The Family York

Monday, July 9, 2012

Three months

Our sweet Sophie turned three months on June 28th! She is getting to be such a big girl.

What is miss Sophie up to at three months?

She can stand on your lap while you hold her. Her little legs are getting so strong!

She slept for eight hours one night. That only happened one time. But, for that night I was super excited! She is going to bed around 9pm, getting up at 2 or 3 am and again at 6 am for feedings. Then she will sleep until about 7 or 8 am.

The other day (7/3/12 to be exact), I caught her doing this...

As you can see, once she makes it over to her tummy, she is not happy! I guess we will have to work on going the other way. However, after she rolled over all evening, she has yet to do it again. I guess she realized she really didn't enjoy her new talent.

I have been looking for other ways to entertain this little girl. Below you will see my attempt at getting her to use her activity table. Her little legs don't quite touch the floor, and her arms can't reach any of the toys, but I have fun entertaining her with all the toys and sounds.

What now mom??

My mom came back to see us again! Dan and I had been trying to line up a babysitter so we could attend our friends 40th birthday party. After calling numerous people, we found ourselves at a loss. Dan had a brilliant idea to check out prices for plane tickets. We found a great deal, so we asked my mom to come down for the weekend to "babysit". We would have ended up spending close to the same amount on a babysitter as we did flying my mom down here. So, Sophie and Grandma got to hang out for the weekend. Thank goodness for Grandma!

It was nice to see my mom again, even though she was only gone for a couple of weeks. She even got up in the middle of the night with me when I was feeding Sophie. We reminisced about when she was here the first two weeks of Sophie's life. What a rough time that was, and what a difference a few months made. When we first brought Sophie home she was feeding every 2-3 hours, sometimes even every hour and a half. My mom was up with me every time, sitting on the floor of the nursery, talking about random things just to keep me awake and keep me sane. Then she would rock Sophie back to sleep while I went back to bed, just to get up with me in a hour to do it all over again. The amazing thing is that she would take care of her during the day so I could get at least one nap in, all while doing laundry, cooking, and answering calls and emails from work. I'm sure she slept for days once her two weeks were up in Florida. What a crazy time that was! Thanks Mom!

Modeling her new jelly shoes

We recently got some good news. Dan got a new job working for Universal Studios (NBC/Universal) as a project manager for landscape architecture. He will be starting his job on July 16th and we are sooo excited! This is a huge step up the ladder for him and he has worked so hard to get to this point. Yay Dan!

This fourth of July was spent at a co-workers house. Below you will see a picture of Sophie playing with her friend Sloane. She is six months old and is the daughter of one of Dan's co-workers. We have gotten together with this couple for dinner a few times. There's nothing like spending time with people who are equally distracted with their baby as you are. They also have no family in the area, so we can relate on the difficulties of finding a babysitter to go out.

As Dan starts his new job, I will be going back to work. It is bittersweet to say the least. I have been out of work for about 3 1/2 months. I can remember the day we came home with our little one, and it doesn't seem like that long ago. It's been a roller coaster of a ride learning how to be a mommy. But I have loved every minute I've spent with my daughter, learning her ways and watching her grow. In preparation to get back to work, I had to renew a certification for Advanced Cardiac Life Support (hope I never have to use it!). Below is a picture of my wonderful study partner, she really kept me on my toes! (I passed, yay!)

I had the same expression during class!

Have you been wondering about Lucy? She's doing just fine. I think she's going to have a hard time adjusting to not having someone around the house all day every day when I go back to work. Maybe not, I'm sure I actually disturb her sleep time just by being here. We are getting more proficient at getting the baby out of the house for walks together. Lu Lu is also playing quite nicely with Sophie. She will lick her feet and sometimes her face when we're not looking. She also has to come check things out when Sophie is crying really hard, just to make sure her sister is alright.

I hope to find the time to continue writing as I head back to work!

Love

Jess, Dan, Sophie, and Lucy

Wednesday, June 27, 2012

A Conversation With Sophie

Caught a cute video of my "conversation" with Sophie!

