Happy 10 Months Pumpkin Pie!

we love you lots . . .

My new car . . .

thank you cousin julia & emilie for my new car! i can't ride it by myself yet, but i'm learning. . . hugs & kisses. . .

Officially fall . . .

with the gas 'crisis', we stayed close to home all weekend. i've got a 1/2 a tank and hope i can make it until they restock, which may not be for another week?? the duluth fall festival was this weekend. we always try to go at least for an hour or two every year since we've lived here. we went late saturday afternoon (after isabella's afternoon nap) for a little bit, with grandma & grandpa nitto. we didn't get many pictures, but here's our happy girl enjoying the festival. fall has always been one of my favorite seasons. the weather was pleasant and there was a bit of nostalgia in the air. we stopped and bought isabella 2 adorable hand made outfits at the same booth we bought her some at last year when she was still just a 'bump'. it was neat, the sales lady remembered us and exactly the monogrammed dress we bought for her. seems like just yesterday! it's hard to believe her fast approaching 1st birthday is on its way!

Sigh of Relief . . .

mona (new nanny) has been working out great! she's so sweet, calm and loving with isabella. my child has read more books in the past 2 weeks, i swear, she may be a librarian. mona reads to her, dances with her and sings to her, pretty much all day long. isabella has even started a little singing of her own - she loves to sing along to 'twinkle, twinkle little star' - very cute! the past month has been tough and now mommy can breathe again. . .

Happy Birthday Grandpa R.!!

. . . we hope you enjoyed your birthday dinner. have a wonderful day!!

Shakin' it. . .

isabella got a new piano and loves it!

Cousins. . .

Isabella had a blast this past labor day weekend! we spent sunday with the family at grandma & grandpa nitto's. she got a kick out of swimming with her cousins julia & emilie. she thought the girls were just hysterical!! thanks for lunch grandma, it was delicious. . .

9 months . . .

it's hard to believe that 9 months ago today I gave birth to Isabella. where has the time gone?? it truly goes by in a blink of an eye. . . it's hard to believe that someone so small can bring so much joy. . .
tonight we were being goofy trying on our new hats for winter.


. . . a new trick!

Week end update . . .

where do i start? Isabella's 2 bottom teeth are both out - yay! she's been sleeping sooooo much better! i finally broke her of waking for no reason between 12 & 2am. she's been consistently sleeping from 8-8:30pm to 5am, i nurse her then she's back asleep until 7:30 or so. she let me sleep in a little longer today, until 8:30am - "thanks sweet girl".

the nanny situation hasn't been so great. this was her 2nd week, and I've tried so hard to make it work with her, but mother's intuition just tells me it's not the perfect fit. not to mention, Isabella has been out of sorts and not totally on her schedule. we've been interviewing for the past 2 weeks and finally found someone we think will fit right in with our family and Isabella will really enjoy her. "welcome mona" can't wait for you to start!

Tub time. . .

we love tub time. we had such a good time last night splashing around! if she's anything like her mommy, she'll live in the bath. . .