Sweet Potatoes

Sophie's pediatrician errs on the side of caution when it comes to feeding food to babies, but Her new daycare says they will start as early as 3 1//2 months! I figured since she's 4 1/2 months old, we would give it a shot at home. Plus I had some fruit and veggies that needed used and a baby food makes I was excited to break out! Today we tried sweet potatoes and this is how it went:

Personally, I think its the texture that got her. She actually went back and sucked on her bib where she had spit out the potatoes a little bit later.

4 months

Hard to believe Sophia is 4 Months old already! Well, it was yesterday but I just got around to taking pictures today.

Tomorrow is her 4 month checkup and shots, which I am not looking forward to. It breaks my heart to see her so upset! I know that she probably forgets about it as soon as she is cuddled or there is a bottle in her mouth, but still, I feel so bad! I like my happy little girl to stay happy!

Weekend Off

Well now that I am back to work and have been promoted to an assistant manager at the main BCBG store, I am working a lot. But one of the perks of being at a store with 3 managers is that once a month I get a weekend off! This weekend happens to be the one for July and it was so amazing to wake up this morning and realize that I not only didn't have to go to work today, but also tomorrow!
Sophia let me sleep in until 7:30 this morning (an extra hour!) and then she and I went to a few yard sales around town. I only spent 60 cents and didn't find what I was looking for, but it reminded me of going to yard sales with my mom, so I enjoyed it. I had only had a light breakfast before we left, so when we got back home I decided to have a bowl of cereal. Sophia didn't want to sit in her little chair by herself, so I brought her up on the couch I was sitting on and sat her next to me with my arm around her for support. After a few minutes, I noticed she was very interested in my cereal. She was not only looking at the bowl and the spoon, but was actually licking the bowl. I tried to get a picture with my computer of this in action but was only mildly successful. Here are a few pictures I did get:

 

What a funny girl! She will be 4 months old on Monday, so its not surprising that she is beginning to take an interest in new foods.  She is holding her head up very well and is able to sit up with only minimal assistance for short periods of time. She is growing fast!

We also took her to the pool for the first time this past week. She seemed to have a pretty good time, and of course she looked absolutely adorable.

 

She was very relaxed in the water and liked stomping her feet while standing a lot! I think she tried to splash with her hands, but maybe she was just moving her hands and happened to splash. Who knows! She'll be doing it on purpose soon!