Happy Birthday Beautiful Baby Girl!!

Today was Isabella's FIRST birthday! The year has gone by too fast! We had such a great day today. Isabella, Nanny, Auntie, Caleb, and I went to Washington Park Zoo in Michigan City and to the beach! It was a beautiful day!! Took lots of pictures but to exhausted to post them right now. I'll get some up tomorrow. Until next time...

Bella's Birthday Present

I know it's early but we got Bella her birthday present on Thursday. We decided to get her a bike seat for my bike and a helmet. We took our first bike ride on vacation, and she loved it. So it made us think, what a perfect gift that would be! It was a task trying to assemble it and attach it to my bike. My neighbors probably got a good laugh watching me! I did complete the project, then Bella and I took our first ride together. We rode all through the subdivision. By the time we got back to our house, Bella was almost asleep! The next couple days we weren't able to enjoy it because the weather kinda stunk here! Finally, we had some clear skies, and this evening when it cooled down a little, Aunt Jenny took her for a short ride. Here are some pics:

Just some quick updates...Bella's surgery went well. She didn't fuss or cry at all. She was loving all the attention. We go in for a checkup on the 20th so hopefully all will be well. Bella is also walking around like crazy. I have a couple videos but I can never get the video uploader thing to work on here. I'll keep trying, but I did catch a couple pictures:

This week is going to be a big week in the Standeford house. On Wednesday, we have a trip planned to the zoo for Bella's FIRST birthday, Thursday she goes for her 1 year checkup and shots :(, and Sunday is her birthday party. Gonna be a busy week. Look for lots of pictures to come. Until next time...

Ode to Hilton Head

Four Steps

Bella took her first steps!! A couple nights ago, Jason and I were outside with Bella. I was sitting at the edge of the deck and Jason was walking Bella around the yard. When he got closer to me, he let go of her hands and she took 4 steps toward me!! We were both excited! For obvious reasons, we didn't catch it on camera, but hopefully soon. Now we can't get her to do it again!! It's like the little stinker knows what she did and isn't going to do anymore!!

Bella gets her tubes put in her ears on Thurday morning. We have to be at the surgery center by 6am and her procedure is at 7:30am. Thankfully we are able to have it done her in Plymouth and not have to drive to Mishawaka that early. I'm really not looking forward to the whole thing. It's hard to watch your baby go through something like this. I know it will be quick and she will be fine, but I'm still nervous. I have to keep telling myself it is going to make her feel so much better!! I'll let everyone know how it goes!

There really isn't anything else new or exciting going on in the Standeford household right now. So, until next time....