Also enclosed was a certificate, certifying that Sophie has been placed on Santa's good list. Looks like the elves are going to be very busy making sure Sophie's wish list is fulfilled.
Wednesday, December 17, 2008
Mail for Sophie!
We came home today just as we did ever other day. Brock went to the mailbox and picked up our mail. But today wasn't just a "normal" day. Today, Sophie received a letter from a very important person. SANTA CLAUS! She has let us share this letter with all of you!
Also enclosed was a certificate, certifying that Sophie has been placed on Santa's good list. Looks like the elves are going to be very busy making sure Sophie's wish list is fulfilled.
Also enclosed was a certificate, certifying that Sophie has been placed on Santa's good list. Looks like the elves are going to be very busy making sure Sophie's wish list is fulfilled. 
Sunday, December 7, 2008
It's beginning to look alot like Christmas
The Christmas Season has definitely started.
Yesterday morning, Brock and I headed over to the office but not for the usual day of work. Instead, we took Sophie along with us so that she could have her first visit with Santa. They had the atrium decorated all up for the holidays includin the EXTRA tall Christmas tree.
After we arrived, we were given a ticket for Sophie so that the elves knew which gift Santa had purchased for her. Then we got in line so that Sophie would be able to tell Santa everything that she wanted for Christmas. Here is a picture of Mommy and Sophie waiting in line for her chance.
They also had several props out for the occassional photo opportunity. Here are some of the ones that we took of our cute little girl!
So now we have to get our tree up and deck the halls. But wanted to wish a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to all our friends and family from our little family.
Yesterday morning, Brock and I headed over to the office but not for the usual day of work. Instead, we took Sophie along with us so that she could have her first visit with Santa. They had the atrium decorated all up for the holidays includin the EXTRA tall Christmas tree.
After we arrived, we were given a ticket for Sophie so that the elves knew which gift Santa had purchased for her. Then we got in line so that Sophie would be able to tell Santa everything that she wanted for Christmas. Here is a picture of Mommy and Sophie waiting in line for her chance.
After a short wait in line, Sophie was able to sit on Santa's lap. Where we are glad to say, she didn't even cry. Here are some pictures of Sophie sitting on Santa's lap. (Wonder what she told him she wanted for Christmas.)
They also had several props out for the occassional photo opportunity. Here are some of the ones that we took of our cute little girl!
So now we have to get our tree up and deck the halls. But wanted to wish a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to all our friends and family from our little family. Friday, December 5, 2008
PRAYERS NEEDED!
Brock and I recieved a phone call late last night. It was Laura, Sophie's babysitter. One of their girls, Rachel, had a seizure last night. That is all we know at this point.
However, when you say your prayers, if you can add Rachel and her family to them. As a mother, I can't even imagine what Laura and her family are going through.
Thanks! We hope that all is well with Rachel!
However, when you say your prayers, if you can add Rachel and her family to them. As a mother, I can't even imagine what Laura and her family are going through.
Thanks! We hope that all is well with Rachel!
Thursday, December 4, 2008
Changing of the...
In England, outside the Buckingham Palace, they have the changing of the guards. At the Boyd household, they have the lowering of the crib.
Now that Sophie is standing up on her own in her crib, we thought it would be a great idea to get the mattress lowered down in her crib before she figured out how to crawl out of it.
Now that Sophie is standing up on her own in her crib, we thought it would be a great idea to get the mattress lowered down in her crib before she figured out how to crawl out of it.
Monday, December 1, 2008
Holidays and more...
Since my last post, we have celebrated Sophie's first Thanksgiving. It is hard for me to believe that our little girl is 9 months old and we are already celebrating Thanksgiving. Before we know it she will be having her first Christmas and her first birthday (boy has this year flown by for us).
For Thanksgiving, Brock, Sophie and I traveled over to Danville. We got there about 12:30ish and had snacked for a bit. Then we all settled down (to the floor) for some good old fashion playtime with Sophie. (Sure looked like Sophie and Gramps were having a great time.)
After a great time of playing, Sophie settled down for a nap till dinner time. Wade and Crystal; and Brock's grandparents (Okie and Betty) all joined in on a great meal prepared for us by Brock's mom. Followed by great desserts and wonderful conversations.
