Isabella is ONE!

One year ago at this exact time, 7am, I was still in labor with this darling little baby. It was the first time my "water" broke spontaneously. The doctor and nurses worked to give me a medication-free birth, but the time frame in which infection could set in drew nearer, so the epidural was given and well... nothing. As the 24 hour "infection window" was drawing nearer there was talk of C-section. Again, my doctor and nurses did everything they could to prevent it, and thankfully, Isabella showed up just in time. 23 hours and 59 minutes from the time my water broke. 1 minute shy of a C-section and all the tests, etc. that would have come if she had not been born in the "infection window" time period. I think we were all shocked, but very thankful. I did end up with an infection which gave me a slight fever in the hopsital, but Isabella Liberty Dickmann was healthy and beautiful. Praise the Lord!




In honor of Isabella's first birthday, I wanted to share some of her stats with you:



~Isabella is right at 20lbs.


~Isabella has 4 nicknames: Iz, Izzy, Isa and Belle. Pick one, she'll answer to any of them.

~She started walking the day after Christmas.

~Isa loves her brothers and sisters. They are usually playing with her, holding her, or walking her through the house. She gets her way and lots of attention.

~Isabella is an easy going baby girl, but she knows what she wants and if you happen to have what she wants, watch out. She'll take it.


~ As this picture shows, Isabella is the first one of 6 to break a bone. At around 8 months, Isa rolled down a flight of stairs and broke her left leg in two places. She was such a trooper although she hated the soft cast and learned how to unlatch it.

~She is fast when she needs to make a get-away. I noticed her eating a Hershey's kiss yesterday. My thought was "Who was crazy enough to give her a Hershey's kiss?" After cleaning her up, I was in my office when I noticed her stretching up to the edge of my desk, searching around until she found the bowl of kisses, grabbing one, and crawling out of the office like a shot. Of course, I watched laughing and let her eat the second kiss - she's cute and she worked so hard for it. I did eventually move the kisses to an undisclosed location.

~Izzy is an eater. Whether nursing, formula or solid foods, she loves it. Everything from stew to yogurt, to french fries, but she is not crazy about cooked carrots or broccoli. Oh well, that battle will come later anyway.

~She sucks her thumb.

~Isabella loves our chiropractor, Dr. Eric Nepute. She will lay on the table and get adjusted without one of us holding her. He will coo at her and she will lay there and suck her thumb.

~She is active, happy and healthy. What more can a family ask for in a baby?! God is good and we are so thankful that He chose us to be Isabella's parents.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY BELLE!! WE LOVE YOU!