The Swift Life

Funny Girl

2010-04-12T19:11:00.000-07:00

She cracks me up! Look at her with her purse, baby, and blackberry. Oh, don't forget the jellys! She wanted to wear a hat like daddy to keep her hair out of her face.
The girl won't sit still long enough for me to snap her "21 month" pic.

She was more sedentary at 20 months! And freakin' cute!

Dallas Arboretum

2010-04-12T11:34:00.000-07:00

We took a quick trip to Dallas a couple of weeks ago to see Matt's family. We spent the day at the Dallas Arboretum and it was beautiful!
They had some cute little western houses, post office, church, etc. set up for kids to play in. Sophie got a kick out of it. She also enjoyed her pinwheel!

The tulips were going crazy. These might be my favorite!

After and Before

2010-04-12T11:17:00.000-07:00

This blogger thing really drives me crazy sometimes. Part of the reason I'm just now posting things is that I tried a few weeks ago and it wouldn't load any pictures. Then the next time I tried it only loaded 2 of the 8 I tried. So, I got frustrated and gave up. Now I'm working on this post and my pictures are loaded in reverse order of what they have always done. AAHHH. So, here is our new kitchen!

We hadn't sealed the grout/tile yet, which made it a little darker and shiney-er(?). The grey is almost black now from the seal.

We did the demolition...I guess I should say Matt did it and I helped! We also laid all the tile - we're pretty handy.
And here is the before. When we moved in there was wallpaper on the kitchen walls. It was a bunch of cacti and horrible. So I picked this burnt orange color to match the tile. Matt said it burnt his cornea, so he begged me to change it. I had never noticed it being so horrible until I see it next to the new color!

And I'm sure Matt would appreciate me telling you all that there are no more "cocks" in the kitchen. He hates roosters...as do my brother-in-laws!

Random January Happenings

2010-03-29T10:07:00.000-07:00

Here are some pictures of January. I'm trying to catch up! Sophie carrying her baby in her sling. Please note diaper bag as well.
Daddy's gloves go on your feet...didn't you know??!

Picnic in the living room with Caleb.

She walks around and says, "eeerrrrrrrssssssss" in this really screechy voice. Translation: "Where is Sophie?" I think she gets stuck on the "ere" of Where and "is".

Helping Mommy with the trash. She is such a good little helper!

LATE!! But it's something...right??!

2010-02-27T09:43:00.000-08:00

Well, Christmas has come and gone, along with New Year's, MLK, President's Day, Valentine's Day...

And I'm just now getting around to posting pictures. I'm such a slacker. So, brace yourself. There are a lot of pictures. And, of course they are in no order - sometimes I get so frustrated with the blogger thing - it won't let me upload more than 5 at a time and it's in backwards order and blah, blah, blah. So, you see my frustration and why I sometimes protest and wait days (or months) to blog??

Here is the how Christmas ended - Sophie wearing a new hoodie, talking on her phone and pushing Baby in his/her stroller.Matt's family came for a couple of days after Christmas. Sophie got a new, noisy phone, among other fun things. Like, chocolate!

In case you forgot, it snowed a bajillion inches in Oklahoma on Christmas Eve. It stayed on our yard for about 2 weeks!

These pictures are from Clinton with my dad's family.

She loves the camera

and holding babies.

These are from Christmas Day at my parent's house. Soph got a "real-life"baby. It cries and eats and sucks a pacifier. Thank Goodness it doesn't poop.

new shoes!

Sophie helped me decorate a Christmas tree to celebrate the birth of Jesus.

Our family Christmas picture

"Helping" me decorate gingerbread cookies

We had our friends Lauren and Min-Jung over for a "friend Christmas". They are getting their Masters at OCU. They had a lot of fun opening gifts from some of our friends.

Santa came!!

Baby doll stroller and farm puzzle.

Sophie made dada a mug

She had a fun time and we are so blessed with lots of family to spend the holidays with!

18 months!!

2009-12-21T08:11:00.000-08:00

I can't believe it, can you?? She's such a big girl! We went to the Dr. this morning and it was awful!! Sophie screamed as soon as he walked in the door and didn't stop until he left. We didn't even do shots! He said everything looks good; she's 31 1/2" (50 %), 22.8# (25%), and head circumference is in the 95%! I have a prissy, petite girl with a noggin!
Miss Independent likes to do thing her way.

I.E. yogurt all over her dress from feeding herself and screaming when I tried to help.

We had a 1 1/2 year celebration with s'mores. And I quote Sophie, "MMMMM".

Ready for Christmas

2009-12-21T08:03:00.000-08:00

Sophie helped me decorate gingerbread cookies the other day. She quit helping after the first bite of sugary goodness.

We also like to spend a lot of time in our pajamas...

Like Da da

2009-12-21T07:59:00.000-08:00

Sophie grabbed Da da's hat the other day and jumped on her car. She's turned in to a BIGTIME daddy's girl recently. Actually, it's Ga ga's girl. She's having a hard time with "d"s, but I don't think Ga ga minds one bit!

Busy morning

2009-12-12T13:21:00.000-08:00

A few days ago Sophie experienced a busier morning than usual...which is pretty hard to do. She's on the move all the time unless she's sleeping. Anyway, her friend Naomi was over for a visit and Sophie wanted to preach the Word. Naomi loved it! She laid there and smiled and cooed at Sophie while she flipped through the pages of her Bible and jibber-jabbered. It was one of the cutest moments of Sophie's life. Then, she placed her babies on the chair and preached to them.

They were such a good audience. After that, she built a tower. The tallest she's ever built. It was pretty impressive.

Another first for the day was smiling when I would say "smile". She did it several times and thought it was quite funny. This was one of the most authentic smiles she had. Isn't she a doll!!

A "sweet" time in Arkansas

2009-12-12T12:32:00.000-08:00

We spent a few days in Arkansas with Matt's family for Thanksgiving. While we were there Sophie was able to indulge in a few new things. Cream cheese frosting from our birthday carrot cake. She only stuck her finger in it 4 times.
We were working on "turkey" cookies for Thanksgiving. I couldn't even get the M&Ms on for eyes without Sophie snatching them. She also loved the feathers...

We made a purchase before we left for the 8 hour drive. Sophie was able to watch her Praise Baby on the drive, and it was such a nice time. No screaming or yelling or trying to get out of her car seat or headache. It was sweet!!! The funny thing about the pictures is that she's wearing her daddy's boxers. She thought she was something else!

Sophie also had her first taste of hot chocolate. It was more like luke-warm, but she loved it!

Halloween

2009-11-15T13:32:00.000-08:00

I'm only 1/2 a month late on posting. Why do my days go by so fast??

The cute little answer:
We attended Haunt the Zoo and stood in line a long time. Then we walked through the zoo really fast because Sophie was tired and cranky. So here is a picture of us in line.

Still standing in line. Her favorite part of the night was seeing Chick-fil-a cows and this crazy bird. She kept giving him high-5's and laughing, then putting her hands over her eyes (because that's what you do when you're hiding). It was really cute!

