Down by the River

 For Mother's Day we wanted to get a picture of Sophie with the ducks for Daniel's mom. We were highly unsuccessful. It was fun to try and chase ducks around while holding Sophie. The geese were borderline too friendly and I was worried they were going to nibble on Sophie's toes.

 If you've ever been to the river in Idaho Falls, you know that during the summer there are a lot of tourists on their way to Yellowstone who stop by the falls. A group of Japanese tourists took great interest in our little family and I noticed a man taking pictures of us just standing there holding Sophie. Shortly thereafter, a young woman came up to me and just stood next to me and Sophie while her friend took a video with his iPhone of us just smiling and waving into the camera. I'm not so sure what is so exciting about us, besides Sophie obvious cuteness, but apparently it was worthy of documenting. None of them spoke English by the way--well except for one man who asked how old Sophie was, but I don't think he even understood us. Sophie is on her way to international fame!

Mother's Day

 It's bizarre to think that last Mother's Day we had just found out that we were expecting a baby, and we surprised our family by telling them the news on Mother's Day. It's much more fun having Sophie with us this year.

Sophie was a peach and let us sleep in this morning. I really wanted to go to all three hours of church, but she had her usual church meltdown at the end of sacrament meeting. There is just too much going on at church for her that she can't chill out and take a nap. We will keep trying though.

Sophie has become quite the chatterbox. She will just yammer on and on without any stimulus. It's pretty cute. She is getting stronger and stronger every day. She is so much fun. I really can't get over how great she is. Being a mom is everything and nothing like I expected. It is ten times more rewarding than I could ever ask and such a learning experience. I most certainly have a greater respect for mothers--they are the best!

She is still super attached to me. She does play and hang out with others, but she reaches a point where she just wants me back. It's nice to feel needed.

Pics from my Phone

 Since my phone takes far less superior photos than Daniel's, I wasn't planning on adding them to the blog, but I changed my mind. :) For our own purposes, here's what's been collecting on my phone these three months.~In no particular order~

 I love newborn pictures of Sophie.

 I also have lots of sleeping Sophie pictures. As my dad always says, "They're cuter when they're asleep."

 This was after one of those "I will soil any and all clothes you put on me" type of days.

 This was from our first walk, which was just down the street and back. Very exciting.

Movie Night

Sophie and Ruby are only three months apart (it's as if we planned it or something), but Sophie might soon be taller than Ruby!

Spencer and Sophie watching General Conference

That dang bald spot continues to grow!

Newborn smirk

Cousins!

 This past weekend Daniel's sister Erin, her husband Jason, and their three girls moved here. We are all very excited to have some more family living so close, and even more excited Sophie has cousins who just adore her.

 They are all really sweet with her. Hannah will hold her and just be perfectly still. Bella loves to yell, "Baby Sophie!" and show her all kinds of tricks and read her stories {I know Sophie will appreciate this more some day, right now she really doesn't pay too much attention} And little Kira is so sweet and soft with her. All three girls love to just watch Sophie when she is awake. It is very cute.

 Our growing girl has kicked most of her three month clothes to the curb and is wearing mostly 3-6 month or 6 month clothes---at the wee age of 3.5 months.

 Because we are mean parents and love to see our baby in ridiculously cute clothes, we did buy a ladybug outfit that came with a hat that has antennae, but she is just too CUTE! I do call her Sophie Bug so I suppose it is appropriate. 

As sweet as this girl is, she recently decided that I cannot leave her side for more than an hour. A few times we have dropped her off at my parents' house only to receive a phone call shortly thereafter that a certain baby will not stop crying. That super loud, "I'm in distress!" cry. It's nice to be so loved by her, but we've got to get this figured out. I assume it's just a stage and she will be over it in no time. My poor mom has taken the brunt of it and I think Sophie now associates her with me leaving. We definitely have to fix that because that makes for a sad grandma.