Picture Happy

I just wanted to post a few more pictures while Sophia is taking a nap.  She slept for almost seven hours last night!  Woo hoo!  Now, if we could just make that a habit...

 She loves to throw her arm over her face while she's sleeping.

I just can't get enough of her round little cheeks!! 

 Whenever we put her in the car seat with the cover my mom made, she is just fascinated by the dots.  She stares at them with a look of awe and wonder.

 She prefers to do tummy time on the nursing pillow.  And she loves to suck on her arm, or her hand, or whatever happens to be closest to her mouth.

 Awwww....  :)

 I finally caught a smile on camera!  Hooray!

We decided to dress her up for church.  This is the only dress that fits her, and she looks so darn cute in it!

Two Months Old

Sophia is now two months old!!  She is doing great!  She smiles and "talks" all the time.  I have long conversations with her every morning, and she smiles her biggest smiles for her daddy.  :)  At her two month checkup on Monday, she weighed 8 pounds, 12 1/2 ounces.  She was 22 inches long.  The doctor says she is developing well.  She has a little reflux, but it's not too bad.  She didn't like the shots, of course, but handled it pretty well.  Her eyes are still dark blue, but getting a little lighter.  She is still eating about every two hours during the day.  The question I get the most often is: how is she sleeping?  I put her to bed between 10:30 and 11 p.m. and she sleeps for about five hours.  Then after I feed her, she goes right back to sleep for another two to four hours, depending on the night.
Tim is so amazing!  He works hard all day long and helps out at night with Sophia.  He is a great support to me and I love him very much!  He likes to invent songs to sing to Sophia, and she loves to hear his voice.  She always turns to find him when she hears him come into the room.
I am continuing to adjust.  Just when I thought I had the hang of it, I had another kidney stone attack yesterday.  So, that has set me back a little.  It's a little difficult to keep Sophia happy when I'm lying on a heating pad all day to control pain.  But we do the best we can.  I am so grateful to have a husband who holds the priesthood.  He and my father were able to give me a priesthood blessing yesterday, which I know is the reason this hasn't been worse than it has.  The worst of it only lasted about two hours, and it's been pretty minimal since then.  I love having the gospel of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints in my life.  It makes everything not only bearable, but happy as well.  The truth that God lives and loves me - and each and every person on this planet - is so comforting and joyful.  I thank my Father in Heaven everyday that I have the gospel in my life, because I would be so lost without it.
Just so everyone knows, we are going to bless Sophia on April 10th.  Our Sacrament Meeting starts at 9 a.m., and we will be having a little lunch after.  Hopefully the weather will be nice and we can eat outside.  :)  Anyone who wants to come is invited, but please let me know if you are planning to come so we can plan enough food for everyone, and I can get you directions to our church.
A big THANK YOU to everyone who has been such a big support and help with all we've been dealing with!  I appreciate all the kind words, the gifts for Sophia, and even just the offers for help.  I am truly blessed in my life!

Super cozy for a walk outside!

Kind of a smile ... and you can see her baby acne that has since cleared up.

Sitting in the big people chair!

Smiley!!

Sophia is now six weeks old, and yesterday I got my first real smile out of her.  I couldn't get a really great picture, but I got a couple of okay ones with my phone.

She is now finally in newborn sized diapers, and certain newborn sized outfits don't completely drown her.  We gave her a bottle for the first time on Sunday.  She did pretty good - she drank it all, and didn't fight it.  She did seem to think it was a little strange.  Other than that, things have been normal with her.

Tim continues to work hard.  He's been teaching classes at work, which has taken a lot out of him.  But he still comes home and helps out.  He's excited that Sophia is being a little more social, as am I.  It makes her seem more like her own person, and less like a doll I need to take care of.  We finally got Tim a new truck, with an actual back seat to put Sophia in.  It's an awesome truck - smooth, quiet, and powerful.  I love it!

I've been good.  I'm anxious for Spring to get here.  My daffodils started to come up, so hopefully that means it's really close!  I can't wait to be able to take Sophia on walks and get fresh air.  This house can get a little stuffy when I'm here all day every day.  I had an appointment with a urologist about my kidney stones.  I have one on each side, about 2-3 millimeters each.  He said they could pass on their own, or we could do the sonic thing to break them up.  But I'd have to go under general anesthesia, which would mess with nursing Sophia.  So, I think we're going to just wait until I'm done nursing her, and then we'll break them up if they haven't come out on their own yet.  So, here's crossing my fingers that they stay put until then!

Well, that's about all from us for now!  Hopefully everyone is doing well!