Aaaah, the life of a little girl :)
So, believe it or not, there is a story behind this photo.
The story is that Atalie apparently has an extreme case of "flat head"... yes, the dreaded "flat head". If you can't tell by my lack of tone, I'm being somewhat sarcastic. Doctors and nurses across the universe (or at least BC) seem obsessed with babies having perfectly rounded heads - and really, who can blame them. Nobody wants their perfect child growing up with an imperfect shaped head, not if they can help it. But heaven forbid you should visit the Health Unit with a case of "flat head"... look out!
It leaves all Mothers and Fathers in a frenzie as to how to solve this problem without constantly having to hold their child, and without jumping to the extremes of baby helmets (yes, they do exist - and babies must wear them almost 24hours a day to resolve this issue).
Well, Atalie detests being on her stomach, so the doctor prescribed "tummy time" is out of the question - and Attie seems insistant on being able to monitor alllll that goes on throughout her day, which leaves only a few creative solutions considering she cannot yet sit up on her own. Huh.
So the nursing pillow with a rolled-up blanket behind her neck is one idea we came up with... see?! Stay at home Mom's are extremely useful after all. When we aren't changing diapers, feeding hungry mouths, wiping spit, soothing crocodile tears, entertaining watchful eyes, attempting to instill a little morale or catching a little shut eye from the night before, we're using what little creative juices we have left to round our children's heads. Wow. What has Motherhood come to?
But, as you can see from the next pic, I suppose the life of a stay-at-home Mom isn't so bad either... ;)
Who wouldn't want to be around this cuteness all day??? You'd be nuts not to!
This chubby chicken had her first go at the ol' Jolly Jumper yesterday evening... she went to bed an hour late due to too much fun :)
Her little legs twinkled about as she quickly caught on to the jumping motion.
We think she looked more like a little fawn bounding through the meadow one leg at a time rather than a baby in a jolly jumper.
Whoever invented this thing was genious for a good laugh!
She had Mommy & Daddy in stitches!!
Aww shucks.
Time for bed.
She got to dip her toes in some icy cold water ;) ...
... and pose for many pictures ...
... on a little hike to a picturesque litle waterfall!
"Don't worry Nana, Daddy's got me!!", said Atalie as she dangled from a 1,000 ft waterfall!! (okay, not really - it looks worse than it is)
Atalie also got her first photoshoot in a bathingsuit on the beach:)
She had lots of fun with Mom & Dad, talking (loudly!!!) almost the entire hour she lay on the beach... I think people were beginning to wonder if she was loving or hating this experience. I don't recall seeing a sad face on this little girl though.
Driving through the mountains just past Revelstoke - always beautiful!!
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We headed to Alberta this weekend for the passing of Kev's Grandma.
It was a celebration of life in many ways... as you can see, there are many new lives popping up in the Israelson family :) The above picture is Kevin's cousin Tara, myself and his sister Lisa, with our daughters. This pic was taken as a follow-up to a pic we took when pregnant. I'd say we all look much better now:)
Attie is the youngest (3 months) as the other two girls are over 6 months... yet she is just as big!
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A beautiful Alberta sunset.
But, as you can see from the next pic, I suppose the life of a stay-at-home Mom isn't so bad either... ;)
Who wouldn't want to be around this cuteness all day??? You'd be nuts not to!
Kev's first Father's Day was a good one.
He got to spend lots of time with his little pink bug
(her shirt reads, "Daddy's Little Present"), as well as his own Father.
Nana & Papa came through Kelowna on their way to & from Alberta.
Atalie was happy to see them :) and hopes they come again soon!
Okay - this is a sleeping picture, however it only lasted 10 minutes into her crib ... rrg.
