We brought up the swing for Sophia...

John has claimed it!

Daddy: Does she always have to be dressed in pink? Is that a rule?

Notice...she isn't in pink for the night.

Don't worry...she is back in pink!

Our sweet Sophia is 1 week old today!

My camera ran out of batteries today, so I don't have any new pictures to post from today. Just thought I would give an update and a cute story.

Everyone is doing well. Sophia pretty much sleeps and poops. :) I have to wake her up during the day to eat...she is a CUDDLER! I was thinking today how overwhelming it was to bring John home. I thought it was so tiring (which it was); however, I had no idea that the real tiring part is when they start moving. Today Sophia and I chilled on the couch and watched Lost...I don't get to do that when John's home. It is funny how your perspectives change with the 2nd one.

Mr. John had a great day at Jewell's house. He played, ate and slept well. He was a little cranky when he first got home, but other than that he had a great day!

Sophia got to meet new friends today...the Sharky girls! It was fun to see Makenna and Sophia look at each other...they are destined to be best friends!

Funny Story:

When I feed Sophia, John calls it "bites". He helps me get everything together, such as a burp rag, her pacifier, her blanket and the Boppy. He thinks "bites" should be happening all the time, so he is constantly asking "bites?". Yesterday, Sophia wasn't latching on very well for one of her feedings, so John, who was sitting next to me in bed, decided to show her. He leaned down and landed, what felt like a wet kiss, on the side of my breast. He even had a sound effect that sounded like cookie monster eating cookies. I laughed SO hard. He was quite proud of himself to show his little sister how to do something.

Today was a rough day for me. I woke up this morning and I realized my daddy was already gone to work (church). So it was just my mom, Sophia and me. I wanted my mommy to pick me up and carry me, but she says she can't right now. (Something about her not being able to hold over 10 lbs) I cried. My mommy got me a snack and juice and put on Elmo in the bedroom while she fed Sophia. I hugged and kissed Sophia this morning. But then I got tired of waiting for her to be finished having "bites", so I hit her. I instantly knew that I wasn't suppose to do that, so I put myself in time out. I will try not to do that anymore. My mommy hugged me after time out and told me that she knew it was hard sometimes but she loved me a whole bunch. She gave me lots of kisses and hugs. We read a book in bed.

The rest of the day was okay...but I was kind of cranky. I didn't really want to share with anyone and I just wanted my mommy to carry me. Daddy did take me outside and played football with me. That was a lot of fun. Mommy wanted to take my picture, so I showed her how I had felt all day long. Hopefully, tomorrow will be better. I get to go to Jewell's house and I am very excited. I went to bed tonight saying, "Jewell, Jewell".

Here is a picture of my sweet sister with her new hat and flower from Nana Barb. She sure is a cutie!

I know that I have said this before...but our family is so blessed. The words of encouragement, the phone calls to check up on us, the food, and the visits have just been amazing. My mom had to go to a conference this weekend, and we have totally been taken care of with meals and visitors to help out. Last night we had a delicious meal from the Shultz family and then today we had our wonderful friends, the Beards, over. They brought us dinner, movies and their company. They cleaned my kitchen, cooed over Sophia, and played with John. Matt and I were able to have a relaxing afternoon and evening. The Beards hold such a special place in our heart (if it wasn't for Andrew, Matt and I might not have ever met). I know I don't tell them that enough. Even though our lives are different and we don't get to see each other as much as we use to...we love seeing them and hanging out with them.
Once again...we are so blessed. Words can't express...

I have told some people about these cute dresses that I saw at a 2nd hand store. (recommended by Whitney) These are pillow case dresses and they are adorable! I think they would be so easy to make. So I am now on the lookout for adorable pillow cases. I think that they are fun with the bright patterns, but I also think they are precious with the white, embroidered pillow cases. If I were doing my wedding again, I would have these cute dresses worn by my flower girls.

Nana LeAnn took John to get Sophia a present. He actually picked out all of these items.

My hope was to get a picture of him giving it to Sophia, however, he took all the items out of the gift bag and would take each one over to her...very quickly. So we got a picture of all the gifts.

Such a good big brother...

Update on Sophia:

She went to the doctor today. Her billirubins look good and she weighs 7lbs 8oz. She has gained

5 oz since she got home! She is an eater!

My mom leaves tomorrow for a few days. She is speaking at a conference and she will be back on Tuesday morning. I am a little nervous because it will be Matt and I. However, we have such wonderful friends and family, that we have our meals covered through the weekend. So I don't have to worry about that. I think my biggest worry is what I will do when I am breastfeeding Sophia and John needs me. I realize he has to learn to wait...but come on...he is 19 months old. Sophia is still in the slow stages of eating...we are talking like 35 to 45 min. That is a long time for me not to be able to get up and help John. I know I can do it between sides and if I need to stop I can...but it is still a worry. I hadn't even thought of this before I had Sophia...but now I think about it every time I am feeding her. I guess we'll see how it goes.

I love these chubby cheeks! We are learning Sophia is a cuddler and loves to sleep! She also hates to be cold...so she loves to be bundled up. (She reminds me of her Aunt Sarah :))

She got tested for her billirubin count again today. It is up to a 12, but the doctor is not concerned because it was a big jump from when she left the hospital. They said to just keep feeding her and changing diapers to get it out of her. We go for her first doctor's visit tomorrow. She really is a great baby!

Now for my sweet boy John...

He has become quite Nana LeAnn's boy. He actually is a doing very well for all the changes going on in our house. He did act out a little today when Matt, Sophia and I were leaving to get Sophia's blood drawn. But it wasn't bad and he was back to his normal self in minutes. Here he is helping Nana in the kitchen.

He wanted to see how big the apple "ribbon" was...so here it is on the floor.

Our family of 4! I love it and we are so blessed to have such a wonderful, growing family. Tonight the 4 of us went for a car ride. It was the first time just the 4 of us were together and doing something. We got hot chocolate and sang songs as we drove around. It was a great time and I look forward to the many more car rides.