2 months and counting...

Oh how the time flies by when your having fun sleeping, eating and pooping. I can't believe our little one is already 2 months old and 12 pounds!! Isabel is really starting to be more and more fun and interesting. She is getting this whole smiling thing down and the noises this girl makes are quite entertaining. Her new thing is grabbing her hands together and gnawing on her fist, it is so delicious.

Her eating is starting to get less frequent and more productive, which is nice for mommy. Izzi is a good eater, hence the 12+ pounds but doesn't always feel like having a bottle, which is tough for daddy. She will fight it for a time, but eventually gives in and succumbs to the sweet allure of the milk.

Izzi's sleeping is really starting to get better (Thank God!) Just when we thought we would be insomniacs forever, she is sleeping for great chunks of time. We put her to bed about 9:30 or 10 after some crabby and at times screaming fits and she doesn't usually wake up until 4 and then goes back to sleep after a full belly until about 8. If she stays on this track for a while we will be very happy.

Bath time is the best for Isabel, she just loves to get nudey and kick around in the warm water. She is so entertained and loves everything about it, except when it's time to get out, then she turns on the screaming and doesn't stop until she's dried off and settles herself on her changing table. Thank goodness for the cute pictures above her table that she could stare at for hours, they always do the trick and are very special because Grandma Helen made those for me when I was a baby and now they are Izzi's.

Emily

Here are some before & after photos of Izzi as she has grown and changed from just a little pip squeak into a rounder version of herself:

9 Days Old

8 weeks old


Contentment!

We went back to my parents (Andrew's) the weekend before last and Isabel got meet some new relatives:

GGma and GGpa Storjohann


Dan even flew back from Co. to meet his niece.

In the little spare time we had, my dad, Dan and myself pulled out the neglected boat to clean her up and assess the situation. I little history; my dad and his brothers built this boat back in the 60's. They ordered the plans, bought the lumber and put it together. They found on Corvette engine in a junk yard and dropped it in. When I was younger we took it out every summer for a little fun in the sun. It at some point developed an overheating issue and we never dealt with it. Since then (15 - 20 yrs) it's been sitting in the machine shed collecting dust. Evidently we didn't feel the need to tarp it very well.
We got it clean up nice over this weekend. I wish I would have gotten an after photo. It's a nice blue and white exterior with Mahogany stained wood lining the passenger compartment.

Required Fixes:
Engine rebuild to clean out the internal coolant passages.
Fiberglass patchwork to the exterior hull.
Fix the seat backs and cushions (Raccoons had stolen the stuffing and ripped them apart).

Basically a lot of time that my dad, Dan and myself do not have.
At least we know what it'll take. One day it will be revived to her original beauty.




Cirque, Sadie and Isabel:

Many have been asking about Cirque and Sadie's relationship with Isabel. It's really been good, both all three of them are curious about each other. Sadie tends to smell her, lick her and run of to lay on her bed before Cirque attempts to claim it. Cirque is a lot more curious, he hangs out where ever we are and sneaks in some really cute photo opportunities.

Isabel's really starting to pay attention to them. We catch her watching them occasionally. Pretty soon she'll be crawling all over them. I think Cirque and Sadie will handle this well once they've become accustomed to it. They've really settled down over the years and are happy just lying around most of the time.

Andrew