Ear Infections....

Another ear infection this week :( Seems like that is what we are battling on a two week basis. It is terrible not only for Sophie, but for Mommy and Daddy too. Last week, I thought maybe she had one, but it was not which was great news, she was just sticking her fingers in her ears for no reason. Friday she started being really snotty, which I thought was teeth that were coming in. On Monday her temperature was up and I called the doctor. They asked us to come in and get checked out. Lo and behold, another infection- in both ears. YUCK! Poor Sophie, this has made 5 since her 15 month appointment in May. We are headed to the ENT on Tuesday to discuss tubes. I pray that this will restore our happy, sweet girl! She has been very hard to live with in the last few weeks when the ear infection resurface. I want ther to be pain-free asap!!!

Other than ear infections, I have been trying to enjoy time off with Sophie. We have been to the pool quite frequently which Sophie enjoys. We are also walking a lot and playing at the park. Sophie also has a pool Daddy brought home to her, and she really likes it too! This week we made a trip to visit LeeAnn as well. Next stop is North Carolina for vacation!!! We can't wait to see how Sophie reacts to the ocean and sand. I am counting the days, and it is just around the corner!

Other news, I went to the doctor today for my 28 week appointment. All looked great~ weight, blood pressure, glucose!!! YAY! I do feel a lot more tired with this pregnancy, guess that is due to constantly chasing a BUSY 16 month old. I also feel a lot bigger this time, but according to my OB, I am actually 5 pounds lighter than I was with Sophie. I am measuring about 29 or 30 weeks according to him today which follows the ultrasounds I have had. They have always said he was about a week ahead of schedule. I have another ultrasound in August, so I guess we will get one more closer look before he arrives. Marty and I still working on names. Hopefully by September, we will have one :)

I planned to post some cute pics we have taken of Sophie lately, but it is not working. I will try to get that done tomorrow.

Summer Time is Here!!!

School’s out for summer! This is the first week with no kids at school, and we have enjoyed doing whatever we want. Sophie is happy and outgoing as can be, she loves being around people and will walk up to strangers while we are at the pool and have conversations with them. She will strain to see people as they walk by at the grocery or Target and wave at them to get their attention. I wonder where she gets that :~) She now loves the pool and has no fear of it. Today, she was sticking her head under the water repeatedly. She would run into the water, splashing the whole way. She loved when she was sprayed at the pool by the sprinklers they have. There was not a lot of sitting around and playing, rather on the go the whole time. I hope that it is not completely this way when we hit the beach in July, but as busy as she is, I think it is inevitable.

In May, we went to Sophie’s 15 month appointment. She was perfect as usual. If I remember correctly- 33.75 inches tall in the 97th percentile and 26 pounds and 11 ounces putting her in the 87th percentile in weight. All proportionate and fine according to the doctor. The only issue was she had an ear infection, yuck, but it hadn’t seemed to bother her. No fever, no fussiness, no hints of it. This past week though, we had to return to the doctor, she wasn’t being herself, and had to find out the source. Unfortunately, it was another ear infection- this time in both ears. This is the fourth one since March, so if she has another one in July then we will start talking tubes, but hopefully there will be no need and she will be fine.

Still trying to sell the house, and get ready for the arrival of Baby Boy Williams~still working on a name. We would love to be moved and settled in when he arrives in September, but at the rate it is going, I wonder if it will ever happen! From the looks of all the ultrasounds I have had with this pregnancy, #2 will probably arrive early as did his sister since he is measuring a week ahead of schedule. He looks great according to the doctor’s reports. I really think that he will be here Labor Day weekend, but that is just my guess. Hopefully the rest of the summer will go smoothly with this pregnancy, and I can enjoy my days off with Sophie.

It's Been a Long Time

WOW! It has been a loooong time since I last posted anything about what has been going on around our house. We have been so busy it seems. Sophie is everywhere~ toys, drawers, cabinets, dog food and water, you name it and she wants to be in it. When we tell her no, she loses it to the point, sometimes, of alligator tears or worse, lying on the floor and kicking legs. Quite interesting and funny I must say. She is getting quite the personality to say the least. She likes to give open mouthed kisses in the morning and some hugs in the evening. She is not afraid of anyone it seems. She will play right beside other kids at the park, and is as happy as can be. She loves to look at new people at Target or Kroger- leaning to one side in the cart or completely turning around to stare at them a little longer. She really hasnt put on any weight in months, just getting taller. She is still our happy, smiley baby, or I guess, toddler.

Sophie has been a little sick here and there. One week she had a cold and ear infection, then the next week she has roseolla. Thankfully, she is all better now and back to her happy disposition.

First Birthday

How much has changed in a year? Sophie was born at 19.5 inches and is now 31.75 inches. She weighed 6 pounds and 15 ounces and is now 24 pounds. She is walking everywhere. She is constantly into everything which is pretty exhausting. She is like a little cyclone. She says maa-maa, daa-daa, and dog very well. She also has conversations with herself. She often will carry these conversations on with me and Marty- guess she thinks we know what she is talking about. She is almost always happy. We are still holding steady with 8 teeth. She loves to eat- peas, lima beans, green beans, blueberries, pears, peaches, and chicken. Sophie is such a sweet little girl. I know I have said it before, but we were truly blessed with her. She is a wonderful miracle that has changed our lives and we couldn’t imagine life without her.

We celebrated her birthday with all of our family around us, and she was not fazed by the amount of people in our house. She just walked around and smiled at everyone. It really was a great party, and we were overwhelmed by everyone’s generosity.

Sophie, we love you!!!! Happy, happy first birthday! We can't wait to celebrate many more!

Love,
Mommy and Daddy

On the Move!

Ladies and gentlemen, we have a walker!!! It is so crazy! This time last week Sophie might have taken 2 steps on her own, and now she is walking everywhere! I am afraid that she is going to take off running soon. Oh, my!!!!! It all started on Friday, she just realized that she could get places on her own without crawling. Saturday, she improved a lot, and by Monday she was everywhere. She has also really started to feed herself. She loves bananas, green beans, peaches, Nutri Grain bars just to name a few things.

Sophia's first birthday is right around the corner. We will be having cake and ice cream at our house. I think it is so hard to believe that she is going to be a year, and how much she has changed from last year. This next year will bring so many more fun things for us to do with her. We can handly wait!!!!

Merry Christmas

Another Christmas has come and gone! We had a great time this year. Sophie was great at Nana's and Grandmom's on both nights. She just went with the flow as usual! She got loads of cute stuff- clothes, toys, barrettes, a Christmas stocking for Santa to stuff!!! She was inthralled with my mom's tree, wanting to remove the bows from all presents so it was a constant battle to keep the bows on until all the kids could open their gifts. At Grandmom's, she didn't bother with the tree as much. When there was an open box, she was all about it wanting to bang on it and see what was inside. It really was a great Christmas! We are looking forward to the New Year~ Sophia's first birthday will be here before we know it! I counted the other day and it is only 7 weeks away! I can't believe it :-) what a wonderful year it has been so far!

We also got to visit with LeeAnn, Sarah, and Brooklyn on Tuesday. It was so cute to see the girls together, before long they will be playing together all the time and into everything.

10 months!!!

Hard to believe that our sweet baby Sophia is 10 months old today. She is having a blast every day, and into everything that you could imagine! Her latest thing is to race to the stairs and start to climb up them! When she is on a mission to get somewhere, she will look back at you and smile the cutest grin~ I think she is saying "you can't catch me :)" She is also standing on her own for longer periods of time, but is terrified to take that first step. She is still saying DaDa, but no MaMa yet. She is also starting to feed herself some~ yay!

We went to Aunt Polly's last weekend, Sophie has a great time trying to pull the ornaments off the tree, and playing with the paper from the presents! We can't wait until Christmas to see how much fun she will have with the boxes and paper~ I am sure she will not be all that interested in what she gets when there is paper and bows around!