Nearly Four Months Old

Here are some pictures from the past month:

The little bear cub sleeping soundly

She still enjoys eating! 

Last week Sophia weighed in at about 10 pounds!!

Burp... 

Excuuuuuse me!

Another pic of our sleepy little Sophie Bear: 

... Slowly waking from her winter hibernation: 

Waking up is hard to do!

Enjoying her new recliner: 

Our little Glo-Worm: 

Just plain cute! 

(Sophia's Great-Grandma Brady made the quilt that Sophia is laying on)

Nobody puts Baby in the corner! 

(except Mommy, when it's on accident, while she's trying to get Baby to smile)

Glamour Shot:

Eat your heart out, boys!



Sophia's First Christmas!

Santa's little helper ...

I guess she got tired of helping!

(Nearly a month later), here's a recap of Sophia's first Christmas:

 

We slept at my brother and sister-in-law's house,

and spent time at

my mom and step-dad's house,

and my dad and step-mom's house;

Sophia spent a lot of time in her carseat, going from house to house to house

in the 2.5 days we were in Orem, but she didn't seem to mind it.

In fact, she was pretty much oblivious to Christmas, as you might imagine a 3-month-old would be.

Here she is "opening presents" at my mom's house:

(sorry the pictures are blurry ... a lot of movement) 

Once things settled down, Sophia was held by healthy, clean-handed relatives like her aunt Melissa: 

By the afternoon, she was getting pretty worn out:

(notice the sleepy eyes, tightly-balled fists, and binky securely in mouth)

So, she and Daddy settled in for a nice, Christmas nap: 

What cuties!!

Quick Learner

I have started asking Sophia for her pacifier before I nurse her, rather than just taking it out of her mouth without warning.  Two nights ago I sat down in the rocking chair, ready to nurse her and I asked, "May I have your binky please?"  She smiled at me and let the binky drop into my hand.

Our Little Sophie Bear!

Sophia prefers standing practice to tummy time:

She really enjoys walking too!

We love this little teddy bear outfit that Sophia's Grandma Teddi sent to her:

It's so nice (and especially convenient for me) because it's a hat, blanket and socks all in one...

it keeps her nice and cozy warm on these cold Vernal days.

Here is Sophia before being fed:

Grr!

And this is Sophia after Daddy has given her her bottle:

Such a sweet li'l bear... 

Can you tell that this girl LOVES to eat?

And a bonus video, just for fun:

She loves her daddy!

(A note about these videos:  you can make them full screen

if you click on the four arrows in the right corner.)

New Home, New Challenges

We're finally starting to get settled in our new place here in Vernal ... but the unpacking is going incredibly slowly.  But we've got the essentials out, and I get to spend my time feeding, changing, cuddling and playing with Sophia.  She has started smiling at us and it's amazing!  My favorite thing is when she wakes up from a nap and I go over to her bed to pick her up ... I say, "Hi, Sophia Marie!" and after about two seconds, she gets a look of recognition in her eyes and breaks into a big smile.  Does it get any better than that??

Here are some videos and pictures of our little princess:

Gotta love those jowls and double-chin!

Danny and I think Sophia is gaining all her weight in her head

because we're always telling her how beautiful she is

and it's giving her a big head.

She's even getting rolls on her arms:

And she's starting to drool more...

Here we are at Thanksgiving:

We put Sophia in a dress for Thanksgiving:

I love the matching cardigan!

Squirming on Daddy's lap:

Sitting up on Mommy and Daddy's bed:

Ho-hum...

Sorry this video is sideways...

I tried to get her to smile, but it didn't work ...

But I caught a bit of a smile in this video:

Another series of pictures and video of trying to get Sophia to smile:



Here's Sophia thinking she's pretty cool:

Here, I thought she was going to smile,

But she just ended up spitting up.

Success!

Looking so chubby!!

Yikes!

I took these last pictures today. 

Sophia was being smiley so I thought I'd try to catch her smiling on camera.

This is as close as I got to a smile:

I think she looks like a little elf with ears poking out of her hat here:

Such lovely lashes!

Here Sophia goes with the bold fashion choice of blue:

But I think she pulls it off!

Cheeky little girl!

Sophia gets very active in the evenings:

We love our little girl!!

On Friday we took Sophia to DinosaurLand Pediatrics to see her new doctor Dr. Kwok.

He is a neo-natologist and helps run the NICU at the Ashley Valley Regional medical center here in Vernal.  We feel really lucky to find another great doctor for Sophia.

She weighed in at 8 pounds 8 ounces, and is now 21 inches long - the size of a large-ish newborn!

Dr. Kwok, after finding out that Sophia weighed 3 lbs 14 oz when she was born less than 3 months ago, said that Sophia's growth was "excellent."

We're so proud!