xo, marli: isla: 7 months

today she turned 8 months old and things are changing!

isla has two little bottom teeth. most of the time you will find her with her tongue sticking out. i think she likes to feel her teeth with her tongue. she has also become mobile within the last week. we thought she would be crawling by christmas, and she was pretty close. we haven't babyproofed the house yet. but, we gotta get on that! her favorite things to crawl for include our cell phones, the tv remote, and the tennis ball covered in dog slobber and hair.

she has started to imitate us laughing.

she enjoys going for walks in the stoller.

and she screams with delight when we throw her up in the air.

here we are on thanksgiving day. bobby's aunt tanya and uncle bj came to our house from euless to celebrate. callie drove up from dallas. we all ate too much, while isla enjoyed playing on the floor beside the dining table while we ate. later that day i did not feel well and ended the night with a 101 degree fever.

isla's first jacket, kinda want one in my size!

special daddy-daughter time

our house decorated for christmas the day after thanksgiving

one morning after getting dressed for work, i went upstairs to get her ready.
i quickly chose a pink top and black bottoms to match what i was wearing.

isla approved.

she got a wagon. and she liked it. despite the face she has on.

we love being close to friends in mckinney. we especially love being close to friends who will meet us for dinner at 5:30 before the "crank hour" hits isla.

santa (and aunt melissa & cousin maddie) was good to isla on her first christmas

our first christmas morning together

aunt callie took this picture. and i loved it.

reading one of her books from santa, isla got her first bloody paper cut. mom went into full panic mode with neosporin and a barbie bandaid. isla couldn't have cared less.