Thursday, November 7, 2013

Happy Halloween!

We had such a great Halloween this year!  It is so much more fun experiencing it with a toddler.  Sophia loved dressing up (in all 3 of her costumes!!) and all of the festivities!  I am looking forward to next year when both Sophia and Addison will be able to trick-or-treat. :)

In her cute Cinderella costume before the Trunk-or-Treat at school!
Sophia's class dressed as crayons for the Halloween parade.  So cute!
Our cute orange crayon :)
I had to take a picture of the "jailbirds"...so funny.
Eating her snack at the party
Such cute kiddos
Dressed as Minnie Mouse for our neighborhood festival and trick-or-treating
She LOVED the petting zoo!!
She loves all animals.

And also loved the pony rides! 
We did not think she would care to trick-or-treat much so we gave her this small bucket.  She loved it and ended up filling up her bucket!  I guess she will need a something bigger next year. :) 
Jeramy, Sophia and I had so much fun this year...we loved seeing how much fun she had!  Happy Halloween!!

Saturday, November 2, 2013

First weeks with Addison

Our first 3 weeks with Addison could not have gone better!  She barely cries, and sleeps and eats great...what more could we ask for!  She eats about 8 times a day but does give me a few longer stretches at night.  She is also just a super sweet baby!  Everyone around here is adjusting great including big sister Sophia.  She loves to talk about the baby and look at baby sister, and even help with baby sister, but doesn't really hold or touch her much...which is fine by me because she is kind of rough.  Don't get me wrong, we have had to figure out how to give both Addison and Sophia enough attention, but it has definitely gone better than we expected!  We have had such a great first few weeks with our sweet girls.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Tuesday, October 29, 2013

Sophia turns TWO!

Sophia had her 2 year check up on September 20th and I am only a month behind in posting about it. :)  Her pediatrician says she is doing great and right on track with everything...yeah!  I love to hear that!  She did not need any shots at this appointment, but we went ahead and got her the flu shot.  She did fine...no crying.  Her stats weren't that surprising...we knew she didn't weigh much, but she is taller than I thought!  Here she is in comparison to last year.

1 Year Stats:

  • Weight: 20 pounds 4 ounces (25-50%)
  • Height: 2 feet 5 inches (25-50%)
  • Head: 18 inches (50-75%)
2 Year Stats:

  • Weight: 25 pounds 13 ounces (45%)
  • Height: 2 feet 11 inches (85%)
  • Head: 18 1/2 inches (55%)

One thing I have not yet posted about is Sophia being potty trained!  We started working on it around 22 months, just becoming familiar with the potty.  Once she was okay sitting on it she started using it every night before her bath.  I was shocked that she would use it on command.  Around 23 months we thought we might as well try to potty train her with Addison arriving soon. We planned on doing the 3 day method and then sending her to daycare after that hoping they would continue, and they were on board.  Then we changed our mind and did not do the 3 day method...we did not want to rush it.  But daycare started taking her to the potty like we had talked about that following Monday and we got reports that she did great and did not have any accidents!  We had already bought panties so we switched from diapers to panties and Sophia made the switch really easily.  She had some accidents the first month, only at home - she rarely ever has accidents at daycare.  But now at 25 months she has gotten to the point where she even tells us when she has to go...it is so great!  She still wears a diaper at nap time and at night time.  Also, she has never pooped in the potty, only in her diaper.  We talk about going poop in the potty, but she won't do it yet.  We are happy with her progress so far, though!

At 2 years old Sophia is a super sweet little girl...she is very loving and always gives hugs and kisses.  She kisses everyone, including Abby and her babies before she goes night night.  She started loving baby dolls right around her birthday - she feeds them, changes them, loves her stroller, etc.  She is also very high energy and full speed almost all the time.  She runs, not walks, everywhere she goes...and is very loud!  Her favorite show (and the only one she will watch) is Mickey Mouse Clubhouse.  I'm thankful she likes some TV...but she will only watch 5 minutes or so...still, its something. :)  She loves to paint, color, read books, do puzzles and play outside on the swings and slide.  Her vocabulary has gotten so much better in the last month and we can actually understand a lot of what she is saying!  She can even say her name now.  She points at things that are hers and says "phias".  We still have a good eater and sleeper.  She sleeps from 8:30pm-7:30 or 8am and takes one nap anywhere from 1 to 2 hours.  She does not like to try new foods but most of the time if you can get her to try it, she likes it.  Oh, and yes, she has reached the terrible two's...and does the typical whining, crying, saying NO and MINE.  She is needing more discipline and we are trying to figure out what works and what does not work on her.  Oh the joys of parenting!

Here are some pictures of our 2 year old.  I love our sweet girl's smile!

 
 

Eating with her baby.
She decided to switch high chairs.
We can't leave her alone for a second!
Trying to cheer on the Cowboys with daddy...

Baby Addison Has Arrived!

Addison Rose Leonard has arrived!
October 2, 2013
5:46 am
7 pounds 7 ounces
19.5 inches
We are so in love with our baby girl and Sophia is so excited to be a big sister!!

 
 

Friday, September 20, 2013

Sophia's 2nd Birthday Party!!

A few weekends ago we celebrated Sophia turning TWO!  Her actual birthday is today - Sept 19th, but I wanted to have her party a little early because I was going to be 38 weeks pregnant this weekend.  We had our family and a few friends over to the house and basically kept the party a lot smaller than last year.  We had a wonderful time celebrating our Sweet Sophia and really cannot believe this little girl is already two!
Our family of three...soon to be family of four!
 

Sophia absolutely loves playing with her cousins! So happy they were all able to come and help celebrate her 2nd birthday!!

Sophia loves her Nana!
Some of our friends that were able to come!
 
Christine and Luca!
These balloons were the hit of the party :)
Sophia and Aunt Sandy!
When it came time to sing Happy Birthday, she got a little shy.
But then she thought it was hilarious that daddy spread frosting all over her face!
Not a huge cake fan...but LOVES ice cream :)
The Pons Family
The Leonard Family
Sophia got super spoiled and got tons of really fun toys this year including a baby stroller, highchair, and cradle.  Perfect to help her get ready for her baby sister!  She also loves her new tricycle, pink piano and all of her books and puzzles.  Mommy loves all of her new clothes! :) 


I think Sophia had so much fun at her party...it was nice to have a smaller affair this year.  Sophia...we love you to the moon and back!  I still can't believe you are two years old!!  We are taking her to the doctor for her 2 year checkup next week, so more on her stats then.