Sad News

Well we received some very bad news today. One of our dear friends, Kelly Simons, past away on Tuesday. I have know Kelly since we were sophomores in high school when she moved to the area. We instantly became really good friends and remained in touch through the years. In fact, I had just received an e-mail from her on May 29th wishing me a happy birthday.

I don't know the complete details other then on Sunday she had a severe headache and high fever. She went to the hospital and was diagnosed with meningitis. She slipped into a coma on Monday and was put on life support until she passed away on Tuesday at 4:20 p.m.

Needless to say we are both shocked and upset. Kelly was just 33 years of age. She had just celebrated a wedding anniversary with her husband. So young and healthy until this happened.

Kelly was a dear friend of mine. She was always there for me and had such a wonderful heart. She will definitely be missed. LOVE YOU SMELLY BOLER!!!

Bekah Levy, Kelly Soler (Simons) and I
June 6, 1993

Kelly Simons 2007

Family and Christening

As you go through life there are many things that you find that become important to you. But for me and Brock there is one constant that will always be the most important to us and that is our family. And now that Sophia has joined our family, it has made us realize again how important family is.

This week was really busy for us. Brock and I knew that we wanted to have our daughter baptized in the Catholic church. Last Sunday was the day that Sophia was baptized. Our family members made the trip to good old Bloomtown for the blessed event! Father Doug Hennessy performed the baptism. It was absolutely beautiful baptism. Sophia did so well! She didn't even cry. We chose my sister, Jennie and Brock's brother, Wade as the god parents.

Afterwards we came back to our house for a luncheon where I served pulled pork sandwiches, barbeque meatballs, broccoli rice casserole, potato salad, deli rolls, a veggie tray, and yummy cake. My Aunt Lou brought rossettes :) (which I will say are absolutely fabulous)

The weather was absolutely fabulous. It was sunny and in the 70's. Overall it was a fabulous day filled with good food, good weather and most importantly....Good Family!

Busy Busy Busy

Well it has definitely been a busy couple of weeks.

March 16th was Brock's grandpa's 80th birthday party. We packed up the Honda and made the drive over to Danville to my in-law's house for the party. This was the first time the Sophia got to meet her Great Grandparents and some of Brock's extended family. It was so nice to see everyone.

4 Generations of Boyds
(Brock, Brock's Dad, Sophia, Brock's Grandpa)

Sophia with Great Grandma and Grandpa

Brock and I FINALLY got Sophia out of the house for some professional pictures. On March 18th, we took her over and got her pictures taken. She did so well considering she was slightly grumpy and was sleeping when we got there. I was very happy with the way the pictures turned out. Below is just one of the images that we got (and happens to be yeah one of mommy's favorites) Sophia and I decided that it was definitely time to get out of the house on our own (okay mommy was getting a bit of cabin fever and needed to get out). So on March 19th, Sophia and I made the trip to see daddy at work and then afterwards we headed over to Corporate North to see some of the people at my work. It was nice to just get out and see people.

After seeing both of mommy and daddy's co-workers, we had to head over for a check up at the doctor for me. Everything seems to be doing really good. I was finally starting to feel really good. We did find out that I am slightly anemic and I have a pocket of fluid in front of my uterus. He knows that the pocket is not an infections since my white blood cells came back fine. Since I have been feeling so good we have decided to wait and see what happens in a couple of months in hopes that this will resolve itself.

Then the final big trip was to the Chicagoland area to see my family for Easter. Sophia finally got to meet her Aunt Jennie and my aunts and uncles and cousins. It was such a good visit and good to see my family that I haven't seen since Christmas. Hopefully we'll see them again soon!

Okay and I have to share one more picture because I just absolutely love it. Last night, I asked Brock to watch Sophia while I ran and got a shower and did some things that I needed to do. After I got out the shower, I came to check on them and this is what I found.

I think that Sophia wore daddy out or daddy wore out Sophia! I'm really not sure :)

News

Not too much has changed since yesterdays blog except for one major event! Last night when we went to change Sophia's diaper we noticed in her onesie that her cord had fallen off! My little girl has lost her umbilical cord!

We also noticed that she is already trying to hold her head up by herself. I was sitting on the couch with her after a feeding and all of a sudden she lifted her head and was holding it up. It wasn't very long but it was a definite atempt! She is almost three weeks old and already an over achiever!

Getting so BIG!

My little girl is growing up so quick already. This Monday she will be 3 weeks old and then the following Monday she will be 1 month old. It's crazy how time is flying.

Brock goes back to work Monday, so the real test will begin for me when it's just me and Sophia. I'm sure it will be fine but it's just scary to think. It's really been nice having Brock home to help with the care of her.

We got some really good news the other day! Brock's brother will be coming home soon and will finally get to meet his niece. YEAH! Brock and I are so happy that he is coming home!

Sophia is practically sleeping through the night, which is really good for Brock and I. She usually takes her last bottle of the night around 10 or 11 and will not wake up for another one till 5 or 5:30 a.m. After that she is back to sleep and will usually sleep the rest of the night.

The pediatrician has put her on some vitamins call Poly-Vi-Sol. She said that most babies who are getting breastmilk need this because of the vitamin E. Especially in this area, since we lack the sun right now. We've tried giving it to her a couple of times and it really seems to make her fuss. We wonder if it is upsetting her tummy. So we decided that we will give it a break today and see what happens and then talk to her pediatrician to see if there is any other way we can do this. We'll see!

For now, Sophia is just a joy. She is such a great baby that does your typical baby things of eating, pooping and sleeping. She definitely is a Boyd when it comes to her pooping and gas. She'll poop or fart and then just grin. It's really cute at this point but I'm sure down the line it won't be so cute.

Apple of our eyes!

I can't believe it! Sophia is already 2 weeks old! It seems like just yesterday that I was pregnant and going in to be induced. Now she's here and is already 2 weeks old. Time is just flying by!

We had her 2 week appointment yesterday and her pediatrician says that everything looks great! She is already almost back up to her birth weight at a whopping 8 lbs 5 oz. She is in the 50th percentile for her weight, 50th percentile for her head circumference, and 25th percentile for her height (yes, she will probably be a shorty like her mom!) She now doesn't have go back till she is two months old.

She definitely has Brock and I wrapped around her little finger. She is just so precious to us and just the apple of our eye!

Updates

Sorry it's been so long since I've posted. It has been a whirlwind of activity since Sophia was born.

The craziest thing happened. After we came home on Friday the 22nd, late Saturday night I started have excruciating abdominal pain. I could barely walk. At first, I thought maybe I had just done too much too quickly. But the pain didn't seem to get any better. So around 6 p.m., I called the patient advisory nurse who told me to go to the emergency room. So around 7 p.m. we packed up Sophia (since we didn't have anyone who could watch her) and away we went to the emergency room. They ran many tests including a CAT scan which came back normal but the pain was just horrible. The doctor could barely touch my abdomen without putting me through the ceiling. Because of this, he decided it was in my best interest to be re-admitted at least over night and if I was better by morning, away I could go, if not then they could run more tests.

Well it turns out that the pain was being caused by a complication of my c-section. While it is an uncommon effect, I was just the lucky one who was able to endure it. But because of this, I was inpatient and pumped full of medications. Finally on Tuesday morning, the doctor came in and said that I could go home and I've been feeling pretty good since.

Needless to say, I'm so glad that ordeal is over so I could be home and enjoy bonding time with my beautiful daughter! Who I must say already has mommy and daddy wrapped around her little finger! But she is just so precious and already full of personality! I don't think Brock or I realized how much we could love someone till she came into our lives. She is just amazing to both of us already!