Sophia Beth

Just because I'm thinking that the more I blog the better I will get at it I am going to update a little about Sophie.

Some background: We moved into our home on June 27th and we felt very blessed to have found somewhere that met all of our necessary qualifications.  We negotiated a lower rent rate if the landlords would let us take down the existing UGLY wallpaper and paint instead.  I figured that we had a month or so before our baby would be here and that painting would give us something to do...Trevor wasn't too happy with this plan, but he goes along with my insanity.  We finished painting the hallway and stairwell at 12:30 am July 22, 2012 and I went to sleep exhausted!

So I woke up sunday morning and told Trevor jokingly that I thought my water broke and as the day progressed I was more and more sure that it had actually broken but I wasn't having any contractions and so I decided to go to church anyway because I didn't want to be sitting at home bored all day :) we went to church, got home, Trevor gave me a blessing, and then I took a nap and when I woke up for dinner contractions started (about 6 pm).  I ate dinner and then we started trying to make plans for Aleigha and get ready to go to the hospital. 

We checked into the hospital and the lady told me later that she didn't believe that I was in labor.  She put me in a bed and we finally got ahold of some friends for Aleigha to stay with.  I was dilated so she let me stay and Shophie came much faster than her big sister.  She was born at 11:06 pm after only a couple of pushes.  I much preferred being in the hospital for only 3 hours as opposed to the 14 hours that I was there before Aleigha came.

Missouri

I would attempt to play catch up for the last 7 months but just like in journal writing I know that it is nearly impossible to do it justice and not decide to quit entirely, so we will just pick up here and hopefully I can do better at updating. (I think I make that resolution every time I start a journal entry after a long break as well :S)

We are Loving Missouri!  Trevor is excelling in medical school and I am told weekly by other students and their wives that my husband is smart, but I knew that already of course.  I think that he is really enjoying it and this whole medical school experience already feels like it is flying by.

I get to watch my two favorite girls all day long and I wouldn't have it any other way.  The medical school here has a significant other group that provides a social outlet.  There are weekly get togethers for the kids at various parks and craft, sewing, reading, and cooking clubs that have monthly meetings for a chance to get out of the house for a bit.  We have met so many great people and are looking forward to getting to improve new friendships over the next two years.

Aleigha can almost simultaneously make me beyond frustrated and then laugh and smile the next minute.  She loves singing, especially songs that have actions with them, being outside, eating grapes, strawberries, and peanut butter.  Aleigha is probably the smartest little girl we know; she sings her ABC's, counts to ten, and amazes us daily by all of the little things that she picks up.  She loves her little sister and can't wait for her to get a little bigger so that they can play together.  Sophie is sleeping really well and getting bigger every day.  Her daddy gets all her smiling and cooing when he gets home in the evenings, she is a happy little girl and we are so blessed that she has joined our family.