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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: Family, Firsts, 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.

Cross posted on Sew? I Knit!

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End Of Night Sleepy

Saturday, April 15, 2006
Posted in: Family, Firsts, Illustrations

I mentioned the other day that Isabelle’s sleeping schedule has gone all weird. For example, the past couple of nights she hasn’t fallen asleep until after midnight. Before stupid freaking daylight savings she used to be asleep by 8:30pm. But what happens now is she’ll go to sleep at her regular time but then wake up like it’s just a nap and then continue on with her night. So by the end of the night I am dead tired.

Usually when she’s asleep I post on here and read my blogs but now I barely get any blog reading in. But the nice thing is, tonight we took advantage of her late sleeping and had dinner out. Do you know how long it’s been since we had dinner out at a restaurant? I think this is actually the first time we had dinner out since she was born. It was nice. But I know in about an hour I’ll be dragging.