Sofia Belle [three months]

I intended to write a few posts between Sofia's two month update and her three month update, but alas, I did not. Last year, one of my New Years' resolutions was to blog more. Obviously, that wasn't on my list this year; using my GPS less is my number one res for 2015.

Sofia is three months old!! (technically 14 weeks, as of yesterday).  It is amazing to watch her grow and learn and discover the world around her. She started daycare 3 weeks ago (which I plan to blog more about later) but she is doing great (minus the cold she caught that just doesn't want to seem to go away. HELP!!!!!!!!!). She is just the happiest and cutest little bean there ever was!

[three month update]

stats: She was 13lbs 2oz when we took her to the doctor a couple weeks ago for her cold. She fits into her 3 month clothes now and her 0-3 month pants are way too short. 

eating: Still loves eating. Since she started daycare, she drinks formula during the day and I nurse her in the evening and night. I'm so happy she didn't go on a "formula strike" like the pediatrician warned us some babies do after starting daycare. 

sleeping: She goes to bed around 8:30-9 and wakes up once during the night to eat. I have to wake her up to get ready to go to daycare around 6:30 and she seems to take a morning nap everyday while she's there around 7:30. Girlfriend is not a morning person! 

likes: eating, bath time, loud music, watching videos of herself on my phone, looking at her reflection, being "Super Baby" (I lay down on the floor and prop her up on my legs and fly her around like Superman), playing on her activity mat.

dislikes: waiting for milk. 

milestones: Her neck strength is really improving and she can prop herself up during tummy time, she socially smiles and grabs at objects around her, especially her blankets and burp rags. 

Sofia Belle [two months]

I can't believe we have a two month old!! In the days & weeks after Sofia was born, time started flying and every day she got a little bit bigger, I got a little bit sadder she wasn't that itty bitty baby I felt like I had just given birth to. Then around 3 weeks, I noticed she was noticing us, getting more of a little personality and now she smiles at me!! She can be on the verge of tears (as long as she's not hungry-can't blame her, no one is funny when I'm hungry) and I'll make a silly face/sound effect and she'll smile!! It is the best. 

So although she isn't that teeny tiny newborn anymore, I love so much the person she is becoming and the person she has made me.

[two month update]

stats: 11lbs. 8oz. (55%) & 23 inches (75%) at her two month appointment yesterday.

eating: Girlfriend still loves eating. She eats about every 3 hours during the day and can go for longer stretches at night now! Holla!

sleeping: She goes to bed around 9pm and wakes up around 3-4am, eats, goes back to sleep until 6-7am, eats and goes back to sleep until 8:30-9:30am, then she's ready to partay! Her nap schedule during the day is much more inconsistent. 

likes: eating, bath time, country music (we were watching something on TV the other night and country music was playing and all of a sudden Sofia is dancing around in her boppy, making all kinds of happy noises), looking at Christmas lights, reading her Sofia the First books, and being in the Baby Bjorn.

dislikes: when bath time is over, getting shots (she got her two month shots yesterday and was not a happy camper all day), and when Kobe barks after the doorbell rings. 

Twenty-Six.

Since I turned 26 eight days ago, I thought I'd share 26 facts about myself, because why the heck not?!

Sofia and I hanging out this morning. So it's applicable to this post, right?

1. I am so sooooooooo afraid of bugs and rodents. I wasn't always like this. I had a pet hamster as a kid for crying out loud. But now I have dreams nightmares about bugs invading our house and over a month ago Erik saw a mouse in our backyard and I haven't been out there since. 

2. I really like being short(ish)-I'm 5'4" and a half. I can wear heels and still be shorter than Erik and can easily fit into small spaces (and suitcases).

3. I think teeth and feet (specifically toenails) are disgusting. On a related note, I was at H&M with my mom a couple weekends ago and the cashier said I had pretty teeth, which is odd for many reasons, but mostly because I barely had my mouth open. My mom was the one checking out and talking to him-I was just standing oblivious on my phone. 

