The Ugly Stage
Well Isabelle has started to attack innocent victims again, looks like I am going to have to take her in to get her rabies shot because she has started to bite again. I do not know what the girls problem is, I thought this stage had passed and then this weekend she bit three people. YES, 1, 2, 3.... I cannot believe it, not only did she bite people then she LIED about it to me. What the heck, where does a 2 year old learn to lie. When I try to talk to her about lying and what it means she thinks I am saying LION and starts to growl at me. How can I be mad at her, come on that is just cute?? Looks like we will be making a trip to the library to get a book on lying.
Pushing Mommy's Button Stage
Isabelle has been throwing trash on the floor lately, my very own litter bug. So I have been telling her for weeks now that she needs to give Mommy the trash or throw it away herself, not put it on the floor. Today she was eating a snack and when she was done she threw the trash on the floor. Here is how the conversation went,
Mommy- "Isabelle pick up your trash and throw it away, we do not throw trash on the floor"
Isabelle- "NO" (At this point I am thinking about slapping her but don't feel like that is the right thing to do)
Mommy- "Pick it up Isabelle"
Isabelle- "Nooooo Mommmmy" (Urgh!)
M- "Isabelle you have until I count to three to pickup that trash and put it in the trash can before you go straight to time out.. Do you understand me??"
I- She then looks at me with such a sweet smile and says, "I am sorry Mommy" picks up the trash and throws it away
YES! The score for the day is Mommy 1 vs. Isabelle 0.. I win for once, not bad for a Monday!
Monday, April 28, 2008
Saturday, April 19, 2008
Is 1 Enough??
The other day I was not feeling very well (just allergies or something) and so I was kind of moping around the house, watching TV, and not doing much. Isabelle came up to me with the saddest face and said, "Mommy play with me". I almost broke into tears, and that was the icing on the cake.. We are going to have another baby!!
Yeah, I am not pregnant yet but we are going to start trying very soon. I am currently taking Ephexor (an anti anxiety medicine for grinding my teeth- the fact that I have a 2 year old does not help), but once I am weened off of that we are good for baby making =) I one week into the four week weening process and very excited. Hopefully this will not be a long process and we will get pregnant relatively quickly, because we all know that I have NO patients what-so-ever.
Keep us in your prayers, we are looking forward to another happy, healthy, beautiful baby. Hopefully this one will be a boy, but we would be happy with whatever God gives us. Yeah!
Yeah, I am not pregnant yet but we are going to start trying very soon. I am currently taking Ephexor (an anti anxiety medicine for grinding my teeth- the fact that I have a 2 year old does not help), but once I am weened off of that we are good for baby making =) I one week into the four week weening process and very excited. Hopefully this will not be a long process and we will get pregnant relatively quickly, because we all know that I have NO patients what-so-ever.
Keep us in your prayers, we are looking forward to another happy, healthy, beautiful baby. Hopefully this one will be a boy, but we would be happy with whatever God gives us. Yeah!
Play Date with Jonah
Isabelle has really been missing her good buddy Jonah, and so we decided to setup a play date. Monda (Jonah's Mommy) and I took the kids to the McKinney Library for story time, it was so much fun. The kids were so excited to see each other and play, Jonah crawled around on the floor as Isabelle screamed, "Jonah". We went into story time where we sang, danced, and read books- definitely something that we will be doing again.
After the library we decided to take the kiddo's to Chick-fil-A, both of the kids through a fit. Monda and I had two cars and the kids did not realize that we were eating lunch together. As we are getting into the cars both of them are screaming across the parking lot, "Belle" "Jonah". They are so sweet!! We really had a great time at Chick-Fil-A and playing with Jonah, we need to do it again soon. Isabelle loves "my Jonah".
After the library we decided to take the kiddo's to Chick-fil-A, both of the kids through a fit. Monda and I had two cars and the kids did not realize that we were eating lunch together. As we are getting into the cars both of them are screaming across the parking lot, "Belle" "Jonah". They are so sweet!! We really had a great time at Chick-Fil-A and playing with Jonah, we need to do it again soon. Isabelle loves "my Jonah".
