My little peanut is already 4 months old. She is such a joy, full of smiles and giggles, and constantly talking to us through different sounds and noises. Lately she's taken to making a low growling sound which cracks me up. I'll be driving the kids some where and she'll be sitting in her car seat growling away while Jacob just sits and stares at her. It's already obvious who's the talkative one in the family. She's also holding her head up really well when on her tummy and beginning to reach for things in front of her. Her hands are extremely fascinating to her, she will just stare at them as well as continuously put them in her mouth until she gags herself. She loves her hands by her face and mommy can never keep her nails short enough so she has little scratches and marks on her face routinely. Isabelle loves watching her big brother play and laughs at anything and everything he does. I can tell Jacob's going to have a little shadow as soon as she's able to get around by herself. One of my favorite things that she does is in the middle of nursing she'll pull off and look at me with a huge smile letting me know just how much she adores her mommy, it melts my heart every time. 
Mmmmm....fist!
My sweet little girl is getting big fast but to mommy's pleasure has stayed a lot smaller than her brother was at this age. At 4 months she weighs 12lbs 10oz (25-50%) and is 25in long (75%). She's my tall, skinny little thing. Isabelle is a perfect little baby sleeping through the night and nursing so well. However, she has decided that no one will do for her except mommy so anytime anyone else holds her she screams until mommy takes her back. While I enjoy being the love of her life, I also don't get much alone time. However, I will cherish this time when I am her world while I can. 
Dressing up is serious business
Time sure if flying by and summer is almost over. It's so hard to believe that my little baby girl is already 2 months old. I've been trying to mentally slow time down but hard as I try it still gets away from me ;). As she is growing like crazy she is also getting more and more interactive. It's so much fun to lay her down on the floor and just listen to her coo and giggle. Her little smile melts my heart and fills me with so much joy. I can't get enough of watching her grow and seeing the relationship between her and Jacob blossom. Whenever she is upset or crying and I can't get to her, Jacob comes up to her and in a gentle sing-song voice lets her know it's okay...makes me want to cry just thinking about it. Thank you dear Jesus for my two beautiful children.
We had the privilege of getting to travel down to sunny California over Labor Day weekend and visit with Mike's family. Jacob and Isabelle got to hang out with their Grandma & Grandpa Hanks, Aunt Julie, Aunt Mari, Aunt Lori, & cousins Alexa, Ryder, Conner & Jude. Aunt Dana and Uncle Cliff, along with little Lincoln, got to spend time down there with us as well. It was such a fun trip spending time with each of them. It makes me sad that we aren't able to see everyone more frequently, so when we get to go down, we treasure every moment. Jacob had a blast playing with Alexa and Ryder in a little kiddie pool that Grandma bought for them. Isabelle (as well as the rest of us) got to meet babies Conner and Jude for the first time. Lori, Dana, and I all had our littles within a week of each other so that makes for 4 babies all born at the same time since Lori had twin boys. It was so much fun lining up the 4 of them and taking pictures. Grandma went from having 6 grand kids to 10. Quite the adjustment!!! We loved every minute of our time down there and hope that we can get to see everyone again soon. Thank you Pat for your wonderful hospitality. You are the best!!!
