What can I say, other than, I have three children, which, all together, have 10 legs, 3 noses, and 2 opposable thumbs. AKA, I have two dogs and a baby. Mostly these days, it's the baby, but only because now that the dogs are full grown, they don't do any NEW cute stuff very often. But, I'll keep a lookout.
Izzy's new thing is to dress Eden in Paddington's hat. The other day, she and Eden sat next to me in the office for a good (nice and quiet) 30 minutes. Eden was so tolerant and patient, even though I'm sure she knew she looked silly in a yellow hat. Yellow is just not her color.
Izzy had fun putting it on Eden's head.
And then giving her hugs.
And if it wouldn't stay on Eden's head, putting it on her much more stable back.
And then putting it on her own head, showing Eden how it was supposed to look.
And then, yesterday, Chris got this awesome video of Izzy playing with Eden and the hat again. At the end, she shows her nose and her belly button, and then...well, you'll see. (The password is Izzy.) Oh, and after the title question, wait for Izzy's chuckle. It's priceless.
In an effort to get out into the fresh air today, we walked over to the park with Izzy. At times, she walked. At times, she was carried. At times, she was picked up quickly as she tried to venture off the sidewalk. But eventually, we made it to the park. When we got there, it was empty, and Izzy didn't really know what to do. Usually, when she is at the park, it is for playgroup, so there are lots of other kids around. She didn't know what to do with all the space.
Today was her first time solo on the slide, and she even did it from the top. Only once did her feet get stuck so that she flipped over her legs and slid down on her knees until she hit the bend and flipped over on to her stomach and slid down backwards (feet first). She wasn't nearly as freaked out as I was.
She also noticed the dog nearby playing fetch, and once she saw him, it was over. She ran over there (I do mean RAN) and when we finally got up the courage to ask if she could say hi, all she wanted to do was get about 6 inches away and look at him. But at least she tried.
Here she is again going to see the dog.
And this is on the way home. By the end of the excursion, the park had filled up, so we took that as a sign to make our departure.
Again, the password is Izzy. In this one, she is trying to jump. She was watching Chris jump, and then tried to do it herself. Her feet never actually leave the ground, but there is definite intention.
And here, the password is Izzy again, but it should be Chris, because this 4 second gem shows who really had the most fun at the park. All I can say is "Flip-a-ROO!!!"
A guy that Chris works with, and his family, stopped by on Saturday with Christmas presents for Izzy. She opened them right away, and got a Singing Teapot (and all the accessories) and a Love Bug. The Teapot combines two of the things she really likes...music and buttons she can press. Unfortunately, the Teapot has a bad english accent, and a really loud voice. There is no volume control, so the Teapot is a lot like Will Ferrell, but not as funny. Anyways, Izzy LOVES her Teapot and has been playing and dancing around with it for the past two days. Here are some videos of her doing just that. Also, please notice that in the first video, Raisin literally runs into the camera. Probably on purpose because he's part (the big part) idiot. In the second video, the whining you hear in the background is also Raisin, simply being Raisin. He's a charmer.
A few weeks ago, I took Izzy to Sears to get some pictures taken. I had a $4.99 coupon that got me 36 prints! So, I was going to have her wear her red "HoHoHo" onesie with some random pants, but then I got there and saw all the cute Christmas outfits. I said to Chris before that I wasn't going to get one of those for Izzy because they were impractical, but I fell victim to the cuteness. I picked one out and bought it and changed her into it so she could wear it for her pictures. I've taken Izzy to Sears before for pictures (I Love those coupons!), but they have a new photographer there now. The old one was pretty good, but this one kind of sucked. I mean, the pictures she took were good, but she was kind of slow! Izzy is only 15 months old, so when she hits the pose you want, and even does it smiling, you HAVE to be ready to take the picture. Alas, this photographer was not, and then had the nerve to ask me to have Izzy do it again! Obviously, Izzy makes her own schedule, so we only got a few good pictures, but since I only get to pick one pose with my coupon, I didn't really care. AND, we went to a Christmas party for Chris's work the other day, so we made Izzy wear the dress for the first half. So, we did get some use out of it after all...
One of Izzy's new things to do is play with water bottles and their caps. She likes to screw the tops on, and gets the general concept, but doesn't quite achieve her goal. If you watch, she mostly just wiggles her fingers ABOVE the bottle cap.
And Izzy has figured out how socks and shoes go on, but isn't able to do it herself. Instead, she just lays the shoe/sock on top of her foot. But, she also has developed an interest in all things foot related. Here she is in her crocs (which she never wears). She usually wears soft soled shoes, so these were totally new for her.