Girl's Night In
Last week Dave had an HOA meeting (he is on the board), and so Isabelle and I decided to have a baby spa day. Since she was a infant we have had "baby spa" days where I will give her a bath, rub her down with some lotion and cut her nails. Last week's day was a real treat unlike any other.
After Daddy left I cut Isabelle's toe and finger nails, painted both hands and toes, and then we did her make up. It was so funny, when she was putting the nail polish up she found some lipstick and insisted that I do her make up for her. I started and as you can tell things got a little out of hand, hee, hee!!
When Daddy got home he was not so thrilled about Isabelle's make over, apparently he is not ready for his little princess to grow up and wear makeup. (I don't think it helped that I mentioned she was getting all dressed up for her date with Jonah the next day)
After Daddy left I cut Isabelle's toe and finger nails, painted both hands and toes, and then we did her make up. It was so funny, when she was putting the nail polish up she found some lipstick and insisted that I do her make up for her. I started and as you can tell things got a little out of hand, hee, hee!!
When Daddy got home he was not so thrilled about Isabelle's make over, apparently he is not ready for his little princess to grow up and wear makeup. (I don't think it helped that I mentioned she was getting all dressed up for her date with Jonah the next day)
Where are the Blue Bonnets??
I have been telling Dave that I want to take Isabelle to go get her pictures taken in the bluebonnets, Dave does not relate to my infatuation of pictures but he agreed to go. I was incredibly excited when I found out that Ennis has an annual Blue Bonnet festival every year. Mom, Dave, Isabelle, and I went to the festival pumped about getting some good pictures of the blue bonnets.
Our first stop was the festival itself where Isabelle was able to ride the horses. She was so cute and very excited!! She kept saying, "horsey, horsey" and I told mom that she is excited now but there is no way that she will actually get on. WRONG! The girl loved the horse, she was so big riding all by herself. She laughed the whole time and kept yelling, "gidee up horsey", "faster", and "yee haa".
After the horses we walked the festival and found a bounce house area where Isabelle could play. She tried the first bounce house but was a little scared so we decided to try another one. On the second bounce house Dad decided that he would go with her so she would not be scared. Despite what it looks like in the picture she was not thrilled with the idea. Needless to say the only person who came out at the end of the bounce house obstacle course was Daddy.
We stopped for a picture with a dinosaur.
Isabelle kept telling Daddy that she wanted to ride on the fish ride. We finally get to the fish when a train comes by and scares the crap out of Isabelle. She for some reason has suddenly become afraid of loud noises and we were about 15 feet from the train when it tooted the horn. So we had to wait until the train passed before she would get in the fish, and it was the train that never ended. There was one poor girl that was waiting on us to ride the ride, luckily she was nice enough to wait for Isabelle to calm down to ride. Then Isabelle insisted on sitting with her.. LOL what a wimp.
We then took Isabelle to the petting zoo, she had soooo much fun. She kept chasing the ducks and chickens, because every time that she would get close they would run. Finally the guy had to hold a duck for her to pet. She saw ducks, ponies, chickens, a pot belly pig, and rabbits. It was so cute the way she would wave her arm and say, "come her ducks".. I love it!!
On the way back to the car we ran into the Ennis Fire Department and they were cleaning their truck after just putting out a fire. Isabelle started yelling, "firetruck" (which sounds like f***ed up when she says it).
Take a look at this picture, an old gas pump with .25 per gallon!! Oh, how times have changed.
Isabelle stealing Grandma's water.
Oh yeah, back to the search for the bluebonnets.... There aren't any! We drove all along the paths and the 40 miles of blue bonnets they claim to have did not come this year. The people told mom not to be disappointed because they are not as good as they were last year, duh they aren't any!! We saw a few very small patches but they were on personal property surrounded by barb wire. Better luck next year, and I will continue my search for the blue bonnet picture.
Our first stop was the festival itself where Isabelle was able to ride the horses. She was so cute and very excited!! She kept saying, "horsey, horsey" and I told mom that she is excited now but there is no way that she will actually get on. WRONG! The girl loved the horse, she was so big riding all by herself. She laughed the whole time and kept yelling, "gidee up horsey", "faster", and "yee haa".
After the horses we walked the festival and found a bounce house area where Isabelle could play. She tried the first bounce house but was a little scared so we decided to try another one. On the second bounce house Dad decided that he would go with her so she would not be scared. Despite what it looks like in the picture she was not thrilled with the idea. Needless to say the only person who came out at the end of the bounce house obstacle course was Daddy.