Yum-Yum!!

2009-11-15T13:27:00.000-08:00

Sophie is a pretty picky eater, but the other day she wasn't picky at all!! She loved her spaghetti! We've offered it to her multiple times, but just recently she's decided to like it. It's a lot of fun to watch, but not so much to clean up - at least she's eating!

16 months

2009-10-21T20:27:00.000-07:00

She still won't sit still for a picture, so once again, this was the best of the bunch. She's a busy body! Even with snotty nose and runny eyes - thanks Oklahoma allergies! And this is what Daddy picked out for her to wear - isn't it lovely. At least she has a bow in her hair!! He stayed at home with her this morning while I worked for a few hours. He said she LOVED playing in the backyard independently!!

Sittie and Giddie's

2009-10-07T09:14:00.000-07:00

This past week Sophie and I made the trip to Clinton to spend time with Sittie and Giddie. We cooked a little, ate a lot, and made some fun memories! This was the first time Sophie really played with them and boy, did they get a kick out of it!Sophie loved Giddie's glasses...
Can't you tell?!

Giving Sittie a "high-five" for climbing up on the couch.

She backed herself up to the chair and sat down. This is the booster seat all of us grew up using. Still in good quality, minus all the safety regulations.

Getting her hair did with Giddo.

I just love this picture.

She was so proud of herself. This is the first time/couch she has been able to master with her climbing skills. Don't you love the red!! Boomer!!

On her way to giving Giddie a big smooch.

Take that raccoon. She could actually carry that thing around. It's taller and heavier than her!

Sophie's life lately

2009-10-07T08:59:00.000-07:00

With the whole world being sick, we haven't done much lately as to avoid the plagues. So, here are some pictures of what this silly little monkey has been up to. We enjoyed some time at the zoo with April, Grayson & Graham, Tosha & Lainey, and Roxie & Graham. I have to say, Sophie was the fussiest that day, but I guess everyone has an off day sometimes. She did enjoy the gorillas and acting like a "big" kid.

Here she is helping daddy water the new grass seeds.

Just being a goofball - trying to get us to laugh at her. It isn't hard!

Enjoying a warm marshmallow. She loved it!

15 months

2009-09-22T14:13:00.000-07:00

Is she really old enough to be wearing my heels?? It seem like just last week Sutton (yes, my brother) was wearing my mom's heels and we were putting make-up on him! I don't think it left any type of emotional scars. Anyway, all that to say, my baby girl is 15 months old, strong, and healthy! She's 30 in. long (or short) and weighs 21 lbs. The thing I'm most proud of is her head circumference - in the 95th percentile!! I knew she was smart!
And she's all over creation!!!

That time of year again

2009-09-22T13:55:00.000-07:00

The Great State Fair of Oklahoma!!These 2 pictures just crack me up! It's like she knew exactly what was going on.
Telling the chickens to come here

Quality time with the bunny. She didn't try to gash an eye out or pull an ear. I was impressed.

We had fun eating grease and people watching. Oklahomans can sure be interesting people. Thanks State Fair!

One last splash!

2009-09-22T13:31:00.000-07:00

We've left the pool out this past month, mainly because we are lazy, and it has collected a lot of rain. But Sophie sure doesn't mind.
She doesn't mind getting soaked, either.

i just love kissing those cheeks!..and nose, and forehead, and lips, and chin...

Boomer Sooner!

2009-09-15T10:53:00.000-07:00

Sophie got to experience her first OU game Saturday. Matt and I sat through the first half in the rain, while Miss Priss enjoyed the luxurious box seats with Momma Jo and Giddie. Real fair. She had prime rib, mashed potatoes, chocolate cake and ice cream. Can you tell I'm a little jealous? But isn't she just adorable?!!

Labor Day visit

2009-09-15T10:28:00.000-07:00

Matt's parents came to town for a long weekend visit. Sophie had lots of fun with them and was well entertained!
We made a trip to the zoo and Sophie had a blast with the peacocks! They just stood there and let her get very close.

Then they started chasing her!

Posing on the turtle

Her favorite animal is the monkey!

Trying on Aunt Ella's shoes.

Fun pictures for possible Swift Christmas cards...

What's up, G?

2009-09-15T10:25:00.000-07:00

Too funny not to share.

14 months old and BUSY!

2009-08-30T11:27:00.000-07:00

My sweet girl turned 14 months old on the 20th and she is interested in everything! This is such a fun age, and she is learning so much. She understands almost all of my verbal instructions and is getting a little better at verbally communicating as well. She is able to make noises if I say "What does the duck say"...kak kak; doggy - arf arf; bird - weet weet; horse - naaaayyyy; bunny - she 'tries' to hop and makes some funny noise; monkey - ew ew ew ah ah ah. She's too funny! Here she's modeling her anklet. Pretty stylish.
She's started coloring with markers, but she'd rather just take the lids off and on and draw on herself. Yes, they are washable. And chalk - she just wants to see how many pieces she can carry at a time.

The Hydro Fair. We were pretty disappointed this year. Supposedly the train derailed 3 times, so it was shut down. And then we were standing in line for the carousel and it broke down. So, she rode the old-fashion cars. She had a blast with daddy.
You know it's an old fair when all of the rides are held together by 4x4s. Yikes.

The Latest

2009-08-24T07:15:00.000-07:00

Just some fun pictures of what Miss Priss has been up to lately. She loves jewelry; her new favorite thing is to put any piece of jewelry on her ankle. Necklace, bracelet, ring, earing - either dangle or stud - goes on her foot and/or ankle. It's quite interesting to sit and watch. She also is extremely independent and enjoys feeding herself. I think I have my work cut out for me!

WEDDING!!!!

2009-08-18T07:56:00.000-07:00

I think I've finally recovered from the big, huge week of getting ready for the wedding, and then it all being over far too soon! We had such a wonderful time and it went so smooth. There wasn't one problem! How does that happen with 2 weddings back-to-back???Skye's rehearsal...just so you can get a look at the what the ceremony kind of looked like.
Sophie practicing riding down the aisle

Sloane's rehearsal

Beautiful sisters

I had to join in

and so did mom.

The getaway car!

Introducing Mr. and Mrs. Sperle

Introducing Mr. and Mrs. Markwardt

First dances

Dancing with Giddie - our 89 year old grandpa

He pushed Sloane to the side to dance with his 86 year old bride!!

Sophie got in on some dancin'!

Cake cutting

Yeap, they both had their own cakes, and Darren had a YUMMY chocolate cake and Ethan had wonderful cupcakes!

Dancing!!! We danced for 3.5 hours straight! My feet hurt worse than HS basketball practice!

WHAT A FUN NIGHT!!!!!

CONGRATS AUNT SLOANE, UNCLE DARREN, AUNT SKYE & UNCLE ETHAN!

WE LOVE YOU!

The Party Scene

2009-07-30T07:05:00.000-07:00

Sophie has been quite the party girl lately. Both aunts are getting married in a week (AAAAAAHHHHHHHHHH!!!!) so she has been to a lot of showers in the past month.At Aunt Skye's shower in Weatherford
Stealing cake...what a smart girl.

