Today is a big day!!!

Today is a big day in the Allen household!! We decided that today would be the day that we would give "paci" to Emma Ray's new baby brother, McClure --because babies need "paci" and big girls don't need them!! We have been talking about this with her for several days, but right now she is in her crib crying and asking for it!! Please pray for strength during this transition, for all three of us!! We have been very blessed that every other transition so far has gone smoothly, hopefully after this first little hurdle, this one will too!!

To be totally honest, I am kind of sad too, it does mean that my little baby girl is growing up!! I have loved absolutely loved every second we have had with her so far!!

Today. . .

18 month Well Baby check-up stats:
23.14 1/2 pounds (25-50% percentile)
33 1/4 inches (75-90% percentile)
Right on target developmentally!!

We love Dr. Whitehead!! I know, we are running a whole month late on her 18 month check-up but we finally made it today!! Isabella cried the whole time that the nurse was in the room, and when Dr. Whitehead first came in the room, but finally calmed down!!

He mentioned the wives-tale that you can double a child height at two years old and get an approximation of adult height!! If she continues at the rate that she is currently growing she might hopefully be 5 feet 11 inches!!!! Thank you, thank you, thank you Daddy for your tall genes!! We love you so much!!

I promise that I will post pics and info from our recent wonderful vacation to Jacksonville, and Baltimore soon!! As well as some more recent pictures!!

My chatty sweet girl!!

As usual I am behind on my posting!! Also as usual, no really good excuse, we have just been surviving Jason's last few weeks of class and all of the busyness that was included with that!!

Isabella continues to talk up a storm, and actually has quite good manners for being 18 months old (wow--18 months already, can you believe that?)! If you hand her anything she says thank you very clearly, and if she hands you something and you forget to say it, she looks at you with as stern a look as she can muster and says "thank you." She and the little girl next door were playing with a stick one day and Isabella handed it to Emma Rae and Emma Rae did not say thank you, so Isabella gave her a look like that said "hello" and said "thank you!!??" Emma Rae's Mommy, Miss Megan and I just laughed at them!!

Today I was sneezing (yes we all have another cold, for at least the 10th time this winter), and after each sneeze she would say "bless"!!

When we are leaving somewhere or someone is leaving us, she looks at them and says "Bye bye, see you soon!" She also says that when the bath water is going out of the tub, or when she is telling her baby night-night!!

She also TOTALLY loves Mickey and Minnie Mouse!! We were at the Disney Outlet at the beach several weeks ago and she ran up to the display and grabbed a Mickey and just hugged him. Jason told her that if she could say Mickey Mouse he would buy it for her. She promptly answered him and said "Mic Mouse, Min-mini-mini Mouse," so of course we left with a stuffed Mickey and Minnie!! Most of the time it sounds like mouse, but sometimes it sounds more like moose!! When Mickey Mouse Clubhouse comes on Disney Channel, if she is anywhere within earshot she stops whatever she is doing, says "Mic Mouse" and runs to the TV!

Isabella and her new best friends!!

It is so hard to believe that she is 18 months old already!! We are absolutely loving every moment that we have with her!! She is such a blessing to us, and we thank God for her all the time!!

One last thing--she really loves the youth group, and spending time with them!! She tries so hard to talk to them too! She tries to say some of their names like Ashley, she calls "Ashes." She can totally say Hannah as clear as the rest of us, but it is more like "Ha-nnnah." Of course the girls eat it up! It is so cool to watch her interact with the "big kids"!!