We stopped for a picture with a dinosaur.
Isabelle kept telling Daddy that she wanted to ride on the fish ride. We finally get to the fish when a train comes by and scares the crap out of Isabelle. She for some reason has suddenly become afraid of loud noises and we were about 15 feet from the train when it tooted the horn. So we had to wait until the train passed before she would get in the fish, and it was the train that never ended. There was one poor girl that was waiting on us to ride the ride, luckily she was nice enough to wait for Isabelle to calm down to ride. Then Isabelle insisted on sitting with her.. LOL what a wimp.
We then took Isabelle to the petting zoo, she had soooo much fun. She kept chasing the ducks and chickens, because every time that she would get close they would run. Finally the guy had to hold a duck for her to pet. She saw ducks, ponies, chickens, a pot belly pig, and rabbits. It was so cute the way she would wave her arm and say, "come her ducks".. I love it!!
On the way back to the car we ran into the Ennis Fire Department and they were cleaning their truck after just putting out a fire. Isabelle started yelling, "firetruck" (which sounds like f***ed up when she says it).
Take a look at this picture, an old gas pump with .25 per gallon!! Oh, how times have changed.
Isabelle stealing Grandma's water.
Oh yeah, back to the search for the bluebonnets.... There aren't any! We drove all along the paths and the 40 miles of blue bonnets they claim to have did not come this year. The people told mom not to be disappointed because they are not as good as they were last year, duh they aren't any!! We saw a few very small patches but they were on personal property surrounded by barb wire. Better luck next year, and I will continue my search for the blue bonnet picture.
We have been violated
I do not know what is going on but it has not been a great couple of months for us and State Farm. Between hail damage, Dave's accident, the mail box (not covered by State Farm) and now we have a new claim, THEFT!! What the heck??
So Thursday morning Dave is leaving for work, about a minute after he walks out the door he comes back in to tell me to call the cops the truck has been broken into. Suck! The truck is parked right in the driveway, someone shattered the window, climbed through and stole our navigation system. More important than the navigation they stole a Starbucks gift card from me, the nerve of those people! Glass was all over the place, in the passenger seat, driver seat, back seat, driveway, air vents, and the glove box. The cops said that 5-6 cars had been broken into in the subdivision and that there had been break ins all over the city. Some people are traveling from town to town just smashing and grabbing. Jerks!
Word to the wise if you have a navigation system, or any other electronic that clings to the windshield clean the circle residue off of your windshield. Thieves apparently drive around looking for the circle on the windshield then break into your car. Because the navigation is not hard wired into the car insurance will not pay to have it replaced.. Urghh
So Thursday morning Dave is leaving for work, about a minute after he walks out the door he comes back in to tell me to call the cops the truck has been broken into. Suck! The truck is parked right in the driveway, someone shattered the window, climbed through and stole our navigation system. More important than the navigation they stole a Starbucks gift card from me, the nerve of those people! Glass was all over the place, in the passenger seat, driver seat, back seat, driveway, air vents, and the glove box. The cops said that 5-6 cars had been broken into in the subdivision and that there had been break ins all over the city. Some people are traveling from town to town just smashing and grabbing. Jerks!
Word to the wise if you have a navigation system, or any other electronic that clings to the windshield clean the circle residue off of your windshield. Thieves apparently drive around looking for the circle on the windshield then break into your car. Because the navigation is not hard wired into the car insurance will not pay to have it replaced.. Urghh
Monday, April 14, 2008
We are officially ghetto!
As some of my readers may already know, Dave and my bed has been working on falling apart. All of the moving over the years has really played a toll on my bed and when we moved into this house it got a little worse. When we decided to paint the wall in my bedroom Dave and I decided that the bed would not last one more move and so we would paint around it. I know that is pretty ghetto, but no one has every really noticed so we were fine. It was not worth buying a whole new bed just to paint one wall.
I just mentioned to Dave yesterday that the bed seemed to be a little more creaky for the past week or so and that it was getting close to bitting it. Well tonight was the night!! I was sitting in bed working on my laptop, Dave climbed into bed and all of the sudden BAM the bed is a goner. All I could say was, "oh no my Christmas ornaments". (I store the glass ones under our bed, what a disaster) Thankfully no one was injured, including the ornaments.
