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Sophia had her 15 month doctors appointment and here are her stats:

Weight- 21lbs 3oz

Height- 33 inches. (The nurse measured 32.5 inches, but I checked at home and she was off. The paper moved on the table and made the measurements go off a bit).

So my little girl is getting big

Since Sophia was about 9.5 months old I put her on a very regular schedule. She would take her nap at noon and go to bed at 7. For the last couple of days it seems as though she has a different schedule in mind. Today I tried putting her down for a nap and she started giggling, then grinding her teeth, then trying to poke he in the eye, and then she kept say “boo” which means book. Finally I took her out to the living room to play and she was as happy as can be. She chased the cats, played with her toys, danced around a bit. Normally by this time is falling over from being tired, but not today. Finally about 45 min later I took her in again and she started doing the same thing. I think it was her way of saying that she is not going to sleep and I can’t make her. It took me a while to get her down, but she did finally fall asleep. I really hope that she in not in the process of dropping her nap. That would not be good for mommy, mommy needs her couple of hours a day to herself. Brad’s mom told me that Brad had given up napping by about 1, so I hope that our daughter is smarter and follows her mommy’s footsteps.

Seeing as today it’s Halloween Brad and I took Sophie for a walk this morning in her monkey suit. She got smiles from everyone that passed us. Why wouldn’t she, that outfit  is adorable. She doesn’t seem too fond of it, but I like it and she is going to wear it. We did take some pictures, but I won’t have them ready today s check back tomorrow and I will some up.

I did have my ultrasound yesterday and it was a complete joke. The guy has absolutely no clue what he was doing. He kept asking me which side he should be looking at and what exactly he’s looking for. I made a doctors appointment for Friday and I will try to get another requisition from him to get it redone. It as seriously a complete joke, and I think that something like that should be taken seriously.

Brad’s mom is coming to visit today so I better get this living room cleaned up. Check back for monkey pictures.

Today I went to see my doctor about my chronic fatigue to figure out what was wrong with me. I wish doctors could just tell what is wrong with me without poking and prodding. I do not like being poked by needles. You’d think that after having a baby I would be used to it, but no I still do not like it. He said that they should get the results back in within couple of days. I kinda hope that they find something. I don’t like being sick, but if I am feeling like I am I would like some explanation for it. The lab did a whole blood could test and also tested me for a thyroid. I will keep you updated.

Sophia has successfully switched from 2 naps a day to only 1 nap. It’s really nice to not have to worry if she got both her naps in, but  at the same time it’s a pain to be stuck at home now. I am super paranoid about her being well rested, and if she doesn’t nap in her crib then she only sleeps for 45 min max. In her bed she can sleep up to 3 hours, and i would rather her sleep longer. Today she woke up after 40 min and started crying. I went into her room and we cuddled in the rocking chair and both fell asleep for another hour and a half. We haven’t napped together since she was about 3 months old. It was so sweet to wake up to my little sweetie next to me.

Right now she is playing with he princess wand that my mom bought for her. It’s funny that a baby so small already has imagination and can pretend play, I love little people. I think I am going to take Sophie swimming, the pool is finally open again. Better go and ger her ready. Enjoy the rain.

This summer is going by so fast. i can’t believe that my baby is already 8 months old. I swear I still remember the day that I brought her from the hospital like it was yesterday. I know it wasn’t that long ago, but it doesn’t feel like 8 months ago. Sophia has been doing really well recently. I finally got her to the point where she no longer wakes up at night. I got really sick of her waking up at night and looking for her soother, so I just let her cry it out one night and she has been an angel sleeper ever since. She didn’t even cry that long, but now even if she does wake up in the middle of the night she puts herself back to sleep without a peep. I love feeling rested. Ahhhh, no more night feedings, such a good feeling.

Today we’re going to take Sophie to the lake , and then later on in the afternoon she has her 8 month check up. I’m looking forward to seeing how much she has grown in the last month. It seems like she is getting bigger by the minute. The othey day I was looking at her newborn pictures and I blown away by how much she has changed. Even seeing a newborn baby I swear that Sophie was never that small, but I now that she was even smaller than then average newborn baby. I almost miss that stage, but not really. I like the sleeping through the might stage better.

She still refuses to crawl and wants nothing to do with being on all fours. Every time that I put her in that position she just cries and whines until I pick her up or she rolls over. She is trying to scoot backwards on her bum, but even that is not working out too well. She is all about the walking. She can actually run, I get tired out before she does. Ahhh the energy of a child, I only I could have it. Maybe I should go for some runs and get in shape so that I will be able to keep up with her.

Well I guess I should go get her diaper bag ready so that we can head out when she wakes up. Here are some comparison pictures. Enjoy .

8 month old

1 day old

Well I went to the doctor yesterday and got an x-ray, so I guess now I have to wait and see what the doctor says. It’s not feeling any better, so now I hope that he find what’s wrong and fixes my wrist. It’s not fun not being able to play with my baby.

