Feeding Sophia

As you can tell, our sweet little Sophia is in noway malnourished. This little girl loves to eat. She loves her cereal, bananas, pears, applesauce, and prunes. We recently introduced her to squash and she isn't crazy about it yet. So far she is a good eater!

Summer is almost over

The end of August is nearing. Josh has started back to school. And, the weather seems to be cooling off a little bit. It seems as though this year has just flown by. So many things have happened. Early January did not began according to plan. One and a half weeks were spent in the hospital. Josh was busy with school and coaching. Pamela spent an unexpected 2 months living in Indianapolis. February was better as our sweet Sophie was born on the 20th. Kami also found out that she was pregnant in February. March and April were exciting and scary with having a new baby around. I had to return to work at the end of April so we were fortunate to have Grandma Holt and Karen to help with Sophia. Josh finished school at the end of May and he took over baby duty, yes he was Mr. Mom. We took Sophie to the zoo on July 4th. On the 15th of July we traveled to Hilton Head, SC with Kami, Mark, and Gracie (and a caravan of 3 other vehichles). And that brings us to August. Sophia started with her babysitter and Josh returned for classes.

Sophia's first six months

Everyone tells you how your life will change once you have children. They are right. Miss Sophia was born on February 20, 2006 after a long two months of bedrest. She weighed 6 pounds 9 ounces and was 19" long. I was fortunate enough to have 8 weeks off for maternity leave to enjoy my new baby. Thinking back now, I am not sure exactly how I got through those first couple of months. I just remember being so very tired. Sophia slept most of the time but it seemed as though everytime I would lay down to rest she would wake up hungry. I was so nervous because I didn't feel like I knew what I was doing. It took nearly three weeks for me to feel comfortable enough to take her for a car ride. As she got a little older and a few pounds heavier things began to get easier. I would load her into her front carrier and we would walk for miles. Most of the time she would sleep, but sometimes we would stop and look at flowers or I would tell her stories about her crazy family she was born into. I knew she didn't understand what I was saying but just in case she did I would keep talking. It was the hardest thing I ever did going back to work. I knew that Josh would take good care of her but I am selfish and I wanted to be around her all of the time. I took a dozen pictures into work and put them up by my desk. Then, and even now, I find myself just staring at them and wishing I could go home and give her big hugs and kisses. Sophia is six months old now and time has flown by. We have had our first vacation together as a family, we have gone to the zoo, and we have started her with a babysitter. I never thought my life would have changed so dramatically. Now, I wake up every morning to rasberry blowing and a dirty diaper. My house is cluttered with baby einstein toys. My dog cleans up spilled cereal from the floor. And my husband and I have conversations about Sophia's poopy. However, I love all of the changes. My baby has brought a tremendous amount of joy to our lives. I love walking around the crib in the morning and seeing a smiley baby. I love seeing a naked baby butt right before bath time. I love how Sophia opens her mouth for cereal before I even have the spoon ready. I love how her face turns bright red when she is doing number two. I love how proud my husband is when he carries her around the mall. I love every change that has happened. Until next time............