AAAALL Aboard- Cry Baby Central

Well, Sofie is almost 5 months old and has hit a new phase in life...that of the "cry baby". Her new thing is crying when ever we put her down. She does not have tears just whines and screams. She goes from giggles to screams in less than 60 seconds.

I admit, being a new mommy I lack the needed patience for this. I've looked online for answers, asked other moms for advice (wishing I hadn't).

The funny thing, even after all the frustrating moments and deafening screams, as soon as I hold her and look into those big blue eyss, everything is okay. I just keep telling myself, this too will pass. With my schedule, I am able to have three days off to spend with her and while I love being with her all day- I have TONS of things to get done. I find myself looking at the clock in disbelief that it's already noon and still no shower! Is this normal? These are the first trying moments I've had with motherhood. I guess compared to some other mommies I've had it pretty good!

Here are some pictures of our latest "photo session". Nick calls this one

"S-S-Sofie and the Jetts". Our own little tribute to Elton.

Here is Sofie in "timeout"... the only way she would sit was if she had a buddy.

Sofie has finally learned to roll. And with that comes all the worries...don't get me started....
She has not caught on to crawling just yet. We think it will be soon. Fingers crossed.

So far, our little girl has been perfect. We are just dealing with some rough patches. We'll get it sooner or later.

Can you tell me how to get...how to get to Sesame Street!

Well, our little Sofie has found her way to Sesame Street. One morning after her cereal time I was flipping the channels and came across PBS...Sesame Street was on and her eyes were immediately fixated on the T.V. She was hooked. She focuses and really looks like she enjoys watching it.

After Sesame Street is over she might watch Curious George but normally she only sits through Sesame Street.

Our little baby is getting bigger!

Daddy's Blog

I decided to blog it up a bit and give an update on The Fiz's latest milestone. I know that eating cereal is now old news, so I told Sofie that she needed to come up with a new trick to please the fatithful readers of the blog. What she came up with is learning to roll over. She primarily does this trick when I am changing her diaper and she is recklessly 4 feet off of the ground.

I think she chose this time to show off her new skills to either freak me out, or show me what a little daredevil she is. Either way, she is rolling over like a professional. It makes it even more exciting when she does it while I am trying to get her new diaper ready. This gives the extra danger of not only falling off of the changing table, but doing so while peeing on me. So far she has not done either but I think she is just waiting for me to slip up and then she will make her move.

Oh yeah, Tina and I have a bet going as to what her first word will be. She thinks it will be "Mama" or "Mommy". I am pretty sure that it will be "Hulk Smash!" Thanks for reading!

My Future is so Bright!

Sofie is growin' and growin'! She's made it to the four month mark and so far is passing with flying colors. She has just about doubled her birth weight, 14.5 pounds and sitting about 25 inches long! Can you believe it!
Sofie is smiling more and more making funny little baby sounds and giggles when her daddy does something goofy. She is getting stronger and stronger, she is almost able to sit up by herself.
She has become very aware of all things that go "blinky blinky" and "sqweek sqweek"! Sofie is quit the accomplished drooler...she has it down to a science! She can completly soak a bib in under an hour and has now moved on to mastering the art of drool bubbles.

Sofie loves to hang out with Daddy. She enjoys watching T.V. at Nonnie's and Grandpa's house... WWE wrestling every Monday night is their program of choice.

Sofie has also reached another milestone, she has begun eating RICE CEREAL! She totally loves it!

It took a while for her to get into a groove, but she eventually got it.

At first she kept leaning forward as if going for the nipple on her bottle. Once the spoon made it to her mouth, she just kept trying to suck the spoon. Nick and I had a good laugh.

Each day our little "Love Bug" impresses us with her daily accomplishments. We are so happy we finally have our family (minus one).