OK, so this post is obviously late since Izzie's birthday was on Sept 2, but at least I'm doing it now, right? We've just been so darn busy lately that it's hard to find minute to blog. When I have the choice of shower or blogging, I usually pick shower. Sorry! Anyway, we're now done traveling for the summer and hopefully things settle down for a while.
We had a super fun birthday party for Izzie. Since it was her first birthday, we invited everyone —grandparents, cousins, aunts, and uncles. Iz was spoiled with fun gifts like clothes and toys and books and puzzles. Her current favorite is a stuffed kitty that she holds and giggles because she likes it so much. It's a great distraction from the dishwasher too. If she's "helping" me load dishes, I just ask her where her kitty is and she'll go find it.
We also took Izzie to her one-year check up. She now has the all clear to eat whatever she wants (even though we were basically giving her everything anyway). We were able to face her car seat forward, which she is still thinking is totally weird. She has 4 teeth on top that are all breaking through (fun nights for me and Todd). Her stats: 92nd in height (wow!) and 70th in weight. And she is basically just growing up so fast we can hardly believe it. We love playing with her and watching her play and entertain herself as well. She does such funny things! Anyway, we love Iz so much, we can hardly stand it. So to prove how much we love her, here's a ton of pics for you to enjoy!
With her grandmas
Super smiley and cute!
Opening presents
Cousins helping open presents . . .
. . . and showing her how things work.
Her very own mini birthday cake!
First taste . . .
Digging in a little more . . .
Stopping for a pic with mommy and daddy . . .
DONE! :)
Trying out her new swing from mommy and daddy the next day.
And loving it! :)