Playing with her friends at Aunt Sloane's shower.

These girls have been my best friends since high school.

April (purple) and Graham, Roxie (polka dots) and Graham, Morgan, Sophie and me

Which gift should I open next...and stuff in my purse?

Loves to be the center of attention.

13 months

2009-07-25T18:56:00.000-07:00

I've been a slacker with blogging. So sorry. Sophie is now 13 months and is a crazy woman! She's all over creation - running, cooking with her new kitchen, giving me samples of her meals, playing with Gigem, chasing Cruz, dancing a lot, playing the keyboard, swimming, etc. Oh, and sleeping about 12 hours a night. I didn't tell anyone for about 3 weeks because I didn't want to jinx myself! But, she's doing great and has slept through the night without waking for a month and a half!

Just a few minutes of our day - flopping on the couch like a fish, getting in the baby's stroller with some friends,

watching her movie with Gigem while eating a little pizza, right after her tea party.

She's 20 pounds and I think 29 1/2 inches. She's grown 2 1/2 inches in about 2 months - look what sleeping can do for a busy girl!

Baby Dedication

2009-06-24T09:56:00.000-07:00

Sophie was dedicated to the Lord on Father's Day. She was the one baby that thought they needed to talk and scream through the prayer. I guess there always has to be one! So, here we are looking at the camera...

and here's Sophie looking at the camera.
and here she is with the purse. It goes everywhere she goes!

Happy Birthday, Miss Sophie!

2009-06-22T07:34:00.000-07:00

I can't believe my baby turned ONE! And, I can't believe she was once this small! She's such a big girl now - walking around, playing kitchen, feeding herself, playing in her playhouse, going up and down small steps, playing fetch with Cruz, dancing, SLEEPING THROUGH THE NIGHT!!!!

Yes, my baby was born chunky. It's pretty strange to see now. A couple of my closest friends had babies just recently and they were slender and petite - what you would imagine a newborn to look like. I looked at Sophie's fresh-out-of-the-oven pictures and she already had ROLLS!!! I guess that's what happens when you go to 41 weeks!
Morning celebration at Panera! She was walking around waving and talking to a group of older women - what a ham!

Waiting for everyone at the party.

Enjoying sugary goodness.

Prissing around for everyone to see.

Digging in to her cake.

and still working on it

Caleb and Sophie sitting in a tree....

Her first pair of Jordans...what??!! So not fair!

Thanks Uncle Sut!

Oh Aunt Skye, she loves her purse. Too much - it's a little scary!

A purse and a car...

What a wonderful celebration of Sophie's first year of life! We had so much fun and I really think she enjoyed herself as well! No tantrums or screaming or crying. It was a fabulous day with lots of people we love, and who love Sophie!

One Year Ago

2009-06-20T06:27:00.000-07:00

Exactly one year ago at almost this very moment, I was doing this. Geez, what a fast year!

I have a feeling there will be a lot of different emotions today! I'll post after all the festivities are over!

You should feel beyond privileged to see these beautiful photos!

You know you're desperate for sleep

2009-06-10T14:46:00.000-07:00

when you let your daughter sleep with a tube of toothpaste! Her new favorite thing to do is walk around (yes, she's walking!!!) and chew on the cap of the toothpaste...I guess it feels good on her gums. So, the last week she's been screaming for at least an hour in the middle of the night for no reason. What better to soothe her than a tube of paste? It worked!

Early Birthday Present

2009-06-10T09:03:00.000-07:00

Daddy Matt built Sophie the most amazing play house I've ever seen! He's so talented! We wanted her to have a tree house/playhouse for her birthday, but they seem so expensive. So Mr. Builder came up with the plans and got to building her dream house! She loves it! She likes to sit out in it before Matt gets home and peek out the windows waiting for him to drive up. It's pretty cute to see. I'll have to post more when we get the curtains hung, etc!

Florida!!!

2009-05-28T11:39:00.000-07:00

We had such a good time in Destin, Fl. Matt and I have been a few times, but it was a first for my family, and of course, for Sophie! She did really well in the car - the 3 of us drove to Little Rock early and visited with Matt's family, then mine came and picked us up in a 12 passenger van!! It was quite a funny site to see. We drove through the night, so Sophie slept almost the entire time. She wasn't quite sure about the sand at first, but got the hang of it when daddy started playing with her.
The weather was pretty nice. It rained off/on one day and our last day was so incredibly windy you couldn't sit out on the beach. That was pretty disappointing. One day didn't get any warmer than about 72, but Sophie didn't mind as long as she was in her cover-up!

The entire group - Soon-to-be Uncle Ethan, Aunt Skye, Aunt Sloane, Soon -to-be Uncle Darren, Giddie, Momma Jo, Sophie, Matt, me, Uncle Sutton

(in case you haven't heard, Sloane and Skye are getting married on the same day!!)

Good-bye, Destin. Can't wait to see you again soon!!

There's a reason

2009-05-26T12:00:00.000-07:00

I'm just now posting this... We've been in Florida! And had a blast! Sophie turned 11 months on the beach - what better way to celebrate?!

When we get unpacked and settled in I'll post more pictures of vacation.

Wrasslemania!

2009-05-14T20:44:00.001-07:00

ooooohhhhhhh yeahhhhh brother!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, DADDY!!!

2009-04-30T05:25:00.000-07:00

Happy 29th Birthday, Daddy!! We sure love you! Thanks for taking care of us! Sophie says thanks for helping her get so many Easter eggs!
And building an awesome swing to enjoy!

And having great conversation

And not biting my head off!

Thanks for taking good care of me

and cuddling with me

and supporting me

and holding me, even when I'm screaming and you don't know why!

I love snuggling with you, Daddy!

You're the best dad in the world...

and we're both pretty lucky to have you!

Thanks for being excited about Sophie before she got here!

Thanks for talking to her and holding her and taking care of me while we were waiting for her!

Thanks for being an amazing husband when it was just the 2 of us!

Thanks for being excited (and shocked!) when we found out about Sophie!!!

Thanks for having fun with me and enjoying hobbies together!

You are a wonderful daddy, even to our "first born".

I'm so blessed to have a Godly man as my husband and honored that you are all mine!!!!

Thanks for picking me!!!

WE LOVE YOU!! HAPPY BIRTHDAY! MAY GOD GIVE YOU MANY, MANY MORE!!!!

Love,

Seas and Soph

10 months old!

2009-04-20T19:59:00.000-07:00

Sophie and Caleb met up at Lake Hefner today to enjoy the great weather. They had a picnic then played on the slide for a little while. I think they both really enjoyed it. There were zero tantrums or fits, which is a huge improvement from yesterday. They both had quite the attitude at church yesterday (I'm sure Caleb's parents are OK with me saying that!!)!

Sophie doing a cheer for 10 months of life!

And let the crying begin...She only had me fooled this morning. She was fussy the rest of the day, as captured here in these photos.

What a sad way to document 10 months...but I guess it documents reality.

