Time flies...

    I've decided, this week, that it's time to get my act together and create some order in the chaos that has become life. This has included two trips to Goodwill, 12 new Sterilite storage containers, and now, posting regularly on this blog to keep you, our loved ones, up to date on our little corner of the world. I commit to at least one post a week. Please feel free to hold me accountable :) 

    That said, life has been crazy busy for us Loewens here in Okemos. Somehow, time has flown and Izzy is rapidly approaching her first birthday. Reg wins the award for Stay At Home Dad of the Year, as he has spent the year teaching Isabelle things like how to identify animals in her books, faithfully participating in library story time every Wednesday, playing round after round of Patty Cake, and changing more poopy diapers than he ever imagined. It's a tough job being full time parent and caretaker, but he has stepped up to the plate and knocked the proverbial ball out of the park!

    To bring the blog up to speed, Isabelle spends her time right now pretty much cracking us up. She loves singing "duets," by doing call-and-response songs on a syllable of her choice, usually "na," "da," or "ma." She also loves breaking into random fits of giggles and guffaws, frequently in her crib during naptime. When she's not singing or laughing, she can usually be found contentedly eating broccoli, giving her doll excessively wet "smooches," or feeding Cheerios to her best friend, Wolfie. 

    Oh, and I should mention that Isabelle, unlike either of her parents (wink, wink), is quite the verbose one! Exploring new syllables is a favorite activity, and we've pretty much mastered da, ma, ga, deh, wa, ka, noo, doo, and no. Works, I mean WORDS, in progress include juice (pronounced 'tseuss'), cheese ('tsesch'), and Cheerio ('cheh'). All in all, it's pretty much the most charming thing ever and we could probably spend the rest of our days listening to her babble away happily. 

    Before signing off for tonight, one more topic: food. Just like her parents, she LOVES it. Any type. Any flavor. Any texture. (well, except whole kernel corn). Her list of favorite foods is quickly expanding, and to date, includes cantelope, peas, pears, yogurt, peaches, avocado, cucumber, squash, sweet potatoes, carrots, green beans, cheese, lefse, chicken, hamburger, cheerios, Gerber puffs, applesauce, and her two favorites: bananas & broccoli. Speaking of which, it's about time to de-pea the little bean's high chair tray ... 

until later,

xoxo 

christy