Sophie just loves to talk to you! I can't imagine what's going through her head or what message she's trying to get out. It's just so cute because she seems so serious!

We're trying to stay entertained as Tropical Storm Debbie (now a tropical depression, oooh) rains on us all day every day. We managed to make it out for a quick walk with Lucy between rain bands. Thank goodness, I think Lu Lu's bladder was about to burst, she does NOT like going out in the rain! I took our umbrella just in case it started to rain again, and to my suprise the sun actually came out for our entire walk. Not two minutes after we made it back inside did it start to pour again. Whew! Good timing!

Then there's the challenge of trying to get rid of some of these lingering pounds this little girl so graciously gave me. No gym membership... Raining outside or hotter than heck... So I decided to start small. I put in a dance game for the Wii. Sophie gets a front row view as she rocks away in her swing, lucky her. So I start dancing my butt off (literally I hope), and Sophie has a wide eyed look on her face and is kicking her little legs so fast. I'm not sure if she likes the music and is joining in with me or if she is terrified at the mockery her mother is making of herself. Either way, I was sweating at the end so I'm sure I burned a few calories. And, I had a fun time too, especially watching the expressions on Sophie's face.

Dancing the days away,
Jess, Sophie and Lucy

Friday, June 22, 2012

A Visit From Grandma

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!

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...

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!

My little girl is officially a guest!

It's Mickey Sophie!

Luigi's Casa Della Tires, the part we stayed in

Cozy Cone Pool

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

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 :)

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.

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

Saturday, June 9, 2012

10 weeks

Our little Sophie turned 10 weeks this Wednesday! I can't believe how big she is getting...

At her 2 month appointment she weighed in at 10 lbs 10 oz and was 23 1/4 inches long. That's 50th percentile for weight and 80th percentile for length, that's my girl! Downside to the appointment is that they loaded my little girl up with vaccines. We started with an oral vaccine with no problem, it had a sweet taste to it. Then the nurse had to give her three different shots. She got them done in record time, in fact once the first one went it, Sophie started to scream, and it was that mouth-wide-open-face-turning-red scream with no sound coming out and no breath taken in until that last shot was done. Then it was ear piercing wailing. My poor girl. Nothing a mommy couldn't soothe, and thank goodness it was feeding time! She had her first little band aids on which were so cute. She was a little extra fussy that evening but the next morning she was back to her normal smiling self.

A little timeline to see how she has changed over the last month!

Our fiends Jason and Stacey have a new pool and have been host to quite a number of pool parties this summer. Sophie enjoys all the attention she gets and loves listening to the loud music, she is quite the party animal. Although, she manages to sleep through most of these parties. We finally found her a swimsuit that was small enough. She modeled it at the last party, such a pretty little lady!

We also enjoy hanging out at Scott and Jen's pool. The other day she put her little feet in and had a good splash!

Watching as her little feet make a splash!

Sophie attended her first "play date". Actually, it was probably more for these exhausted mommies, not much a 2 month old and 3 week old can do on a play date. The other baby in this picture is Ella, she is my co-workers first child. Ella weighs in at 6lbs 13 oz in this photo. Sophie looks like a giant compared to this tiny one.

Sophie: "No mom, I didn't pinch her!"

Grandpa Bob came for a long weekend recently. We had a great time just hanging out. He even got to change some diapers! One in particular was "dirty" and got up Sophie's back and onto her clothes. This all happened while he was giving me a break for a nap and he made it through the fiasco all on his own! Way to go Grandpa!! We were able to check out Dan's new project at Disney called The Art of Animation Resort, that had it's grand opening earlier in the week. The "Finding Nemo" part of the resort is open so we went to check out the pool. It was such a beautiful day that we sat at the pool bar and enjoyed a few adult beverages. Next week we will be able to stay at the "Cars" part of the resort for a test stay since Dan was on the project. Blog and pictures to follow.