Zoo Trip

2009-04-15T20:35:00.000-07:00

Matt and I took Sophie to the zoo last week. She has been once before, but just didn't seem very interested. She loved it this time. She was pointing and smiling at all the animals - I think I had a smile on my face the whole time from watching her.Anyone know what this is???

Posing with the flamingos

Trying to figure the turtle out...

One of the lesser-attractive sights

Checking out the gorillas

What a HAM!!!

Movie time

2009-04-15T20:28:00.000-07:00

Sophie asks me (we communicate by her pointing to what she wants and then getting really excited when I figure it out) almost everyday to watch her favorite "movie" - Praise Baby. When I go up to the TV/DVD player she screams, throws her arms up in excitement and just recently started clapping! Doesn't take much to please her! So, here she is watching her movie...she takes it very seriously.

Where's Sophie????

2009-04-08T20:09:00.000-07:00

Peek-a-boo!!!
Where's Cruz???

Peek-a-boo!!

One of Sophie's favorite things is to play peek-a-boo. She uses curtains, napkins, books, dolls, clothes, blankets, and tonight used a see-thru container. Very creative little girl!

Happy Easter

2009-04-06T08:44:00.000-07:00

Happy early Easter! Sophie had her 9 month/Easter pictures taken and they turned out really well! She did so well and was such a happy little girl that day! I'm telling you, she's a real ham in front of the camera! We hope everyone has a wonderful Easter day and remembers the Truth of Easter and the goodness and love of Jesus!

Spring was here...

2009-03-27T08:28:00.000-07:00

Boooooooo to Oklahoma weather! Beautiful spring was here and now it's freezing and snow is on it's way. YUCK!! Sophie is disappointed because she so much enjoys playing outside. And our beautiful blooms are having to put up with this nasty weather, too - sad day.

By the look of Sophie's face, she has already figured out her daddy is a goofball!

Looking pretty with her Momma Jo.

Hope everyone stays warm and cozy. And...BOOMER SOONER!!

9 months old!

2009-03-22T08:27:00.001-07:00

Sophie is a bit mischevious. She sometimes needs some help staying on the couch. What a pretty girl.

Whatchoo lookin at Willis?

Hanging out

RIP rat tail!

2009-03-04T20:29:00.000-08:00

Well, we finally gave Sophie her first hair cut. She probably could have had it at 3 months, but I have just been having a hard time letting go. I know her little rat tail probably looks awful, but to me it was just precious. I loved running my fingers through it and brushing her bangs over to the side. But, I know she's my child, so of course I think it's cute. I'm sure other parents are thinking, give that poor child a hair cut. So, I present to you the before picture...sniff...sniff... And the afters

P.S. Sorry for the multiple postings. Just remember I'm going on 8+ months of minimal sleep...sometimes blogging just takes too much energy!

Another reason to not sleep

2009-03-04T20:16:00.000-08:00

She's pulling up, and not getting back down! It's exciting that she can pull up to standing, but, Child, do it (ONLY) during the day...geeeezzz! She pulled up 5 times the other night and screamed until one of us would go in to her room and put her back down. It's not just a 2 or 3 minute scream, it's up to 1 hour long. Talk about some endurance. Maybe she'll be a marathon runner.

Is this not one of the most pathetic, sad things you've ever seen?? It really does make me want to cry.

Like the hair?? That would be my failed attempt to give her Tylenol while still in her crib. It's a nice styling gel, don't you think.

A hard day's work

2009-03-04T20:04:00.000-08:00

Miss Priss thought she'd help daddy with the computer and printer the other day. She just loves wires, so it was very tempting for her. And, she pulled up all by herself! She is now pulling up like crazy and cruising around. She's pretty proud of herself!

A very need snack after all of her hard work. These crackers are her favorite! So much so, that she'll throw a tantrum if I won't let her have one for her lunch...I know, spoiled...

Pooped!

Fun visit

2009-03-04T19:51:00.000-08:00

Sophie's Grandpa, GranAnn and Aunt Ella came for a visit. She had a lot of fun with them! And it sounds like she had a lot of snuggle time with them, too. I worked a couple of days during their stay, and I don't think Sophie missed me at all!

We went to Pops one afternoon for lunch. Sophie really wanted to try a drink of each...

They were able to watch her at swim lessons a couple of nights. On this night I was in the pool with her and she waved at them from the water. It was the first time for her to actually wave at someone, rather than just wave at the TV, etc.

A day late

2009-02-21T17:19:00.000-08:00

Sophie was 8 months old yesterday! I had to work, then we had a date, so she didn't get her picture taken until 10 last night. She's usually in bed by 7 or 7:30, but not last night. Matt's mom and sister were watching her and they must be pretty fun to hang out with because she wanted nothing to do with that sleep stuff. She's crawling all over, wanting to stand all day, eating everything she lays her eyes on and just started waving and saying this weird scream version of hello. It's really cute; every time she waves she does the scream, she's just not able to get the correct word out yet.

Her "rat tail" is getting so long I can braid it. Goodness, she's just too cute!

Swim Lessons!

2009-02-03T20:18:00.000-08:00

Sophie started swim lessons today! She had so much fun. We played splash mom and dad in the face, kick the water, lay on your back, grab toys, and tried to teach her to "jump" into the water. She did really well and laughed at the other kids when they would splash around. I just love her swimsuit! I wish they had one in my size...I'm without suit, so I was the only geek in a t-shirt.

She kind of acts like she just wants me to let go so she can take off. We tried blowing bubbles in the water, but that didn't go over well. She swallowed some nasty, germ-infested water and choked...so I don't think she'll be paddling on her own anytime soon.

P.S. She started crawling this week. And standing at the table and pulling items off...maybe I'll be able to fit into a swimsuit after chasing her for a couple of weeks!

Snow days!

2009-01-29T19:35:00.000-08:00

Since we live in Oklahoma and the state closes down anytime there is a snowflake, Matt was off work Mon - Wed. We had a good time relaxing, watching movies, and playing in the snow. Not really playing in it, but looking at it. So, Sophie and I were watching one of her favorites - Praise Baby, and Matt caught this on camera. How stinkin' adorable is this. Her newest thing is to stop playing, turn around and hug me, then go back to playing. I love it! Anyway, here she is being super sweet... Then...ATTACK!!
Out of nowhere she tramples me and strips my glasses off

Sophie's first time to hang out in the snow. Poor thing, her outfit was so snug she couldn't move. She couldn't even sit down to play with the snow.

Another boyfriend

2009-01-28T17:28:00.000-08:00

Meet Mr. Caleb, another boyfriend. Caleb and his parents came over the other night for hot chocolate and cookies. The two of them had a dandy time biting and licking toys, screaming, rolling, and standing at the music table. This would be the screaming part of the night...in unison of course.
I guess one of these days I'll need to teach Sophie that the boy is supposed to kiss you on the hand, or lick/bite, whatever. I don't think Caleb minded, though.

