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 :)

Two Months Old!

Today marks two months since Sophia was born.  She is growing so quickly (she has really long legs and pretty big feet for a two-month old!) and we see more and more smiles every day.  She is a lot less fussy than she was at 1 month old (we are so very grateful for her colicky period to be on the way out - as are our ear drums...)

Things Sophia likes: having a shower, eating, us making funny faces at her, the music her little bug-shaped sound machine plays, her swing, the vacuum cleaner and hairdryer when she is crying, sitting up-right (she is able to support her head very well now), her Ergo carrier and spending time with her parents :)

Things Sophia does not like: getting out of the shower, having a bath (the shower is much preferred), her car seat, barking dogs when she is sleeping (really, who does...thanks Emma and Toby...), and staying still when she is awake (she is always moving!)

She is getting so tall (or is the correct term "long" since she can't stand up yet...)

Happy Sunday!

Sunday night already - the weekend just flew by!  I had the whole weekend off, so Saturday afternoon, Jeremy and I had our first venture out, just the two of us.  My mum graciously watched Sophia for us for a few hours so that we could go to the movies to see Snow White and the Huntsman (fairly good movie, a little on the long side).  On Sunday, Jeremy went out to a baseball game, so Sophia and I had some time together at home.  Our friends Charlie and Rachel came over in the evening with their daughter Clara, who is just about 7 months older than Sophia - it was great to catch up!

Charlie, Clara, Sophia and Jeremy

After a ton of pregnancy pictures, Rachel and I are happy to show off our flat stomachs again :)

Happy Sophia

Emma watching over Sophia after a busy day!

Happy Father's Day!

Happy first Father's Day to Jeremy!  We had a great day - Sophia started the morning by making little cooing noises and giving Jeremy and I lots of smiles :)  This, amazingly, continued throughout the day today, even when we went over to my Mum's to go swimming around lunchtime.  A much appreciated change over the fits of screaming that plagued much of weeks 2 - 6 of Sophia's life (the joys of a baby with gastric reflux and a milk-protein sensitivity).  We think we may be heading in the right direction, now that Sophia has been on a hypoallergenic formula for the past three weeks, as well as Prevacid for her reflux.  Keeping our fingers crossed!

I told Jeremy and Sophia to pose for a photo, and both Em and Toby hopped in as well without being prompted!

Sleepy Sophia

A few photos of Sophia taken during one of her late-night feedings.  She was 6 weeks old when these were taken.  I love the progression of her waking up :)