Church Nursery

Last Sunday we tried taking Sophia to our Sunday school class that meets before church service.  She was asleep in the stroller and as soon as the lesson started, she was all smiles and giggles!  It was adorable to me, but I'm sure a little distracting to those around us.  So, I spent the rest of the time outside playing with Miss Sophia while Scott listened.  We decided that if it was going to be worth while to go to church, we had to put Sophia in the nursery.  Today was the first time to put her in the nursery and I was very anxious about it.  The entire time I was worrying  about her and couldn't get back to her fast enough.  Of course, she slept most of the time in a swing and was fine without me for an hour.  Hopefully this will get easier the more I practice:)

Sophia and Mommy after church

Big smiles with Daddy!

Good Morning!

Sophia has started to sleep in her own room and on the second night she slept from 9pm-5am and then 6am-8:30am!!! I was so proud of her and this is how she acted when she woke up.

I absolutely love these moments and don't want them to ever end.

Happy 2 Months!

This past Friday, Sophia turned 2 months.  She has grown up so much this month, it is truly amazing.  At her 2 month check up, her weight almost doubled to 13lbs 7oz(95 percentile) and her length is 23 inches.  Needless to say, the pictures speak for themselves.  She has grown out of 0-3 month clothing and her cheeks get bigger every day!  She has also really started noticing things around us and even enjoys watching TV with us (although I'm not sure what she actually sees!)

Here's what has been going on this month:
Sleeping-Her sleeping is still really good, she sleeps between 5-8 hours and eats, and then sleeps another 2-4 hours.   I am a happy momma!
Eating-I still let Sophia tell me when she is hungry, so we are not really on a schedule yet.  This has worked out best for us because she is really flexible when we want to go places.
Play time-Sophia has an interactive book that tells stories and she loves it.  We read every day and she enjoys every minute of it.
Work time-Sophia has gotten really good at tummy time and now she is determined to sit up and hold her head up on her own.  Every day I pull her up by the hands and let her hold her head up on her own.  She really enjoys this and I feel that she loves a challenge(She takes after her mother!)  I'm sure she will be crawling in no time!

Story time!

Listening very carefully:)

I love this part!

Loving my play mat!

Bed time:)

 Trying out my pretty bows!

This month has brought so many changes, I cannot imagine what is to come.  I absolutely love every second of being a mother and I feel so blessed to have a daughter like Sophia.

Our First Road Trip

Scott had a week of vacation at the end of October so we decided to take Sophia on her first road trip!  First stop-Corpus Christi to visit Sophia's great grandmother Meme and Uncle Stan.  Sophia was so good in the car, we stopped half way to let her eat, change her diaper and stretch.  She made the 4 hour trip like a champ and I was so proud of her.  We stayed at Scott's Uncle Stan's house and had dinner the first night we got there.  Sophia slept great in her pack and play for 8 straight hours!  When she woke up, it was her 2 month birthday and she found a new toy she loved to watch-a really cool fan that was in our bedroom.

The REALLY cool fan

Sophia's reaction

Sophia waking up on her 2 month birthday!

The next morning we were off to see Meme, who turned 91 this year and is such an inspiration to me and will be some day to Sophia.  Meme held Sophia and she was so happy sleeping in her arms.

I thought this position looked a bit uncomfortable, but Sophia was perfectly content sleeping like this for at least 20 minutes!

So sweet:)

Meeting for the first time!

We enjoyed lunch that afternoon and catching up.  There is nothing like good family time!

Sophia smiling with Daddy!

Sophia and Mommy on Uncle Stans's balcony enjoying the beautiful view!

After spending two nights in Corpus, we headed home for one night to do laundry, repack and regroup (there is nothing like traveling with a baby.  We did not have an inch of free space in the car!) Next stop-our beach house for another two nights.  The weather was fabulous so we enjoyed some relaxing time at the beach.  While we were there, it was Sophia's first Halloween.  There was no trick or treating this year, but we look forward to lots of candy next year!

Zoo Boo

Yesterday, Sophia and I met up at the Houston Zoo with a few other ladies and their children from our small group at church.  In anticipation of Halloween coming up, the Zoo was having Zoo Boo where kids dress up in costumes and get to do some fun Halloween activities.  Of course, Sophia did not get to do any of these, but we did dress up and she loved getting out of the house!  We borrowed a costume from Aunt Melanie and had a great time.

At the pumpkin patch!

Loving my "chubby" strawberry:)

She was such a good baby and slept for a lot of the time.

We got to see the baby elephants come out and play!

They were so cute playing in the water!