So we are officially ghetto because I know have 3 2x4's wedged under my side of the bed to keep me off of the floor. Wonderful, I guess I am in the market for a new bed.
A sad farewell. We have been through some good times and some bad times, but you have always been there for me. I will never forget you. I can only hope that my next bed is as good as you are.
I just mentioned to Dave yesterday that the bed seemed to be a little more creaky for the past week or so and that it was getting close to bitting it. Well tonight was the night!! I was sitting in bed working on my laptop, Dave climbed into bed and all of the sudden BAM the bed is a goner. All I could say was, "oh no my Christmas ornaments". (I store the glass ones under our bed, what a disaster) Thankfully no one was injured, including the ornaments.
So we are officially ghetto because I know have 3 2x4's wedged under my side of the bed to keep me off of the floor. Wonderful, I guess I am in the market for a new bed.
A sad farewell. We have been through some good times and some bad times, but you have always been there for me. I will never forget you. I can only hope that my next bed is as good as you are.
Saturday, April 12, 2008
The First Visit to the Dentist
They say that if you tell your child about going to the dentist and what to expect then they will not be as nervous when they get there. Well it works, because I was incredibly impressed with Isabelle's first visit to the dentist. Although I told her that the dentist is so much fun, I was scared to death at how she would react. From the moment we walked in the door all she would say is, "I want to see the dentist", so I had to keep telling her to wait her turn.
When it was finally her turn the assistant took us back to the office, sat down Isabelle at a table and told her to practice brushing on Al Gator. She had so much fun brushing his teeth, then I explained that the dentist would brush hers in the chair, so she should brush Al's in the chair. She sat in the chair unphased and brushed Al's teeth. The hygentist came in was able to brush her teeth with a toothbrush and even used the electric polisher. The dentist and hygentist were incredibly impressed, both said that kids her age never get in the chair much less them look in their mouth and use the electric polisher.
My baby is a big girl now!
When it was finally her turn the assistant took us back to the office, sat down Isabelle at a table and told her to practice brushing on Al Gator. She had so much fun brushing his teeth, then I explained that the dentist would brush hers in the chair, so she should brush Al's in the chair. She sat in the chair unphased and brushed Al's teeth. The hygentist came in was able to brush her teeth with a toothbrush and even used the electric polisher. The dentist and hygentist were incredibly impressed, both said that kids her age never get in the chair much less them look in their mouth and use the electric polisher.
My baby is a big girl now!
Mom-Mom from Way Up High
Aunt Missy (Dave's sister) came to town last weekend and so Isabelle and I decided to go and visit Mom-Mom from way up high with her. (We call her Mom-Mom from way up high because she is from Baltimore, this way Isabelle can keep all of her grandparents straight)
Mom-Mom was in such a great mood and was doing wonderful. Isabelle is usually a little hesitant at first to go play with her but once she warms up she does great. Mom-Mom opened a box of raisins for them and they both had snack. We all went out to the lobby and Isabelle and Mom-Mom sang rock a bye baby as they rocked in their chairs. I was very impressed with Mom-Mom she seemed to be in great spirits, she loved seeing Isabelle, and best of all she remembered who we all are. We definitely have to get out to see Mom-Mom more often, Isabelle loved it.
As we were leaving I told Isabelle that we had to take Mom-Mom back to her room, she ran up to Mom-Mom and told her, "go to your room". Mom-Mom got a real kick out of Isabelle ordering her around.
I think that Isabelle might be related to Gene Simmons, her and that tongue.
Mom-Mom was in such a great mood and was doing wonderful. Isabelle is usually a little hesitant at first to go play with her but once she warms up she does great. Mom-Mom opened a box of raisins for them and they both had snack. We all went out to the lobby and Isabelle and Mom-Mom sang rock a bye baby as they rocked in their chairs. I was very impressed with Mom-Mom she seemed to be in great spirits, she loved seeing Isabelle, and best of all she remembered who we all are. We definitely have to get out to see Mom-Mom more often, Isabelle loved it.
