Sophie with Santa!

Sophie's 1st visit with Santa!

Meghan, Reese, Sophie & I all went to the mall today to visit santa. Sophie (and Reese) did great...I'm sure next year will be a different story.

4 months old

Sophie with her Christmas decorations
Sophie asleep with Pinky (my favorite toy from childhood)

Sophie enjoying Pat the Puppy

Sophia really likes her reading chair...

Sophia is now 4 months old! She now weighs 13 lbs 12 oz and is just over 2 feet tall! Sophie now laughs and squeals, likes to watch TV (she likes the colors and tracks the movements), is bringing toys to her mouth, plays in her jumper everyday and is now interacting more with the dogs (as well as people). Rusty has been really good with her, she even hugged his neck the other day and her returned the favor by kissing her. Max is still a little unsure, but I know he will like playing with her when she is older.

Sophia's 1st Thanksgiving

The Fulghum Family

Sophie with Papou & Gigi

Sophie with grandma & grandpa Fulghum

Sophie with grandma & grandpa Lynn

Four generations

This year for Thanksgiving my grandparents came down from Iowa to meet miss Sophia. We had both families over to our house for Thanksgiving dinner. It's always fun getting everyone together. Unfortunately Brody & Ashley were in Lincoln and Katie, Jason & Brady had to miss due to Brady being sick...but uncle Ryan made it up from Austin (it was a small "kids" table).

Halloween

Sophia dressed as a butterfly for her 1st Halloween. Even though she was only in it long enough to see both grandparents...she looked cute! The rest of the evening was spent passing out candy.

New Toy

We decided to purchase a Rainforest Jumperoo for Miss Sophie and she loves it! The music plays and responds to her jumping. It took her a little while to figure that out but once she discovered she could turn on the music and animal sounds, she really got excited.

Our big night out...

Sophie with Uncle Brody & Aunt Ashley
Sophie & Dad watching football
Ready for dinner at Chester's
Saturday we went out to eat with Rick, Katie, Brody and Ashley. Sophie got all dressed up and then slept through the whole dinner.

Baptism

Sophia at brunch after her baptism
Sophia in her baptismal gown
Sophia with her godparents
Sophia was baptized October 19th. She wore a baptismal gown that has been in my family for 150 years! Uncle Brody and Aunt Ashley made the trip in from Chicago to be her godparents. This was Sophie's first time to meet Brody and Ashley and she had a blast!

10 weeks

Our little boxer
Sophie on her 1st walk in the jogging stroller
Daddy thought the sun was a little too bright for her that day
Sophie ready for the fall...don't you just love my hat!
Sophie doesn't know what to think of Max

At her 2 month check up Sophie weighed 11 lbs 10 oz and was 21.25 inches long! She is starting to sleep for longer periods of time during the night (I only have to wake up once in the middle of the night)! She loves taking walks in the jogging stroller, loves being outside in the cool fall weather and loves playing with her reflection in the mirror. This month has been filled with shopping, going out to eat and hanging out at friends' houses...Sophie is keeping busy!

Random Pictures

Sophia next to cousin Brady
Sophie taking a nap
This is what happens when I leave her alone with dad...
" Soph-dawg"

Sophie continues to grow and change every day. She wakes up every morning happy and smiling. She loves looking at her self in the mirror, watching her mobiles and watching the dogs. We have been taking her on walks and even took her to her first high school football game.

Playtime

Sophie in her bumbo seat
The stare down with Max
Sophie in her reading chair


Sophie playing in her play gym

Our new favorite thing...the mirror
Over the last month, Sophie has been playing on her tummy, in her play gym and spending some time in her bumbo seat. The dogs love to sit and watch her play, especially Max. This month she has also started to smile more.

Sophie at home

We were able to leave the hospital within 48 hours, and boy were we ready! After arriving home and introducing her to Max and Rusty, we immediately settled into a routine...eating then sleeping. Those wondering how the dogs are doing...they are adjusting surprisingly well (no jealousy yet).