October

In Oregon we are always taking note of the weather. Especially when we are having nice weather and when its not raining. We have had a great fall this year. The rain has held off and the fall colors have been amazing. Our nieces Abby and Ella visited us thanks to their awesome parents for making the drive from Montana. We had an awesome time with them exploring some kid friendly places like the children's museum and the ever popular pumpkin patch at Sauvie Island. Then we spent a few nights at the Oregon Coast. It was a little cold and windy, but the hot tub made up for that.
Sophie has had many fun nights out with her parents. She likes noisy places, as most babies do, the sounds seem to put her right to sleep. On the days when we are just hanging out at home, she entertains us with her wonderful laugh and playful spirit. She loves going on walks and looking up at the leaves on the trees. We are reading books everyday and she loves playing with her moose, monkey and owl. Tummy time is starting to happen and it seems like she is starting to think about turning over onto her belly. She has really become very vocal and we love hearing her sweet little voice. She weighed 15lbs and is 24 in long. Her hair is continuing to grow and has finally decided to lie down on her head instead of standing straight up. Her eyes are showing a little hint of brown with a shade of blue, so we are still curious what color they will be. Thank goodness she is a good sleeper, both Shaun and I know that we are very lucky for this. More updates soon.

Wait....where did September and October Go?

Well, when I decided to start this blog I was thinking about making regular postings about all of our happenings with Sophia. Then I decided maybe just a monthly update would suffice because well, you know I have a little one that needs my attention. I have been meaning to update the blog. I hopped on and realized I skipped a month. So, we have September and October to catch up on.

On September 5th we took Sophie camping on a record five night six day trip to Central Oregon. We started out at Olalie Lake one of our favorite spots. We were concerned about the fires that were going on nearby, but we stayed two nights and had a great spot with a perfect view of the lake. Then we checked out a new spot just South of Bend called little lava lake. This was a beautiful, pristine lake at about 5,000 ft elevation. Sophie did great and we kept her warm in our cozy camper sleeping right between her two biggest protectors.

Sophie had her first plane trip to San Francisco to visit Kathy and Ric, aka Grammy and Grandpa. We had a great visit and really enjoyed our time together. Our picnics and walks were awesome and we soaked up the gorgeous weather. And just for the record, this was Sophie's first experience with an i pad and she was truly entertained.

On September 26th we got great news from Sophie's orthopedic Doctor. Up until this point she was wearing her harness 24/7. The ultra sound results were positive. The harness had corrected her hips and the joints were stable!!! We were all relieved and felt very blessed with her progress and clean bill of healthy hips. How far we had come in just a few months. We had so much to be grateful for and the weight of worry was lifted. And, it was fun because now we were able to dress her pants and leggings.

With this being said.... lets reveal just how much Shaun and I enjoy playing dress up with our little girl. We found a great consignment store early on with the grandparents. So we are always scoring great deals and we are lucky to get packages in the mail from our loving grandmothers and family. So, she is not going without!! Shaun decided she needed a pair of jeans and took her on her first trip to the mall. Luckily dad has great taste and likes to dress her in cute outfits. And needless to say we think she looks pretty cute in just about Everything. Which then means that we have to get out the video camera and the camera and take a zillion photographs.
We feel very blessed to have Sophie in our life. We are enjoying precious family time together.