Sophia's playground (aka our family room)

I can remember specific conversations with my family and friends on the subject of baby entertainment. I was vehement on not turning our living space into a cluttered playground of monstrosities and toys to stumble over, trip on, move out of the way to pass by, or in other words, GET IN THE WAY of my organized space. I think what I would say was, "It's a baby! How many toys does a baby need??" In my head I had devised stations where the baby would play, mostly in her room. I would hide the toys in the baskets, or in the trunk table that was functional yet aesthetic. No one would really know I had a baby that defined my living space.

Enter my world now. The swing that I am in love with, I stub my toe on pretty much every evening. The Einstein gym is used by Sophia during the day and apparently the cat likes to "work out" with the toys at night; the blocks and rings litter the floor each morning. Now I'd like to introduce you to our new addition to the family room: the Jumperoo! As if things couldn't get bigger and more obnoxious. So yes, I've eaten my words. These things have taken over my once uncluttered, functional space. However, I have to admit that I've redefined the meaning of functional in my head. Currently it's anything that makes Sophia happy, and entertained. I guess I'll deal with figuring out where to hide the stuff when we get around to having people over for dinner. Oh yeah, that would be when I have time to make dinner for a dinner party! OK, so my world is changing. I'm no longer in charge of it like I used to be. And I have a feeling this is only the beginning.

Sophia rolls over!

We've been looking forward to this moment for weeks, it seems. Sophia had mastered the side roll and was so close to rolling over for a few days now. She just hadn't figured out how to un-wedge her arm from underneath her. And today, she got it all figured out! Can you tell how happy I am in the video? One more step closer to mobility. Watch out!

4 months old

15 pounds, 6 1/2 ounces, and 25 inches at Sophia's 4 month check-up.

1 year ago today

I found out I was pregnant with Sophia 1 year ago today. This was the barely visible positive pregnancy test I took a picture of last year. I still have the test (and the next 10 or so tests I continued to take just to make sure I was still pregnant) in my bathroom drawer!

Aug 5, 2007 HPT

Sophia sucks her thumb