Catching up with Izzy

I recently realized that I have been falling behind on pictures, so here's a quick summary of her recent adventures.

Here is Izzy on Easter. We didn't buy her a brand new Easter outfit because we weren't going anywhere. So instead, we dressed her up like a bottle of Pepto Bismol and stuffed a bunny in her arms. She actually does like her bunny, so it all worked out. We added the hat because it was pink, not because she was having a bad hair day (aren't they all?) or because it was cold. Just because it went with the motif.


And this is Izzy with Kal, her GodMother. Kal was visiting a friend up in Phoenix, so she also stopped by to see us for a few days. I don't know if I've told blog readers, but Izzy has moved into the "If you're not Mom, I have no use for you" stage, so I was a little worried that she wouldn't be her usual charming self when Kal was here. But Praise God! Izzy loved Kal! She let Kal hold her even if I wasn't in the room. She let Kal change her diaper (and Kal actually did it SEVERAL times!). It was great! In the picture, Izzy is wearing the rattle booties that Kal brought. She loved them!


This is Izzy in the papasan chair, playing with Scottish Duck (he plays scottish music). The important thing to note is that Izzy is wearing a skirt. She doesn't wear them very often, but here she is. It's pretty cute! On a side note, recently, Izzy has stopped being so enamored with scottish duck, so she now sucks on her brush while in the papasan chair. Weird. I know.


And this last one is Izzy after I tried to get pictures of her gums. Wouldn't you know it, but she didn't like it when I tried to pry open her mouth and lift up her lips so that I could take pictures of her teeth under her gums. But as soon as I stopped touching her mouth, she smiled and tried to grab the camera. Oh well.

Rai and Eden Return

So, about a month ago (I'm behind), it got really cold and then it hailed. It was crazy! Not huge hail, but tons of it. So, of course, the dogs HAD to go investigate. They went outside and looked around, and then ate it. Because they eat everything they can get into their mouths. Rai often eats ice, even though it makes him so cold he is shivering while he does it. Dummy. But here they are, exploring the cold world of hail...

Eden looks like she's cold, but she's not. She's our "hulking beast" of a dog.


Rai looks cold, and he actually is cold. But he wouldn't come inside and miss out on all those yummy balls of ice.



Here they both are, eating as though they don't get fed. On the good side, we just went to the vet for their annual vaccinations, and Eden had lost 10 pounds since last year. The doctor said she was at her max weight right now, and looked good. (Rai was not overweight, and looked good also.)



In this picture, notice that both dogs are on the couch, a big no-no in the Pack house. I would love to be able to cuddle them on the couch, and they would love to be able to get on the couch, too, but they are both too big, and too hairy, and too dirty. Anyways, in this picture, they are on the couch because I scared them. I was deflating our big exercise ball, and was chasing them around the house with it while the air hissed out of the hole. It was pretty funny until they both jumped on the couch and TRIED TO HIDE BEHIND CHRIS. Now, I admit that Eden did it first, and Rai thought it was a good idea. But seriously...behind Chris? It's almost like they don't realize how big they are. Oh wait, they don't.

Eating Solids

Well, when Izzy turned 4 months, the doctor said to start her on solids, so I bought some rice cereal and tried that. It seems that though Izzy is half Korean, she did not like rice. For about 2 weeks, Chris and I tried really hard to get her to eat the cereal, and she tried really hard not to. So we gave up. At about 5 1/2 months, we tried again, this time skipping the cereal and moving on to other foods. First, I tried avocado. Mostly because that's what I had in the house. She didn't like those. Then we tried bananas, and applesauce. She didn't like those either, though I thought it was that she didn't understand eating yet. But when we started carrots, we learned that she did in fact understand the concept of eating, and liked to do it, but only when it was a food she liked. From there, we tried pears (no luck), but she LOVED sweet potatoes. She also loved prunes, and squash and corn. She didn't like the applesauce and strawberries. And the jury is still out on the Banana Peach Granola mix. She also has started eating Zwieback and Biter biscuits. She likes to gnaw on them, but mostly to throw them over the side of her high chair, and watch while the dogs eat them.

This is a picture of Izzy with her carrots. We think that she only likes orange or strongly colored foods.



And her she is with a cracker. Please notice that Izzy quickly learned how to levitate her cracker. I always wanted a magical child.



Here is Little Miss Cracker nose. It gets pretty much everywhere when she eats the crackers.



