3 Months Old!

Last weekend, Jeremy's Aunt Maggie, Uncle Dave, cousin Portia and Maggie's mom Elisa came to visit from California.  We went out to a local Mexican restaurant, where Sophia was a very good baby and fell asleep on my lap.  After lunch, we showed them around the fountain.  Portia had fun playing on the swing!


This week marked Sophia turning 3 months old.  She is growing so quickly!  We had a visit with the pediatrician where she weighed in at 12 lbs 3 oz (50th percentile).  She's also in the 95th percentile for length - tall baby!  She is discovering that her hands will fit into her mouth, drools all the time and is generally a much happier baby!  Sophia's favourite toy at the moment is her play mat - she loves hitting the little rattles that hang from it with her hands.  She also has managed to roll over from her stomach to her back a few times.  We take her out with us frequently, to get her used to lots of different environments.  Sophia really enjoys looking at everything and gets frustrated when she isn't sitting upright.  She is always moving (see photos below) and has been in the swimming pool a few times, which makes her very happy, since she can kick her little legs.

Sophia and Great-Aunt Maggie

Out for lunch with everyone

Portia, Maggie and Elisa

Chris, Portia and Maggie

Portia trying out the swing at Fountain Hills Park

Sophia at 3 months - notice how her legs are never staying still!

She is definitely getting quite a bit larger than Winnie the Pooh!

Lazy Sundays

We love Sundays.  They are the epitome of relaxation.  Sophia had a great day today and by that we mean that there was very little fussing and that she was fairly tolerant of us taking her out to do things.  We started the day by meeting my mum for breakfast at Flapjack's in Fountain Hills.  Since not many people are awake at 7:30am on a Sunday, we had the place pretty much to ourselves.  The weather has been overcast and rainy for the past few days - a novelty in Arizona - so we had fairly nice weather this morning.  Perfect for sitting outside on the patio at Flapjack's, followed by a walk around the Fountain Hills park.  My favourite part of the day: an older gentleman approaching us while we were having breakfast and asking, "Is that a baby?  I haven't seen one in a long time!  They still make those?"  Ah, Fountain Hills... How I love it...  This afternoon, we took Sophia to my mum's for her first official swim.  My mum had bought her a tiny bathing suit, so we had to try it out!  Sophia apparently really loves the water and was kicking her little legs over and over.  Maybe we can have her swimming by herself by the time she is two!

"Why do you get French toast and I don't?"

Swimming with Daddy

Blowing bubbles

Ten Weeks Old

Sophia is 10 weeks old today.  This week, she had her first 4th of July.  We took a trip to the Musical Instrument Museum (MIM - love that acronym!).  Sophia slept through the entire thing (in her Ergo carrier of course)!  It's actually a pretty good place to take a sleeping baby, as the museum uses headphones as part of their exhibit.  Basically, when you walk up to one of the displays, the headphones wirelessly sync up to the display and begin playing music.  My favorite exhibition was the Artist Gallery, which held instruments that were donated or loaned by various famous musicians, such as John Lennon's piano and Carlos Santana's guitar.  We only made it through part of the museum - still lots to explore another time!  No fireworks for us this year - perhaps next year when she is a little older!

In other news, Sophia had her first set of vaccinations about a week ago.  Not a pleasant experience for either of us...(Jeremy escaped the ordeal, as he was at work).  She actually did well at the doctor's office this time around, up until she received three injections into her little legs - I heard a cry I have never heard from her before!  Fortunately, the wailing was short-lived and she was okay until a little later in the day.  Around 4pm, she got a low-grade fever and was pretty fussy/upset for the entire night.  None of us got much sleep that night.  Luckily, we have another two months before we have to repeat the process!

These photos are from yesterday - we had a nice, quiet day at home :)