Weekly update!

Sophia started on veggies this week and LOVES carrots! She's starting to run sounds together and her new favorite sound is "mamama" which of course makes mama very happpy. We're trying to teach her "dada" too:) We had an entire week of Sophia not being sick!! We're on a roll now:)

Last weekend was our good friends Kelly and Ryan's baby shower! Here's a picture of some good girlfriends(sorority sis's) and their kiddies. Can't believe we're all grown up!

Mommy-to-be(doesn't she look great??) and Sophia!

Uncle Frank's 35th birthday

Last Sunday we celebrated Uncle Frank's birthday with Auntie Sarah, Cousin Emily and Grandma and Grandpa Tees. Sophia's is sitting up on her own now and her new favorite thing is clapping. She claps when music is playing and claps when there's no music playing too!

Grandma Tees made us a yummy chicken and pasta dinner!

The birthday boy!

Sharing smiles with Grandpa

Sophia spent some floor time with Grandma and Grandpa

Auntie Sarah made an amazing birthday cake(she's very creative like that)!!

Uncle Frank was REALLY happy to turn 35!(or maybe it was Auntie Sarah's cake he was really excited about)

Sophia's Doc visit and bath time!

This picture is from our Urgent Care visit last Sunday where we had a 5 hour wait. Sophia was in good spirits in her tennis outfit! She's finally getting better now and has slept 9 hours 2 nights in a row. We're on a roll!!

Sophia had her first bath this week in a "big girl" bath tub. She got a lot of bath toys for Christmas so we decided to try them out. She loves splashing around in the water but hasn't quite figured out how to "play" with the toys. She thinks everything is edible!

Sophia Lillian turns 6 months!! 1/19/09

We cannot believe how much Sophia is growing and developing. At the moment she's teething so she's had a few sleepless nights lately. Today we also found out she has "croup" which is basically a cough that sounds like a seal! Poor baby is in such good spirits considering she's so sick. She's a VERY happy baby overall and we are so blessed to have her in our life.

Sophia's Second shot at food 1/9/09!

OK so we were more successful the second time and Sophia was much happier with us(we found out she didn't like the rice mixed with formula...picky lil' thing!). She was actually lunging at the spoon this time so we think that means she likes it...ha! She's a bit happier in these photos:) We hope Sophia had as much fun as her mommy and daddy did...can't wait 'til we move on to fun foods(rice cereal doesn't look all that appetizing!)

Sophia's First food 1/9/09!

Today was a big milestone for Miss Sophia! We fed her rice cereal. She'd been acting ravenous lately so we knew it was time. We assumed she'd eat it all up but it was quite the opposite(she gave us lots of "what are you trying to do to me" looks followed by lots of gagging...haaa). Nana came over and provided Sophia with entertainment, Daddy manned the video camera and I scooped in the food:) Here are some pictures we got!

Going back to work!

I haven't updated our blog in a long time(I guess I have an excuse with a newborn). After 4.5 months off work with Sophia...I'm finally heading back to work! These have been the most cherished months of my life and we've enjoyed every minute of the journey. We've been lucky enough to take some road trips so our little Sophia has been up and down California already! Now we're off to celebrate Sophia's first Turkey Day in Las Vegas!