As we were leaving I told Isabelle that we had to take Mom-Mom back to her room, she ran up to Mom-Mom and told her, "go to your room". Mom-Mom got a real kick out of Isabelle ordering her around.
I think that Isabelle might be related to Gene Simmons, her and that tongue.
Friday, April 4, 2008
Some info I have pulled from the internet about Growth Hormones
GH= Growth Hormones
GH stimulation tests help to diagnose hypopituitarism. For a stimulation test, a sample of blood is drawn after you have fasted for 10-12 hours. Then, under close medical supervision, you are given an intravenous solution of insulin or arginine. Blood samples are then drawn at timed intervals, and GH levels are tested in each to see if your pituitary gland was stimulated by the insulin (or arginine) to produce expected levels of GH.
When is it ordered? GH stimulation testing is ordered when your child has symptoms of GHD, such as when:
GH stimulation tests help to diagnose hypopituitarism. For a stimulation test, a sample of blood is drawn after you have fasted for 10-12 hours. Then, under close medical supervision, you are given an intravenous solution of insulin or arginine. Blood samples are then drawn at timed intervals, and GH levels are tested in each to see if your pituitary gland was stimulated by the insulin (or arginine) to produce expected levels of GH.
When is it ordered? GH stimulation testing is ordered when your child has symptoms of GHD, such as when:
- his growth rate slows down in early childhood and he is significantly shorter than others his age;
- TSH tests show that your child is not hypothyroid (low thyroid levels can also cause slowed growth);
- X-rays show delayed bone development;
- your doctor suspects that your child’s pituitary gland is under-active.
Visit to the Endocrinologist
Earlier this week we took Isabelle to the endocrinologist for her check up, it has been 6 months since Dr. Sheer last saw her. Dr. Sheer said that she was not going to sugar coat it, but Isabelle is doing "horrible" on her weight. Which we all know! We let Dr. Sheer know that Isabelle has been eating a lot more in the past 3 weeks that I have been home with her, which I think is because this is the first time in a long time that she hasn't been congested or had a runny nose. Dr. Sheer said that 3 weeks is really not enough time to see a big change but she would like to see her back in four months. She also implied that if it wouldn't have been for the life change (me becoming a SAHM) then she would have probably called for a special blood test. The test involves them giving a steroid to Isabelle trying to stimulate one of her gland to fire off a growth hormone to ensure it is working correctly. The test is 2-3 hours long with them taking her blood every 20-30 minutes, yuck! Luckily they are going to give her 4 more months to increase her weight before doing this.
We did however do a bone age test, which just involves them taking an x-ray of her hand to see if she is a late bloomer. The results came back that Isabelle has a bone age of 18 months, which means that she will develop about 8 months later than the average girl.
Hopefully we can get Isabelle to eat, eat, eat before her appointment on August 1sth, we will keep you posted.
We did however do a bone age test, which just involves them taking an x-ray of her hand to see if she is a late bloomer. The results came back that Isabelle has a bone age of 18 months, which means that she will develop about 8 months later than the average girl.
Hopefully we can get Isabelle to eat, eat, eat before her appointment on August 1sth, we will keep you posted.
Wednesday, April 2, 2008
Day 2- Wink Family Constuction
I almost forgot to mention one valuable lesson I learned that I want to share with everyone on Day 1 of construction. When the weather man calls for rain do not take pictures of people outside with the flash, it scares them into thinking its Lightning and sometimes you get yelled at.. LOL Sorry Pop Pop and Daddy!
Ok, so back to day 2.. At this point Daddy and Pop Pop are pretty sore, and I think they maybe getting tired of this darn swing set. The only thing keeping them going is Isabelle's sweet smile, thank goodness she's a cutie. Luckily all they have left is the bench seat under the swing, adding the slide, the roof, and hanging the swings.
Isabelle was pooped so she was taking a nap when they started but once she woke up she was surprised to see she finally has a SLIDE. YEAH!! She then opts for another mini cupcake, courtesy of Pop Pop and then gets back to supervising. Isabelle did not like the sound of the drill, it was to loud and scary so every time it was turned on she would yell, "Daddy, Quiet!!".
Construction is over, with the exception of some minor level adjustments and we now have the happiest toddler on the block! Thank you bunches Daddy and Pop Pop, your hard work really paid off.
