Has it really been two months since I updated this blog? Poor Isa, she's not getting quite the cyber-attention that Ivy got. That couldn't be because two keep me more busy than one, nor could it be because if I sit at a computer I' usually working on grad school (I graduate in March. March people! Three classes left!!!) No, those are really not the reasons...I think the biggest reason for a lack of posting is that every day is so much fun that nothing stands out as something I should blog about! And that's a good problem to have!Ivy has been a terrific big sister as she and I have spent lots of time together with Isabella. Isabella is quiet remarkable: she is alternately pushing the envelope of what babies her age should be doing (5 teeth, cruising, 7 months???) and crying her eyes out because she got bumped, or toppled over, or had to sit in the bathtub. She's delicate, that one. My favorite thing about her right now is the way she lays her head against my shoulder and nuzzles my neck when she's being bashful.
Ivy makes me laugh every single day. From her countdown (5, 4, 60, 80, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, SURPRISE!) to her unexpected moments of plain old slap-stick funniness. She is also the smartest three year old I know...but then again she's the only one I know, so...it could be that I'm a tad biased! She is learning my phone number in case she needs to call me from a real phone (she can call me from Alex's cell or him from mine...but real phones don't have our names). She is determined to dress herself most days, and she is also VERY ready to go to school with me next year. Look out, Miss Gigi! :)
As for Alex and I, we are fine. Alex is working hard to kill all of our grass - seriously. Not really the grass, but the bermuda (or crab?) grass that is taking over. He's also built a deck for the pool, with a little help from Ivy of course. I am enjoying the time with the girls, reminding myself that these are days I will not get to do over again. We are painting with watercolors, playing with play-doh, going to the park, going to the science center, playing dress-up, picking blackberries, picking blueberries, making smoothies, swimming, building sand castles, and watching Max & Ruby so that even Isabella seems to know the theme song from memory!
I can't promise anything because of the cuteness you've just seen, but I'll try not to be so long in updating again!
