4 months old & an update

Sophia Lee had her 4 month well-visit check up today at the doctors. She was weighed, measured, checked all over and finally had 4 shots + an oral vaccination. I am SO proud of her. It never is easy hearing her cry (especially when she gets her shots), but she handled it like a trooper. By the time the nurse was done with all of her shots, she stopped crying and just had tears rolling down her face. She is such a sweet baby. The doctor said that she looks great and healthy and happy and this mama couldn't be happier to hear that! 

Sophia Lee at 4 months

25.5 inches

15 lbs 13 oz

...and she is in the 85% of her age group. Way to go Sophie! 

At the doctor's office, waiting for her shots! I think she knows it's coming...I love her droopy cheeks =)

 

So proud of my little angel. She had two shots on her right leg and two on her left. 

She is one tough peanut...takes after her father! So far, no fever or any bad reactions. Just a little cranky as I'm sure her thighs are sore =(

Some of my favorites of her from this month: 

Pretty in pink! 

Tummy time to strengthen that neck! 

Her new favorite toy, the O-Ball. It's so easy for her to grab and chew and she loves hearing it rattle when she shakes it. 

She LOVES to laugh and squeal, 

She is drooling so much now that we have to have a bib on her at all times,

(and the doctor confirmed that she is indeed teething, since her gums are swollen),

She is able to roll over BOTH ways now! (a great milestone the doctor said!) 

She will pull and grab on anything, which means that I have to constantly have my hair up and can't wear necklaces or earrings! 

She is able to start solids now.  The doctor gave us the green light on solids, but I am going to wait a few more weeks when Caleb gets back to start her on solids! 

She still is a pretty light sleeper (30-45 minute naps), 

but is getting a bit better at sleeping through the night...

She loves taking baths,

still doesn't take a pacifier but loves sucking on her thumb and hands,

is extremely observant,

and loves to cuddle and be held. 

Mommyhood is tiring and taxing, but just so rewarding. I am just so in love with her and can't believe the blessing she brings in my life.

So a couple of weeks ago, some more of Caleb's family came down to visit us! 

This is Sophie with her great-aunt Joan!

It's blurry =( but it was the only one we took! 

Sophie with Aunt Tania, who will be having her second child in May...right around the corner! 

Angel loves company and was excited to get to play with Genilson! 

Sophie with cousin Ezra!

We recently celebrated my sister and my cousin's birthday, which I'll write about at another time. Right now, I've got to give my little one some more love  as she just woke up from a nap.

Caleb should be returning home in 2-3 weeks. Still not sure of the exact date, but it's right around the corner. It's been a blessing that we have been able to facetime almost every day and especially for him to see Sophie grow and talk to her as well. We really can't wait to have him back at home to make this family complete once again. 

Ok, that's it for now. 

Leaving off with some tummy time from the girls: 

XOXO

3 Months Old!

I'm a little late (several weeks....oops!), but I've been meaning to post about Sophie's 3 month old birthday! She turned 3 months on February 12th, and has been growing so much every day.

Sophia Lee Gowan- 3 months old! 

She is able to turn over from her back to her tummy,

(and just recently from her tummy to her back)

She loves sucking on her thumb and gets frustrated when she loses it! 

She loves to smile and giggle in the mornings, especially during diaper changes,

She still sticks out her tongue, but not as much as before...haha! 

But she still furrows her eyebrows quite a bit! 

She loves grabbing anything and everything and putting it in her mouth,

especially blankets! 

She no longer sleeps in til 9 am =( 

but is becoming an early bird, waking mommy up at 7 am! 

She has JUST started napping in her crib =) 

and LOVES to watch TV (she gets it from both mommy and daddy), and

She is a sweet joy in my life and loves being held, cuddled, and kissed! 

My sweet little angel is growing up! 

She is going to the doctors in a couple more weeks for her 4 month check up and shots (getting another 5). 

