it's in the details

You probably thought the Baptism posts were behind us. If so, you thought wrong. I've been wanting to do one final post about three special details of the day but have been waiting for a few pictures I needed. So, here it is, the final baptism post about some special details from the day.

First, a little about Sophia's Godparents, Sophia's Godmother is Kristen Law, Carl's sister, and her Godfather is David Distelhorst, Karen's oldest brother. Carl and I thought long and hard about who we wanted to be Sophia's Godparents. It was very important to us that they be people of faith who could share with Sophia about their faith journey and support her on hers. Kristen and David have had different experiences, struggles, and joys on their faith journey. They are two very special people to her mom and dad and we are glad they are willing to support Sophia and share with her about their journey.
The priest who baptised Sophia is a very important to her parents. Alan Gates has supported Carl and I during many of our joyous times and many of our more challenging times. He led us through premarital counseling and performed our wedding ceremony. He has provided counsel to us when we were challenged by difficult jobs. He has supported us as we took on directing Reading Camp through the church. He has been a great support to us and is someone we truly admire and respect, we were delighted that he baptised our daughter!

I couldn't finish the baptism posts without sharing the story of Sophia's dress. Not only was Sophia's dress beautiful on her it has a very special story behind it. The dress was hand made by her Great-Grandmother's Step-Aunt who was very special to her Great-Grandma. It was first worn by Sophia's Nana for her baptism. The dress and hat Sophia wore were also worn by her mom for her baptism. The socks and shoes were brand new, just for Sophia. I love that now three generations have worn this beautiful, handmade dress! I hope it survives for future generations!

sitting pretty

Look at my big girl sitting in her rocking chair! I swear just last week she would have fallen over if I put her in her chair and now she is sitting up all on her own! Slow down little lady!

hazards of being a mom

You might end up with spit up....in your hair.....

No more baby airplane in the morning...or possibly ever...

and yes my husband laughed. a lot. it was kind of funny.

4 months

My sweet baby girl is 4 months old! I know I say it (and will probably continue to say it) every month but I can't believe how fast she is growing! It feels like just yesterday her daddy and I brought her home from the hospital. So much has changed since that first day home.

Sophia is so much more aware of the world these days!

What's that over there mom??!!

She is such a happy girl with a smile that just lights up the room!

Now that Sophia is awake more often we are able to do a lot more things! The weather has warmed up a lot over the last few weeks and we've been getting out and taking walks. This girl loves walks!! She especially likes when the breeze hits her face. She makes the sweetest smile. The other day we tried out the swings at the elementary school behind our house. They were so big for her but she loved it! We'll have to try and find some more Sophia sized swings.

There were many special events for Sophia this month: she was baptised, met her great grandma, met mommy's wonderful friend, Erin, went on a bird walk...

4 months has also brought on some sleep issues. Our awesome sleeper has had some "sleep regression." We're not sure if it is her age, mommy's return to work, a combination... but we are working on it!

At 4 months Sophia:

• weighs 13lbs 9ozs-50% and is 23 3/4"-30%


• wears a few size 0-3 month and some 3-6 month (she is in between because of the length)


• Eats 5 times a day and 1 time at night (sometimes 2 if mommy was at work that day--we like to hold out for the good stuff)


• Takes 4 naps a day with bedtime at 7pm and wake up at 7am


• is not happy taking a bottle but we are working on it!


• smiles a lot!


• laughs, shrieks and babbles


• lakes to taste test everything :) if it is near her mouth it will be sucked on


• loves to suck and chew on her fingers


• has found her thumb


• has rolled over from front to back but doesn't do it on a regular basis yet


• is starting to discover the toys on her jumperoo


• loves to stand, with someone holding her of course :)
  
  
  

who me?

I'm not sucking on my thumb mom! I promise. You must have me confused with some other baby.

Sophia found her thumb recently! If she's still sucking on it when we send her off to Kindergarten we may think it's less cute but right now it is about the cutest thing ever.

Don't worry. I haven't forgot about her 4 month post! It is in the works. We are going to the doctor's today so I am waiting for her official 4 month stats. Hope everyone has a wonderful Friday!

poor engineering

This post is dedicated to Uncle Blakely, oops I mean, Uncle Blake, or is it Uncle Bleary? ha inside joke some may understand.

There is a fatal flaw in Sophia's jungle playmat. Her 4 month old strength is enough to take it down. (no babies or toys were injured in the incident)

I wear my sunglasses at night

I was trying these sunglasses on Sophia and I just couldn't help myself, had to get a picture. She is too cute. Unfortunately the sunglasses aren't my favorite. They have the stretchy strap I like but the frame is so hard it pinches her face.

On another note, I had this fabulous post about Sophia's baptism party that I swear I posted yesterday but when I checked the blog today it was gone. So, once I have the energy to recreate it I will repost. --it just reappeared so strange.