Isabelle in the morning

Such a sweet girl

Sweet Dreams

Look at my little ballerina and those beautiful ballet fingers! She likes to sleep with her hands over her head. It doesn't matter how tight I tuck her arms into the blanket, she gets them out. 

Wearing Daddy's shirt

Just lounging. Sometimes I think she is already a Florida girl.

On a little walk about

Izzy, that is quite the bed head you have. 

Sometimes in the morning Me and Mom sit hear and sing songs and stretch our arms and learn new things. But in this picture, we're just chilling out.  

HIc-ups

She's Here!!

Isabelle Grace arrived Friday, May 16 at 3:20pm. She weighed 6 lbs. 6 oz. and was 19.5 inches long. Of course we think she is the most beautiful baby ever. She's sleeping well and looking more angelic everyday. 

Practice Video

Just trying to learn how to post video on our blog for after Isabelle comes. This is a short clip of part of the apartment that we hope to rent in Velingrad. 

Thanks Michelle for the fun baby shower!

Michelle and I with the lovely table before it was devoured.

Michelle preparing for the party, me trying to help but really just trying to get a snack, and Maria our good friend who was the first to arrive.

All the ladies had to cut yarn in the length they thought would be the same size as my belly and then they all got to test their measurement. The closest one got a prize. This is our neighbor, who already loves Isabelle and always talks about how she can't wait for her to arrive. 

The ladies trying to decide who got the closest. Daniella, the one with her arm up won the game. But a little secret -- after the part Gabe take a try and he was perfect. He knew from always putting his arms around my big belly. 

Opening gifts.

Eleven women came to the party. (One left early and is not pictured.) It was super fun, b/c most of them had never been to a baby shower before and really enjoyed the American tradition. In Bulgaria it is customary to buy a gift for the baby after he or she is born, and many believe it is bad luck to buy something before. But most of these women are believers and recognized that this is superstition. 

Michelle, Donna and I after the food had been devoured. The mix of Bulgarian and American style snacks was a big success.