Last week we took Sophie for her very first trip to the ocean. She is such a little water baby, as soon as she saw the water she started squirming and giggling. She really wanted to go all the way in, but seeing as how it was dirty I only let her put her legs in there. I didn’t want a bung of yucky stuff on her. The trip was actually hosted by a church that I attended as a teenager and seeing as how I knew most of the people there I decided it would be nice to go socialize. It was a little odd for me there though, I think it was the first time that I realized that I no longer fit into that group. I don’t know if it’s just been too many years, or if I have changed, or if they changed. It used to feel like home to me, but now I feel like an outsider. I guess people grow up and go in different directions. At least I have a lot of good memories there. A chapter in my life closed, but that’s how it’s supposed to happen. Life would be boring if we didn’t have new things to move onto.

I think I’m going to take Sophie to the lake today, it looks like a really nice day out. That’s it folks, that’s all my wrist can handle today.

Beach Pictures

So I’ve had this pain in my wrist for almost a month now. One morning I woke up with my arm being as asleep as you can get, and from there on I have had really annoying pain. You know when you have a huge knot in your back and it’s so irritating, well this is what my wrist has been feeling like for the past month. When I went to see the doctor he just told me to take some anti inflammatory pain killers, but so far they have not been helping. I don’t know what else to do. I guess I can go get an x-ray done, but other than that what can one do?

It’s really hard to hold Sophie because if I twist my arm in any direction then I feel it, and it does not feel nice. It almost wants to lock on me, and that would not be good for many reasons.

Any suggestions? I went to see the doctor again today, so maybe I’ll get some answers on Monday.  Have a good weekend everyone

I was going to blog about this a few days ago (when she actually got her tooth), but I kept forgetting to. Sophie got her first tooth on June 15th. I knew that she had been teething, but the little sharpie took me by surprise. When she was 3 months old I was convinced that she was teething, had all the classic signs. She drooled like a mad dog, chewed on EVERYTHING around her, and had huge red cheeks. Nothing came for months. A couple of weeks ago I wrote about the unexplained fevers that she had, well I guess now I have an explanation. It wasn’t a virus like that horribly rude doctor told us, she was cutting a tooth.

I was actually checking her gums and she bit me, those little things are really sharp. I can see her other bottom one is right behind the one that just popped through.

That’s it, I just wanted to share our first tooth excitement. I’ll post a picture later.

Sophie has had a very light fever for the last few days, so yesterday I decided to take her to the doctor hopefully to rule out an ear infection - cranky, feverish babies are not that much fun. I had to make a last minute appointment and the receptionist got Sophia and I in for a 4:30pm appointment. I thought, “Great”; in Edmonton our doctor’s office was very busy and I was lucky if I could get in that week that I called, so this was a nice change. When we arrived, the nurse looked at me and asked whom the appointment was for. When I told her we were there for Sophie she said that this doctor we are about to see doesn’t see babies (well, he “sees” babies - he just doesn’t really like to examine them). Ok, well, I just booked the appointment, it was not my responsibility to check whether that doctor takes babies or not - her chart says how old she is, so if anything they need to get a receptionist that can read.

Once the doctor got there he quickly looked at her, jabbed a stick down her throat - of course she flipped out because he gagged her, and in the end said that there is nothing wrong with her. If there was nothing wrong with her then she wouldn’t have a fever now would she? He said that, if anything, it could be a virus and it will pass on it’s own. Great - thanks for letting me know how I can help my baby feel better.

On the way out he walked up to the nurse and told her, in a very clear and annoyed tone, to weigh the baby and that he DOES NOT see babies as patients. Sheeesh buddy, it’s not like we purposely booked with you just to make you mad. He’s a doctor for Pete’s sakes, if someone needs help he should be civil and helpful. I was a little peeved at the whole situation, and my poor baby still has a fever…. thanks a lot doc.

Anyway, Sophie didn’t sleep well last night. She woke up at 5:00am and didn’t fall back to sleep until 6:30am and then was up for the day at 7:22am. Poor kid was sweaty and cold at the same time, I gave her some Motrin and finally she knocked out. Grrrr.

Oh, at least we found out her most up-to-date weight: 16lbs 13oz.

Sophie and mommy taking a nap

Quit staring at my ugly pajamas, I was cold…

Sophia went to for her second set of immunizations yesterday. I hate those days, it’s was the second time that I got a look of betrayal from her. Poor little baby, but I guess she needs it done. After her first set of immunizations that she got in Feb she had a fever and wasn’t “herself” for about a month, so I did a bunch of research and found that alot of the vaccines carry mercury in them. Too much mercury can lead to autism in some children, but they have not proved it to be 100% true, still I was concerned. I found a website where Dr. Stephanie cave made a delayed vaccination schedule, so I decided to do that for Sophie. I never liked the idea of giving that many shots all at once anyway. Yah sure she will get them more often than most kids, but she won’t have to deal with a fever or with a bunch of different diseases in her.

When we went in the nurse didn’t really like that idea of me delaying the vaccinations, she tried (in a very subtle way) convincing me to just get it over with. It was almost like I had no clue what I was doing and had to follow the government guidelines. There’s is nothing wrong with for people who do that, but it wasn’t for me. She is my kid and I make the decisions of whats good and bad for her. I know that she was just doing her job and trying to see if I knew what I was doing, but I just don’t like being questioned on my parenting skills.

Oh and Sophie is not 15lbs 7.5 oz, that means she gained 8.5 oz in 2 days. Little piggy. Ok, have a good day.