So pretty in pink!!

New Pictures

Here are some recent pictures. Emmalee love to play with her cousin Isabella... I am sure they will have more fun when Isabella gets bigger.

This is our first family photo. :)

Babies Cry

Ok I am trying to get Isabella on a schedule to where she eats, plays for a while then goes to sleep when I put her in her bed. It works pretty well during the day, but tonight is the first night that I have just let her cry in her crib to go to sleep. It's so hard to hear her little cry, but hopefully she will learn to put herself to sleep and in the long run life will be easier. I don't know, I wish there was a manual that told how long to let them cry... I am sure this is just one of many things I wish there was a manual for.

Family Reunions

For the 4th of July weekend we went up North to attend the Brewer Family Reunion. The weather was soooooo nice. We had some thunder storms and light rain, but they days were just beautiful. Why can't all of Arizona be like Northern AZ. There were lots of girl cousins up there so of course we didn't have to hold Isabella at all. At one point while we were eating lunch we had a group of 6 cousins just standing around our table. I asked if they wanted to hold her and they swooped in like vultures and had her the rest of the after noon. She sure got spoiled.

Baby Bella's Blessing!

We will be blessing Baby Isabella next week (July 6'th) at 9:00. The church is in Tempe just North of Guadalupe on Lakeshore. It is between McClintock and Rural, just turn North at the light and you will see the church. We hope to see as many of you there as can make it.