4 months old

Isabella turned 4 months old on Friday, July 24
When we went to the doctor this week we found out that she continues to be tall like her dad!
She is 14 lbs, 13 oz (75%).
She is 26 and a half inches long (95%).
Dr. Storey told Isabella she has good ears and Isabella just looked at her and grinned.
We are so thankful for a healthy, happy, growing baby!

Made you laugh

On Sunday the 12th after most of our family left.... Isabella had a series of LAUGHS! Robert, Sarah, Ken and I are laughing with her in the background. ENJOY!

Bumbo

We have found a great little treasure in a Children's resale shop called Second Childhood. Isabella has scored some beautiful church dresses from this shop but most recently we purchased a Bumbo seat for Isabella at HALF the cost! She loves to sit up and this seat helps her maintain a seated position for longer. Here are some photos of Isabella enjoying her new seat in the house.

Isabella's Baptism

Sunday, July 12 Isabella was baptized at St. Philip Presbyterian Church in Houston, Texas. It was a super special day! We were surrounded by many friends and family. My mom is a Presbyterian minister, so she was able to baptize Isabella with our pastor, Bill. There have been so many times that I have been witness to a baptism and promised to help that child grow to know and love Christ, but being the parent in front of the congregation that day brought about a flood of emotions. I am so glad that we attend such a great church. I know that Bill, Judy and all our St. Philip friends will help Isabella experience the grace and love of Christ. What makes my cup overflow is to know the extended family and church family who will also share in so many meaning-filled experiences with our babe! God is good. Below are some pictures from our celebration.

We live in a wonderful community. We invited many of our neighbors to come and share in the celebration with us and below is a picture of them. We are excited to call them neighbors, but more importantly FRIENDS!Our mom's were over the moon about this day. We are both so fortunate to have mother's who have been rooted in faith.
Mom and Bob were proud of our little Presbyterian. She was so observant through the entire service.

Robert's Dad joined us in celebration as we posed for a Ford family photo.
Some of mom's friends from Preston Hollow Presbyterian Church in Dallas came to worship. Thanks to Sandy and Karen for being part of Isabella's special day!
I had to get a family photo withh my favorite people all dressed up.
Sisters and cousins! Sarah and Ken came in from Memphis and Margaret and Ethan flew in from San Francisco.
I love Ethan. He thinks Isabella is "so cute" I think he is so smart! :)
My Dad and Beckie came from Waco. Isabella was grinning with Pops.
We got a Boggus family photo for my grandma!

Isabella's Michael Jackson Tribute

She's a smooth criminal!

Our friends came to visit

This weekend was a weekend I have been looking forward to for months! We planned this weekend one year ago when we went to visit the Varn's in Little Rock. At that time, Britton was pregnant (but we didn't know she would have a Gracie Abigail), I didn't even dream we would have Isabella, and Stephanie hadn't known that she would be expecting baby girl #2!
So, 13 months later we got together in Houston and now there are 10 of us and soon to be 11! Stephanie, James, Avery, Britton, Chris, Riley and Gracie arrived at our house on Friday evening. We played, ate, played some more and then we put babies to bed and stayed up late visiting! It was so wonderful to be with such special friends and to spend some time with their most AMAZING children.

On Saturday we went to the Children's Museum of Houston. Riley and Avery checked the out all the exhibits. We learned alot as well about sound, water, perception, weight and how a city runs. They have two new great exhibits, Kidtropilous and a HUGE three-story climbing tower. Chris helped Riley check out the pulley.Avery and James got into the money table.
When we got home we put Isabella and Gracie in their best friends onsies. Stephanie made them for the girls to wear before Isabella was born. We were so thankful that they would still fit our fast growing girls! Stephanie also brought the girls some super cute leggings that she made. Check out her website for more fun baby things!
Here are a few pictures from our photo shoot....

On Sunday morning we had to get a picture of all the kids before the Flores' went home. It was more difficult than you might imagine to get all of them to sit still, smile and look at a camera at the same time. I've decided I love that they are all doing differnt things! Here are my shots.
Riley is such a great big brother. It was fun to watch him LOVE on his sister! At dinner on Saturday night Robert and Isabella played as we waited for our food.
Sunday after nap time we took Riley to the mall to play on the playground. In Houston, outside playgrounds are not so much fun in June. There is usually a water play area for kids at the mall ... but the water was turned off so we talked Riley into jumping.

After jumping, ice cream and dinner we came home and let him play in the sprinklers.
It was a great weekend. I hope to see all of them before next Spring/Summer.... but if not... we'll have just as much fun seeing how much everyone has GROWN UP!

Mirror, Mirror, on the Floor

When Isabella met her friend Brennen she fell in love with him AND the mirror on his changing table. When we came home, Brennen's grandparents had sent us a super sweet gift card. We rushed out and got Isabella a mirror of her own. It sits on the floor, attaches to the bed... it's super fun and portable. The mirror even holds your mp3 player so she can rock out to her favorite baby tunes. She loves laughing at that baby in the mirror and coos and talks to her all the time. Here are a few shots I got this morning! Don't mind the spit up....