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.

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!