Hawaii: Part 1

Soooo, we're back from Hawaii and I have bunch of pics I need to post. Since there's so many, I figured I'd do it in two parts. We had a good time while we were there, but Todd was working so much, we didn't really get to spend much time with him. :(  Lucky for me and Izzie, Todd's parents came along for part of the time. They were good to just kind of go along with our super relaxed schedule. We went for drives, stopped at different beaches, and even went to the Polynesian Cultural Center for a day. Izzie had a GREAT time and loved being with her grandparents every day. She is soooo cute and we just love her like crazy, as well evidenced by all of the pics with her in them! :)

Izzie's first venture out to the pool. 

Lookin' pretty sweet in her new sunglasses!

Lovin' the pool in her cool floaty. (It's actually a fish with it's mouth wide open.)

 

Relaxin' with a bottle and soakin' up some sun!

Playing in the sand with grandpa. 

Ready to play at the beach.

One of the few times we saw Todd . . .

Me and Izzie at the Hukilau Beach on the North Shore. 

Izzie "blowing" her tongue—one of her favorite things to do these days!

With grandpa and grandma Barlow at the PCC.

  

Our SWEET Babies!

Three years ago today, our sweet little babies, Brock and Mia, came and went. We were able to go get them some little presents today and take some pictures. It was fun to have Izzie there for the first time! Not a day goes by that we don't think about our babies and the short time we were able to spend with them. We love them so much and are so excited to see them again one day! As always, we love you babies!

Easter and Other Stuff!

We had a FUN Easter this year with little Izzie Boo. She picked out a pink basket and was super excited when the Easter bunny came to our house as you can tell from the pictures below! :)

Also, Todd was recently on a business trip and Iz and I went to stay at my parent's house for a few days. We had tons of fun there and these are just a couple pics that we took. Do you like Princess Izzie's crown? She sure does!

6 Months (ooops!) and Other News

We, and when I say "we" I mean "I," forgot to post Izzie's 6-month stats! She'll be 7 months next week, so I guess I'm not too far behind just yet. Anyway, we went to the doc and Iz was given a clean bill of health and a set of shots. She hardly made a peep for the first two shots, but the third one put her over the edge! Anyway, here's how the little monkey is measuring:

Weight: 17.5 pounds, 76th percentile

Height: 26.75 inches, 81st percentile

Head: 81st percentile

She is such cutie pie and we can't be more in love by her, not to mention entertained by her as well!

The other big news we have to share . . . Todd is now a member of our ward's new bishopric as 2nd counselor. Yup, my husband is now a high priest at 32! We love our new bishop and the 1st counselor and think this will be a fun new experience for our little family.

Look What I Can Do!

Izzie is getting so big! She's been sitting on her own for a couple of weeks now and is loving it. She can reach for so many more toys now and thinks this "new" world is pretty cool.

We were also able to hang out with a bunch of friends a couple weekends ago and went sledding. You can tell in the pictures that Izzie was super excited about her first time sledding. :) OR, maybe it was Todd excited to take her . . .

Happy Valentine's Day!!!

Izzie Boo

For those looking for something to see/read besides anything baby, this is not the place for you! Today is my little love bug's 5 month birthday. Can you believe it? We can't. Time flies by so fast, and our sweetie is changing constantly. We've taken tons of pics (of course) over the last few weeks and have hit some milestones with little Iz.

Milestone 1
At Izzie's 4-month appointment, her pediatrician told us that we could start introducing REAL foods to her, starting with squash, carrots, and sweet potatoes! Apparently, as of October 2009, the new recommendation is to skip rice cereal and go straight for the good stuff (as rice cereal doesn't have much nutritional value compared to real fruits and veggies). Anyway, we went for it and though Izzie was somewhat resistant to swallowing this new stuff, she's starting to come around and is actually finishing whole bowls of squash! Today we're trying sweet potatoes, and we think they'll go over well. Next week, peaches and applesauce, and then maybe some beans and peas. Wish us luck!

Izzie Boo eating some YUMMY squash! :)

Milestone 2
Izzie rolled over all by herself! She went from tummy to back and was quite surprised when it happened. She went a couple weeks before doing it again, but she's done it twice now, so we think more might be coming!

Is she ready to roll over here? Maybe . . . 

Milestone 3
This was a sad milestone, but one nonetheless. Poor little Iz got sick for the first time. It started with a yucky sounding cough, which the pediatrician said was croup. No fever though, so that was nice but there was some major congestion and stuffy nose with the cough. After 5 or so days with no sign of getting better, and now a fever, we took our sweetie to the doc again and found out she actually had a totally different virus and on the verge of an ear infection. Izzie was so sad, and so was mom and dad! Luckily she has been feeling a lot better lately and is starting to act like her normal happy self.

Little sicky half-heartedly playing with daddy.

Milestone 4
This one is a gross one, but again, a milestone! Today Izzie had her first diaper "blow out." Only one blow out in 5 months? Amazing right? Sadly our good luck has come to an end in this area, but we figured it had to happen eventually. (Oh, and no worries, we'll spare you the photos on this one!)

So folks, those were the main milestones reached over the month of January. We can't wait to see what February brings, though we hope no more sickness comes around! (Todd and I are both sick now too thanks to little Izzers!) Anyway, here are some more fun pics of our little princess.

Classic finger in her mouth.

Riding the horsey with daddy . . .

. . . and loving it!

After eating her squash (naked of course) and then downing her bottle!

Playing with her favorite toys—her pink purse and "crinkly" money. (My kind of girl!)

4 months!

Our sweet Izzie Brooke is 4 months old! This week she had her 4-month check-up and the doctor said she is doing great! We were excited to hear all about her growth and see if she's really as big as everyone says. (Basically because some people act like she is HUGE!) Check out her numbers:

Weight: 15 lbs., 3 oz—75th percentile
Height: 25.5 inches—84th percentile
Head: 42.8 cm—87th percentile

We laugh at her head being a little bigger than the rest of her. It's just so cute and round! Anyway, from what everyone always says, I was surprised that she wasn't 99th percentile in everything. Either way, we're happy that our little sweetie is healthy and happy. We love our little bug!