This past weekend my mom was in town for a long weekend visit with her favorite granddaughter! She couldn't get over how much this little girl had changed since she last saw her when she was 2 weeks old. Boy did she miss her grandma!
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| Grandma had to learn to give Sophie a bath, Sophie thinks you did a good job! |
My mom came in on a Thursday, just in time for our "test stay" at the new Disney resort that Dan has been slaving over for the past four years. Since he worked on the project, we got a free night before the building was open to the public to make sure everything was in working order. My mom and I packed up the car and headed to Disney. We enjoyed a brief swim in the pool after a thunderstorm came through which made the water feel like a bath. Sophie went for her first swim and had a great time. After the pool we went inside for a bite to eat. My mom went back to our place to spend the night with Lucy, then turned around and came back to hang by the pool the next morning. Sophie had another brief swim in the pool with her grandma...
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| Such a relaxing swim, she fell asleep! |
Here are some pictures of the resort. The Finding Nemo and Cars portions are the only ones open right now. Soon to be followed by The Lion King and Little Mermaid!
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| My little girl is officially a guest! |
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| It's Mickey Sophie! |
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| Luigi's Casa Della Tires, the part we stayed in |
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| Cozy Cone Pool |
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| Jelly fish water falls at the pool |
So what is our busy little Sophie up to these days? Well, at twelve weeks, our girl is growing so fast and has learned so much!
-We are still nursing, yay! During the day we stretched it out to feeding every 3-4 hours, during the night is a different story (see next point).
-She is starting to sleep a little bit longer during the night. The first time we put her down, usually between 8-9pm, she will sleep for 4-6 hours! (Trust me, that's huge in my books). Then she will go another 3-4 hours before she needs more food.
-We give her a bath every night to get her used to a routine and settle her down for the night, she is splashing us more and more every night, her legs just don't stop kicking!
-She loves getting her hair washed, hates getting it dried with the towel
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| This is what happens when Dad "does" my hair. Just a tousle with the towel |
-She found her hands, sort of. She will use one hand to grab the other hand to bring it to her mouth. She can't keep that hand in her mouth like she want to, but she gets a few good sucks on the fingers. She will accidentally grab her toys while on her play mat. When she does there is a death grip on said toy. Dan has witnessed the death grip while holding her with no shirt on. Our sweet girl will grab a hold of his chest hairs and pull! You don't want to instinctively pull her hand away because it hurts so bad as this would yank all those hairs out. Rather, wait until the grip loosens a bit to gently remove the hand from the hairs. (I've witnessed this too with the hair on my head, it's usually a good idea for me to keep it pulled back)
-She has started to roll onto her side. Doesn't quite make it all the way over. Then lifts her legs up bringing her back to her back.
-Speaking of rolls, she has a few, on her cute little thighs :)
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| OK, maybe just one roll each thigh |
-She can find the TV in any room, and is instantly drawn into whatever happens to be on.
A few things she does that I just can't get enough of:
-The way she yawns and makes a little noise at the end like she is always sooo tired
-The way she sneezes one time and when the second one doesn't come out she makes a really loud sigh
-The way she smiles at Dan and I whenever we talk to her
Dan got to celebrate his first fathers day! Since my mom was in town we had to twist her arm to babysit for us so we could have a day to ourselves. I took Dan to the Hard Rock Hotel pool on Saturday where we spent the day soaking up the sun and imbibing in a few adult beverages. Sunday was spent at home being lazy. My mom made us a home cooked meal and we all just relaxed.
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| Daddy and daughter watching TV |
A few more pictures of her first swim!
Loving every minute with our cutie!
Love
Jess, Dan, Sophie and Lucy
