Weigh to Go

Sophie had her 5 month check-up today, or at least she was supposed to have it. Turns out that since she had her 4 month check-up at 4.5 months she didn't qualify for her 5 month check-up yet, even though she is 5 months and 1 week. Gotta love insurance companies. She was running a fever last night and this morning so we went to the doctor anyway. (She has a cold.) They don't weigh or measure kids at sick visits, but since I had a few moments to myself waiting for the doctor I decided to take matters into my own hands:

Sophie's New Stats (all approximate due to the fact that she was dressed and squirming and I was avoiding being caught by the nurses):

Height: 27" give or take a quarter of an inch
Weight: 18.75 pounds give or take a quarter of a pound
Head Circumference: I'll be honest, I really don't care about this one. Her head is fine.

Instead of scheduling Sophie's 5 month check-up for next week I just scheduled her 6 month check-up to get us back on track. You'll have to wait until then for a more official weigh-in report.

Trained...sort of

We've been working on potty training since our trip to Georgia and things are going pretty well. After two weeks of frequent accidents we've gotten things pretty well worked out. She doesn't need too much encouragement to sit on the potty and usually will tinkle if the time is right. She still is unlikely to tell you if she needs to urinate and will actively try to prevent you from knowing about bowel movements.

We promised her a small party if she went five days without accident. Here is the resultant cake. Carrie had already made the butterfly cake before she realized there was a more obvious choice of confection.

Feed Me Seymour!

Sophie is really getting into her food. She loves grabbing the spoon and making a mess with her fingers. The only saving grace is that she doesn't have much hair so clean up isn't much of a challenge.

Bouncing 'Round the Room

Feeding Time

Sophie is enjoying eating her solid food. She likes the oatmeal but so far hates carrots and apple sauce. She is still not very good at actually eating the food but what she lacks in skill she makes up for in enthusiasm.

Training Day

Birthday Bash

Genevieve went to a friend's birthday party last month and got to dress up like a princess. I was a little disturbed when I saw Genevieve in make up.

I admit I am a little worried about Genevieve's obsession with princesses and dressing up all girly. She still likes playing with her nail gun, though, so maybe I should just buy her more power tools.

Solid

Sophie had her four month check-up today. Here are her new stats:

Height: 26.5"
Weight: 17.5 lbs.

I was going to ask the doctor about starting Sophie on solid food but she beat me to the punch. I fed her a little cereal today and she seemed pretty excited about it. In fact, she grabbed my hand and shoved it and the spoon into her mouth several times. She also enjoyed eating food droplets off of her bib. We will capture this for your enjoyment soon.

Back in the Saddle Again

We just got back from a trip down to Georgia. This was Sophie's first time on an airplane. Genevieve, the seasoned traveler, was fully prepared for the flight. Of course this meant preconceived notions about everything. She asked why every little thing was different from the last flight she was on. At least until we realized that we were on a plane with a full set of children's television programming. We don't usually use TV to pacify G but in this case it allowed us to focus a bit more on the one that might cause difficulty. It turns out this didn't work entirely too well as the adult-sized airline headset kept falling off her pint-sized ears. I alternated between replacing ear pieces and rocking Sophie. Eventually I gave up on sitting and just spent most of the flight pacing in the galley with Sophie. The stewardesses didn't seem to mind since she wasn't crying.

The day before the trip we took Sophie to the doctor because she had a fever. The tests he ran took 24 hours which meant we didn't find out it was a bacterial infection until we arrived in Georgia. Our first few hours in town were spent finding a pharmacy and a doctor who could follow up with her to make sure her antibiotics were working. Since her follow-up was on Christmas Eve our only choice was the emergency room. Her infection is all better and she goes to the doctor tomorrow for her four month checkup. Everyone in Georgia loved Sophie and commented on how much she looked like her Grandpa. See if you can see the resemblance.


Genevieve had a great time but was even more timid around animals than last time. Anytime we had to go near a dog she would demand to be picked up. Since I knew each of these vicious dogs wanted nothing more than to lick her face I often ignored her request but taught her to say "g'wan git" when approached. She also was quite frightened around the cows and horses. After her first trip into the fields on the tractor to check on the cows, she asked me, "Do you like the mooing? I don't like the mooing." She then proceeded to ask about every one else's opinion on the mooing of the cows. On subsequent trips she requested to ride in the pickup truck instead of on the tractor. Seen below is Genevieve not enjoying the mooing.


Her grandpa let her drive the tractor and the pickup in the fields. He worked the pedals while she worked the wheel. Here is her first driving lesson.


Eventually she was brave enough to let me hold her in one arm while feeding a horse an apple or petting a donkey. She adamantly refused to touch anything larger than a cat. However, the cat is huge. Here is biscuit having a stare down with Sophie; he outweighs her by about five pounds.


Ultimately she relented and rode her new horse Lightning. Even Sophie gave Lightning a ride.


Genevieve also gave several piano concerto's while in Georgia. Right now she is a little more interested in loud than on key.