Sophia hard at work!!!

Here is Sophia before leaving for work yesterday. I don't know if any of you have tried Pediped shoes for your little ones but, I LOVE THEM!!!
Isn't that butt just too cute!!!!
As most of you know Sophia comes with me to my fabulous job. She loves crawling all over. The filing cabinets magnetic labels are her newest favorite teething toys. (I don't know if you can see it in the picture but we have had to move them all to the third drawer up so Sophia can't reach them.) She tries so hard to reach them.

My husband is OLD(er)!!!!! :)

Aaron recently celebrated his 30th birthday!!! Crazy huh?

Well we have always wanted to go see the sites in our nation's capitol and Aaron's most recent milestone gave us the perfect excuse to make it happen. We had a great time seeing everything and visiting the Rasmussens. We did not rent a car and instead just rode the metro around the city or crowded into Eric and Holly's car for off-metro stops. Sophia was a trooper and adjusted relatively well to the scorching heat, strange hotel, naps in her stroller and her first plane ride. To say that we walked a lot would be an understatement but we enjoyed being able to get away and spend time together as a family. I did learn a few things about "family vacations" that as a new mom I didn't know before.
1. The vacation really won't be relaxing...so don't expect it.
2. Always drug not only the child before a plain ride but you too!
3. Rent a hotel room with a separated living space so that when one is awake not all have to be.
4. Baby on board will slow the sight seeing down...expect it...don't freak about it.
and last but not least
5. Plan on at least two days at home afterwards to have a vacation from your wonderful vacation.

Here are a few pics from our trip. We took so many photos but here are just a few.

Warm & cozy in July

Do any of you peeps purchase your kiddos clothes in advance??? I have been trying to buy Sophias clothes out of season to save some money. However, I am not sure I save that much. It seems that when I do attempt to estimate her size...I am wrong. I then have a ton of out of season wrong sized clothes. Does this practice work for any of you guys??

Here is a photo of Sophia's warm and cozy head in a beenie purchased for winter but fits her in the middle of July! :)

Glen Rose Texas

This past weekend Aaron, Sophia and I went to Glen Rose, Texas and walked around Dinosaur Valley State Park. We had a good time and Sophia loved riding in that weird sling-looking thing.

It is funny because before having Sophia people told us to get ready to miss being able to "just pick up and go somewhere." Although I tried really hard not to place judgment on an area that I had zero expertise, I couldn't help but think to myself..."It can't be that hard" or "A baby isn't going to slow me down." Boy was I wrong!! On a day-to-day basis I do miss being able to just run into the store for a gallon of milk, the post office to drop off a letter, or Subway for a chocolate chip cookie without having to unbuckle and re-buckle my little sidekick!!!!!

On Saturday Aaron and I spent three times the amount of time preparing for the hike than we spent actually hiking. All in all ...I guess that those people who've experienced child rearing before us were on to something when they said that to get up and go is much more challenging with a little one :)

Happy 9 month B-Day Sophia

Sophia turned nine months yesterday and went for her check-up today. She is average for weight and in the 90th percentile for height. (Thanks to me. :)) We celebrated Sophia's birthday with my oldest sisters kiddos. Sophia loves having them over and tries her best to keep up with them.

An update on us...ok, mainly on Sophia

I can not believe that Sophia is almost nine months already. She is growing up so fast. This summer has started off super busy for us and has yet to slow down. Aaron is involved in several projects at work and I am still working at the FLIP and loving every minute (well most minutes) I spend with Sophia. Here are a few random pictures of recent happenings in the life of our family.Aaron and I at the Indy race. (Boy was that an experience.) Which reminds me of a quote I read recently that states..."An experience is what you get when you didn't get what you wanted."
Sophia right before church on Father's Day
Happy first Father's Day !!!
Sophia still has no teeth so we are cautious with what we give her to eat. However, as we sat down for dinner we decided lets just hand her a whole pickle. She was a mess afterwards but surprisingly enough loved it.


This is the only picture we have so far of Sophia sucking her fingers. She sucks her middle two fingers upside down when she goes to sleep.
This is a close up of Sophia and I reading. She loves to sit in my lap and read (well listen) to books.
Here is Sophia in her small pool.

Talking in church

Aaron and I have to talk in church this Sunday. I don't know about you guys but speaking in church causes so much stress for me. Our topic is "Establishing Faith". If you have any comments, thoughts, quotes, scripture references, stories or just plain 'ol tips on how not to vomit at the podium let me know.