Happy Halloween

After a long night of 'Trick or Treating'


Lets get this wagon on the road, pops!
Kiss for the road
Here is Bella in her 'Chocolate Milk Cow' costume

What a fun time going out with Bella on Halloween Night. And I thought is was fun when I was the kid....Bella experienced her first roasted marshmallows and malted milk balls. They both were a hit.

Big News Today!!! Isabella is Walking!!!

Bella has been pulling up and scooting around since July. And today, she finally got up the confidence to take a couple of steps. And by the end of the day, was taking about 10 steps. She even managed to walk some steps while out on a mission for a pumpkin to carve. What a long way she has come since we brought Bella home 8 months ago. She will be 17 months old on Nov 2.

And some new words that Bella is saying: two, Amen, yes. And sounds: moo, quack, baa, meow. She has also taking a liking to dipping chips into sour cream and ranch dressing. And was even eating celery tonight. That was really a shocker. She likes most everything, but I wasn't sure that she would eat the celery.

Forever Home 8 months today

Another month has passed. We came home 8 months ago today with Bella. She is such a special little girl. She still continues to amaze me each day. With the new words that she repeats after I speak them to the new tasks that she is mastering. Today, she took the tortilla chip and was dipping it in to the sour cream (loves sour cream) and eating the dipped chip. And loves purses and shoes. We will drive crazy shopping. Good thing we have lots of closet space in the new house.:) Bella is not too crazy about having her hair 'styled'....she and the other little girl in her class at daycare (also from Guatemala) both have the same style each day, the 'natural look':)

Isabella-the newest 'Harley Chick' in the family!!!

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We love you Bella....your smile, actions, and personality keep us smiling all the time!!!

'Get your motor running....head on the highway....looking for adventure....''''''

Fall Is In the Air--Apples-Mums-Oranges

 
 

Bella took a liking to an apple and orange today. She was calling them both a 'ball'. Trying to bounce them and roll them across the floor. And then decided they might be 'tasty'. And TJ..he's just stopping to smell the roses---in this case--Mums.

Happy 16 Months Old! Bella Boo!

Happy 16 Months Old...'Sweet Isabella' My have you have grown and each day you seem to learn to say or do something new. She will now say 'eat' when she signs, she is beginning to nod 'yes', says 'beep' when I set the alarm in the house, trys to say 'button' when she pushes the garage door remote. And loves books...seems all she pretty much wants to play with these days are 'books'. What a wonderful thing? And I did find something that she doesn't like to eat, raisins.

So Bella has a new nickname at school----everyone calls her 'Belly Boo'. And I am Bella Boo's Mom. This week they have been doing something different each day. Monday was 'Hat Day', Tuesday was 'Tacky Day', Wednesday was 'Inside Out' Day, Thursday was 'Weird Hair Day' and tomorrow will be 'PJ' Day. We have all had such fun this week...kinda reliving our youth a bit.

We tackled what I felt was a big obstacle, 2 weeks ago today. Bella has been off all bottles..except for that 'before bed bottle' since June. Well....2 weeks ago today, Bella went cold turkey....no more bottles!!!! She takes her bath, brushes her teeth (she has 12 now), we read some books, she gives me a big old bear hug, she flips the light switch off and she goes 'nite-nite'. The first few nights, was she happy about this change, not. But, wow, what a difference 2 weeks makes. She is in her bed by 730 pm and sleeps till I wake her the next morning about 630 am.