High Chair, Backhoes, Sitting & Tea Time

We bought Sophia her high chair the other day in anticipation that she would starting solids soon. She has been showing signs and therefore, thought better be ready... (typical first time mommy) She has really enjoyed drinking her bottle in the chair... although has only done it twice... but the chair wheels around, and she sits up high... I guess its a good view of the all the crazies around her.

Her Love.... Her Bottle

After Bottle.... FULL!

Matthew bought a backhoe for work, and right now it's parked outside of our house. So Matthew, the little girl & myself all squeeze our little bums into the cab and go for a ride one evening. As we are driving along, Sophia grabs one of the controls and the whole thing jolts... O boy... she is sure like her father!

Look Mum.... I'm driving!

Mum... are you still there?!!!

As you can tell... she is starting to sit by herself! Very very neat!

Wow... Dad... You're Cool!

Ooooo... something to eat!

Baby says... "Yum"     Mum says... "Yuck"

My very wonderful craigslist purchase... a lovely Tea Time Exersaucer. These things are amazing! By the end of her play time in the thing... she is covered in drool because of all the time spent eating her toys... Love It!

 

Today I Post

Today My Bean is Five Months Old!

Well it has been a while since the last post... so I will do a little recap on life!

This is a non-Sophia related story... but over a month ago I decided that I probably would not be able to continue to work in Vancouver, because of my family. So I opened up shop... and am now a small business owner. I started up CCSR INTERIOR DESIGN which you can check out at CCSRDESIGN.CA.  It was a really neat going through the "business set-up" process again, after being so long since Red Line started up. But, here's to being hopeful about having a home-based business that is family friendly!

So Sophia had her Four month shots, and I have to say that this time was easier than the last! It was still a little traumatic (says the mom who got her daughter's ear pierced) but she was amazing! It's really hard to watch her cry out of pain like that, but after five minutes all was forgotten and she is safe from those diseases! We weighed her and measured her and she was almost 14lbs and 26" tall! She has grown so much!

This past week has been really difficult for Megan & Joe Green. Their little baby Deacon had to be hospitalized due to the flu. Because Deacon is a Hershprungs baby (spelling?) he has problems with dehydration, so a normal flu can really set some health issues into motion. He was on an IV and was in Children's hospital for three nights. He is an incredible little baby and is such a trooper. One night, he actually gained 400 grams... and is now doing so much better! Megan stayed in with him the entire time and was doing everything she could to help him. During this time, Riley came for a sleep over at Uncle Mamu's house... he was such a good boy and it was nice to spend time with him... if only it had been under better circumstances.

At the end of last week it was Sister Sara's surprise birthday party! It was pretty funny... because I think in everyone planning this party.. everything that could have happened,  happened... like a Tree falling on power lines an hour before the party started... this then had traffic to our house diverted and had our power out! But the night was still a success and we all got to celebrate beautiful Sara and her 30th birthday!

The most excited news of MARCH.... 

My bestie NICOLE is PREGNANT!!! I don't think I could be more happy for anyone! They are expecting in late September.... which in a recent poll happens to be the most challenging month to be expecting in... but she is amazing and will prove that stat wrong by being Fabulous Nicole through the entire thing!!!! Wink to you Nic! I am really thrilled and am hoping for a BABY not a goat/man... so that Sophia and Baby Tumnus will be besties for many years to come! Wooo hoo Nicole, you are going to be the best Mummy ever! Love ya!

Well Sophia is finally sleeping her afternoon nap, so I'd better get a move on dinner and get ready for my Cardio Core Bootcamp class tonight! O and I almost forgot...

I am motivated once again to start being really good at Weight Watchers. I thought... what better way to do this than by advertising my weight so that others can keep me accountable to! The more pressure the better! So last week I was up two pounds and was at:

158.2

So this week I'd better be less... 

Random Sophia Pictures

Fingers.... Salad Fingers... where are my rusty spoons???

Playing with Nana

Smiling at Mummy

Auntie Ayesha came for a visit!

Siting in my Bumbo Chair 

(I don't think they recommend them being on tables though...oops)

Yes, My Daddy likes to play jokes on me

(there were people around to save me though)

Fun with Mommy.... good camera skills Auntie Nic

Me & My Auntie Cole... 

With my cousin Tumnus (hidden of course in her tummy)

100th Post - An Exciting One!

When I was 7 days old, the nurses in the hospital in Caracas, Venezuela, pierced my ears.  It is a latin american tradition for baby girls to get this done. I always thought that it was pretty neat to have had it done so early... and also thought it was a neat way to carry on this tradition by having Sophia's done when she was three months old. We were too busy to get it done when she was exactly three months old... so today March 2nd, 2009... Sophia is almost Four and a half months old... she got her ears pierced at Westcoast Piercing.

Before... 

Kelly... our piercing guy was really great. Here he is putting the dots on her ears.

She loved the glove ballon they made for her.

It poked her funny.

Trying on the earrings for size... 

Nana was so into this... she thought Sophia looked sooooo cute!

Modeling for us...

Getting all the sterilized equipment.

Sleeping after it was all over.

At home... modeling her actual earrings!

Now interested in her toy again!

I had researched this ear piercing thing quite a bit. Many places won't do it because they feel the children are too young. Then I did find this place that informed me of some things I hadn't even heard of. First off... you use a needle... you can't use a gun, because it can't be sterilized properly and also the loud noise is not that great. You also can't pierce ears with gold because it can't be sterilized properly (unless it's 18k gold). They pierce one ear at a time and put in titanium alloy earrings which have the least amount of nickel in them (which is what most people are sensitive to) They also like to use a ring, because it's a lot easier to clean. 

Not like many of you need to know all that information... but I just thought maybe you could pass on the information in case someone you know might be considering it. 

All and all... it was an ok experience. Sophia did scream for the actual piercing part... but within 10 minutes she had forgotten all about it. So that was ok!!!! 

She is doing great now... and that is superb!!!!

Hope you enjoyed being a part of our piercing experience!