4. I stopped drinking coffee while I was pregnant and can't drink it anymore, but I so badly want to, I try at least once a week and immediately regret it the second I start getting that jittery feeling. I know, I know I could drink decaf, but eeehhhhhhheee.

5. My favorite show is Shark Tank.

6. Also Vanderpump Rules and Girlfriends' Guide to Divorce and Ellen.

7. I am SUCH A SAP. I literally never used to cry and now I cry at least once a week-and I'm not even sad!! I'm just way more emotional than I ever used to be. I blame the pregnancy hormones that must still be lingering.

8. Eight is my favorite number. I was born on December 8, 1988 at 8:22-so yeah, 8 is my jam.

9. My least favorite food is raisins. It's really the only food I can't stand to eat, although I say I hate a lot more foods than that-it drives Erik nuts!!!

10. One of my favorite pastimes is annoying Erik. Sometimes he tells stories reeeeeeally slowly, so I interject and finish the story with what I think he's about to say. Although, I know it's never what he's about to say, just something I find to be hilarious and ridiculous. 

11. Speaking of being hilarious and ridiculous, I find myself to be hilarious, but most people would say I'm just ridiculous. 

12. My car was stolen 2 years ago and was later found at a border checkpoint with 100 pounds of marijuana in it. The women driving it had NO IDEA there was weed in the car. Imagine that!!!!!

13. I hated buying a new car. 

14. Naming a baby was a lot harder than I expected. We decided on Sofia's name less than 2 weeks before she was born. One of her names prior to that was Mila, until Erik discovered that was the name of our neighbor's dog.

15. I never knew how much love I was capable of until I met Sofia. 

16. I'll never forget how I felt in the days I first met Erik, those are some of my best memories.

17. I think I was an animal that lived near the water in my past life (yes, I truly believe in past lives) and was friends with the fishes. I mean my fiancé is an aquarius and my best friend is a pisces. 

18. I love cooking.

19. I can't stand when people don't give the courtesy wave!!! 

20. I wish I had a better sense of style, but the older I get, the more I accept that's never going to happen.

21. I'm very patient and optimistic. Because being anything else is really just ruining your quality of life.

22. Twenty-two was a big year for me! I graduated college, moved to Tucson to live with Erik, and started my teaching career. Before graduating, I honestly wasn't sure if I was going to move to Tucson (I saw a psychic and she told me I was going to) but it was one of the best decisions I ever made.

23. Rap music is my favorite. 

24. Neutrals are my favorite color, but if you ask me I'll tell you purple is my favorite because saying "neutrals" is kind of weird, right?

25. I'm a little weird and a little crazy, which Erik reminds me every now and then, but I quickly remind him, he'd be bored if I was any other way.

26. I couldn't love my little family more, they are the best things that ever happened to me!!

xoxo

Farewell Twenty-Five, You Were Great!!

Is this not the greatest birthday gal picture ever. I shall use it for all eternity. 

I can't believe it, but today I am turning 26 years old! 

As I think back over the past year, I'd have to say 25 has been the best yet. As I rang in my 25th with an 80's Birthday Bash, I had no idea all the goodness to come in the year ahead. Between getting engaged and having a baby, 25 was filled with excitement and surprises. So, farewell twenty-five, you were great and I cannot wait to see what 26 brings!

5 | Oh Yeah, I'm Getting Married

Oh Hey, Friday! Nice to see you again! With all things baby recently, you I may have forgotten I'm getting married in just over six months. When Erik and I got engaged in February, June 2015 seemed like an eternity away, but now it's right around the corner. Funny how that happens. So today I bring you 5 of the 187 things I still need to do.

1 | Send invites.  I guess we want people to actually attend our wedding, right? It took us long enough to send out Save the Dates, who knows when the actual invite will go out. And I'm just now recovering from writing addresses on nearly 100 envelopes and licking all those stamps. Did you know when Erik and I finally sat down to send out our Save the Dates he said his job would be to "lick the stamps." What is this 1995?! He really, really thought you still had to lick stamps. Oh, my future husband.

