7 and a Half Months

Isabel was 20 pounds at her doctor apt. today and doesn't seem to be slowing down yet- she is already wearing 9-12 month clothes! She is really changing daily now. In the last two weeks she has suddenly become very mobile. She is rolling all over the place and gone are the days of parking her in one spot on a blanket. She can even get up on all fours into a crawling stance but she just rocks back and forth and then falls back down. I left her alone to go put some clothes away and I found her all the way on the other side of the room trying to eat a Halloween decoration. Yikes! We better child proof this house quick. Her newest accomplishment is waving. She learned to wave about two weeks ago. The first few times she did it I thought it was a fluke- but now she waves at everyone and everything. She waves "good morning" when I come get her out of her crib and she waves "hello" to strangers in the store and she even waves "goodbye" to her bottle. It really is pretty sweet. Also, the crazy sound she makes are starting to sound more like words. Last Friday when we were out shopping Jason could have sworn that Isabel said "da da"... I'm not so sure about that.

In this picture Isabel is eating dinner with us at Qudoba. This is a pretty fun age because she is very social and likes going places with us. She behaves well in restaurants (as long as you keep things out of her reach).

This past week Isabel has been sick with flu-like symptoms. (fever, runny nose, cough etc.) She has been getting up several times during the night and we have been really worried about H1N1 flu. We got her the seasonal flu vaccine but we have been going round and round about whether to try to find the swine flu vaccine for her. (2 kids in her school have confirmed cases and my school district is FULL of kids sick with the flu) We took her in to get checked out by the pediatrician today and he told us that she should recover in the next few days but we need to monitor her symptoms to make sure nothing worsens. It is very stressful being a parent sometimes. There is always so much to worry about. It can all drive you crazy if you let it! I just have to remind myself that she is in God's hands and as parents all we can do is try to make the best decisions for our kids. Anyway- we look forward to her returning to her happy, healthy self.