Sunshine

Sunshine, my old friend. It has been raining like crazy here for the last week, but not today. Thank goodness! Sophia actually got to go out and enjoy her little pool. She had more fun doing what she called her "experiment", which basically consisted of pouring water from a mountain dew bottle to a cup and finally to an empty bubble bottle. She worked on her experiment for nearly 40 minutes straight.

Sophia has been going to her school/summer camp 3 times a week and this week they had the theme of cooking in the kitchen. Sophs did experiments with freezing and heating fruit, made fruit salad, and even made biscuits in a solar cooker. Tomorrow Sophia is going to have a pizza party and she is so excited. She is especially excited to peel the "macaroni" off and eat it. She means pepperoni, but it just isn't coming out right. Sophia is most excited for Splish Splash Day where the kiddos take their bathing suits and get to run around in sprinklers and throw water on each other.

Grandma Holt has been up at the house this week helping out with everything. You name it, she has helped with it. From helping to entertain Sophia to cleaning to cooking. She is amazing. Not to mention she will be 81 in August. Honestly though, she is in better shape than a lot of 50 year olds. You Go Grandma! All joking aside though, she has been such a blessing this week as Josh has been gone quite a bit for basketball. What am I going to do when she goes home?

As for me, nothing has changed this week, which is a GOOD thing. We want NO changes. I seem to have moments where I have had enough of this house and my wacky hormones are causing me many ups and downs. I'm still having progesterone injections once a week and they seem to be less and less uncomfortable. I'm still having contractions but nothing real regular. I've had so many that I am afraid I won't know if I really go into labor when the time comes. I am at the doctors office every week so hopefully between me, the nurse, and the doctor we will recognize anything that may indicate GO TIME, just not for about 8-10 more weeks.

Well, I've rambled on and on.. Until next time.....

Happy Birthday Josh!

Josh turned 30 today! Happy Birthday! Unfortunately we are not having a big celebration for him due to my pregnancy issues, but he definitely deserves a special day. I will have to make it up to him after this baby is born. Jergies, I hope you have a wonderful birthday with many many more great and healthy years to come. Until next time.....

Playtime

Sophia went to a classmates birthday party with Josh. I was not able to go but I sent the camera with Josh to capture the fun being had. Until next time....

Princess Sophia

Sophia has been playing her heart out for the last month or so. Around 8 o'clock she is just completely spent. Unfortunately the summer thunderstorms have scared her to pieces so she occasionally has to crash in our room. The other night she fell asleep with her princess blanket strategically placed to maintain princess status through her slumber. Until next time......

The Seven Dwarfs

Last evening I was laying in bed (big surprise) with Sophia watching Noggin and talking on the phone with Kami. I was in a bit of a funk and feeling lousy, so I told Kami "Oh, I am just grumpy!". Sophia then leans her little head in over by the phone and says "Mommy, are you a seven dwarf?" I guess I am..."Grumpy". Until next time........

Comedian

I may be a tad bit biased but I think I may have the funniest child on the planet. Yesterday some friends of ours brought over a pot roast and it had been cooking in the house for a few hours. Well, Sophia walked in the door after school and said "it smells like Germany or something"...Germany or something eh? Not to offend anyone from Germany, I feel it necessary to elaborate on this story. Over spring break we went to Disney World. Our favorite night there we went to all of the countries at Epcot and ate dinner in the Germany section. And yes..I will admit that the restaurant did have a strong smell (good though). There in lies the origin of Sophia's knowledge of German scent. Now, I have no idea how she could relate a smell to that of one from 3 months ago, but that is a whole other post in itself. Until next time.

Pictures

Guess what? I figured out how to put pictures on the laptop. Woot woot! Sophs had ball today playing outside on her slip-n-slide. She also helped water all of the flowers. Changing subjects...Sophia also told Josh today that he was "stressing her out". She is my child. Until next time......

Weekend casual

So Josh and and I have started allowing Sophia to pick out her own outfits on Saturday and Sunday. Sophs feels like such a big girl when she gets to do this and we actually (well as of recently, Josh ) allow sophs to wear her crazy little ensembles out in public. Today for instance Josh and Sophia just headed out to the grocery store. Sophia was wearing a sundress with a long sleeve t-shirt over top that said "daddy's girl" and 2 different flip flops. What do you say to a three year old who thinks she looks fabulous? You say "Sophia, you look gorgeous", then send her on her way. No harm done, no spirit broken. Until next time.........

