3/30/09

11 weeks





Hi Everyone! I’ve been meaning to post another blog note for weeks now but someone keeps distracting me. If you can imagine, her name begins with an “S” and ends in an “a”. It’s been so long since my last posting that I didn’t even post her 2 month visit with Dr. Ranney. Sophia is now at the 50-60% for height and weight so she is certainly growing great. We are supposed to be introducing vitamins to her but she is not so sure of the grape flavored drops. It’s becoming quite the battle. Now she is at the age (11 weeks) where she’s interacting more and more. She is certainly smiling at anyone who tries to talk to her, she’s discovering her vocal cords, and is on a more regular schedule. While the pattern of eat, sleep, socialize, and diaper change remains the same, the intervals of each activity are extending much to our delight! It seems that, while she is a night owl staying up until 9 or 10 at night, she is more of a morning baby. Mike and I enjoy bringing her into bed with us (when she stirs around 6:45am) only to listen to her “coo” and “howl” over and over again. It’s quite entertaining! She is really enjoying “standing” now too. If her fussiness isn’t calmed by eating, sleeping or having a diaper change, usually it means that she wants to be on her feet. Mike swears she is trying to walk but I’m not so sure she’s quite ready for this developmental milestone ;) Enjoy some of these new photos.

3/10/09

Jerzee Girl





Sophia, Mike, Leland and I just took our first road trip to Jersey. Sophia did a great job traveling. She seems to really like the sounds and vibrations of the car. She slept the whole way! We had a great trip and were able to see lots of friends and family. We had ~10 inches of snow so my mom was able to take a snow day from work and extend her weekend with us!! Erin and Ed (my sister and brother-in-law) came to visit from Brooklyn. Ashley, my best childhood friend, also spent the weekend. Dave Czehut, a good friend of ours, came down from NY as well. Our three cats, Rudy (pictured), Paris, and Chelsea seemed more interested in the baby than Leland. They were all curious indeed. We had a nice afternoon visiting now great grandma Margaret. It was neat to have 4 generations together. Aunt Rinnie was able to visit the second weekend and was sure to rotate Sophia's outfits so she (Sophia) wouldn't get bored with what she was wearing. On our last day together, we took Sophia out to go shoe shopping at DSW- the first of many trips I'm sure!