Thursday picture

Just more proof that she's getting so big and she can sit up by herself :)

After school project

So I felt like I needed to take a little time to do something non-school/non-teaching related and for ME to keep me a little sane this week. All the school work I brought home will have to wait till after Isabelle is in bed tonight.

Rainy Monday

As I sit here in my portable at the elementary school listening to the raining POURING down and dreading that I'll have to go out in the rain again soon, and missing my little baby at daycare, I thought I'd post a picture I took on my cell phone the other day.

At last....

Well the last month has been quite busy to say the least. Being back to work and juggling the beginning of the year craziness, teaching lessons, coordinating babysitters....just trying to stay on top of everything right now. Updating the blog hasn't really made it onto my to do lists lately. But enough about me...

Isabelle is growing quite a lot and developing so much. She weighed in at almost 14 lbs at her last appointment 3 weeks ago so I'm sure she is above that by now. She's rolling over every time we set her down on her back and likes looking around. She likes to "read" while on her tummy too - too cute! She's pushing her self up with straight arms too - looks like she is doing the yoga pose Cobra. She's trying to get her knees up under but hasn't quite coordinated that with the straight arms yet. It's pretty amusing to watch her face plant as she tries to pull her knees up. She just started sitting up with her arms propping herself up. And after a visit from Tim's mom (who is a physical therapist) this weekend, she can sit up without supporting herself with her arms. She looks like such a big girl! She's also really fond of the "mmmmmm" sound - I guess this is normal??

Sorry no pictures to share this time...I've sort of forgotten to take any pictures lately since the time I get to spend with Isabelle I'm so wrapped up in just getting to spend time with her. There will be more pictures to share soon!

Maybe I'll have stay-at-home-dad Tim start blogging :)

And then we go south...

OK so the last few weeks have been a little hectic which is why I have yet to get around to posting anything about our trip south that we took IN JULY!!!

My new favorite blogs

For those who check the blog for photos and updates on Miss Isabelle, more will be coming but not today. Sorry!

I wanted to share two blogs that I recently happened on and have spent a fair amount of time perusing the last few days. If you are even a little crafty I think you'd enjoy checking them out! (Click on the buttons to go to the sites.)

I love love love Prudent Baby! So many fun ideas, now I just need to find free time to be crafty!

I'm so inspired by Tea Rose Home - makes me think I can repurpose clothes that were on their way to good will rather than buying new clothes!

I can't remember how I came across these (probably a link from another blog) but they have gotten by creative juices flowing again! I'm so eager to make all kinds of pretty things for sweet little Isabelle. So many easy sewing projects to make the cutest little dresses, headbands and so much more! I wish I had a few more weeks of summer to go through all the fabric that is currently being stored in Isabelle's closet, clothes I don't wear that could be repurposed and anything else fabric wise that could be cut up and made into something adorable for my little girl to wear.

I've been waiting all week to not have chores to do while she's napping so I could get my sewing machine out and try something! I didn't get my chance until today when she actually slept for 2 1/2 hours in the middle of the day!! (She's had a few "cranky pants" kinds of days lately which equates to short or non-existent naps.) First I repaired two pairs of Tim's cargo shorts (why do they always seem to have holes in them??) then did this to one of my tank tops. Pretty cute right??

I was inspired by Tea Rose Home to make and add some ruffles (by cutting up another shirt that doesn't quite fit so well since becoming a mommy) to a plain white tank, to make a much more adorable shirt. As an added bonus, that stain that I couldn't seem to get out is no longer an issue. Second bonus, I got to use my gathering foot for my sewing machine that I think I've only used once before and I can't even remember what for. I'm not really a ruffle kind of girl, but it was so easy and fun that I kind of want to add ruffles to all of my plain boring shirts now!

Oh, one more that I find really fun to just look at. New Dress A Day

I dream about being this talented in making clothes. Maybe someday... It's pretty fun, check it out!

Coming soon - pictures of Isabelle in all the adorable little ruffled dresses I'm going to make for her!! (Maybe not super soon since I go back to work next week - but soon enough!)

Get ready to be overwhelmed by cuteness

Just loaded all the pictures from our southern trip into iPhoto but have yet to sort them. So until I get around to doing all that, here's a couple cute pictures from the last few weeks.