Daddy - O

2009-01-28T16:46:00.000-08:00

Sophie has been having so much fun with her daddy lately. It's fun watching them together and she has so much Swift in her...a lot more than I had originally thought. They sleep like each other, make the same weird noise in their throat, watch ball games on TV together, scream when they don't get their way.... I was cooking supper the other day when out of nowhere Sophie came flying around the corner in her baby's buggy. She was having so much fun - after she figured out what was going on.

Is she not one of the cutest things you've ever seen?!!

Last week I had an interview and Matt took off the afternoon to hang out with Sophie. He gave me time afterwards to get a manicure and pedicure and do some shopping. It was such a nice break! I came back feeling renewed, and my feet felt fabulous! It was so nice outside so Sophie and daddy did some yard work, then took it easy. And when I say "easy", I mean very easy! I drove up and Matt was lying on his back with his eyes closed. Sophie was just staring at him and I thought he'd open his eyes when I shut the car door. Nope, sound asleep! Thankfully Sophie isn't mobile yet. Don't worry, Cruz was watching out for Sophie (that was Matt's argument when he got scolded).

I'm...so...tired!

2009-01-20T19:15:00.001-08:00

and that is why I haven't posted lately. I don't know what to do with my daughter. She just doesn't sleep. When she was 2 months old everyone said she'd sleep at 3 months. Didn't happen. Then they said when she hits 12 #s, 15#s - nope. Then when she hits 5 months she'll sleep 6-8 hours. Ha. Then when she starts solids she'll sleep; the girl eats 3 solid meals a day and not sleeping. Well, what about giving her cereal at night, a warm bath, more milk...we do it and it doesn't make a difference. Well, what if she's over-tired - don't you think she's over-tired from not sleeping for 7 solid months (actually more like 13 months, she woke me up from my sleep every night at 11pm on the dot when she was in the womb)?!!?? Do you have her on a schedule - yes, from the beginning. I've read Babywise and Baby Whisperer and followed all the rules/guidelines/suggestions. Nothing works. So, last Tuesday she woke up every 30 minutes. Then on Wed. she woke up every 3 -4 hours, which was wonderful because I actually got a little sleep. Then on Thurs. she didn't even go to sleep until 3 am and then woke up at 5, 7, and 9. That was fun times. But even more fun was Friday night when she woke up at 2 am and stayed wide awake until 6. Last night was every 2.5 hours. I'm at my wit's end. Does anyone have a similar experience? Suggestions?? - other than all the aforementioned, because, really - I've tried everything and with no sleep for 7 months I really would not like to hear/see something I've already tried. I don't mean to sound hateful, I JUST NEED HELP!!!
So, enjoy all the blogs I've been meaning to post...

Boyfriends

2009-01-20T19:00:00.000-08:00

Sophie has had a few playdates lately. She hangs out with boys mostly, there aren't very many girls her age. But, I don't think she minds. We just found out today our good friends down the street will be having a girl in June, so she'll have someone to bond with that will be around her age. We are so excited! Sophie hung out with Graham, Holden, and Michael today. She was pretty fussy - she decided to not take her morning nap, or eat breakfast, or sleep during the night, but that's not anything new. But, put her in front of the camera with some boys and she's all smiles. Trying to get close to Graham for a snapshot.
Graham (9 weeks), Sophie (7 mo), Holden (9 mo), and Michael (2 years)

My good friend To came to visit with her husband, Dante and little boy, Canaan. He's 11 months and walking around everywhere like a big boy! I think Sophie enjoyed watching him move about.

Momma Sophie

2009-01-20T14:40:00.001-08:00

I think I mentioned in the Christmas blog that Sophie got a Cabbage Patch Kid. Well, she is just Little Miss Mom. Every morning when we get up, we go to the living room to play and the first thing she does is give Mackenzie Toni (I know, nice name) a hug and kiss.
Her kisses are so big and slobbery, lucky baby.
P.S. Isn't this a cute outfit. She dressed up for the Sooner beating a couple of weeks ago.

She even has MT play with her during the day.

Guess What...

2009-01-20T14:36:00.001-08:00

The many faces of Sophie

2009-01-07T19:15:00.000-08:00

Enjoy...

Merry Christmas

2009-01-04T18:41:00.000-08:00

FINALLY!!!! Sorry it's taken so long to post, I was just waiting for all of our Christmases to take place before I blogged about them.

Sophie hopes you all had a wonderful holiday!Our first Christmas was just the 3 of us. Sophie enjoyed her time and loved the wrapping paper.
We're reading her book The Little Sooners

Enjoying all of her new (actually used, but new to her! yes, we're cheap - Matt likes to call it thrifty) toys!

Letting Cruz in on the action.

We had a nice few days in Arkansas with Matt's family. Sophie did well on the 7 hour trip there and back. She was wonderful the entire time!

What a doll!

She loved her rubber ducky with scarf and stocking cap.

But, she really loved the bows!

I can't wait to put these to use!

For the last 27 years my parents have had Christmas with their best friends from high school. There are 4 other couples that get together with them (+kids) and it's a really nice time.

This year Sophie was queen of the party.

She was all over the salt shaker.

Family pic at the party. Of course Cruz was a part of it.

All of the kids with the Baileys.

My BFF! We're 3 days apart and have spent almost every birthday together. Fun times!

My family came over to our house on New Year's Eve for Christmas. We had a lot of fun laughing, playing games, and watching Sophie with her new toys.

Showing off her new shoes.

She got a Cabbage Patch kid!!! Her name is Mckenzie Toni and she was born on my birthday. My dad just had to get it for her. I'm glad he did. I forgot the baby powder smell they have and I've been sniffing it everyday since. It brings back such fun memories. Sophie is so cute with her - she kisses her and rubs her cheeks everyday. She's already acting like a momma.

She got a musical table and loves it! She's able to stand at it unsupported - I better get to childproofing fast!

Too much activity for the dog.

The best present I've ever received! Thank you Jesus for such a blessing!

Happy 6 months!

2008-12-20T09:47:00.000-08:00

After 15 attempts of getting a "cute" pictures, this was the best! She's everywhere and was grabbing the paper and crumbling it and wouldn't look at the camera. Oh well - at least I have it documented! Sophie is weighing in at 18#, is 25.5" long and her head circumference is in the 75 - 90th percentile. (Heed! Pants! Now!...movie quote from So I Married an Axe Murderer. It's a funny quote if you've seen the movie. Not funny at all if you haven't!)

Hair of the Day

2008-12-17T12:07:00.000-08:00

Brought to you by Miss Sophie Shea

Click on the pictures to get the full effect!

Daddy Graduated!!

2008-12-15T08:29:00.000-08:00

Matt graduated Saturday from UCO with his MBA! We're so proud of him and so excited that he will be at home every night and won't have to study every weekend! He did so well - was nominated for MBA Most Outstanding Student and graduated 3rd (I think) in his class - all while working full-time and becoming a daddy! Our families came in for the big day and we had a little brunch for him. It made Sophie a little tired...

After her nap (which was during graduation - I had to stand in the back for over an hour and hold her while covering her ears so she wouldn't scream every time an overly excited family member would yell for their graduate), she was more ready for picture time.

