ISLA IS ONE!!! I can hardly believe I am writing this!! In fact she’s almost 13 months…. This year has been nuts – in the best and craziest ways. Since this will be the last post in my Baby’s First Year series, I thought I’d take this opportunity to share more in depth some of the details about Isla’s first year.
Yup, it happened… I missed sharing a month in Isla’s First Year. Navigating two kids, running a business and surviving the fall (the craziest time of year for wedding vendors) it was bound to happen. So I thought I’ll just combine the two and give you a two month recap!!
So you know how I said last month that the months have seemed to blur together, well month eighth definitely stood out on it’s own!! Isla seemingly grew up over night and now is like a whole new baby!! This month has been by far my favorite and I just absolutely LOVE the little personality she reveals more and more to use each day.
Hard to believe another month as come and gone — every since Isla hit month five, the months have flown by at rapid pace. And each and every day I am ever so grateful she is in our lives. This age is JUST THE BEST!! She is cuddly, silly, loves to explore and watch the world around her. Being able to be at her side as she learns life is such an honor and just so fun!!
To be honest at this point it kind of feels like the months are all melding together. Five, six, seven – it’s been hard to keep them all on track and remember the milestones Isla has been reaching at each point!! She does so many new things all the time that it’s just an all around exciting time. I have to say that month six has been a fave of mine. It has been SO.MUCH.FUN. Her cuteness is over the top and her personality is really starting to show through. She’s observant and has started to LOVE watching other people, learning what they are doing. In short, being around Isla right now is a pure joy!! Here are a few highlights of her sixth month :
Isla has started sleeping consistently through the night… 7pm-6:30am!!!! It has been a game changer for us and our family.
In related sleeping news, Isla has started napping!! Literally over night she decide napping was a good idea and will give me 1-2 great naps a day. Going from absolutely NO napping to at least a nap a day has been HUGE for me and for her!!
She LOOOOOVES food, LOVES IT!! Sweet potatoes, bananas, avocados, mangos, pears, kale, cucumbers, carrots, apples and more. She get’s real grumpy too if we don’t feed her fast enough. Such a difference between her and her brother!!
Also over night, Isla started having extreme stranger danger. Mama and Daddy are it. She’s gotten a LOT better as the weeks have gone on, but it’s been hard as she’s even uncomfortable with her grandparents. We take things slow and steady with introducing her to new things and that seems to help a lot 🙂
Isla can sit up but hasn’t mastered this skill yet. We’re working on it!!
SHE POPPED TWO TEETH THIS MONTH!! Her bottom two.
We FINALLY cleared the weight hurdle with Isla — she’s still not huge but the doctors are no longer concerned with her weight gain. Hallelujah!!
She WANTS to crawl but hasn’t gotten there yet. However if she wiggles enough she can get herself from point a to point b, even if it’s not exactly where she wants to go 😉
She is just so dang cute — I love her beautiful eyes, her beautiful hair, her cute little chub, and of course those cheeks, still going strong!!
I better write this post fast before she turns six months!! Gosh this month has FLOWN by!! I think month five has been the fastest so far — truly in the blink of an eye we’re nearing six months!! To be honest, there hasn’t bee a HUGE change from month four to month five or maybe it’s that all the changes are subtle and meld together that it’s hard to keep track. Just all of a sudden you turn around and it’s like your baby is a new person over night!! Here are a few of the highlights of month five!
Isla is a ROLLING machine!! She loves to roll from her back to her tummy – just don’t let her stay that way for long or she’ll let you know she’s not happy!
Speaking of rolling over, she LOVES sleeping on her tummy. As soon as I place her in the crib, before I even leave the room, she’s already rolled onto her tummy to sleep.
Still HATES the pacifier – I still don’t know if it’s good or bad for us!!
She started eating solids this month – we started with oats and she DEVOURED THEM. She LOVES her food!! We just started on avocado.
Isla has learned her voice this month becoming more and more vocal. He little coos and squeaks are pretty much the sweetest sound in the world!!
Sleep still alludes us — she’s given us a few days here and there where she’ll sleep through the night (a consecutive 8 hours) but most nights she’s up around 4 or 5am AND WON’T GO BACK DOWN. We’re tired.
Isla helped me kick off the wedding season by traveling to the Cape with Dave and I in May. She slept like a champ in a strange place and even took a nap so I could watch the Royal Wedding!!
Isla loooves her big brother and thinks he is the silliest — he obviously loves this to no end 🙂
See more of Isla’s First Year : Month One, Month Two, Month Three, Month Four
Well it’s happened — its month four and I’ve fallen behind on Isla’s monthly update!! I’m only two weeks behind so I’m calling it a win 😉 Getting anything done with a infant, 5 year old, and busy wedding season just beginning is giving a huge does of reality. Maternity leave is over and relearning that mommy/business balance is beginning all over again. Good thing these kiddos are cute!!
Month Four was certainly an exciting one and saw many developmental achievements for our little babe!! Lots of fun highlights to share :
Isla learned to roll over this month and gradually she has gotten stronger and stronger. Now, nearly every time I place her on the floor seconds later she’s on her tummy looking at the world around her!!
She laughed for real this month and it is pure bliss. She has the BEST little giggle and I can’t wait to hear it more in the coming months!!
She’s still a little cooer and it’s pretty much the best!!
We dedicated Isla this month with our immediate family in attendance. We all went out afterwards for lunch and well you can imagine the fun chaos that ensued with five kids under the age of 5 😉
It was FINALLY warm enough to sit out on the deck and watch big brother play. Isla LOVES the sunshine, just like her Mommy!!
I’m pretty sure we can feel some teeth in there – there’s certainly enough drool to make near hourly outfit changes necessary!!
Sleep is OK. Isla has an established bedtime of 6:30pm/7:00pm which is GREAT. The daily wakeup call of 4:30am, not so much.
The attic was finished this month which means that everyone, including Isla, spend a lot of time up here enjoy the soft carpeted floor and ample sun kissed spaces 🙂
We’re pretty sure we see some red hair coming through, but WHO KNOWS?!
She’s started to slowly bring things up to her mouth which is really fun to watch her do!!
Isla loves to sit up (with some help) and MUST see the world around her!!
See more of Isla’s First Year : Month One, Month Two, Month Three
It’s been three months since Isla Girl made her appearance into this world and it’s becoming harder and harder to imagine what life was like before her. Yesterday, at my parent’s house, I looked a picture from a vacation we took together when Jonathan was three. It was just the five of us. How rich and and full our lives are now with our darling baby girl. Adored by her grandparents, her brother and of course Dave and I, she makes each moment together so, so, sweet!!
Month Three has been full of lots of wonderful growth for our little lady — she’s so strong and it makes me SO proud!! My Mom keeps saying that she can’t wait to keep up with her older brother. She wants to upright, facing forward, to see all the things that are happening around her. She is fascinated by faces, especially Jonathan’s, and it’s the sweetest thing to see their bond forming. We painted Jonathan’s bedroom and so for the past two nights he’s been sleeping in our room. Last night he woke up in the middle of the night as Isla was stirring and whimpering a little. Jonathan asked in the cutest voice ever, “Can she come cuddle with me?” Instant heart melt!!
Here are highlights her third month :