Date night

Sophia and her daddy had a date last night. They went to the Indiana Fever game together and had "pop-pop, candies, and ice cream with cream and strawberries". I saw evidence of the strawberries on Sophia's face when they got home. She had such a great time and loved seeing Freddy Fever, but she was a little ticked off because he didn't come visit her in her section. Soon Sophia will start going to school just three days a week and will be home with Josh and I for two days a week. She is really loving the warmer weather. Josh bought her a slip-n-slide which she loves, although she doesn't have the correct technique for sliding. Instead, Josh just flings her down the slippery runway. I just sit on the patio chair cracking up. Sophs rarely wears a bathing suit, but instead chooses a "tootie".

I started taking my progesterone shots today. The shot itself didn't hurt at all, but the hours following were a little uncomfortable as I found out that this medicine BURNS! The baby is still moving a lot and her heart rate is 150bpm. I am still supposed to take it easy. Lets hope everything just stays put.

Until next time.........

Bedrest.....Argh!!!!!

Well, the last three and a half weeks have not gone as planned although we are grateful to still be at home with Sophia, myself, Josh, and baby-baby beezy (still in belly) all healthy. So, my daily life has consisted of waking up, sitting down in shower for very brief shower, and return to bed for further resting alternating from left side-lying to right side-lying. I occasionally feel good enough to venture out to the couch or to the patio anti gravity chair. Something in that messed up routine along with some medication is working so far because the baby is still exactly where she should be (in my belly).

Sophia has handled all of this extremely well. I truly believe she understands everything that is going on, which is surprising for a three year old. Let me tell you what has been going on in her little life lately. On the first weekend in May we went to an indoor waterpark with Kami and her family. Sophia loved going down the "crazy slide", but was scared of the huge falling bucket of water. School has been going very well. Nearly everyday at 4:30 Sophia runs through the front door with her cheeks as red as an apple and hair all sweaty. That is when I know she had a great day and played hard. She seems to be going through a growth spurt right now and is really beginning to get strong. A couple of weeks ago she was standing in my room in her "tootie" and I told her that her legs were getting so strong and that it was because of all of the running, jumping, and climbing that she does. I then said that her arms were strong from using the monkey bars. Sophia then said "Mommy, your bottom got big from going down the slide". Why yes Sophie, that is exactly the reason my bottom got big. She comes up with the funniest things ever.

Sophia is definitely a little bit of a princess girl and a little bit of a tomboy. Sure, everyday she comes home from school and puts a "tootie" (leotard) on, but then she will wear that "tootie" while she is outside playing basketball, softball, and riding her four wheeler. We can't keep her clean for anything so we are constantly washing her clothes. Kids aren't supposed to stay clean, so it is kind of refreshing that she enjoys being outside and getting dirty.

That will do it for this post. Pictures may be limited the next couple of months because I cannot go up the stairs to the main computer. Until next time.............

Funny Face

I have found it nearly impossible to take a decent picture of Sophia. Not because she isn't cute, but because she refuses to smile normally. Instead, she chooses to make the silliest face possible. Here are a few examples. Until next time....

Disney Spring Break 2009

We made yet another trip down to Orlando, Florida. This time we stayed at Disney's All-Star Music resort. We had a whole week to really take our time and see all of the parks and visit/eat at some really cool restaurants. On Monday we went to Magic Kingdom all day with rest breaks here and there for me. The sun got so hot by mid-day that we ended up having to coat Sophia's little body with a face-stick sunscreen. It worked, however Josh and I got a bit of a sunburn. On Tuesday we went to Animal Kingdom where Sophia got to ride her first "big kid" ride. It was a large raft ride that took you through a river and down a few little hills. Josh and I aren't crazy about water rides but since she was tall enough we felt obligated to ride. On Wednesday we split the day in half at Epcot, future world in the morning and the world showcase in the evening. Thursday we slept in a little and did some pool time. I think sophs liked this just as well as anything else, and it was nice to spend some time relaxing. Sophia has really become a water-bug. This summer we intend to get her into swimming lessons. Anyhow, back on track. On Friday, our last day, we went to Hollywood Studios. It rained so hard in the morning but that didn't stop us, we had our ponchos (or as sophia called them, our "nachos"). We had to wake up early on Saturday to catch our flight back home, where sophia talked for two hours non-stop to the poor lady sitting next to her. We had such a great time and look forward to our next trip.....Probably wont be for a year and a half or so though....Until next time......

Happy 3rd Birthday Sophia

I can hardly believe that 3 years have gone by since that long long long evening in the hospital waiting for her arrival. But look at her now! Three years old with an opinion. I am not sure where she gets that from. ;) Sophia celebrated her 3rd birthday with her family and friends at Wrights Fundamental Gymnastic center. She had an absolute ball and has been talking about it ever since. She refers to gymnastics as "snacks-snack". I haven't started correcting her yet. It is just toooo cute. She loved playing with all of her cousins and classmates from school. Until next time........