She wants to be just like her daddy! (Let's hope!)

Sickness update

2008-12-09T07:01:00.000-08:00

The Sophster has a double ear infection and two bright white teef coming through on the bottom left. Fun times! So, we've been nose-dropping, bulb-syringing, snot-wiping, humidifying...and snuggling. That's the best part. Poor thing, she's still as cute as can be!

I'm a slacker

2008-12-06T21:13:00.000-08:00

I haven't updated in a while - so sorry. We've all been sick around here and it's hard to get real excited about taking pictures or blogging for that matter. But, here are some fun pictures from the last couple of weeks. The girls hanging out in Weatherford Thanksgiving morning.

Sophie biting the duck's bill - she's teething and I think there are 2 little teef coming through. She refuses to let anyone take a look.

Shaking her booty - this just cracks me up

What an awful face! Her daddy was giving her a lemon and this was one of her first reactions. She actually started to enjoy it and took about 6 more bites!

Cruz + Soph = BFF

We started solids!

2008-12-03T08:38:00.000-08:00

And look at the mess it makes! Just about once a day we get one of these explosions...I guess that's just part of it. The first time or two it was a little funny, now I just try to keep my food down while changing her! She's going to kill me one of these days, but doesn't she have the cutest little teaso (that's 'bottom' in Lebanese for all of you whities!)!!

5 months old!!

2008-11-20T10:11:00.000-08:00

I can't believe I have a 5 month old! She is so much fun and I have to snap pictures or record something everyday - she does something new, or funnier, or better everyday! What a blessing to be able to stay with her and watch her grow! Thanks Daddy!!

Isn't this funny! Both mouths wide open!

We played out in the yard yesterday and I got some really great shots of Sophie!

Happy Girl

2008-11-18T14:48:00.001-08:00

Sophie loves watching Cruz. She could just sit all day and smile at her. Lately she has started to giggle, but only at Cruz. She's so darn cute and happy in this video; I had to share it.

Look what I can do!

2008-11-17T11:50:00.000-08:00

Miss priss is sitting all by herself!! I can't believe she's already hit this milestone! Last week she was holding herself up with one hand and playing with toys in the other. All of the sudden she was sitting without support on Thursday night. she looks like a glow worm!

Whooaa! Not quite mastered!

Fast forward to Sunday night...completely mastered!

She can even multitask!

Sitting up sure wears her out!

Cruz is always worn out!

I love my Giddie!

2008-11-17T08:37:00.000-08:00

Sophie hung out with her Giddie on Sat. while my mom and I went shopping for a few goodies. Sophie enjoyed typing on the computer with Giddie. She looked at pictures on the internet and then typed a note. That typing must have really worn both of them out. They BOTH slept through a football game!

Like father, like daughter

2008-11-11T19:19:00.000-08:00

She's smarter than I give her credit for. She actually pays enough attention to her daddy to be able to imitate him almost exactly. She's reclined, has her arm rests, sitting in her undies (sorry Matt), and holding the remote. The only difference is her need for a paci. I think she's almost ready to give it up. We're making progress, especially at night. She's doing better soothing herself without it. Just give me (and her) time; don't judge all of you paci haters. Her mom and Aunt Skye required paci for 3+ years.

Sophie's first voting experience

2008-11-11T19:13:00.000-08:00

Sophie went with me to vote last week. The cute old ladies who took my name couldn't get enough of her and offered to hold her while I signed in. Sure they could. Then they offered to hold her while I voted, but Sophie wanted to be a part of this historical day. She even pointed to the her favorite candidate, but unfortunately her vote didn't count. Doesn't she just look like a little politician here!

Fall fun

2008-11-04T08:43:00.000-08:00

We went to Lake Hefner for some fall photos this weekend. It was perfect outside, the sky was beautiful and the trees were gorgeous.

Don't they look a lot alike?! They both have goofy smirks most of the time - maybe that's what makes me think they look so much alike!
Sophie kicked daddy in the eye!

Family picture - Cruz even calmed down enough to participate.

One of her new things is to pull leaves off of the trees. She's strong enough to do it all by herself. She's admiring one of her accomplishments.

Please read

2008-11-03T11:08:00.000-08:00

If you have time, please read the newest blog (I think it's the 2nd one now) posted on:

http://ourgrowingfamily02.blogspot.com/

Thank you for your boldness, Melodie!

Sophie's first Halloween

2008-11-01T11:33:00.000-07:00

Sophie had a fun first Halloween. She was an adorable (not biased!) pumpkin! We went to our church's Trunk or Treat and she loved seeing all the babies and kids dressed up. She just lights up when she sees other babies. Ready to go trick or treatin'!
Isn't she cute!

The three girls!

These are some of our friends from church. Andy and his son Michael, the groom, and Jonathon and his daughter Molly, the bride. How cute is that!

Sophie was so excited to see the Blue Monster, Caleb.

Her one and only treat. This really cute old guy was handing them out instead of candy. Matt and I even got one!

Sophie and Nate posing. Nate was more interested in the golf game. Can you blame him?

Daddy and Soph checking out the pumpkins. She's starting to grab everything in her sight!

Happy Halloween!

P.S. I made Sophie's costume...I know, you should be stroking out. It's the first thing remotely close to creative that I've ever made. I couldn't believe it actually turned out so cute, and it fit!

This is what happens...

2008-10-29T08:41:00.000-07:00

When daddy gets a hold of me!

2008-10-21T19:07:00.000-07:00

This weekend we had a nice getaway to Dallas. Matt has a friend who got married in Vegas so we went to the reception this weekend. It was in his parent's house and we pretty much just hung out on the couch. Sophie was all over her daddy.

We decided to check out the backyard. It was huge - at least 2-3 acres. They had a pool with hot tub and then if you walk past the pool there is a pond with a waterfall and tons of open space. They also had a basketball court and two volleyball courts. It was a huge house!
We only stayed a couple of hours and then decided to head to the hotel to check in and get ready to go to supper and then the mall. We bought tickets to a Mavs game, but...
Two somebodies decided to take a nap. So, we ate supper and then went to the Galleria to do some Christmas shopping. We ran out of time for the game, but it was probably going to be pretty difficult to carry Sophie around so it wasn't a huge loss.
We tried to sleep in Sunday morning, but our daughter had different plans. So we took our time getting around and then met my mom and sisters for lunch. We ate at Cafe Brazil and they had the best food and coffee! After lunch Matt headed back home to OKC and we girls checked in to our hotel. They all came down to Dallas to attend the New Kids on the Block concert with me (you should be jealous). Sophie enjoyed the chair at the new hotel while we got ready.

We did some more shopping and grabbed a bite to eat before heading off. Sophie was happy during the "goodbye" picture, but as soon as I left she cried for 2.5 hours.
Good thing I didn't know she was upset, or I wouldn't have enjoyed the concert nearly as much as I did. Here's the opening of the best concert I've ever attended!
They came out in their Celtics jersey for Hangin' Tough.
We had so much fun! I can't believe we saw them 15 years ago! I can still remember being checked out of school early in the forth grade to go see them. I was decked out in my NKOTB jacket, shirt and huge button of Joey. Not so much this time, but there were tons of girls who were! It was funny to see thousands of girl my age, many of them pregnant, screaming, yelling and jumping up and down.

