First steps

To celebrate Christmas Bella decided to take her first wobbly steps as a present to us. True it is, proved yesterday in Skype, she walks at 8 months and 3 weeks of age. Go girl, go! This is the best picture Ninnu could capture of her superfast daughter:

 

 

  

Bella also got her first Christmas presents, not sure if she likes the swing, but the trolley certainly tastes good!

Cold in Los Angeles!

Little ones have got hats!  Brr.... ;)

Obligatory Santa photo :D

 

 These are the Christmas cards I sent:

Bella 8 months 1 week stands without support

This is Ninnu at the same age:

Little prisoner

While claiming to be a free country, America has got a lot of limitations for a small baby eager to expore her surroundings!

Almost 7,5 months

Bella is walking soon!

Californian troops ready to go!

At 7 months she crawls and stands up

Bella is up!

Bella is standing up now at 6 months.  Ninnu said she will have short legs ggg

Some more pictures from Finland visit

I found some pictures from our other camera.  Bella taking her grandpa's place :)

Look at that confidence at her age!

Isabella is starting to eat solid food

 

Isabella 6 months

Our pride and joy is already 6 months old. Two teeth, sitting up herself and starting to crawl, and finally getting solid food!  She weighs 8 kg and is 66 cm long.

She is perfect! 

 

 

They are gone!

Today I took the little family with their huge luggage to the airport and we had to say teary goodbyes for now. They flew to Split, Croatia, and next week back to LA.  Some last pictures:

Sleeping beauty by Noora

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 I found from my iPad an email Bella had written to a friend of mine I have never privately mailed:

Last babysitting :´-(

I had Bella over all evening while her parents had dinner out.  We had great fun and it is amazing how much she has developed during these three weeks they have been here.  She has got two brand new teeth, her cordination is excellent, she can clearly say "äiti" (in my opinion ggg), she starts crawling.  And is such a joy to have around, what an easy child, just happy all the time <3

 Tomorrow they will leave Finland and I will cry my eyes off.

For comparison Ninnu at same age:

 

Ilari took some photos too