Sophie Sings

Sophie's been doing great with her abc's. We captured as much as we could on video but she was definitely more interested in watching it then recording it :) Enjoy

Long Weekend and CDM

Sophie's school was closed the Friday before the Fourth of July in order to complete some renovations that they are working on (this was traded for a day they normally take in October). Brock and I decided this was a good opportunity for us both to take the day off and go to the Children's Discovery. Sophie loved it and we had a great time. Afterward, we had a luncheon at Firehouse Pizza and then ice cream for a little treat. All and all it was a great day.

Playing at the water table

Daddy and Sophie driving the tractor

Having fun and dancing

I DID IT!

Can you hear me now???

After many months of ear infections and seeing a specialist. It was determined the best course of action was tubes with the possibility of removing the adenoid.

This morning Brock and I entrusted the ENT to take care of our little girl. The surgery didn't take very long. They inserted the tubes, did a nasal endoscopy to determine if the adenoid was enlarge and the did remove it. The surgery went very well although she did not like the IV and fought a little bit when they brought her back the room.

We are home and she is resting well. She is still a bit loopy from the anesthesia but all and all is doing well.

They even prepped Tigger for Surgery

Sophie pre-surgery

Doing a little pre surgery dance!

Wedding Day -- Congrats to Wade and Crystal!

Congrats to the new Mr. and Mrs. Boyd!

The Flower Girl in curlers before the wedding

Our Family

The New Mr. and Mrs.

Congrats to you both!

First Dance

Daddy and Daughter

Mother and Son

Sophie dancing with her Uncle Wade

Cutting a rug!

Another Happy Year!

Today I celebrated another birthday! Each year I am reminded how truly blessed I am. I have a loving supportive husband and a beautiful little girl who can make me smile even when things are crazy! I have an awesome family (both immediate and extended). Thanks to all who sent birthday wishes, to my in-laws for coming out to celebrate with us, and especially to my husband and daughter who have made me feel special every day and not just on birthday! Love to all!

Sophie bringing the homemade red velvet cake

Thanks to my mother in law for making my favorite!

Even Sophie Loved it!
I guess the apple doesn't far fall from the tree!

Taking time to smell the flowers!

Pajama Day @ School!

What could be better then wearing pajamas to school! ( Sorry it's not a better picture but she would not cooperate that morning for a picture :))

State Farm Zoo Day!

Tonight State Farm offered a "Family Zoo Night" for their employees. One of my friends from work and I both decided this would be a great opportunity for us to get "the girls" together (She has a little girl who was born the October after Sophie).

We met up for a quick dinner at Culvers and then headed to the zoo. The girls had such a good times and became fast friends. They were so cute. I've included some of the highlights below.

Maddie and Sophie looking at the birdies.

This turned into full belly laughs by the time we left the exhibit.

Friends

The smiling goat

Friends on a carousel

Crystal's Bridal Shower

Even after the spinal tap, I was determine to make sure that I made it for Crystal's bridal shower on the 8th. I am so excited for her and was truly looking forward to it.

The weather was a bit brisk! Okay, I'll be honest. It was COLD! Who would have ever dreamt in May that we would need jackets. Even if mother nature was not cooperating, everything turned out beautiful and we all had a really great time. It was so nice to finally meet Crystal's parents and to spend time with the two families afterwards for dinner. It also gave us a chance to have Sophie try on her flower girl dress!

Only one more month to the wedding and Crystal will officially be a Boyd, although she has been one in our hearts for quite some time!

The guests under the tent



Cheese from the Flower Girl

The Bride opening gifts

The flower girl...awwwww!

All I came in for was CONTACTS!!!! WHAT?!?!

Brock and I had decided that it was time for us both to go in for an eye exam and make sure that our prescription had not changed. With the summer months right around the corner, I also needed to order new contacts. It all seemed rather routine until my eye doctor said that she noticed that my optic nerves appeared to be inflamed and I would need to go and see and ophthalmologist. She had her staff put in a call on Monday to one her in town and I was in to see him later that morning. He said that usually this is caused by one of two things, a brain tumor or a disorder where the body was not absorbing the spinal fluid and causing excess pressure in the cranial cavity. From there it was a WHIRLWIND! And that is putting it mildly. Tuesday, he had me in for a MRI. I had the results the following morning and I was in to see a neurologist Wednesday and had a spinal tap on Thursday.

After all was said and done, it turned out to be the second option. THANK GOODNESS. I have been put on medication to help with the pressure and I will need to see a neurologist for check ups to make sure that everything is on track. They said that there is a chance that it may revert back to "normal" and I will no longer need the medications, I'm holding out for that!

Happy Birthday, Brock!

Brock turned the big 3-5 on April 16th. We started the celebration with dinner with some friends at Kobe followed by cake and ice cream afterwards at our house. Followed with a simple birthday celebration with his parents on Saturday. He requested sloppy joes for his birthday dinner and I was certainly happy to oblige this request. Put it together with a couple of side and presto the meal was complete. Happy Birthday Hunny! Hope you had a great weekend!

Opening gifts from his parents

Sophie loved Daddy's card! We listened to it over and over and over again!

Quick Update

Just a quick update.

We went to the doctor yesterday with Sophie to have her ears checked. My mommy radar had a feeling that the ear infection was there but was hoping I was wrong. The doctor looked at her ear and the one that she had the ear infection in before was clear but the other one was now infected. Her pediatrician decided to do a test called a tympanogram. It was a simple test where they stick a probe one at a time in each ear. She did this to determine if fluid was present in the middle ear. When they tested Sophie she had a flat line on both ears which they said indicated that there was fluid in the middle ear. They have put her on stronger antibiotic to treat the current ear infection and they have referred her to an audiologist and ENT. They want to make sure that it hasn't affected her hearing and also what is the best course of treatment for Sophie.

