5 months old

I'm a little behind with posts, so we'll see how caught up I can get with my dial up!
Sophia recently had her 5 month birthday! This is her official picture. I really cannot believe she is already 5 months old. I am looking forward to what this month will bring!

First bites of real food!

We introduced Sophia to the world of real food this past week! She has been watching us eat and drink with interest for a while now and we decided to let her join in on the fun. Once she realized what was going on, she just couldn't get enough! She leaned in to the spoon with her mouth wide open! The second time we tried, she was reaching for the spoon and pulling it into her mouth :)

This is me before.....

YUMMY!

Daddy takes a turn giving Sophia a bite!

Thanksgiving!

So much has happened since our last Thanksgiving. We had so much to be thankful for this year and I couldn't help but think back to last Thanksgiving and the announcement that a new baby would be joining our family! Now look! That little baby turned out to be a little girl :) Enjoy the pictures I snapped between our different Thanksgivings.

What a cute little smile - kinda ornry!

I think they were watching Labatt (my mom's dog) walking around. Sophia loves dogs!!

YUM! Look at that bird! I can't wait to take a bite...

Oh No! Stop that baby! She's downing the whole thing!!!

Aunt Diane & Sophia

Last Thanksgiving Aunt Diane made our big announcement to Patrick's family during our prayer before dinner!

Jim with Sophia

Granny & Sophia just lounging before dinner

She likes to sit in her bouncy seat. I was able to capture her getting very excited over the toys and music.

More videos!!!

Here are a few more videos for your viewing pleasure! Sophia's exersaucer is her favorite toy right now! She gets excited just looking at it from across the room.

Whenever we lay her down to change her, she instantly reaches for her feet! Well, if you look close enough you can see why she is getting changed less than 5 minutes after I got her dressed!

4 months old

I know it is late, but this is Sophia's official 4 month old picture! I take a picture every month to put into her baby book. Uncle Stuart also requested video - so I've included a short video as well! Enjoy :)

Hanging out at home!

Another month just flew by....

Well, my baby girl is now 4 months old! I cannot believe how quickly she is growing and how much fun stuff she can do! I saw a picture of my 20 week ultrasound yesterday and I can't believe that was 8 months ago - 8 months ago I could only see a picture of my baby "snickerdoodle" and now I can hold her and take my own pictures whenever I want!

At her 4 month well baby check up Sophia weighed 13lbs. 1oz. and is 25 inches long. She is really showing us more of her personality lately - she is definitely the daughter of two persistent and opinionated individuals! We had her 4 month pictures taken on Sunday and she did fabulously (during the photo session!). I thought for sure we would have a hard time getting consistent smiles, but she hammed it up and was nothing but smiles :) I'm only providing a peak at the pictures for the time being. Enjoy!

My beautiful little girl!

My family

Where did October go?

WOW! It has been far too long since I've posted any pictures! We've been busy lately and have pictures to prove it. Sophia keeps growing and discovering new things. She is very good with her hands these days, has been sleeping through the night, survived her first cold and experienced her first trick-or-treat! I'm in the middle of my last fall quarter at OSU - I can't wait to graduate (not till June though)!! Patrick just got a new job at Buckeye Nissan. We are very excited about this new opportunity! Enjoy the pictures!!!

Sophia rooting for the Buckeyes!!

Our friends Nicki & Brent Barson welcomed their son Evan into their family on October 14th! We were excited to meet Evan and compare "new parent" stories!

Bath Time!!! As you all know, I love to take bath pictures!

Look at those big, beautiful brown eyes!

We recently had our nephews, Sam and Jack, spend the night while Manda and Rob ran a 5K! We love having them stay over! We played K'nex, colored, had brownies, ice cream, popcorn and pancakes, and played Old Maid. These are a few pictures taken by Jack!

They love their "baby Sophia"!

AAAAAAAHH!

The boys and Uncle Pack trying to make Sophia laugh.

We recently celebrated Betsy's 25th Birthday!

Anna tasting the icing to make sure it would be safe for the rest of us!

Betsy & her fiance Bill

"What happened to my forehead?"

Uncle Ed

We participated in the AutismSpeaks walk with my office.