I worship her....

Sophie's 4Month CheckUP (@4mon.3weeks)

So Miss Sophie was FINALLY able to get her 4month checkup. Her pedi was super booked up and scheduled her for it way to close to her turning 5months in my opinion. Anyhoo, this little lady is growing like a weed!

WEIGHT: 15lbs (60%)
LENGTH: 26.5" (95%)
Got 3 shots, but got a great report. Pedi was very impressed at how she lifted up completely when placed on her tummy, and how very little assistance she needed to sit. She also can stand holding onto people or furniture, etc. Yes, I am a typical mommy and my child is the best! :P
She is growing amazingly and I just love her to pieces.

My 5th Grader!!!

                                                        






Skylar is in 5th grade!!!
She is growing up so fast.
Hope you have a wonderful year kiddo!

Tales From a Baby Critic..AVOCADO

At 4months, 1week, 1day Miss Sophie had her 1st solid. I decided I would do avocados. Neither of my other 2 monsters had tried this, so I was a bit nervous as to how it would pan out. They were both standard cereal eaters as their first food.
Sophie's ped appointment isn't until Aug22nd, and I "knew" she was ready, so I went for it sans "approval". OH the horror!! Haha. Sophie has hit all the typical "milestones" so I knew it was ok.
So, without further ado, here is how she handled her 1st food.

Big brother giving some encouragement

"Hmm, this look pretty cool"

"hey mommy, hurry up and smash that thing!"

"still thick and chunky for a first food, but I'll give it a go"

"eh, it'll do"

"ok, I'll try it again"

"OH SNAP! That is great!! More please!!"


Note the red spoon. She ate about an entire spoonful and then followed it up with 4oz of formula. All in all, I'd say Avocados=HIT

PMM: 3D Hand Art

My 1st PMM is this really cool drawing. I saw this one here.  It's really simple, and could be done really amazing if you took your time, unlike us, haha. Basically you trace your hand, then make a straight line leading up to the hand and create a "bump" and as soon as you are done with the bump part, make the remainder of the line straight. Color it in alternating colors to create a better effect.
We did this during a storm, and the lights kept flickering off and on so it became a rushed project, haha, but still I think it turned out pretty cool.

Sebastian tracing his hand

Doodling on one of Skylar's "tries"

Sebastian's Hand all done

My hand all done

(btw, Skylar refused to finish hers cuz it didn't turn out good enough, in HER opinion)