There's our Save the Date. We make a cute wine glass and bottle, huh? Also, don't know why I said I was writing addresses on envelopes, seeing as this is a POSTCARD.

2 | Food.  I would say I could just send this blog post to everyone on our guest list and call it a day. But I suppose part of the reason you need to send out wedding invites is to conduct a small survey of what people want to eat. Except we haven't decided what food will be served. So there goes half the invitation. But the important thing is that there will be an open bar. 

3 | Find a wedding dress.  Oh right, that thing I'm supposed to wear. Not only have I not started looking for a wedding dress, I have no idea what style dress I want to wear. I do watch Say Yes To The Dress anytime I happen to catch it on TV, that counts for something, right? I'd also like to be in better shape before I start wedding dress shopping, which brings me to number 4...

4 | Stop eating like I'm pregnant.  You know, it's really hard to do something for 9 months and then just stop cold turkey. Mmmmmm turkey, Thanksgiving, pumpkin pie. You see what I mean? My mom told me yesterday I was "just as skinny" as I was before I was pregnant. Then later she asked if the jeans I was wearing were pre-pregancy jeans. Ummmmm I thought I was just as skinny as I was before I was pregnant?! Gotcha there, Mom. 

I made this for breakfast the other morning. Ooops. 

5 | Cake, flowers, officiant, tuxedos.  All minor details. And if you're following along closely, you probably noticed no where did I mention bridesmaid dresses. I gave that responsibly to my bridesmaids. Genius! I sent out a "very confusing" (their words, not mine) mass text one morning telling my "easily confused" bridesmaids they would get to pick out their own dress and shoes. Takes the pressure on me, puts it on them. But hey, now no one can be mad they don't like their dress! 

Okay now that this post has throughly stressed me out, I'm off to wedding plan. Just kidding. Probably make another bacon, egg, and cheese biscuit.

Sofia Belle [one month]

I can't believe Sofia is one month old! But I also can barely remember our lives before her. She is the best and getting more and more of a little personality everyday, which I love! 

When Erik got home from work yesterday and Sofia heard his voice, she turned to him and her eyes lit up.
Already such a Daddy's girl.

oh you like my white onesie? well it doesn't exist anymore because of the massive poo explosion I had two minutes after mom was done taking photos -- hey at least I waited until she was done! 

[one month update]

stats: Her last doctor appointment was when she was two weeks old, at that time she was 7lbs 7oz & 21 inches. I'm positive she is close to 10lbs now, no joke. 

eating: Girlfriend loves eating. She eats every 2-3 hours during the day and about the same at night.

sleeping: She is awake a lot more during the day which is fun because she is so much more alert and interactive! She naps more in the afternoon now and the evening has definitely become her fussy time... but it's nothing a bath and a swaddle can't fix! Last night she set a personal record and slept for 5 hours straight!! (from 10pm-3am) Keep it up girl! ;)

likes: eating, bath time, white noise, music (trying to get her to like music more than white noise because mom & dad aren't quite the white noise fans Sofia is), pulling mom's hair, bouncing (I'm going to get Michelle Obama arms from bouncing this nugget around so much).

dislikes: the 3 seconds it takes to get out of the bathtub and into a towel, when she was hungry 5 minutes ago and you didn't know it, being swaddled with her arms down.

Sneak Peek: Sofia's Newborn Photos

Oh hey, it's Wednesday! Formerly known around here as Humpday Bumpday. Speaking of the ol' baby bump, I miss it a little. Not miss it like I wish I was still pregnant, maybe miss it more like I'm just being nostalgic. Does that make sense? No? Yes? No. Okay, moving on. We had maternity photos done with Kristin Anderson a couple months ago and loved her and our photos so much, we knew she had to photograph ze babay. She sent over our sneak peek yesterday, and I know this is my child so I am very biased, but I am obsessed and had to share! 

Happy Humpday!