Caleb is back in Japan after being in Thailand for 3 weeks for training. He will HOPEFULLY be back with us early April! I am so so so so excited to have him back home with us! We are literally counting down the days til he gets home! We did have a great Skype session a couple days ago and took a family picture: 

We love you Caleb and can't wait to have you home with us! 

We celebrated my sister's baby shower yesterday and I will post pictures and blog about that soon! 

XOXO

Sophie's first word and first giggle!

Is it too soon for a 3 month old to talk?!
Tonight while I was recording her, I was telling her to "talk" in Indonesian, and to my surprise, she said her first word...can you hear it?!...and I also caught her first little giggle in there as well! She is such a joy...and an overachiever! 

In case this video can't play on my page, here is the link to it on Youtube:
Sophie Talking and Giggling

Oh, how I love her! 

Family visitors are the best!

These past several weeks have flown by, thanks due in part by lots of visitors we have had from Caleb's side of the family. What a treat it has been to have Sophie meet so many special people. We sure are blessed. Sophie got to meet her great-grandma and grandpa Gowan, her Uncle Neil and Aunt Laura, Aunt Katy and her kiddos, and she got to be with grandma and grandpa Gowan again!

Saying "hello!" and looking up at great grandpa Gowan for the first time. I love this picture! 

Yep, she's telling me that she sure feels special that they made a special trip from Northern CA to see her! 

With her great-grands 

Showing great-grandma her precious smile =)

She also got to meet Caleb's Aunt Betty 

And fell asleep while getting to know Caleb's dad's cousin, Debbie. 

Great-grandpa also got to say hello to Angel! 

Caleb called while they were here and he even got to FaceTime with grandma and grandpa Gowan. So fun! 

Then a few weeks later, she got a special visit from Aunt Laura and Uncle Neil. Aunt Laura gave me helpful tips on naps and I've been working hard on them and I'm happy to say that we now have a pretty good schedule during the day and I'm proud that she can be put down while she sleeps instead of being held. Thanks Aunt Laura! 

Right after Neil and Laura left, we got a whole other set of visitors and a lot of pictures! Here are some of my favorites:

With Grandpa and cousin Jacob

Me with this little handsome cutie

Laying on the floor together...Jacob is 5 months and Sophie 2.5 months. 

Beautiful cousin Taylor giving both babies hugs

Cousin Robbie giving her some of his love! 

With her pretty Aunt Katy! 

We got a treat from Grandma when she took us to get our nails done...it was a great girl's trip and even Sophie came along (she opted not to get her toes done though...haha!)! This was Taylor's first time getting a pedicure and I think she loved it! 

So cute! 

 Robbie was adorable with her. He was always hugging her and playing with her. 

A picture with her mama during dinner

Angel had so much fun with all the kiddos around. She did so great playing with them and I'm really proud of how gentle she was around them. Taylor was awesome with Angel as well...I can't wait til Sophie is bigger and can play/walk Angel like Tay did! 

With her Grandma Gowan. Sophie still needs to learn the art of picking her head up during pictures so she shows some neck. You'll get it honey! 

Laughs with Grandpa Gowan

We drove down to San Diego to visit my family and Katy took a great picture of me and Soph with my mom. Three Generations! 

Taylor with Sophie...she got her to smile! 

And so did Robbie! 

Eskimo kisses with grandma 

...and wet kisses for Robbie! 

Angel and grandpa...she loves Grandpa Gowan so much and was always looking forward to his walks around the lake in the morning.

And a final picture of all the girls! 

We  have about 2.5 months before Caleb returns. I'm counting down the days and can't wait for him to be home with us again. We are almost at the home stretch and I can see the light at the end of the tunnel! This month feels so short, which is a great thing, and I'm keeping myself busy with our little one and also planning for my sister's baby shower, which will be in March. 

Finally, these are a few of my favorites of Sophie from these past couple weeks: 

Happy Monday everyone! 

XOXO