It's A Girl!

What should we name her? (Vote with the poll to your right!)

Final Results:

Olivia, 38 votes

Izabel, 10 votes

Addison, 19 votes

All About Sophie

I haven't done a post about Sophie lately so here are some updates I don't want to forget about her at 2 1/2 years old:

*I made the mistake of saying "I mean it!" the other day when she was postponing bedtime with every excuse she could think of. Now she says, "I mean it!" when she means it...which is every time she wants something.

*If you ask her what her name is, she'll tell you "Dopey". Yes, apparently I named my daughter after one of the seven dwarfs.

*One of Sophie's favorite games is to hide something behind her back and ask me, "Whichy one, mommy, whichy one?"

*She thinks the baby is inside my belly button and always tries to look as deep in there as she can saying, "I wanna see! I wanna see!" She talks about how when it gets bigger and comes out, she gets to help mommy feed it milk, give it a bath, change its diaper and hold it.

*We've been talking a little about how Papa is sick. When she saw him the next time, he picked her up and she looked at him and said, "You OK, Papa?"

*The melody for the ABC song and Twinkle Twinkle Little Star is her song of choice and even just playing around will always sing that melody with whatever words she chooses to use. The other day it was "I made mommy sad, I made mommy sad."

*Since Phil has been gone, she doesn't really want to talk to him on the phone but I've discovered if I tell her he's sad, she will immediately take the phone and talk to him. She must get that sensitive side from her daddy.

*She's really into her Tinkerbell and "baby Tinkerbell" movies. She calls Peter Pan "baby Tinkerbell" because she is so small compared to the Tinkerbell movie.

*She doesn't use any prepositions in her sentences like "for" or "with". For example she will say "Mommy, play me?" instead of "Mommy, play with me?"

Easter Without Phil

It is sad to celebrate Easter without Phil here, but I always love this time of year. I'm so grateful for my Savior, that He died for me and that He lives! I know He knows and loves me. I hope Sophie will soon understand His love for her too.

Sunny Phoenix Girls

Sophie and I spent the last week in Phoenix visiting the Tenneys. The weather was fabulous and we had a lot of fun even though we had two toddlers and a 6 month old to take care of. It was our first time meeting Ivy and she is so precious and happy. Sophie and Lucy had a hard time getting along and sharing but also had times when they were playing and giggling like best friends. Nate was awesome enough to let Amy and I go see a movie one of the evenings and our last night was spa night (chamomile/lavender face steamers, honey/almond scrubs and lemon egg/yolk masks, ahhhhhh). The girls had fun riding the mini train at the park, dying easter eggs, hunting for eggs, playing in the sandbox, etc. It was great to spend time with Amy and catch up.