Christmas and New Year's Eve

Hey there! Sorry, I haven't helped Isobel post any pictures in a while...She's trying to fall asleep now, but on her way to bed, she asked me if I could publish a few fresh pictures from the Christmas holiday for her fans. She can't really type all that well, so I usually transcribe for her.

Isobel had a great 1st Christmas… she actually stayed awake for most of it…happily awake I might add!

When we woke up the house, I played elf and handed out her presents from Santa. Then we enjoyed a Christmas breakfast of Strata! So good! After cleaning up we all relaxed, watched movies, napped, and ate a Thanksgiving inspired dinner.  It was the perfect day and I'm so glad that we were able to spend it with family and our new little addition! Baby Isobel really does make everything so much better...

Hope you all had a great Christmas this year ❤

The last day of 2011 is tomorrow and I can't help but feel so lucky and blessed to have this little angel in my life... Here are some more recent pictures of baby Isobel...

travellin'

so we just got back from a road trip to houston over thanksgiving...i handled it pretty good, i think. we left last wednesday, and i only cried for about 15 minutes, when it first got too dark to see who was in the back seat with me. that trip wasn't so bad.

anyway, it was a pretty fun trip. i saw grandma and grandpa and met my uncle tony and aunt lisa for the first time. my auntie pam also came all the way from canada to see me. that's how important i am!

naturally, mommy and daddy took some photos on the trip...

here's my uncle tony and aunt lisa trying to feed me. i think they were kinda scared to hold me and feed me, since they're not used to being around babies.but i think they did good job.

here's me and my uncle tony. as you can see...cute runs in our family. he's also funny, just like me. he brought me a really cute shirt from california. i look cool in it.

my auntie pam and me.don't we look cute?

i had so much fun with my grandma. she makes me smile.

wow. meeting all these people wears me out.



Belle xx

where do you think you're going?

so daddy keeps going to work...but i think i've got a plan...if i sleep the whole time he's at work, then nap during the time when he gets back, i should be able to store up the energy to whimper all night and keep him from sleeping...then, he'll be soooo tired in the morning, he won't be able to go to work! so he'll stay home and play with me instead.

lately, i've started seeing more things around the house. i still don't like all these fuzzy animals they keep trying to hook me up with, but i'm really interested in things like walls and mommy and daddy's faces.

i've started to like baths. except for the getting out of them part. and i'm up to 9 pounds and 7 ounces, so the eatin' is going pretty good. no new pictures just yet...mommy's got bunches of 'em, but i look pretty much the same as all the ones that are already posted, except for the times when mommy’s camera is in the other room. then i get these super-cute little expressions that mommy can't capture on film, because i stop as soon as she comes in with the camera. i'm tricky that way.

Belle xx

i don't think so, daddy...

daddy went to work today. he left me home with mommy for almost ten hours, and he didn't even come home for lunch to say hi. he says it was because he was working all day.

anyway, when daddy got home, i jumped on him and pinned him down, and i told him, "don't you go leaving me alone with mommy all day! i'm quite a handful, and i require two full-time supervisors to manage my daily needs!"

another new game...

i got bored of playing "guess why i'm screaming" and have come up with a new game. i call it "how late can you stay up?" this morning, i kept mommy jumping every hour by telling her, in no uncertain terms, that i needed to eat immediately. if that didn't get 'em up and moving, i'd play the bonus round, which i call the "stinky baby round" until they couldn't possibly ignore me any more and had to get up to change me. then i let them put me in the cradle, get me all swaddled up, and i watch 'em until their eyes have just closed...then i count to 10 (can't go any higher, i can only see my fingers when i'm swaddled) before launching into my whimpering monologue. this morning, i kept them up until sunrise! they could barely keep their eyes open all day! daddy is trying to play with me to keep me from getting too much sleep before tonight's round of the game. poor misguided daddy. it's almost like he thinks he has a chance at some sort of control here. but he'll learn. oh, yes. he'll learn. *evil baby cackling*


Belle xx

my fancy model pictures...

mommy and daddy took me to get some professional photos taken.  i think i look very fancy with my headbands, but i sure could use some more clothes.  like some of those new dresses that are hanging in my closet, but mommy said they're too big for me right now. oh well, hope you like the photos...


Belle xx

a new game...

today, i've started a new game with mommy and daddy called, "guess why i'm screaming." it's a really easy game from my end. i just start screaming and shrieking and flailing about. i can start it at any time, from anywhere, and with no preparation. it's fun! they pick me up, they carry me around the house, holding me in different positions. they try to burp me...i can make them sing and dance if i play long enough...they change my diaper, they change my clothes, they pass me from one to the other....they wrap me in blankets, they unwrap me, mommy tries to feed me, they try to burp me some more....they take me to different rooms, let me play with different toys...but i don't stop! not until they find the secret code! i can't tell you what it is now, because i know mommy reads my posts.

Belle xx

My new home...

mommy and daddy brought me home a few weeks ago, and mommy got started straight away at showing me how to post entries on my new weblog. the template was all black and gray, tho, so i tried to tell her i didn't like the template and wanted more pink, but everything i say comes out sounding pretty much like my first words. but, as you can see, it looks like mommy figured it out anyway.

i like my new room pretty well, there's lots of pink everywhere and big butterflies. i even have some funny monkeys. daddy says monkeys are funny, and i trust daddy, but i'm still going to keep an eye on the biggest monkey. mommy and daddy said i can't sleep in my new room until i'm a little older. for now, they've got me in this tiny rolling bed, but for a bed that rolls, they sure haven't shown me much of this new house. i think they may be a little worn out...they're forgetting basic social etiquette, and you know how mommy is about etiquette..."stop biting daddy"... "no elbows on the boppy"..."don't suckle and scream at the same time"...quite a contrast to daddy, who spends half his day trying to get me to burp!

well, i should stop for a bit. i need to eat or cry or sleep. i'm not really at a stage yet where i do too much with the diapers, but mommy and daddy keep changing me anyway, even the dry ones. i don't really mind that much, though. if everything goes according to my plans, they're going to need the practice.

Belle xx

Welcome to the first blog of Isobel Shaver...

Hi! My name is Isobel Minh Shaver. I was born at 2:45pm on Monday October 3rd. I weighed 7 pounds 9 ounces, and was 20.5 inches long.

Here are some of my first photos...