I can't wait until Sophia starts noticing the animals.  We bought a year membership to the zoo and since we live only 10 minutes away, we plan on spending many days there:)

 

1 Month Old Already!!!

I can't believe that our little Sophia is already one month old.  Time has gone by so fast and Sophia is growing up so quickly!  At Sophia's 1st check up she was 11 days old.  She measured 20 inches and weighed 8 lbs. 1 oz.  The pediatrician was thrilled with her weight gain and I just told her that Sophia had a huge appetite and ate all the time!  Everything went great at her appointment and I was so proud of how well she behaved.  Things that have been going on this month are:
Feeding-for the first 3 weeks, I felt like Sophia never stopped eating.  During the day, she would eat, sleep for about 20-30 minutes and then wanted to eat again!  I finally could not take it any longer, so I began pumping and feeding her with a bottle, and I quickly realized that I was not producing quite enough milk for my ravenous child.  I was pumping 4-6 oz. every 3 hours, but some feedings she wanted even more!  As soon as figured this out and started supplementing with formula, we both have been much happier!
Sleeping-I have been so blessed to have a child that knew day and night from day 1.  Sophia has always slept good at night and it has made my life so much better.  Right now she usually sleeps from 10pm-2am, 3am-5am, and 6am-8am, so that is 8 hours of much needed rest especially since momma does not get any naps during the day!
Playing-This week has been really exciting because Sophia is starting to take notice of toys and her surroundings.  At least twice a day, we have our play time where we do our tummy time and play with toys.  It is so much fun to watch her play and she has even been giving us some adorable smiles!  I can't wait for her to be even more interactive with her play time.

Here are a few other pictures of her this month:

Coming home from the hospital!

Sleeping in the bouncy chair

Watching the A&M game-Gig 'Em!

Uncle Billy, Aunt Mel, and Avery came and visited! 

Play time:)

Practicing my punching skills!

Tummy time is so tough:)

We love every day with Sophia and can't wait to watch her grow up into a beautiful little lady:)

She's Here!

August 27, the day AFTER my due date, was like any other day being 40 weeks pregnant.  I could not do a whole lot because I was so uncomfortable, but I tried to get out of the house at least once so I would not go stir crazy.  I met my friend Monique for lunch and that was about all I could handle in the Houston heat.  So after lunch, I went home to watch some TV until Scott got home from work.  When Scott got home, we watched an episode of our new addiction, the TV show Lost.  While I was sprawled out on the couch, I started to get contractions, but did not think anything of it because this happened almost every night.  I was convinced I was going to have to wait to meet Miss Sophia until I was induced Friday, September 2.  However, the contractions continued to get stronger and closer together, so I started to time them.  Sure enough, they went from 4-5 minutes apart to 2 minutes apart in a few hours.  Since I was having difficulties standing during the contractions, we decided we should head to the hospital.  We arrived around 9:30 pm and my contractions were still 2 minutes apart.  Unfortunately, I was still 2 cm dilated and after a few more hours, I stayed at 2cm.  The nurse told me that I was probably going home and I could not imagine going home and going throught his again.  I told her that the contractions were too strong to sleep through, so they went ahead and got an IV started with some pain medicine so I could be more comfortable.  I also went for a walk around the hospital because I was determined to have this baby tonight!  Luckily, the doctor went ahead and broke my water early the next morning, and that was all I needed.  My contractions immediately grew so intense I asked for the most amazing thing in the entire world-the epidural.  I don't know how I would have survived the labor with out it!  After a few hours of painless contractions, I was 8 cm and they told me I would be pushing very shortly.  It all happened so fast, and at 10:34 am on Sunday, August 28, Sophia was born.  She was 7lbs 7 oz and 19.5 in long-She was perfect!  I was so blessed to have the smoothest delivery I could have imagined.  Meeting little Sophia for the first time was so amazing, I will never forget it.  Seeing a baby that was just in your stomach for 10 months is such a miracle from God.  Scott and I are so thankful for all of our many blessings, especially our precious new addition to the family!  We could not love anything more than our sweet baby girl.

Sophia Kathryn right after delivery-is that a smile:)

I'm a MOM!!!

Very happy Bassett Family!

She loves her sleep:)

Sophia met Aunt Kelly for the first time!

Happy Grammy!

Melanie is finally an Aunt!

Meeting Grandpa Kyle

Sophia's Great Grandparents:)

Sophia's other Great Grandparents!

"Aunt" Monique who plans on completely spoiling Sophia!

"Aunt" Janel meeting Sophia for the first time!