4 months!

2008-10-20T16:03:00.000-07:00

I can't believe Sophie is already four months! Time has flown by! She's getting bigger and bigger and has recently found her screaming voice. She loves to shrill at the top of her lungs, is finally accepting tummy time, plays with her feet, puts her paci in her mouth (aim is a little off sometimes), sucks her fingers constantly and smiles most of the day. Matt and I are sure blessed with a beautiful, happy, healthy baby!

It's almost cold outside

2008-10-13T20:31:00.000-07:00

I dressed Sophie up in her cute little jogging outfit tonight so we could go for a quick run. And I mean very quick. Half-way into it it started raining. Not hard, but enough to get her a little wet. Poor thing. She seemed to enjoy it though. Doesn't she look all warm and cuddly?

So Big

2008-10-13T20:22:00.000-07:00

I'm posting this picture, not just to show how incredibly cute we are in our color-coordinated (not on purpose) outfits, but to show how huge Sophie is. This child is a week away from 4 months and is wearing a 9 month outfit in this picture. There are so many things she hasn't worn simply because she can't fit into them. Momma Jo took her shopping the other day and had to buy 9-12 month outfits. Where did she come from?? My wonderful friend Lauren reminded me the other day that I was no small child...BUT, she meant in weight. Sophie is actually a little long for having an almost dwarf mom, and her head is almost as big as Aunt Skye's.

I tried it...

2008-10-13T20:18:00.000-07:00

...and didn't like it. Mom made me try rice cereal so I would (hopefully) sleep longer than 2 hours at a time at night. All it did was make my tummy upset and make me stay up for 2 hour stretches. Bummer.

A Weekend of Fun Pictures...

2008-10-06T18:58:00.000-07:00

Posing in front of Momma Jo and Giddie's house
Momma Jo changed shirts to match me (pathetic!!)
hanging out with daddy
watching the game with Big Giddie
Enjoying the Sooner's win with Uncle Sut
Giddie giving me pizza crust
hanging out with Big Sittie and Giddie

3 month pictures

2008-10-06T18:35:00.000-07:00

Is she not the cutest thing you've ever seen??

go to share.shutterfly.com/action/welcome?sid=0AatGjZs0cuGLERg to see all of her beautiful pictures.

Matt's co-worker Shawna took these. You should check out her website http://www.shawnarobbphotography.com/

Time with Momma Jo

2008-10-01T20:39:00.000-07:00

I started back to work a couple of weeks ago. I'm working on Fridays and my mom comes up on Thursday nights to stay with Sophie. Sophie has adjusted well and doesn't seem to mind me being gone. Actually, I think she enjoys having her meals come from a bottle! This past Friday Sophie found Cruz and grabbed her for the first time. She's been grabbing her stuffed animals and holding them for a few weeks, so I guess she thought Cruz was just a larger, more animated version.

She started playing in her exersaucer last week, too. She wasn't too sure about it at first, but as you can see from the pictures, she's gotten the hang of it. She even got so excited at one point she pooped right through her diaper on to the seat cover!

We got caught!

2008-09-29T18:53:00.000-07:00

Twice!! She's just such a fun snuggle budy!

She sleeps like her momma...with her mouth wide open!

I just love this picture!

2008-09-22T17:38:00.000-07:00

Boomer Sooner!

Great State Fair

2008-09-20T20:16:00.000-07:00

We went to the wonderful, clean state fair (can you sense the sarcasm?). Our favorite part by far was the "petting zoo". Sophie enjoyed the roosters, pigs, goats, and sheep. She had no interest in the baby chicks - maybe they were too small. I had absolutely no interest in the spiders or insect display. She really, really liked the water display. She just stared and smiled. Matt made sure to give her a bath as soon as we got home - he's super scared of germs. Completely off subject, but when we met in Santa Cruz, he rode back to Oklahoma with To and me when project was over. We stopped in Vegas to meet up with my family on their vacation. Matt took 3 showers in one day. Seriously. I thought he was some kind of freak...hmmm.

3 Months Old!

2008-09-20T18:10:00.000-07:00

...and sick. Yuck. I think Sophie has a cold and is in the beginnings of teething. What a wonderful combination. The poor thing sleeps all day, and when she's not sleeping she's screaming. But, she was good enough to humor me and take these pictures.

She's 23.5" and almost 15#!! She's sure not starving!!!

Mmmm...Golden Corral

2008-09-15T18:54:00.000-07:00

If you know my Giddie (g-pa), this is a really funny story. He's quite the tight-wad and hates going out to eat. I don't think he has ever taken my Sittie (g-ma) out to eat (except $1 hamburgers at McDonald's) since I've been alive. They were planning on coming up here Sunday and so on Saturday night Sittie begged him to go out to eat. He threw a fit and said he'd give her money to go eat, but he wasn't about to go. Well, overnight things changed and he decided to go with all of us. We went to Golden Corral so there would be something for everyone...and it's Matt's favorite. So, our favorite waitress was there - Becky - she's really sweet and helpful and...has a unique style.

I guess Matt thought Sophie would be interested in some coffee, but she politely refused (in her sleep).

This is an awful picture of Giddie, but he's licking his lips. I was cracking up - he kept saying how good the food was and he was so impressed and what a bargain. So funny!! He was encouraging everyone to get seconds and for Sittie to get a desert plate...so he could eat off of it without him having to leave the table - I know how his little brain works! He even wanted to wait around for a fresh batch of Cinnamon rolls after he already had one plus a desert plate.

Jo showing off her plate of 4 different deserts.

And here she is...Becky. I like to call her Beks. I asked her to take a picture with Sophie, and Becky said, "Oh, let grandma get ready." Huh?? Anyways, she was more than happy to snap a pic. Oh, we told her we were from New York so maybe she would think we were on vacation and not just crazy people that live 2 miles away taking pictures at lunch.

And here is the best picture I've seen in probably 20 years. Beks made me wait to take the picture until she had her hair perfectly thrown to the side and her hip popped just right. I don't know if I've ever seen Giddie so smiley!

Lamb Chop

2008-09-14T09:56:00.000-07:00

Meet Sophie's newest friend...Miss Lamb Chop. Sophie has really blossomed over the last 2 weeks. She sits with min. support, sucks her hands, grabs her feet, and now interacts with/plays with toys! She holds on to her lamb and talks to her and she is even able to grab her rattles without my assistance!! Such a proud mommy!

I found my toes!!

2008-09-11T10:28:00.000-07:00

Sophie found her toes for the first time the other night. I thought she was just being lazy and falling forward while I was holding her, but she kept reaching. She finally grabbed her piggly wigglies! She was so excited! She kept leaning forward to grab, then would sit up and start all over again.

She was even able to grab and blow bubbles at the same time. Now that's some talent!

I told you she likes T.V.

