10 posts tagged “isabel”
Isabel knows how to handle cold mornings in Florida. Climb up in the chair with a warm blanket and friends.
I hereby proclaim this the best thing ever!
- "Bob-Bob Hance" - Isabel-speak for "Sponge Bob Square Pants".
- "Bye bye pee pee!" - Shouted by Isabel when she burst into the bathroom as I was flushing.
- "Meeeeeeel!" - Said every day when the mail arrives through the slot in the front door (a Blue's Clues reference).
- "Neenas!" - Isabel's way of asking for a banana.
....But then, who doesn't?
Isabel has been nothing short of an unholy terror today. We started off with the dismantling of my wi-fi router, which I documented earlier. Now that the new wi-fi is out of reach, she's moved on to other forms of parental harassment. She has removed every single DVD from the shelf, has pulled a television off it's stand (fortunately without breaking it or her herself), has tortured several pets including Sammy the Ghetto Cat (who she has cutely renamed "Mow", here cute way of saying "meow"), and has inserted several objects of the sensitive computer or electronic variety into her mouth for chewing. These are the times that try men's souls....
She also refused to take a nap today, which has made her extremely cranky this afternoon. Hopefully this means early bedtime because dad has some work to catch up on. I'm not holding my breath, though. This child has a second wind like no other. Right now I'm enjoying a very brief respite while Isabel enjoys a time-out in the other room. I seriously doubt the effectiveness of a time-out on an 18-month old, but I'm running out of ideas here.
On the plus side, she's been cute as always, as is evidenced by the following picture:
My youngest daughter and I always have the most interesting interactions. Sometimes they even teach us both important life lessons. Here's one we had this morning after I gave her a cookie:
Daddy: "Give me a kiss, Isabel."
Isabel: "No!"
Daddy: "What? I just gave you a cookie...I want a kiss!"
Isabel: "No!" ...and she runs away.
Daddy: "Get used to that, sweetie. Guys are like that. They give you a cookie, and they want a kiss."
Isabel: "Uh-huh."
Daddy: "Good for you for sticking up for yourself. Don't be giving away lovin' every time a guy gives you a cookie."
Of course, now she wants ANOTHER cookie, so she brought me the bag and kissed my hand.
Normally while I work, Isabel is pretty animated. She's watching Noggin or destroying something...never really quiet unless she's taking a nap.
Today I noticed that I hadn't heard from her in a while, so I looked over to see what trouble she had found. I guess her nap just wasn't long enough...
This was too cute not to post...
Bear with me here...I'm testing out all the features of VOX and getting the hang of adding media to posts. Here's a cute Isabel pic.
