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Long Hair

Friday, April 07, 2006
Posted in: Family

Isabelle’s hair is getting so long. We’ve been putting it up in barrettes…well most of the time. Maybe we should cut it?

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Silly Parent #10, Can’t Take Off a Onesie

Sunday, April 09, 2006
Posted in: Illustrations, Silly Parent Series

The other night I went to give Isabelle a shower and I tried to take off her onesie. But I couldn’t get it off her head. I guess I must have been tired because I thought has her head gotten bigger? which you know is an absolutely ridiculous thought. I guess it would have helped if I had unbuttoned the buttons by the neckhole. If I had, her head would have fit just fine.

Go read silly parent #9, water on the baby.

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Lace Pattern Scarf

Monday, April 10, 2006
Posted in: Knitting

I couldn’t find the chart I was using originally for my lace pattern scarf. It was a photocopy with the corrections on it and post it notes to mark my place. Luckily, back then, I used to use a row counter (which is still on the needles) so I knew which row I was on.

I want to finish this before I start a new knitting project. That will take about 20 inches. It’s really strange knitting it again. I started this back when I first started to knit. This was the first chart I had ever used. There are mistakes and my knitting tension wasn’t as even. It almost makes me want to pull it all out but there are roughly 82 inches done so that’s not going to happen!

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Crumpled Tissue Paper

Tuesday, April 11, 2006
Posted in: Illustrations

Ever since stupid freaking daylight savings, Isabelle has been sleeping all weird. You would think she would just be off by an hour. But nope. She’s sleeping later than usual. I haven’t been able to read my blogs and I just had time to dash this off. And oh she’s fussing…gotta go. Seven things.

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Month Seven with Isabelle

Wednesday, April 12, 2006
Posted in: Monthly Family Picture

Isabelle turned seven months old today! So here are a few items from this month:

Isabelle throws tantrums. Well that’s what I call them. Sometimes she gets so frustrated she throws herself back, kicks and kicks, and cries like it’s the end of the world. When she’s sitting on her playmat I have to be sure to be near in case she throws one of these fits or else she’ll hit the floor hard with her head.

Hell, sometimes she just throws herself back even if she’s not throwing a fit. I think she just enjoys it. I’m worried the only way she’ll stop is if I’m not fast enough to catch her and she bangs her head. That’ll teach her to throw herself back!

Isabelle got to wear hair accessories for the first time. And she looks so adorable with little barrettes in her hair. Aww what am I talking about…she always looks adorable!

I think most other babies have been alone way before this age (like asleep in their cribs) but Isabelle’s never been alone. Well until this past month I should say. She was napping and Bridgette and Marie came over so I closed the door and she was asleep…alone by herself in a room.

The screaming thing. Video here.

Isabelle does this shaking her head thing. Like side to side as in NO NO NO! At first it was sort of scary to watch like she was having an episode but it’s not. It’s just something Alan taught her. And now when I laugh she shakes her head all happy and smiley.

On the food front…not that much progress. She’s had very little baby food but when she does Alan enjoys getting it all over her beautiful little face.

She’s getting really tricky with being placed on the lap sideways. She sort of spreads her legs and it looks sort of like this karate move and you can’t sit her in your lap and have to make several attempts before getting her there. I will have to get that on video one of these days.

Isabelle can now sit up pretty much on her own. She enjoys it so much she gets all fussy if she’s not sitting and has to lie on her back or have tummy time. Aaah…how will she ever learn to crawl.

Oh horror of horrors…she’s doing this pinching thing. Pinching when I’m nursing her. I have scratches on my boobs and little cuts. And sometimes it’s grab and twist. Yikes! I was worried about biting when she got teeth in but ouch this hurts!

Ok guess that’s all the time I have for this post. My adorable little pinching baby is throwing a little fit. Gotta go!

Read month six.

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Shakedown!

Thursday, April 13, 2006
Posted in: Illustrations

The other day Isabelle was up later than usual. And I don’t drink but I needed something. And that something was chocolate! Spongebob had the chocolate I wanted. I couldn’t beat it out of him. So a girl’s got to do what a girl’s got to do! It’s a shakedown!!!

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Fabric for Mom’s Bag

Friday, April 14, 2006
Posted in: Fabric love

I finally went to buy fabric for my mom’s bag. Since the directions are in Japanese, I didn’t know exactly what I needed or how much, so I just bought something I liked.