2008-09-11T10:22:00.000-07:00

Here's the proof. Sophie and Daddy were watching football the other night and I couldn't even get her to look at me for a picture.

This is her newest face. She pouts her lips out and blows bubbles. I think she's trying to make a vibrating sound, but nothing but spit comes out.

And yes, those are cloth diapers.

Isn't she precious

2008-09-11T10:18:00.000-07:00

Just wanted to share pictures of our cutie! We became members at church this past Sunday, so Sophie wanted to look her best. Her feet are finally big enough for shoes!

Football Season!

2008-09-08T13:58:00.000-07:00

Sophie and I had a big weekend of football. Matt had a lot of studying to do, so we went to Weatherford Friday night for the Weatherford/Clinton game. Sophie had a good time and watched the game for the first quarter and slept through all the noise and commotion the second quarter. It got so cold that we left at half time. We stayed the night - our first time away from home! She did pretty well...still waking up twice a night. Saturday morning we left for Norman to do some tailgating and watch the game at Aunt Sloane's. I didn't figure Sophie would be up for an OU game quite yet.

Sophie and Uncle Sutton after her first football game.

She's holding on for dear-life.

Boomer Sooner...her first tailgating experience

Watching the game at Sloane's. She was glued to the game.

She even skipped a nap so she could watch it!

Getting some playtime in at half-time.

Is it bad that she loves to watch T.V.???

Woo Pig Sooie!!

2008-09-02T10:50:00.000-07:00

Sophie's grandma and grandpa Swift and Aunt Ella came to visit over Labor Day weekend. In honor of them, as well as the Hogs playing their first game Saturday, Sophie wore her new Razorback outfit (courtesy of Emily Swain!!).

I think she's saying "WWWOOOOOO"

just a little ticklish

Sophie with Grandma and Grandpa

Sophie and Aunt Ella

We had a nice, relaxing weekend with Matt's family. We ate a lot and just spent time playing with Sophie. She was such a good girl all weekend!

Sophie Crapper

2008-09-01T13:59:00.000-07:00

I gave Sophie the name Sophie Crapper (you have to say it with an Irish accent - Crrrappa) a few weeks after she was born. She's good at filling her diaper to the max with one push. Every time I change a poopy diaper I call her Sophie Crapper and she just grins and grins! So, she lived up to her name this weekend. She was sitting on my lap and doing her business when Matt freaks out and yells, "she crapping all over the place". He scooped her up and ran straight to the bathroom without taking a breath! It's not real funny when you read it, but if you know the kind of terror Matt has of poop and the expression on his face when he said it, you'd be cracking up! He said it looked like a gun shot wound - you know how the bleeding starts small and gradually oozes out in all directions. He said it was a small yellow-brown spot and it eventually (over a 3 second period) spread out to this.

She's pretty proud of herself!

Matt was a good daddy and cleaned her up and even got poop on his arm and finger and didn't completely stroke out. He's getting the hang of things and it's so much fun to watch him with her!

Just some pictures

2008-08-28T13:03:00.000-07:00

We haven't done much this week. Just taking it easy and being lazy. I had some funky stomach virus from Sat. night until Tues. so we haven't been too active. But, here are some fun pictures from the week.

knocked out after play time

taking over mom and dad's bed

trying out my big girl bathtub

having great conversation with mommy

2008-08-22T12:49:00.000-07:00

Miss Sophie had a big day of playing yesterday. I think it's because she slept so well the night before!! She slept from 11 pm til 4:30 am, then 5 am til 8 am!! I was so excited...so we played a lot! She hates tummy time, but did really well yesterday, and only screamed for about 2 minutes! Then, we read 3 books!! One was the Bible and she is so cute when we read it. She coos and babbles like she's reading along with me. I think she must like the black print on the white page. She also held her rattle for the first time yesterday (ok, she's not superbaby...I put the rattle in her hand, but she held on to it...good
enough for me!).
So, after all of that playing we had our friends Jay and Brady over for supper. She was a good girl - no pooping on anyone's lap. But, it was a close call. Brady was almost sure she was getting dumped on, but it was mainly gas! Sophie fell asleep in my arms while we were all talking and I thought she'd have a hard time sleeping during the night again. But she didn't!!! She had the same sleeping pattern last night! Please pray that she continues this way, because I'm really loving this!

Knocked out after our play time yesterday.

I'm 2 months old today!!

2008-08-20T13:08:00.001-07:00

I can't believe I'm 2 months old already! Mommy and daddy can't believe it either! Time sure flies when you're having fun...and you're sleep deprived! I've been such a blessing to my family these past 2 months - can't wait to see what the rest of my beautiful life will be like!

Curly Top

2008-08-18T12:57:00.001-07:00

I love how Sophie's hair gets curly after a bath! I wish it would stay that way all day! Maybe she'll have curly hair like her momma!

(Look at those rolls!!)

The One and Only...

2008-08-17T19:35:00.001-07:00

HYDRO FREE FAIR!!!
Yes, we drove from OKC to attend the Hydro fair. But, Sophie had to experience it!! I think she had the same opinion as her daddy - not a big fan! Maybe a better time next year.
Here are the pictures we snapped of her while on the train. That sucker was fast!!

Pretty Pictures

2008-08-17T19:18:00.000-07:00

While we were in Weatherford Daddy took some pretty pictures of Miss Sophie in Giddie and Momma Jo's backyard. We cooked out and had some wonderful burgers. Sophie had an upset stomach, so I was up with her and when she saw the pretty blooms she calmed down. He's quite the photographer!

We thought everything was ok with her tummy, so Aunt Skye took her and was holding her in her lap when lo and behold....it sounded like a bomb went off!! Sophie pooped so much in one push that it went flying through her diaper and bloomers and on to Skye's lap and down on to the floor. It was pretty impressive! She felt much better after that!

Saturday Fun

2008-08-11T08:25:00.000-07:00

We had a very fast, but enjoyable weekend. Sophie is getting to the point where Matt finds her more interesting (thank goodness!!) and it's really cute watching him play with her. Sat. morning Sophie got up around 7 and I fed her then asked Matt to watch her for a couple of hours so I could catch up on sleep. I get about 4-5 hours a night in between feedings and her grunting and groaning all night. Anytime he'll watch her so I can snooze is a blessing! After I woke up we went to Panera, which is always good. Then Giddie, Momma Jo, Aunts Sloane and Skye, and Uncle Sutton came over. We went to Chick-fil-a....a tasty treat. They all went shopping while we came back to the house to hang out. This is what we did the rest of the afternoon.

Is she not the cutest little booger? She always closes her eyes when we are outside, but these cute sunglasses really work! She was looking all over and really enjoying herself!

I thought this was hilarious! Poor thing is quite the chub - o!

Sophie spending time with Daddy and Cruz. She loves to read!

After play time with Daddy and a quick nap, the grandparents came back over to babysit while Matt and I had our first date since Sophie. We went to BJ's and had wonderful potato skins and yummy pizza. We were so tired we didn't do anything else! But, it was nice to get out and stuff our faces!