Just Lounging...

It's those Jackson/Viola/Sullivan Genes.. Contrary to popular belief, it doesn't fall out!

When Luke dresses Izzy he likes to pick mis-matched outfits because he thinks it's really cute.. I have to admit, it is pretty darn cute!

What's Up?

Just Some Great Pictures

Us, One Year Later..

Izzy Is Taking Lessons From Moe.. She Is A Baby Fashionista!

Two Pony Tails Worth... I Love Playing With Her Hair!

3 Months Old... Groovy!

Our little hippie-chick is three months old today!

Daddy's Little Girl

Now that Izzy can ride around in her Baby Bjorn, she loves it! She has so much fun just looking around at things and Luke and I really enjoy the walks as well!

Fall Is In The Air

Although it's still warm during the day, the nights have gotten cool. Last night we had our first bon-fire, just the three of us. It was about 60 degrees out, I'm sure there will be many more bon-fires to come! Especially since Luke and I have started our recycling project, which I'm really excited about! We are burning every piece of trash that is paper, making a compost area, recycling plastics and metals and using cloth bags when we go to the store. We have literally cut our trips to the dump in half already, as well as saving energy! We are hippies at heart :-)

Hold Your Head Up High

Izzy gets a little belly time every day and each time she holds her head up a little better, especially if there is something that she really wants to look at, like the TV. Yes, she is looking at the TV in these pictures (I believe she was watching a football game with Daddy). I think we are going to have to get her some Baby Einstein DVD's!

Our Big Girl

We are just amazed by Isabelle every day. She is just so sweet and happy. She has found her voice and squeels and coos all the time, it's adorable. I can't get over her, she is the apple of our eyes.

Firsts

Talking To Her New Mobile

After Her Bath In The Kitchen Sink

Paw Paw & Izzy Watching Olympics

Grammey & Isabelle

The past couple of weeks were filled with a lot of "firsts" for Isabelle. Lets go down the list..

1. Her first roadtrip to FL: She was such a good girl while we were traveling, so patient and sweet the entire time. However, she now hates her car seat.. I can't say that I blame her though.

2. Her first time staying in a hotel: We stopped half way each time and had a slumber party in the hotel, it was lots of fun!

3. Her first time meeting my side of the family: She met so many people on this trip.. Grandparents, Great Grandparents, Aunts, Uncles, Cousins... well, you get the picture. Needless to say everyone got attached to little Izzy and got to know her really well, it was such a good visit. We are really excited about our next trip to FL at Thanks Giving.. this time with daddy too!

4. Her first taste of apple juice: She only gets one ounce a day, but boy does she love it!

5. Her first taste of rice cereal: You just have to see the video.. needless to say, she loved it!

6. Her first time reaching for a toy: Thanks to Uncle Chris and Aunt Lindsey, Izzy has a cool new bouncer with jungle animals on it.. One of them (her favorite) is a parrot that spins around and Izzy hits the parrot and just laughs when it starts spinning. She also got a jungle mobile for her crib too.. she laughs and talks to the animals when she's watching it, it's so adorable!

7. Her first bath in a kitchen sink: We did this at Grammey and PawPaw's house. She loved it! It was her first time being submerged in water for a bath, and her first bath in a sink. PawPaw took a video of it. Now she gets baths in her baby tub and kicks and splashes water all over us.. It's Great! Also, Izzy weathered her first tropical storm: Izzy, myself and Pawpaw weathered Fay and living without electricity for almost two days. After going all night with no AC we all hunkered down at Grandma and Grandpa Sullivan's house. Other than wondering what in the world we ever did without electricity, AC, TV and internet.. luckily there was no damage.

So, Izzy is changing every day. She is so sweet and special to everyone who knows her.

Sleeping Beauty

Izzy is changing so much lately.. she is making cute new noises, focusing on things around her, and even sleeps in her own room now!

One Month Old!

Izzy is a month old already! Can you believe it? Time flies by so fast!

P.S. Her hair is almost long enough to put in a little top knot! By the time of Erik & Sarah's wedding we're going to be able to do a really cute little hairdo.

Izzy's New Ride

Izzy isn't quite big enough for her baby bjorn.. so she has a new ride for now, and she loves it, she falls asleep everytime we take her out in it, it must be pretty cozy in there.

Belly Time

Izzy getting in a little belly time before her nap.

Precious Moments

This is one of my favorite moments.. when she curls up on my chest and sleeps so peacefully, probably listening to my heart beat and my voice. She likes to sleep on Daddy's chest too. It's moments like this that are so special to me.

Happy Baby

Izzy was all smiles on this morning.. Some would say that she was gassy, but I'm sure it was a genuine smile!

Welcome To The World Isabelle Grace

Izzy was born on June 20, 2008 at 10:51 pm, 8lb 6oz, 20.5 "
It was a family affair. Her daddy was there (of course), her Grammey Jackson and her Oma Wickstrum, to see her be born. Aunt Emma missed it by only about 5 minutes! I was in true labor for about 5 hours, but I had an awesome epidural so it was a breeze. I actually fell asleep for an hour at 10 cm until the Dr. came in and told me it was time to push. Epidurals are a God send! Then after about 30 minutes of pushing, there she was on my belly with a head full of beautiful black hair! She's the most beautiful thing we've ever seen.