Isla Marie- 21 Months

Isla turned 21 months and I honestly can't believe this little peanut is only 3 months away from being a 2 year old...what?!!! Isla is one of the sweetest, funniest, most loving little girls I know. She has the type of personality where you just can't wait for people to meet her and see for themselves just how special she is! Speaking of special, her special heart (that's what big sis calls it) finally got the 24-hour heart monitor test done. Back in March we wrote about how Isla's heart was still experiencing Premature Atrial Contractions (PAC) where her heart randomly skips a beat every 3-5 seconds. The doctor ordered a 24-hour monitor test to make sure that these fast beats were not consecutive (which would not be a good thing, it is better for them to be random/irregular).  We are so thankful to say that the test showed no consecutive fast beats! She still has PAC which the cardiologist will continue to monitor on a yearly basis. We have been asked to "check-in" on her heart with a stethoscope at home to keep and eye (more like ear, ha) out for them. But all around very good news!

Isla has been super busy and seems to be growing and changing by the hour, so here are some quick fun facts about our little girl!

 Nicknames: Isla Bean (we call her this 90% of the time), smiley Isley,  peanut, ladybug.

Favorite Food: Broccoli, Mandarin Oranges, Avocado, and of course Ice Cream!

Most Disliked Foods: She is not a fan of chicken, pork, or beef. She eats like a vegetarian.

Favorite Toy: Anything that her big sister is playing with

Favorite Stuffed Animal: Bunny, Bun (back up bunny), and the newest addition...Monkey!

Favorite Activity: Dancing, signing, and tearing up little pieces of Play-Doh and smashing them into the rug (Mommy loves this as she then has to vacuum it up (see "Biggest Fear")).

Biggest Fear- Vacuums, boo-boo's (Lord help us if she gets a boo-boo because we won't hear the end of it even after it's healed!).

Greatest Accomplishments: Learning new words everyday! Today's word  is "wawa" (water). She has also gone potties a few time on the big potty which is followed by a very elaborate potty dance!

Favorite Friend:  Mackenzie :-)

Keep doing what you are doing little Isla, because you are doing great!!!!!

Isla Bean

Story time with MomMom

Oh just a little grocery shopping

They couldn't believe they could actually ride it at the same time!

Showing off her heart monitor. Her shirt is hiding a ton of wires. Try making a toddler wear that for 24 hours, yikes!

Father's Day :-)

Sister love (in princess costumes of course!)

Two of her most favorite people 

She loves (and I mean LOVES) her PopPop! 

Cousins are sooooo  much fun! 

This makes me smile :-)

Isla Marie- 20 Months

Isla turned 20 months on May 18th (yes, this is super late) and we are loving this stage of her life (yes, we say that with every stage)! She has become more verbal, more understanding of others feelings, and has gone from not only seeing her sister as a playmate but as a leader and teacher. She loves to follow Mackenzie around and do exactly what she is doing. If Mackenzie jumps, Isla jumps, if Mackenzie is signing, Isla will start singing, and so on and so on. She loves to use Mackenzie as a tool for learning and I love watching that unfold. Mackenzie loves every bit of it too! Isla is also becoming more interested in potty training although we will not be going down that road for awhile longer. She loves to run circles around the kitchen, take rides in her pink car around the neighborhood, and especially loves her "chores" of feeding the dog and unloading the dishwasher. It would also not surprise me if she grew up to be a vegetarian as she loves all vegetables, fruits, and beans. Her main squeeze is still her bunny who unfortunately is looking more and more like Mr. Ducky these days...dirty, raggedy, and covered in loved. She has the sweetest personality and is still very much living up to her nickname, Smiley Isley!  We love you so much, Isla Marie. Happy 20 months!