We then followed it up with more playtime on the floor where Sophie told Uncle Wade who was boss :). 
It certainly seemed like it was a great time had by all.
For the remainder of the holiday weekend, we just chilled at our house. Brock raked leaves on Saturday to try and get the final batch of leaves out of our backyard. It took him a few hours to create this:
The following day we were greeted with this:
So now we have a big mound of what looks like a snow pile in our front yard but in reality it is a pile of leaves covered with snow. :)
Monday, November 24, 2008
Pictures-As Promised
As promised, here are some of the pictures from Saturday. I can't remember if we ordered all of the shots I chose off the disc. But you can at least see some of them.
9 Months!!!!
Well Sophie has hit the 9 month mark. She is just growing so quickly and always changing which has kept Brock and I really on our toes. Just when we think we have it down pat another loop gets thrown.
She is over the RSV which Brock and I grateful for. She still has a bit of a runny nose but that we can handle. She has gotten the crawling down very well and has now moved onto cruising. Over the weekend, Brock and I went to go and get her up from a nap and imagine our faces when we walked in and saw her STANDING up in her crib. Oh boy, we're in trouble now! She still has no teeth but her pediatrician is not worried about that at all so neither are we.
Today, Brock and I took her for her 9 month well baby visit and here are the statistics:
She weighed in at a whopping 19 pounds 4 ounces (50th percentile and 7 ounces more then she was when we took her on November 11th) and was 29 3/4 inches tall (97th percentile). So it looks like she might be like her daddy (tall and thin), which isn't always a bad thing! They also tested her hemoglobin levels and she was AWESOME. She didn't even cry when they stuck her finger. Her levels were also awesome. They like them to be between 10 and 14 and her levels were at a 13.7. (Guess this means that we are doing something right). She also got her first dose of the flu shot and goes back the day after Christmas for her second and final dose. After that, she doesn't need to get seen until her 1 year birthday (which amazingly isn't that far away).
They want her on formula till she turns 1 year and then we can mooooove onto whole milk (LOL). We can start giving her mashed up foods (looks like we can maybe try mashed potatoes on Thanksgiving :)) and we've started offering her puffs which she hasn't shown much interest in. But we just keep trying and eventually she'll catch on.
On Saturday we took her over for her 9 month pictures. She wasn't very cooperative this time. While we got some cute ones, they weren't as good as they have been in the past. In fact, for most of them Brock had to stand in as prop where she is stilling on his legs. Although you can't really tell in the pictures that we had to do this, it left little options for us with poses. (I'll post some of them later).
She is over the RSV which Brock and I grateful for. She still has a bit of a runny nose but that we can handle. She has gotten the crawling down very well and has now moved onto cruising. Over the weekend, Brock and I went to go and get her up from a nap and imagine our faces when we walked in and saw her STANDING up in her crib. Oh boy, we're in trouble now! She still has no teeth but her pediatrician is not worried about that at all so neither are we.
Today, Brock and I took her for her 9 month well baby visit and here are the statistics:
She weighed in at a whopping 19 pounds 4 ounces (50th percentile and 7 ounces more then she was when we took her on November 11th) and was 29 3/4 inches tall (97th percentile). So it looks like she might be like her daddy (tall and thin), which isn't always a bad thing! They also tested her hemoglobin levels and she was AWESOME. She didn't even cry when they stuck her finger. Her levels were also awesome. They like them to be between 10 and 14 and her levels were at a 13.7. (Guess this means that we are doing something right). She also got her first dose of the flu shot and goes back the day after Christmas for her second and final dose. After that, she doesn't need to get seen until her 1 year birthday (which amazingly isn't that far away).
They want her on formula till she turns 1 year and then we can mooooove onto whole milk (LOL). We can start giving her mashed up foods (looks like we can maybe try mashed potatoes on Thanksgiving :)) and we've started offering her puffs which she hasn't shown much interest in. But we just keep trying and eventually she'll catch on.
On Saturday we took her over for her 9 month pictures. She wasn't very cooperative this time. While we got some cute ones, they weren't as good as they have been in the past. In fact, for most of them Brock had to stand in as prop where she is stilling on his legs. Although you can't really tell in the pictures that we had to do this, it left little options for us with poses. (I'll post some of them later).
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