Cereal Time!!

So on Monday I called the doctor to ask about starting Sophia on rice cereal. She informed me that this would not be a problem, to think small amounts, to remember that most of the cereal will come right back out her mouth and to not get frustrated with her not swallowing the food right away.
Zach and I got the high chair put together on Sunday night in preparation for Monday. We continued our normal routine, so when I got home I nursed Sophia then we put her in her high chair, which she absolutely loves, and got ready for day one of cereal. I made the cereal very liquidy on the first attempt, per what the box says, and of course most came right back out. Day 2 I made the cereal a bit less liquidy and we had a bit more success. So on to today, Day 3 and I made the cereal a bit thicker, and we had even more success!! She might actually be getting the hang of it all.
On another note, little miss will be 4 months old tomorrow! I will write more about that later on tomorrow!

Happy girl!! I think she likes it!

Happy Easter

Thursday after school got out, Zach and I packed up the car to head out to the lake for part of the weekend. My family was doing Easter dinner on Saturday afternoon so that we could go to church on Sunday and then to Zach's grandmothers for lunch. We had a nice relaxing weekend there, and headed back on Saturday night so that Zach could go meet up with his brother and friends for his 30th birthday. HAPPY 30th BIRTHDAY UNCLE MATT!!

Aunt KK (Carol) Jordan and Sophia

Making the bunny house with Jordan! Sophia enjoyed watching and looking at all the colors!

Jordan and the finished product!

Grandpa, Jordan, and Sophia getting a little playtime in... Sophia was chewing on Jordan's fingers!

Now on to Grandpa's fingers!

I think she out grew the the swing at the lake... she can pull herself forward and possibly fall out... so no more swing at the lake :(

Grandma and Aunt KK cooking Easter dinner... and my mom discovered how wonderful the baby bjorn is!!! I love it too... handsfree!

Sophia's FIRST EASTER DINNER at the BIG TABLE!! She sat in the high chair for the first time for Easter dinner.... she enjoyed playing with her toys and being up with everyone at the table.

Playtime with Uncle Matthew!!!

CHEESE!!

Happy girl!

Matt and Claudia Klump with Sophia

Naptime... tummy time!!

Getting her nighttime bottle from her favorite cousin... Jordy man!!

Also have to comment about her bottles... Sophia is very close to holding her bottle on her own. When she sees it, she has to have it. She fights to get it. Yesterday she started wanting to eat about every 2 1/2 hours and at 3:30 she nursed for 20 minutes she also ate 4 oz of formula. Then at 6:15 she was hungry all over again. We held her off for 30 more minutes and fed her 8 oz of formula at her night time feeding and she drank it all. She did this again today so I think it is time for ceral. So now I have even more questions.... when do I give her the ceral? I want to feed her and not have the sitter have this job, so it needs to be in the evening. Will that work? Do I nurse first? What kind of ceral do I give her? How much do I give her? Is it to early? OMG... and we don't go to the doctor until next Monday... so do I wait or do I call the doctor tomorrow... any advice is welcome.

HAPPY EASTER!!

Guess What I Can DO!!!!

So today is a typical day and I leave work to go and pick up Sophia. When I get there she is still napping, which is a good thing. After we leave and get home, she finishes her nap while I unpack and clean bottles, and then pack her to go and stay at Grandma and Grandpa's (my parents.) My mom is keeping her tonight for us, so we have a break.
So I proceed to wake her up from her nap, yes I know never wake a sleeping baby, but I do for feedings! So she eats and then I put her down next to me on the couch, and yes I am watching her.... and here is where her big trick comes in to play.... SHE ROLLED OVER all by herself!!!! We kept watching her do her new trick over and over.
We then decided it was time to head over to my moms where she did her new trick over and over some more. She even rolled over while changing her diaper.
After dinner Zach and I left to come home, and on the way home my mom calls to tell me that she is asleep, and yes she rolled over on to her tummy!! O MY... so now I am wondering if we should be sleeping on her tummy since all the books and doctors say they should be sleeping on their backs. Any suggestions are welcome! So my sweet baby is 3 months 3 weeks and 2 days and she is ROLLING OVER!! Here are some pictures capturing the second roll over!! Now we really can't leave her alone!!!

Learning New Tricks

Saturday morning Zach put together Sophia's Baby Einstein Activity Center, or as I called it her excersaucer. Sophia loved it. It keeps her entertained for a good while. She already figured out that she can move herself around to all the toys. She really likes the book with a mirror on it... she even got to turning the pages on it... which I am sure was just a fluke but it was super cute.

I also got her some new shades with a head strap to keep them on. I want her to learn early to wear the sunglasses to protect her eyes... she tolerated them a lot more than I had anticipated.... YAY!!

New Weekly Routine

So we have gotten our nightly routine down pretty good. I pick up Sophia, then we come home and play some then I nurse Sophia. After she eats, we head out for our walk. When we get back from our walk Sophia has some playtime and then Zach and I cook dinner and get lunches ready, bottles ready, diaper bag ready, and so forth...After dinner we have a little bit more playtime, then bath time, bottle with Daddy, and Sophia is off to bed.
On another note... one week of work down... 10 more til summer time. I might be already getting the hang of this... as long as I don't stop going until after Sophia goes to bed I have more energy than I thought. We are even still going on our daily walks!!! YIPPEE.
I am truly blessed. I thank God everyday for my sweet baby, my husband, my home, my job, and my family and friends that are there everyday to help support me in everything that I do.
Here is a quick video of Sophia sitting in her Bumbo chair playing while we got dinner ready one night this past week. She was a very good girl.
Check out my beautiful baby...

Guess what I found???

Sophia discovered her feet!!!!

Also this week Sophia's second bottom tooth cut through on Thursday morning... so now my big 3 1/2 month old has 2 teeth!!!

Big Girl Bottle

So lately Sophia has moved from 6 feedings a day to 5 feedings a day and is doing great. She is getting more bottles now since she is going to the sitter during the day. I miss nursing her all the time, but at least she is still getting breast milk and not formula, except for her night time bottle, which is where this is all going. Sophia is now using the big 8 0z bottle, however is eating 6 ounces instead of the normal 4 ounces. My o my she is becoming quite the big girl... she is even trying to hold on the bottle. I love discovering all the new things that she does. She is doing something new everyday. It is such a wonderful blessing to be a mom.