Bella's First Steps...on video, anyway...

Hey all! As promised, here is a video of Bella taking some steps. It went from one to 5 or 6 today - I was amazed at how brave she is getting!
well, the video is kinda cut-and-paste, since we were trying to get her to cooperate, but enjoy!

YAY!!

Big News.... Bella took her first step yesterday!! We were in the bathroom, she had just finished flushing the potty, and I enticed her to come to me with the help of a rubber ducky.

obviously, no video yet - however, a wonderful thing to celebrate.

she's taken a couple of "first steps" since then, but only one at a time, and not very often. she isn't quite brave enough to do more yet. my girl likes her security.

However, soon, I'm sure, she'll be going everywhere and I'll be wishing she was still using all-fours.

Animal Noises

The past couple of weeks it has been amazing to see how much Bella is starting to really communicate with us. Today, after lunch, she did her sign (sign language) for "all done", which she's been doing for a while, but today she SAID it too! However, this video is not of that - sorry :( But it is an example of how much she is learning - just soaking in so much every day!
About the video: Bella has been working on her animal noises recently. She's been doing the puppy for about 2 months, the monkey started about 2 or 3 weeks ago, and the sheep started about a week and a half ago. she used to do something for the lion, but she's decided not to anymore...
anyway, here's Bella's animal noises...enjoy!

Isabella Marie is ONE!!

Finally, a new post! I know it's been forever - sorry about that!
Well, we have a wonderful occassion for a post - Bella's First Birthday! She's ONE! can you believe it?
We had her birthday party here, at our house, on Saturday. Video will have to wait until my mom sends me a copy of what they got. until then, here are some pictures. Some were from my mom and dad, and some were from my friend Allie. Enjoy!





I would say she's a cutie-pie, but she's not eating pie... cutie-cake? baby-cakes? cake-face? All of the above?




Bella and her friend Gabby...

Striking a pose...yeah, she knows she's cute!