Izadora

Well, well, well, here we are almost 2 months since the birth of Izadora. It's crazy because she just seems to have always been here. She slid right into our family so comfortably. I love spending time with her like her sleeping on my chest while I read, or her snuggling to my boob while I watch my shows. It seems that everyone in my family likes to snuggle to my boobs before they drift off to sleep. I would be irritated if it wasn't so darn cute and jeez if I gotta lug these things around they might as well be good for something. 

Anyway, January was quite busy for us. We visited Phoenix to introduce Izzie to everyone. It was so great to see family and friends and now I am addicted to Micheal Jackson for the wii. Both girls did really well on the road trip. There were some bits of crying and it took us FOR-E-VER to get out of Phoenix when we were leaving but all and all it went smoothly. Cousin Hayden was so much fun. He was very excited to see his cousins and his Tios were very excited to see him. I miss my family so much and am glad that we will be able to visit with them more often now.

Izzie went to her first child's birthday party and slept through most of it. She met the family pets and went for a ride on weirdo. She also went with me for my new job paperwork and physical. It was really awkward to have her there and everyone gave me strange looks but Papa and Ollie were sick with the flu and I didn't think it was fair to leave them all together. She has been smiling up a storm and is getting very active and more alert. She is sleeping longer through some nights and is starting to look different than big sister Olivia.

Olivia loves to help take care of her and sing to her when she is upset. Olivia has helped me change her diaper and sometimes tries to put diapers on her Winnie the Pooh. She pats Izzies back when Mama is holding her and if she wants to hold her baby sister you better let her or she will throw a little fit! She pats her lap or her chest and says, "bebe bebe." Here are some pics and I'll try to put them up as often as I can remember :)

 

The Girl's First Christmas.

Well technically, it was the girls first Christmas. Last year Olivia was too young to understand and we did not make a big deal of it, she just got a few things in her stocking (which she had previously picked out at the store). This year was much more exciting. In fact, I have not seen the need for our video camera until today. I wanted to update the blog while it was fresh in my memory so I sat and watched the videos from today. I am thankful that Albert's tech obsession got us a camera because I will watch the video of Olivia opening gifts over and over again. It is too long to post but Albert is going to try to figure out how to put clips of the highlights on here. This video is a shorter one of after all the presents have been opened. Of course her car was the main attraction. She spent the morning getting in and out of it and telling us all bye. She was very protective of it too. She waved Abuelo away when he tried to touch it.

okay had trouble uploading (video to follow) :(

Izadora did very well for her first Holiday season. We went to Tia's house for dinner on Christmas Eve and were there very late. She slept the entire time and saved the feeding for when we got home and only had 4 hours to sleep :). Today she slept through most of the present opening in Tia Hizel's arms. She loved the attention of visiting family that wanted to hold her because like her older sister she loved being in arms. Her gifts were mostly cloths which is fun so she can have her own style. Oh, she also got several books and a few dolls. I can't wait for next Christmas when Olivia AND Izadora will be ripping the gifts apart.

p.s. some of the photos are from when we went to the Old Mission Candle Lights one evening.

Izadora IS HERE!

So, for those of you who did not get all the details Izadora is here now. On Sunday December 5th I started pre-labor and early in the morning 5:30 am on Monday December 6th Izadora Lavinia Palma was born. She weighed 8lbs 8oz and was 20.2 inches long. The active labor was super quick (4.5 hours) and Izadora came out with only 3 pushes. There are a lot more gory details but of the people who read this I am not sure if I should put them on here. If you would like to know just comment and I'll tell you. 

She has a full head of black hair and looks exactly like Olivia did when she was born. We had a rough first few nights where she did not know it was sleepy time and kept us up, but since we have been home she has been doing really well. She sleeps 3-4 hours through the night, all day, and feeds all day and all night. Her big sister loves her very much and says, "bebe, bebe" whenever she sees her. Olivia likes to pat her head, help burp her, and lay on the bed with her. She is so cute in the morning she comes in mama's room and lays down then pats the bed next to her for Izadora to lay down. 

Well, that is all for now. I have got to get back to playing with these little munchkins.

Halloween!

Well, I am glad to hear that some people actually look at this. :) For Halloween we went to the Base because they have safe and abundant trick or treating at the housing. We went mostly to the Officers housing and cleaned out like bandits. It was fairly busy too. At some points there were lines to get candy. Towards the end of the night all the houses had lines so we decided to pack it in. Besides, I am pregnant and had to pee after an hour and a half. Olivia got the hang of it it after a few houses and would carry her bucket up to the door all by herself. After they gave her candy she would turn and walk down to the sidewalk. It was soo cute!

I had another doctors appointment yesterday. My glucose test for diabetes was a little high but she didn't make me take the next test because I was only over by 2 points. Izzy is kicking and moving like a runner. She has slowed down just a little bit but I think that is just because she is getting bigger and has less space. My belly is huge! I think my belly button might come close to popping out this time. Ollie likes to pat on my tummy and talk to it. Sometimes she wants to lift my shirt at the wrong time, like in the grocery store. Albert and I set the birth plan for Izzy and are going to pack the hospital bag tonight. We are getting ready and are very excited to see Grandma & Grandpa.

Curious

Does anyone even look at this anymore?

La Vida Nueva

Well, I feel super pregnant now. Izzy is squishing my lungs and I started having pain in my pelvis. She moves so much and she's getting so big that I can tell which parts are poking me. I can feel the difference between an arm, leg, and head or bum. Olivia hugs my belly and sometimes lifts up my shirt to pat her hermana.

We have been trying to keep busy here in El Paso. Albert and I picked out Izzy's come home outfit. We are not as in love with it as we were with Ollie's but it seems we just don't like winter clothes as much as summer clothes. I'll try to remember to post a pic of it next time. We had another doctor's appointment and everything is looking good. We are using a midwife this time and I feel really comfortable. She says she just wants to let us do whatever we want and she's just there to make sure all is safe. We also bought a baby doll for Ollie so when Mama & Papa have to take care of Izzy she can take care of her baby.

Ollie really seems to enjoy it here. She loves playing with Jonathan even though he doesn't like to share with her. She follows him around all day. They play on the slide, dance, push toys around, and go through all of the books in the room. We went to a ranch the other day with bisabuela and fed all the different animals. Olivia was fearless and I was scared that all the birds were gonna eat her fingers. Albert and I have been taking the kiddos to the mall to play in the play area and they really love it. This last time we also bought tickets for them to ride a train. Olivia threw a fit when she had to get off. Ollie's eating habits have changed for the worse and it is very frustrating for Albert and I. She won't eat ANY vegetables and only wants carbs or sweets. However her potty training is going awesome. Most days she only has accidents at night, nap time, and for poops. She has even lead me to the bathroom a few times so she could go.

Last week we went to Tia Hizel's house to eat dinner and after we all loaded up onto her bed to play Mario Kart. It's was fun and Ollie fully enjoyed the cat. We also built a house for Weirdo where we could put a heater since it is starting to cool down here. She didn't dig it the first night but the next she went in by herself. I have been very surprised that she hasn't been digging her tunnels here. She has dug in every enclosure we have ever put her in but not here. Weird.

Well, we miss everyone and can't wait to see family soon! We are also squirelling away a little money so we can go to Portland next summer.