Poor Isabelle has been constipated. She whimpers when she’s pooping. It’s the saddest thing.

Isabelle turned thirteen months old today. I started to post her monthly recap. But as I started to write it I just didn’t feel like it.

I’ve had this blog now for over two years and when I started, it was a creative outlet. I guess I’m not feeling very creative today. I don’t know if many people actually read this. So I think I may stop trying to post daily. And I don’t know if I’ll be doing Isabelle’s monthly recaps anymore. Let’s see what Alan thinks. I imagine Isabelle reading them when she’s older and that makes me happy. But I don’t know. I’m just not feeling it today.

Maybe I just need a break. I leave you with our thirteen month family picture.

Update: I decided I don’t want to give up her recaps completely. So just a couple of things from this month.

She discovered the DVD shelf in our entertainment center. She’s been opening it and pulling out DVDs with such determination. I pull her away which used to be enough to deter her. But now when she wants something that doesn’t stop her. So we had to block it off.

And just one other thing for this month. We finally turned her car seat around to face forward. It’s nice. Now I can see her when I’m driving. But it’s bittersweet, another reminder of how fast she’s growing.

Read month twelve

I told Alan not to. But he went ahead and did anyways. Oh wait he said he didn’t get me anything. He said Isabelle got it for me. It’s a Nikon D80 SLR. It’s too much. Should I keep it?

Oh and it was such a surprise! Alan was in the car with Isabelle because she was still sleeping and we didn’t want to wake her. She hadn’t napped much. I went into the house first. After about 20 minutes he text messaged me to come out to the car. I went out and he opened the garage. I asked him what he wanted and he said nothing. Ok confusing. That’s when I saw behind him a happy birthday balloon waving in the wind!! It was attached to a cute froggy gift bag (he knows me so well) with a box of chocolate, a box of peanut brittle (from See’s damn it’s good have you tried it), and at the bottom, the D80!

What to do? What to do? Opinions anyone?

Before I get into talking about my birthday I just wanted to thank you all for your kind comments about my blog and my hair. It was all very heartwarming. It was very nice to hear from the anonymous people out there! It makes me want to continue posting everyday but we’ll see. I think lately I just feel like I have nothing to say (well not this post because boy is it a long one). Well anyhoo…to the reason I was posting…my birthday!

So what did we do to celebrate my 33rd birthday? Well on Saturday Olinda came out from Pacifica and spent the whole day with us! THE WHOLE DAY! I love it when Olinda comes out to visit us! We did whatever I wanted since it was my day. We went to the Clayton Valley Pumpkin farm. Isabelle was so small the last time we were there to get pumpkins.

We love Olinda! I’ve known her forever, since we were what…four years old?

If you don’t want your picture up here, Olinda, let me know and I’ll remove it.

Then for dinner we met some friends at Happy Roll in Concord. I really like the food there. Yum yum yum! My friends were very late. That’s all I have to say about that. (Alan says: Imagine Forest Gump saying that line).

After dinner we went to get ice cream. Well actually I was the only one who got ice cream, everyone else was full. And the ice cream guys sang me happy birthday. Then we all went back to the house and had cupcakes with candles and more singing. Olinda stayed until past midnight so she was there when it turned my birthday! Hee heee heee!

Then on Sunday, my birthday, it was a family day. I had fun playing with my new camera all day. YES, I DECIDED TO KEEP IT!! And I love it!!

Then that night we had dinner at Chevy’s in Concord because I’ve always wanted a birthday sombrero. It was THE WORST service EVER! EVER! I would have left no tip except I felt bad. I left 8.25%, our tax. Alan said that was too much. We’ve never been treated so badly at a restaurant before. And on my birthday too.

WARNING: PROFANITY AHEAD
It was so bad that I actually spoke to the manager which I have never done before. It was terrible service with the topper being when I was trying to decide which credit card to pay with. The waiter came up while I was looking in my wallet. He was standing there, like hovering, and asked do you have a credit card? Where’s your credit card? I’m thinking: Yeah fuckface don’t you see me looking through my wallet?! The manager was very apologetic and wanted to give us coupons for free dinners. I declined. I don’t ever want to eat there again.

Yeah so that was my birthday weekend. A little fucked up with the dinners but I enjoyed the rest of it. Oh and Helen couldn’t come out because of car troubles so no picture of us and our sister dolls.

The sweet wonderful Christine of vegasandvenice got me a pro Flickr account for my birthday! I told her that I was so happy and giddy I wanted to tell everyone and yell it from the rooftops.

Thank you so much my camera buddy!! You’re awesome!!!