The dogs circle her while she is eating...they like to lick her hands and sniff her crotch for any fallen treasures. Here, after her cracker, we let them clean her up. She LOVES it when they get close enough for her to pet.



Recently, we tried Pear Blueberry mix with her. It's a bit tart, and she was coming off of Squash and corn, so she couldn't decide if she liked the bitter taste. We think she did like it because she ate a lot of it, but bites were often accompanied by funny faces, so who knows...



She may be a glutton for punishment, but here is another Pear Blueberry face. She gets her weirdness from Chris.

Since I'm dedicating...

This one's for you, Em. I mean, you're my favorite sister and all, and I can't be doing things for others, and not for you, so since you requested it, and made it public by commenting that you requested it, here are some pictures of me with short hair.

But first, a quick history of my hair. My mom says that when I was a baby, I had hair like Izzy, and it stood up all over.



Then, as I grew older, it was long and pretty. Then I tried to perm it just on top, like the cool kids, but the hair dresser did it wrong, and it was permed to my ears, and I looked like a poodle.



Then, in junior high, I would hairspray my bangs so that they stood straight up, like a wall. That was a great look. Oh, and the girl behind me in my classes (due to the alphabet), would call me a lampshade, because my hair was also incredibly frizzy.



So, for awhile, I gave up, and just put it in ponytails. Actually, that's pretty much my fall back whenever I can do it.



While we were in Hawaii, and I was a rich lawyer, I got it permanently straightened, which I loved! And it was still growing out while we were in Arizona, so here's that look.



Then, in January of 2007, I decided to get my hair permed. I don't know why, other than I wanted those cute, big curls that were so cool. My hairdresser told me that it was a curling iron that did that, but I went ahead with it anyways (and YES, I was pregnant when I did this, but in my defense, the test I took RIGHT before I got it done, was negative.)



And so here we are. This is one I took this morning. I showered last night before bed, and fell asleep with my hair wet, and so here we are. I did run my hands through it, but that's about it.



And this is a couple days after I got it cut. When Maria (my hairdresser) styled it, she used a big rolly brush and a hair dryer. I use my hands and the dry desert air. Usually now, since it's always in my face, I pull it back in barrettes, or into, you guessed it, a ponytail. Oh well. Anyways, I love you, Em!

This is for you, Jennifer

I got a crazy text message today, saying I should enable my "comments" on the blog so that people can tell me what they think. Okay, the text wasn't crazy...just surprising...mostly that people actually read the blog, and think it's funny! So now you should be able to comment...and I'll become obsessive about checking to see if people are commenting.

Bob Visits!

A few weeks ago, we got a call from our friend Bob, saying that he was in town for a few days. Yay! So, we met up at Daisy Mae's for some yummy steak, and Isabelle was so happy to meet Bob, that she couldn't even sleep for her nap time. So, we held her while we scarfed some food. Oh well. But anyways, Bob came bearing gifts, which we desperately needed. Izzy now wears her new socks with pride, and the other day, she was beating the crap out of her dog (who we've named Rico).

Here is Bob, holding Izzy. She didn't cry when he held her, which is kind of a big thing these days, since she's started fussing every time I leave the room.



Bob also brought gifts for Chris and Jin. Chris got a Disney Princess blanket, which he loves, since he and Bob were in Alaska together, and probably got similar frostbite.



Here's Jin in her Elephant towel. It does wonders for helping to dry her hair without frizz.



And here's a picture with Bob, Becca, and Izzy together. While she couldn't be there for real, Becca was there in spirit.

Happy Family

Now that Izzy knows how to roll over, it's fun to put her on the floor and lay there with her. It's also kind of needed, since she forgets how to roll from her tummy to her back, and gets frustrated when she is stuck. Unfortunately, Raisin and Eden have always considered a person on the floor as their own personal chair to lay on. So, we've had to do some retraining with them, so that when we are on the floor, they don't sit on us as we play with Izzy.

Here are some recent pictures of Chris and Izzy on the floor, and Raisin joining in.

No matter what we do, for some reason, Rai thinks that the blanket is on the floor for his own personal use. Plus, he likes to stay with in sniffing distance of Izzy.



Rai is also a big fan of Izzy's bows. He loves to nose them, which works out fine for Izzy, because she loves to touch Raisin anywhere she can. Her personal favorites are his paws (which is crazy, because he doesn't really let anyone touch them, but her!), and his ears and his lips. She also loves to kick him whenever he's within foot distance.



And here's one with Eden. She doesn't really like to be super close to Izzy. Just close enough to keep an eye on her.