Seventh Month posting

CALIFORNIA 2008

Sofie spent her seven month mark back home in California. We were in town for a very special wedding and we took advantage of a free day and spent it soaking up the sun. Just our family.

"Mothers Bay" Huntington Harbor

I took Sofie and Nick to Huntington Harbor, to this secluded bay where I spent a lot of time with my mom growing up. The weather was perfect and brought back a flood of wonderful childhood memories for me. Taking Sofie to the beach were I spent so much time as a kid was special. I still can't believe this special little girl belongs to Nick and I.

Sofia is a wonderful traveler! This kid was born to travel. Much like Nick and I, we love to experience new and familiar, but forgotten places. We can't wait until she is old enough to enjoy going to new places and making her own memories.

Huntington Beach Pier

Our little girl is growing before all of our eyes. It seems like it was just a few short months ago that I was posting blogs about her arrival. She has been such a blessing and the carefree baby Nick and I prayed for. She is PERFECT!

Sippy stardom!

Sofie, sippy cup, six months! Is this normal?

I'm not sure but Sofie is getting on splendidly! Okay, so I'm not real sure if she is actually "drinking" from the cup...but heck she holds it and knows to put the darn thing to her mouth! Mama's happy with that! Baby steps!

She just woke up and still a bit groggy from not sleeping too good the night before. She had her six months shots and ran a little fever but pulled through like a champ!

Sofie's six month check up:

Sofie has literally doubled her weight since birth- 16 pounds. She is now 27 inches long and in the 50th percentile of the weight group. Minus still having a clogged tear duct she is happy and healthy! She has fully recovered from her head injury and chuggin' along to her seven month!

Some exciting news for us, come October she will be starting daycare! It's just for two days a week. Nick and I feel it will expose her other kids, sharing and begin her socialization skills. I will admit, it will be hard in the beginning but will only get easier with time. At least that's what I'm telling myself.



I have been trying to get Sofia in the routine of sleeping in her crib. I'll admit, she has been sleeping with Nick and I most of the nights. I've been reading all of the different "methods" of getting her to sleep by herself and still not fully into a routine. Well, I've come to my limits. I can't take the 2 a.m feeding anymore.

So, starting...we'll just say soon I am going to dive right into the big pool of nightly rituals. I'm nervous I will become easily frustrated and give in to her cries. Deep down inside, I know I have to do this or she will be a toddler and still climbing into our bed to go "night, night". This will be a nightmare! This is the best thing for EVERYONE!

I'll keep you posted on my progress.

Half birthday!

HAPPY HALF BIRTHDAY!

Well Sofia celebrated her half year birthday on the 5th. We made her a half cake and her Nonnie gave her a half wrapped present. Watching her grow has been such an experience. She has changed in so many ways from the fragile, newborn we cautiously brought home.

Happy, happy half birthday little one!

Here is Sofie unwrapping her gift from her Nonnie.
Nonnie only wrapped half of the gift and topped it with half a bow.


Sofie's half cake. Vanilla cake with cherry frosting and decorated with chocolate.

Sofie was not able to eat any cake...this year anyway but we did give her a taste of the cherry flavored frosting. She LOVED IT!

She should be a bit more enthusiastic by next year.

Just around the corner...6 months

Well, it's seems like it was just yesterday that I was updating this blog with the news of Sofia's arrival. Now, in just a few short days she will be turning 6 months old. I can't believe it! She has changed in so many ways that it's mind boggling. Her laughs, giggles, concentrating looks and inquisitive glances. It's an indescribable feeling of pride, accomplishment and fear all wrapped into one ball of emotions.


She has begun to say what we believe is "mum" or sometimes "mama". She said "mum" a few days before my birthday, it was the best birthday present I've ever received.

Sofia is really getting attched to me. I can't walk away for a second without her starting to "fake cry". She's really getting good at the "fake cry". There are never any real tears just a whole lot of screams and yells.

As wrong as it may sound, it feels good, knowing she knows I'm her Mommy and she feels safe with me. But, at the same time... it's so frustrating.

Here is our little movie star.

Sofia really enjoys bathtime. She never cries while soaking. She just learned to splash the water and make a fun mess. At the end of bath time both her and I are completely drenched.

That being said, pool time is no different. She enjoys swimming with Daddy and just feeling the cool water on her skin.

Nick really enjoys taking her for a float.

Sofia for the most part, is such a happy baby and loves to giggle, laugh and at times gives us all a good laugh. She totally has her own personality.

We will be having a 1/2 birthday celebration for Sofia... half cake and all. Stay tuned for those pictures.

When all else fails...photo time!

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Fun Family Time

Sofie's mastered the veggies and has moved onto fruits. So far she's had some apples, banana's and pears. The pear's, she loves, the banana's...not so much. Here is Sofie enjoying her first experience with fruits with her Nonnie.






Hey look...she likes it.










Sofie has developed a pretty good appetite, she eats cereal twice a day and finishes each feeding with fruit. She still has not had meats or water but will in about 1 month. I am thinking of making Sofie's baby food myself once she gets into a groove.

Sofie still does not like the taste of applesauce...it's a bit too tart.



Here is Sofie getting ready for her evening bath with her froggy scrubber. At the end of the day she has the most clammy feet and hands. She loves the water.

Here is Sofie spending some quality time with her Nana and Papa. They bought her a fun little learning station with goes blinky blinky and squeaky squeaky.

























We had some quality family time on Sunday, we went to church at the Cathedral of Phoenix in the heart of downtown Phoenix.

For those of you who don't know, Sofia had a fall last weekend and hit her head. She was sitting in her "bumbo seat" on top of the kitchen counter she leaned forward and fell. We took our eyes off of her for a split second and the unexpected happened.

Typing it out, I still cannot believe we allowed this to happen. She suffered a fracture on her skull with no concussion or any other major injury. Thanks be to God. After a brief visit in the hospital she was sent home and is expected to make a full recovery in about 4 weeks. Nick and I feel horrible that this happened but it's a mistake we learned from and will NEVER do again.

So, this weekend we wanted to take Sofie to have her head blessed. We asked all of our passed loved ones to watch over her and keep her safe.




This was such a beautiful statue of Jesus and Mary.

This is a beautiful bronze statue of Pope John Paul II commemorating his visit to Phoenix.

When it comes to feeding...Sofie will eat where ever and when ever. Here she is enjoying a delicious bottle outside the cathedral courtyard.

Sofie was pretty good all through mass. She was able to get a blessing for her head. We are still praying she will make a full recovery.