5 months!

Well Izzy is 5 months already!!!! Wow does time fly! We just had our last post placement visit last night so hopefully we will have the report by the end of the week and can get it to the agency next week and they can get going on getting us a finalization court date. I CAN'T WAIT!!!

Oh and I heard from the birthmom yesterday and actually talked to her on the phone. It has been almost 5 months since i have spoken to her on the phone and it had been almost 2 months since i had gotten an e-mail. They are doing well and love getting the pictures to see how big our girl is getting. We are hoping to visit with them when we go back to TX for the finalization. They are anxious to see her! I am anxious to see them as well. I am sure it will be a little ackward but I think it will be great once we get past the first few minutes.

Miss Izzy is growing so much, she is such a little chubby angel! So happy. It was so nice our social worker said she doesn't think she has seen a prettier baby and she has seen A LOT of babies. Izzy has been sleeping through the night for the last 2 weeks or so which is GREAT! She still takes good naps 3 or 4 a day. We started cereal again about a week ago and she takes it much better now. I can make it normal thickness and she eats it all up!

Well I gotta run, DH and I are going to the Tiger game and Grandma and cousin Jessie are coming over to watch Izzy so i have to go pick up the house a bit before they get here.

Here are some recent pics

Father's Day

Well we had a wonderful fathers day. DH liked his Tommy Bahama shirt. DH's family came over for a BBQ which was very nice. I am so proud and love DH so much, he is a great daddy, I am so happy he can finally celebrate fathers day.

Izzy, DH and I took Izzy swimming at a friends house on Sat, she just loves it. Here is a picture of her and her daddy, it is hard to get the pictures because her little sun hat is so big, it is hard to see her face.

Well, Izzy just went down for a nap and i have to go get ready for work, I have to go to the office this afternoon so Izzy will be goign to my mom's. Hopefully for one of the last times while i am working, my potential babysitter is coming tomorrow so we will she how she does with Izzy.

Have a great day

Babysitter

Well, I interviewed my first babysitter today. I got her name from a friend. I am looking for someone to come over once a week for 4 hours or so, so i can go to my dad's office on a regular schedule. I was taking Izzy to my mom's but she doesn't do well there and it wasn't consistant enough for me. So i met the potential babysitter today. She seems nice, how do you know if she will be good or not? Izzy was sleeping so i couldn't see her interact with her, so I told her to come next tuesday and the 3 of us will hang out and I will see how it goes. I asked her how much she charges and she said $5 or $6 an hour..........that is CHEAP, I would have paid her up to $8. So we will see how next tuesday goes. I am definately a little nervous, but my friend wouldn't have recommended her if she didn't think it would be a good fit. She has babysat before, my only hesitation is it has been awhile since she has been around such a little baby...so we will see.

Also , I took Izzy to Gymboree today with one of my friends and her daughter who is a month younger. It was kinda neat and it was only the two babies. We sang songs, and played with puppets, bubbles (which Izzy really seemed to like) and a parachute. It was cool. I think we are going to go ahead and sign up for the 10 week class. At least it gets us mom's together :) plus the babies seem to have fun. Izzy had to do tummy time which she isn't a big fan of but she did okay. My friends baby is awesome at tummy time, she could hang out there all day it seemed! oh well they are all different right!

I am excited for fathers day, Izzy and I got daddy a Tommy Bahama shirt, i hope he likes it. I really didn't know what to get and I am sure he will be mad I spent so much money but so what, you only have your first fathers day once!!!!!!!!!!!

Well that is it, I guess I tired out Izzy , she has been sleeping since 12:40 and it is now 3:00!!!

Well i am going to enjoy my last few moments before Izzy wakes up.

DH took the camera to use for work, otherwise i would add a recent picture...next time i guess.

Updated Sleep Troubles

Well, I thought I would post and say things have gotten a little better in the sleep department. Izzy is still not sleeping through the night consistently but our bedtime routine and naps seem to be improving.

First for naps she is now sleeping in her crib and not in the swing! And when she goes down for a nap she doesn't fuss!!!!

We moved up her bedtime because the more I read, I thought maybe she is just so overtired that is why she is so cranky at bedtime, so she now goes to bed around 6:30 instead of 8 and it seems to make difference. If she fusses it isn't for as long, and two nights ago, she didn't fuss at all. She is still getting up most nights once at night to eat, but according to most of the reading I do , this is not that uncommon and isnt a problem until after about 6 months I guess. I swear the more you read, the more contridictions you seem to get. She wakes up between 6-6:30 unless she eats late like 4:30 am like last night and then she slept till 7:30. I was never much of a morning person, so this early morning stuff is definately an adjustment but I am making the best of it.

Izzy is also done being swaddled, we were finding it was just making her madder and she was sleeping almost as good without it as she did with it...and now I think she sleeps just as good........although I have to say, I wish I would have known about the "miracle blanket" a few months ago. Were were using the swaddle me type things with velcro, but that miracle blanket seems way better!!!

I also started giving Izzy cereal once a day, she doesn't really seem to eat all that much of it, but I guess my goal is just get her used to the idea, so in a month or 2 she will know what to do. I swear, I am glad books like "what to expect the first year" exisit because sometimes I think I would be lost without it.

Other than that not much new. I was a little bored today, so I decided to take Izzy out for a little bit to visit my grandparents, and of course they were thrilled to see her. The weather was too cold today for a walk but should be better tomorrow :)