She has appointments with both the morning of the 14th of April and will find out more then. I think Brock and I are both just ready for her to feel better and the ear infections to stop. But we are confident we are on the right road.

Ear Infections...OUCH!

It has been a rough couple of weeks for us on the health front. The Thursday after her party, Sophie woke up in the middle of the night screaming. I went in after about 1 hour, I was able to get her back to sleep. When we woke up the next morning she seemed fine, so I chalked it up to either a nightmare or possibly cutting more teeth. When I went to go and pick up Sophie after school she seemed warm and I thought maybe was running a fever. While it seemed like it was just low grade, Sophie was wiped and we decided it was best to bring Sophie into the pediatrician before the weekend. Sure enough, she had an ear infection and was put on an antibiotic.

About one week after she finished up her antibiotic, I noticed that she was tugging on her ear again. I didn't want to take any chances so I took her in just to get her ear checked. Good thing I did! Another ear infection! They put her on a different antibiotic to see if her body was responding to the antibiotic she was on the last time. We have to take her back on the 29th for another ear check. If the ear infection is still there then we will determine the best course of action for her. For now, we are just keeping our fingers crossed!

Learning so much!

Sophie has been doing so well at preschool. The first couple of days were rough while she adjusted to her new environment. But now she all but takes off her coat when we get there. You can just tell that she really enjoys herself there and we can tell that she is learning so much! Her vocabulary is getting stronger and her social skills are just flourishing. She has already made a little friend, Arin.

Each day, the preschool sends home a sheet of paper that lets us know how Sophie is doing. Their day is broken up into 4 categories (not including nap) and the children get a smiley faces on their sheet when they do well. Sophie has gotten smiley faces for all the categories on all of her sheets. The teachers do so well with the kids and Sophie is learning so much.

Sophie's First Haircut

It was definitely time for our little girl to get her first haircut. Her hair was getting so long and really needed to get a trim. So I made an appointment with Cookie Cutters, a local children's salon.

We arrived and Sophie was fine while we waited for our turn. I'm sure it was in part to the toys they had in the waiting area. But as soon as it was her turn for her haircut, she was less then thrilled. But below is some before, during and after photos.

Front Before

Back Before

Daddy, I don't like this.

After

Giving the new hairdo a twirl

Happy 2nd Birthday Sophie and First Day of Preschool

Our little girl has turned two! It's hard for us to believe that she is turning two. It seems like just yesterday we were walking up the ramp to the mother/baby unit of the hospital anticipating her arrival and now here we are two years later.

Brock and I decided to take her birthday off work as we had in the past. It was so nice to be able to just spend the day with her. The morning of her birthday we headed over to her preschool and brought in a birthday treat for their morning snack. The kids sang happy birthday to her and her teacher, Miss Mandi, left her a special birthday greeting in her cubby. The kids were so cute!

After our visit, we ran a few errands and then headed home for naptime. After nap, it was time for the professional pictures. She was so cute. And did very well with the pictures. We then headed over to Logan's Roadhouse for dinner to celebrate. It was a great meal. We laughed and giggled. Daddy and Sophie played "Monkey See Monkey Do". It was so much fun to watch her and see her personality shining through. After dinner, we headed home for playtime. She and I played catch for a bit, then she took a ride on her Barbie ATV that we got her for Christmas, and we also took the commemorative picture.

Friday, Brock headed back to work while I stayed home and spent the day with Sophie. We ran a few errands in the morning then played for a bit before naptime. Shortly after waking up from nap, Daddy came home and we played before heading to bed for the night.

Saturday was Sophie's party. We had about 30 of our friends and family came over to our house to celebrate. We had ordered fried chicken, and I made a pasta salad, roasted potatoes, and a broccoli cheese rice casserole. After dinner, we had a fabulous cake! It was so great to see everyone and enjoy the day with them. Brock and I would again like to thank everyone who was able to come and join us. It was so great to have you there to join in the festivities.

Today was a big day for Sophie. She started preschool at Bright Horizons. We started the morning by getting her all ready at home. She insisted the Tigger also needed his hair combed so she took care of getting him all ready. We then took a few pictures to memorialize the day and headed off to school. We got there about 8:00 a.m., got her all settled and headed out. When I picked her up about three so that we could take her for her well baby shots we got a full report of the day. She did so well for her first day and even slept on the cots with no problems. In fact, Miss Mandi told us that she was the first one to fall asleep. It really might be time for us to consider switching her over to her toddler bed.

After school, we headed over to her pediatrician for her well baby check-up which she passed with flying colors. They had absolutely no concerns. She still doesn't like the doctor's office. Although she did give both her pediatrician and the nurse a high five. She only had to get one shot (her second dose of Hep A). Here are her current states from the appointment:

Weight: 26 lbs 6 oz (50 percentile)
Height: 35" (80th percentile)

She now doesn't have to go back till she turns 3.

The Birthday Girl

Cheese!

Monkey See, Monkey Do

Catch Mommy!

She's two :)

Riding around on my automobile

Wearing Daddy's Cub hat

The Cake

Boy it was YUMMY!

Some of the party guests

More party guests watching the Olympics

The birthday girl in her party dress

Austin, it was great to see the Browns!

Some of the gang

Singing Happy Birthday!

Making a wish and blowing out the candles with Mommy's help

Yummy Cake

Opening gifts with Daddy

Gift bags are fun!

Dance Dance Dance!

Getting ready for the first day of Preschool

Getting Tigger ready for Preschool

Mommy and Sophie on her first day of preschool

And sharing a giggle!

Daddy and Sophie on her first day of preschool

First day of preschool