All About Sofia

On Monday I took Sofie to the doctor for her 4 month, well baby check up.  She is doing perfect! Weighing 14 pounds 4 ounces and measuring 25 inches, she is in the 75% for both height and weight and I am a proud momma! Her reflexes and neck strength are on point! 

Thats my girl!! =) 

She has been mostly breastfed since the beginning.  Most days she only has breast milk, but when we go out I bottle/formula feed because breastfeeding in public (even in mothers' rooms or family restrooms) creeps me out.  Yes, I have a cover and yes, I know how to feed her using a blanket as a cover but it makes me uncomfortable.  Just something I haven't gotten over.  Anyway, the doctor advised me that I can start feeding Sofie fruits and veggies, which I'm really excited about, for two reasons, but I'm kinda sad too! Excited because I have been dying to see all the funny faces she is going to make when she tastes something new, and because I want to make her foods instead of buying compotas (I bought a baby food cook book!! lol). But, I'm sad because I feel like I am not producing enough milk for her and it may be time to start weaning her from breast feedings to bottles only.   

I have been very lucky from the very beginning of this whole journey because everything has come so easy to me.. The pregnancy itself was a breeze, nothing too crazy happened besides the occasional overreaction to some things and the extra tears for silly things, no morning sickness, no weird cravings (croquettas aren't weird! lol) my feet didn't swell and I didn't get stretch marks till the very very end.. literally the last two weeks was when the effing stretch marks made their appearance!! 

I didn't feel a damn thing during labor - thank you epidural!!! And even though I ended up with a c-section, my recovery wasn't bad at all.  I was terrified of the recovery and really it wasn't any where near as bad as I thought it was going to be.  I didn't even finish my pain killers!

Even the breastfeeding! Everyone I talked to said it was soo difficult, and soo frustrating, and a lot of people have given up very early.  It was frustrating at the start seeing as how I've never done that before, but once Sofie and I got the hang of it, it was cake. We started giving her formula at night to "help her sleep longer" but she's been sleeping 5 hours straight since 2 months, and now almost 8 hours straight on breast milk only.  No cereal, no formula, just me.

I know that my experience is not typical, at all.  I know that Nery and I have been blessed with a very happy, very content, healthy little girl.  She has an amazing personality and I love her to death.  No cheesey "oh she changed my life" blah blah blah enter your own cliche child quote here..

I love her. 

Period.

lol now I want to cry! =P

Here are some pics and videos of her.. 

The videos are listed as private so you can only see them with these links.. you cannot search for her on YouTube

First Father Daughter Pic 

Video: Sofie Laughs 

Video: Chatty Sofie

I'm mad.. MAD!! 

Video: Happy Sofie =) 

Her great grandparents!! 

Love her face!! 

I'm sexy and I know it! 

Video: Sofie and Daddy horse race

Video: Silly Sofie

Nom nom nom

Eating mommy's blankey from when she was a baby!

Video: Sofie fights with her blanket

Video: Sofie vs Sofie

Oh my!! 

Video: Sofie lip smacking  

Ok.. thats's enough =) 

Ps - I started the 10 minute trainer work out program, from the P90x people. I started today and it kicked my ass!!! Yeah, it's only 10 minutes (and I did 2 videos!) but its a tough work out.. Granted I haven't worked out in well over a year but it was still tough!! 

I did take a before picture and after 30 days I will post a before and after to see if it worked! Wish me luck! 

Night night all

xxoo