Back on the job again.. The cake sure if good here!!
Dad you looked stressed, over worked and underpaid... Mom Mom!!
I finally have a swing, "Dad, Pop Pop, that wasn't so bad was it??"
Ok, so back to day 2.. At this point Daddy and Pop Pop are pretty sore, and I think they maybe getting tired of this darn swing set. The only thing keeping them going is Isabelle's sweet smile, thank goodness she's a cutie. Luckily all they have left is the bench seat under the swing, adding the slide, the roof, and hanging the swings.
Isabelle was pooped so she was taking a nap when they started but once she woke up she was surprised to see she finally has a SLIDE. YEAH!! She then opts for another mini cupcake, courtesy of Pop Pop and then gets back to supervising. Isabelle did not like the sound of the drill, it was to loud and scary so every time it was turned on she would yell, "Daddy, Quiet!!".
Construction is over, with the exception of some minor level adjustments and we now have the happiest toddler on the block! Thank you bunches Daddy and Pop Pop, your hard work really paid off.
Back on the job again.. The cake sure if good here!!
Dad you looked stressed, over worked and underpaid... Mom Mom!!
I finally have a swing, "Dad, Pop Pop, that wasn't so bad was it??"
Day 1 of the Swing Set!!
My house has been taken over by Wink Family Construction! First of all however made the directions for this thing has obviously never built it before. (Fair warning, do not even ask Dave Jr. or Sr. about the directions it could be some what of a sore subject...LOL) We started out by laying out all of the wood, labeling the wood and all of the hardware. We get everything labeled and realize that we are missing a ton of screws, nails, etc. Pop Pop volunteers to go to the store and pickup the screws. Just as he is checking out I find a bag of screws that someone, not naming any names (ISABELLE) has conveniently relocated for us.
Pop Pop finally gets back, with not only hardware but cake for Isabelle too (who says the girl isn't spoiled). So as Pop Pop and Daddy are building her swing she eats 4 mini cupcakes and bosses them around. Everyone helped out, Isabelle and Mommy supervised, Mom Mom supervised Isabelle, while Daddy and Pop Pop did all of the work =) Oh yeah I almost forgot Tootsie, she helped hold the patio down while everyone worked!
The day started to come to an end and Isabelle was getting a little anxious so she decided to help Dad out (see pictures below). As you can image she was a HUGE help! It started to get late so she climbed in the club house and looked at Daddy, with her papi in her mouth wondering if he would ever get done!!
This is only 1/2 of the mess
Who say's she is to little to help??I am pretty sure this is level
Tootsie holding the patio down for us. Way to pull your weight around the house Tots.
"I have a feeling I am NEVER going to be able to swing"??
If any of you are wondering why I dress my daughter so funny, it is because she decided that she did not want to take off her motorcylce shirt. Pop (my dad) bought her a Harley Davidson shirt in Mexico and she wears it to bed because it is to big for her, she wants to wear the darn thing all of the time now. Wearing a jacket over it was the best compromise I could come up with. I love the 2's!!
Pop Pop finally gets back, with not only hardware but cake for Isabelle too (who says the girl isn't spoiled). So as Pop Pop and Daddy are building her swing she eats 4 mini cupcakes and bosses them around. Everyone helped out, Isabelle and Mommy supervised, Mom Mom supervised Isabelle, while Daddy and Pop Pop did all of the work =) Oh yeah I almost forgot Tootsie, she helped hold the patio down while everyone worked!
The day started to come to an end and Isabelle was getting a little anxious so she decided to help Dad out (see pictures below). As you can image she was a HUGE help! It started to get late so she climbed in the club house and looked at Daddy, with her papi in her mouth wondering if he would ever get done!!
This is only 1/2 of the mess
Who say's she is to little to help??I am pretty sure this is level
Tootsie holding the patio down for us. Way to pull your weight around the house Tots.
"I have a feeling I am NEVER going to be able to swing"??
If any of you are wondering why I dress my daughter so funny, it is because she decided that she did not want to take off her motorcylce shirt. Pop (my dad) bought her a Harley Davidson shirt in Mexico and she wears it to bed because it is to big for her, she wants to wear the darn thing all of the time now. Wearing a jacket over it was the best compromise I could come up with. I love the 2's!!
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