Valentine's Day

Sophia was so excited to celebrate her Valentine's Day with a party at school. With a little help from mom she mad a princess valentine with a bag of goodies for each of her classmates. That same weekend, Sophia also got to hang out with Libby and JJ and had a blast. Although she did manage to give Libby a bloody nose on accident. (Ouch!) We are looking forward to celebrating Sophia's 3rd birthday with a fun filled gymnastics party next weekend. Woo Hooo! Until next time.....

Christmas Celebration Part 2

A bit delayed, but I wanted to make sure we talked about our whole Christmas celebration. A few weeks after Christmas we traveled to Madison to visit with my side of the family. Sophia got to hang out with all of her cousins at mama Pam's house. Sophia was so excited about her battery four wheeler. I will add that the battery four wheeler WILL be the only four wheeler she will ever ride..EVER! Sophia played at Aunt Kami's house and managed to completed tear apart their toy room. Sorry Kami. A lot has been going on lately with us. Josh is in the midst of his basketball season, and I have been trying to prepare for Sophia's birthday and her Valentine celebration at school. I should lie and say that I have been working endlessly to clean my house top to bottom, however that would be a complete lie. We are struggling in that department. Until next time.........

Christmas Celebration Part 1

Sophia had a wonderful Christmas. Santa Claus must have thought she was a very good girl. The Sunday before Christmas we went to the zoo with Kami, Mark, Gracie and Landon. While we were there sophia mailed her letter to Santa.


On Christmas day we celebrated at our house early in the morning. Santa left Sophia a big train set and lots of princess gear. After breakfast we got in the car and headed to Boo and Papi's house. Sophia had such a great time hanging out with her uncles, however I must say that it was very hard getting on Sophia for being ornery when her uncles were just as bad if not worse. We played a game of football in the snow, and I found out that I am out of shape. Sophia made cookies and ate lots and lots of popsicles. We visited with Aunt Celeste and Grandpa Thomson as well as Aunt Ellen and her family. Until next time.....

Merry Christmas

Merry Christmas everyone. Sophia is definitely getting excited about Santa's visit. She has asked for princesses, ariel jammies, choo choo train, and of course "candies". Her school celebrated Christmas with a party themed "Christmas around The World". Sophia got to taste food from different cultures and make arts and crafts. Until next time....

State Champions!

Sophia has had such a super busy month. Thanksgiving was great. We spent a few days down in Madison. Sophia got to spend some time with her cousins Gracie, Landon, Addison, and Lincoln. She spent all of Thanksgiving evening and dinner dressed up like Ariel because "I like Ariel". Those are Sophia's words. I have been getting a lot of those answers from her when i ask why she did something "cause I like to". Saturday after Thanksgiving was our all time busiest day of the year so far. We woke up in Madison, drove to Edinburgh to pick up a couple of Christmas gifts, headed to our house in Greenwood to change clothes, took Sophia to her first "friend" birthday party at the gymnastic center, met some friends for pizza, and then headed to the football state finals....Whew! What a day. Fortunately for us, The Center Grove Trojans won the state title game. "6 Minutes, 22 points, 1 Championship"... A great finish to a busy day. Until next time.......

Halloween

Sophia got all dressed up in her Snow White costume last night to trick or treat around the neighborhood. She had so much fun going house to house with Riley and Brody. Last night we asked her what she wanted to be when she grew up and she told Josh and I that she wanted to be a doctor. When asked a doctor of what? She quickly answered "candy!". A doctor of candy. Sounds like a good career to me. Trick or treat! Until next time.........

Disney World 2008

What a trip! We visited four parks in 5 days: Animal Kingdom, Magic Kingdom, Epcot, and Hollywood Studios. Sophia got to see Mickey Mouse and his friends as well as all of the princesses. She also got to play in the kiddie pool at Pop Century nearly everyday. Sophia rode her first roller coaster at the Magic Kingdom, and might i say it was pretty fast and I most definitely had a death grip on her. She also went on her first safari at Animal Kingdom and saw elephants, zebras, and alligators. Also at Animal Kindom, we won Mickey Mouse ears as part of the year of a million dreams. We had such a great time. I think Josh, myself and Sophia went to bed by nine every night just from pure exhaustion. Until next time.......

Class Picture 2008

Sophia took her class picture a few weeks ago and it most definitely captured her true spirit. See if you can pick Sophia out of the class. Hint: She is the blonde in the middle with the cheesey smile. Such a funny girl! Until next time.........