Kidneys

So we had a bit of a scare with the baby after we had the ultrasound on February 10th. The nurse called me on the 11th to tell me that the baby had enlarged kidneys. She also said that the cord was wrapped around his neck twice. She said that the cord was not a problem as that happens all throughout the pregnancy and 1 in 4 babies are born with the cord wrapped around at least once. The nurse said that when the kidneys are shown to be enlarged it usually doesn't mean anything and that the hospital we went to doesn't tend to measure things very well. But I asked TJ what enlarged kidneys could mean and he said anything from Down's Syndrome to blocked urethras. It is a blessing and a curse to have a doctor for a husband! Either way we were sent to Springfield to see a Maternal Fetal Ob/Gyn specialist. They did a complete ultrasound again and said that the baby's kidneys are normal and are the size of any normal 21 week fetus. It was such a relief to get this news and it was so fun to see the baby again. I was also looking forward to going to a real restaurant but there weren't any that we saw and we were running out of time (my sister in law Hayley went with me and had to be back to pick up her kids). So, we stopped at Arby's drive thru and they got both of our orders completely wrong. Who would order a bacon, lettuce and mayo sandwich!!! The fries and rootbeer were good though.

Binky

So about 3 weeks ago we took the binky away from Sophia. We mainly only gave it to her at nap and bedtimes and at church to keep her quiet. I thought it was going to be a difficult transition but it was like she never had it in the first place! She hasn't once cried for it and when she found one the other day I just took it and she didn't make a peep. I am so glad to not have to worry about finding a binky and making sure we always have one with us! I am also so proud of Sophie for letting it go so easily.

Sophie in the snow

About a week ago Sophie and I went out and played in the snow. She loved to be out there but wanted to go in to the street instead of the snow. I was chasing her down the driveway while trying to shovel it. When I took her out a couple of days ago she did not enjoy it at all. We came in after about 15 minutes. She won't lay down to make a snow angel. She wasn't interested in building a snow castle. I think we will try sledding next. With the 17 inches we are in the process of getting right now!

crawling down the driveway to the street

coming back up the driveway

on the front porch

let me in, let me in

attempt at making a snow angel. 

Happy birthday grandma!

Sophie wanted to get in on the birthday gift giving so her gift to grandma is learning about the things on her face. She had gotten pretty good at pointing to mine and daddy's noses but hadn't put it together that she had a nose too. Well, tonight she got it! It started with her sticking her wet finger in my eye and saying "eye". Then daddy said where's your nose? She pointed to her own nose. Then she just laughed and laughed. We did the same with her eye and mouth. She got each of those too. It was a very funny game for her. Then daddy asked about her ears. We haven't gotten to that one yet. So grandma, your granddaughter is a genius! Happy birthday to you! She gets smarter every day and is still able to make us laugh, even when we are sick! We love her so much!!!!

On another note, she is saying more words. While on vacation over Christmas she started saying "hi" and "no, no, no" while pointing her finger. We have added "bye bye" with the wave and "night night" to the list. An occasional "thank you" will come out too. She has also been saying "woof woof" when she hears a dog bark. She mocks other words that we will say but it's more the tones than the words.

A Christmas Story

Does this picture remind you of any particular scene in A Christmas Story? Such a classic. 

Hyperventilating

We took a drive down to Omaha over the weekend to visit TJ's brother. We had a lot of fun visiting with his family. But, Saturday night after I put Sophie to bed she woke up screaming after an hour. This was by far the worst scream she has ever done and we couldn't calm her down. Then she started hyperventilating. I have never been so scared with her. We took her temperature and that was normal. So we decided that she must be teething and gave her tylenol. After about 15 minutes we were able to calm her down (or the tylenol was). It took a bit longer to get her breathing back to normal. I didn't want to go to sleep for fear that she would stop breathing. When she fell back asleep she slept the rest of the night and woke up just as happy as could be. Her molars have definitely come in more than just the tips so I hope that was the problem. I can't imagine how it feels to teeth but I am sure glad that she won't remember it!!!

Walking

On November 1st as TJ and I were relaxing on the couch, he looked over and saw our daughter walking! 6+ steps all throughout the day. We make it a game by having her walk back and forth between us. When she gets close to one of us she basically throws herself into our chests for a hug. So sweet. She has also been running all over the house with her little walker. She is very good at maneuvering it wherever she wants it to go.  She has also figured out that she can take an extra toy along by putting it in the hole between the handle and the car. She is sure a smart little cookie.

We also have a climber on our hands. It started with her climbing on the ottoman to the couch, climbing up the couch onto the knick knack table behind the couch. Next she figured out how to pull herself up onto the kitchen table chairs and then onto the table. Oi! are we in for it!!!

Oh and the tantrums! Can the terrible twos start at 14 months??? Sophie is proof that it can! If she doesn't get to do what she wants she kicks and twists and throws herself on the ground as she screams. Then her head hits the hard floor and she screams louder.

Even though she is mischievous, we love her soooo soooo much. She keeps us on our toes and makes us laugh everyday.