I'm coming to get you, Mommy

Since I've learned to pull myself up, it's getting hard to keep me in one place--especially in the bathtub!

Silly Goose

This is called Isabel's "Silly Goose" smile. She has been showing off her front teeth by smiling real big and tilting her head back a little. It is VERY cute and VERY silly... But is it the cutEST?

Natural Habitat of the Blue Carpet Slug

Isabel? Crawling? Can it be? Terri claims that she actually crawled a whole three feet across the floor yesterday. However, she hasn't been able to get Isabel to repeat her performance, so I am still quite skeptical. All we have is this picture as proof. What do you think?

She's got Isabelly eyes...

I love Isabel's eyes in this one. She was making the cutest faces. Mommies foot makes a lovely foreground. Did I ever tell you that Terri and I met over some hair-clippies?

Ambulatory

This is Isabel's FAVORITE thing to do. She will do it for hours. If she is ever down, she will start flailing and flapping her hands to get whoever is around to take her on a walk. It gets VERY tiring.

Isabelly: The Cutest?

Have you heard of this? Can you guess what my wife is planning already? So, I guess we'll have a vote. Pick your favorite picture from the last month and leave a comment on it indicating it as the cutest. We'll try and get more up for this month ASAP.

Not so cute

For all those out there who are convinced of the cuteness some Chubbles we all know, she has had STRAIT POOPIES for the past three days. That means EVERY DIAPER is poopie. She has about nine a day. I don't know how she is doing it. She is currently lying on our bed letting her diaper-rashed buttom air out a little. And yes, she has already gone and done it again. Needless to say, this post requires no pictures.

Chubblies

FYI: Isabel has gone through many a nickname (Baby Girl, Isabelly, Belly, Chubs [courtesy of one of my fellow blogging babies], Isachubles, etc.), but I think the current is perhaps one of the strangest. Chubs has evolved to Chubblies. The strange thing about this nickname is that it must be used in the plural, so we find ourselves saying things like "Look at those chubblies," or "Those chubbles are falling asleep." Isabel is just too cute to be one. We do sometimes refer to her individual chubblies, for example her leg chubblies or her neck chubblies, but in general, she is a collection of chubbles. She isn't even that plump for a baby. This nickname also seems to have the longest lifetime thus far. It has been the primary nickname since mid-December. Go figure.

Here I am playing Peek-a-boo with Mommy using one of my favorite things. It is NOT, repeat, NOT a toy.

Hello, everyone. I thought I would highjack Isabel's blog for a bit to give you a brief update on my job. I started work the 24th and am working on the Kepler satellite. I am doing the software testing for the data collection board. The satellite is meant to look for habitable planets in alien solar systems. You can read more about the overall project here (wow, that was the first link I have published on a blog... hurray for me). It is going very well. I am ordering business cards and I have my own office. It is very exciting. I'll keep you posted.

Nanaw has even helped me with my web authoring and correspondance.

While we've been in NM, I've been spending a lot of time with my Nanaw. One of my favorite things to do is walk around and around the house to see what I can find. Mommy and Daddy are sometimes reluctant, but Nanaw is always willing to hold my hands and walk with me!

This is my chubbly little Buddha. She is very contemplative. Doesn't she make a cute little deity?!?!

We got to see Christina Hurtado (and Beth) while we were in Texas. Don't be lonely! I'll be back soon!

Look! Mommy and Daddy bought me a new house! There is ample room for all of my toys and outfits, as well as space for a swingset once I am bigger.

Mommy and me in the kitchen of our new house. This will be my own personal cabinet for things I use to help Mommy!

Will I get to play in here, I wonder?