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Tuesday, September 25, 2007

Sophie says...

Shana Tova!
(a little late)


Sophie is now 8 months old! She is verrrrrrry close to crawling, talks all day long (hi, mamamama, dadadada, bababababa mostly), and is just so happy and cute! She had a doctor's appointment last week and was 27 3/4 inches long (75%) and 17 lbs., 6 oz. (48%) Grow, baby, grow! These are her most recent professional photographs, taken a few weeks ago.





Monday, September 17, 2007

Nursing Twister


This is what we play a few times a day:


Right foot, left armpit

Left foot, mouth

Right hand, eye

Left hand, nose

Tushy, all over the place

Wednesday, September 5, 2007

My Turn

When I started this blog I kind of thought it would be more about me and being a mom. Kind of a venting place for the stress of having my life turned completely upside down by a little six pound rascal. Somehow it turned into Sophie's blog instead. Maybe because she's cuter. In any case, I'd like a turn to update you all on me. So here's what's changed with me over the last 7.5 months:
- I now change my shirt about three times a day- gotta love pea scented spit up.
- I can do almost anything with one hand, including wash my hands (one at a time).
- I have awesome biceps (I don't even lift for those- just work out the triceps! Thanks, baby girl!)
- I can turn any song into a lullaby. Tonight, in fact, I softly sang, "Baby, don't hurt me, don't hurt me, no more." Complete with the Night at the Roxbury head bop. You know you're doing it too right now.
- I have had several infections, spent close to three months somewhat depressed, and now I endure biting on a regular basis, but I am still nursing and going strong (and loving it).
-Most notably, I have lost every pound of my pregnancy weight (thanks to Weight Watchers and Sophie napping so I can work out almost every day) and I am now working on the stuff I wasn't happy with before I got pregnant. Note the timeline of fat:


Eight (yes, only eight) months pregnant at Chanukah last year. You don't notice the fat face, arms, butt, etc., when there is a huge belly diverting the attention away from the rest of the body.
At my six-week post-partem doctor's appointment. I cried when I saw this picture for the first time.
And last week on vacation. I now finally fit into all of my old clothes! A couple of weeks ago I put on a skirt I had bought post baby, zipped it up, and it fell off! I then put on an old skirt out of curiosity which fit perfectly. It was a size *6*. A SIX!!! Yahooooooo! I'm back, baby!
So that's me, in a nutshell. I'm sure I have left out a million things that I wanted to include in this post, but now that I have acquired "mommy brain" that is to be expected.

Tuesday, September 4, 2007

Sophie's First Trip to the Beach!


This past week we went to Rehoboth Beach, DE for some much needed fun in the sun! Sophie had a blast standing in the ocean, eating the sand, and napping in her baby cabana. We went shopping, played putt-putt, hung out on the board walk, and of course spent lots of time on the beach! Here are a few pics: