Curious Georgette

 I can't believe our Little Miss is almost 5 months old!  I found myself looking at pictures from her birth the other night and I couldn't get over just how different she is now.  She's still so teeny tiny to me that it's all relative but she sure has grown.

Middle of Month

Today - little chunky

 Lately with the addition of rice cereal to her diet she's turning into a little chunky monkey - at least in her cheeks and legs.  It's the cutest thing to watch her eat and see her wiggle her little legs.  She's just precious if I say so myself and I'm loving this phase of hers.  She's all smiles and giggles and coos and oohs and ahhs.  It's all music to my ears and I can't get enough her most days.

And she sure is a Curious Georgette.  She observes everything! and you can tell she wants to get her hands on most things too... but since she can't she settles on eating her hands all day.  I bet she'll have a little tooth here soon enough.

She loves all her toys now and is getting better at griping everything

She also loves the pool and we try to make it at least once a week up there on the weekends.  I know soon enough she'll be a little fishy swimming with all the neighborhood kids... and there are sure are a lot these days.  Like they say around here our neighborhood should be called "Fertile Estates."  Seems like there's a new baby born every week.  There have been 6 since she was born.

Little Miss in her cute new bathing suit

 

all tuckered out after a rough day at the pool

Love waking up to this little smiley face

Life Returning to Normal and Sophia's First Solid Taste

Not gonna lie.  These past few weeks have been intense since I fired the nanny.  It seems like when it rains it pours and the storm coincided with what has seemed like the busiest weeks at work for me.  I finally have crawled out of the fire and it seems like it'll be smooth sailing now... hopefully :)

We hired a new nanny that started this past Monday and like they say, when it's right you just know.  She has made my life so much better these past few days and I don't feel like I've had any of the anxiety I had with the first one.  It helps that I already knew her since she had been working with my grandmother and taking care of her after my grandfather passed away last year.  She's older than the last one, has kids and grandkids of her own, is trustworthy, hardworking, and she speaks Spanish!  In short, she's wonderful! I'm so glad to have the nanny situation squared away.

The last few weeks I've been lucky enough to have family pitching in to help me and I've been so thankful for that but last week I finally caved and packed a bag to stay with my parents from Tuesday to Friday so I wouldn't have to scramble and find someone everyday.

While we were there we experimented with Sophia's first taste of solid food.  She got a little bit of rice cereal and my mom and I had quite a laugh as she took her first mouthfuls.  I'm pretty sure most of it got on her bib or on her nose or foot but she's learning :)  Here's a video I took from my phone.  Not the best quality but hey you get the picture.
Sophia's First Attempt at Rice Cereal

Sophia - 4 Months Old

I can't believe it's only Tuesday.  These past two days have been so stressful that I feel like they've totally cancelled out the high I was on coming home after a few days of rest and relaxation at the beach.  Long story short, we let our nanny go today and while I know it's for the best it's just been such a headache that I don't quite feel relief yet and I think I won't until we find another one and settle in.

But, in an effort to focus on what really matters I thought I'd blog tonight and give an update on our little girl who truly is the best part of every day and the thing that keeps me smiling morning, noon and night.  She hit 4 months last Monday and I just can't get over how fast time is flying by.  I just wish I could bottle up every minute.

At 4 months Sophia...

• is sleeping in her crib without her swaddle
• still wakes up once or twice a night but will go back to bed without a feeding if we give her the Wubbanub paci back
• takes 3 naps a day (typically one or two in her swing)
• loves to roll over onto her tummy
• has such a strong neck and sits up really well in her bumbo
• smiles and giggles all the time
• is so curious about her surroundings and pulls and tugs on toys from her playmat
• LOVES her hands and puts them in her mouth all the time
• is such a slobberpuss and drools all the time
• has become fascinated with rattle toys/dolls
• really recognizes faces and smiles when she sees her mommy and daddy - love this one ;)

                                 Yummy hands                                                 Happy girl

Daddy you're funny!

little roly poly loving her hands

Spivey Vacation on Wrightsville Beach!

Last week we spent time with Trey's family on Wrightsville Beach, NC.  We had such a great time relaxing and spending time with all the family and got to celebrate the 4th of July while we were there.  It ended up working out perfectly that I had business in Columbia, SC on Monday and Tuesday because Trey came with me so he could watch Sophia and we headed on straight from there.

We got to Wilmington Tuesday night and while we thought the weather was forecasting rain, it cleared up for us and we had beautiful weather the rest of the week.  It was a much needed trip to get some R & R and I already wish we were still there.  Trey's parents rented a condo on the beach and it was such a treat to be able to wake up and just roll out whenever we wanted.  There's nothing quite like waking up at the beach.

From the start, Sophia was surrounded with love from all her cousins, uncles and aunt and her Mimi and Dedaw.  Everybody couldn't get enough of her and it warmed my heart to see how sweet her cousins were with her.  Can't wait until she's old enough to chase them around.

It was also so fun to see Sophia meeting her Uncle Cameron.  She wasn't too sure what was going on at first but she eventually took to him and he had her in giggle fits by the end of the week.

While we went to the beach just a little over a month ago for Memorial Day weekend it was fun to see how much more alert Sophia was this time around.  She had her moments of being a little fussy pants but overall I think she did great and seemed to enjoy just relaxing and napping with the sea breeze blowing behind her.  She's definitely a beach baby!

On 4th of July we all got to watch the fireworks shows all across town from the rooftop of our condo.  It was so neat to see so many shows all at once.  But honestly my favorite part of the night was at the end when we all gathered around the condo's balcony to watch the shows from some residents coming from the beach.  Some people must have spent a lot of money because their fireworks were honestly pretty amazing.  It was the perfect 4th of July and I was happy we could enjoy it from the comfort of the beach rather than our usual routine - which is typically driving home that day.

Happy Fourth of July!

Little Stars and Red White and Blue baby

All smiles with Mimi

On Friday we took some family pictures on the beach.  Can't wait to see how the professional ones turn out with all the cute matching outfits the kids we wearing.

  
On our last day, we left the beach and headed back in town to visit with Memaw Spivey.  Trey and I are so lucky to still have some of our grandmothers around to meet our daughter and I'm so glad Memaw got a chance to meet and hold her.  Sophia seemed so content to just lay in her lap and give her a hug.  It was so sweet to see.

4 Generations of Spivey

From there we headed on for some showers and dinner at Capt'n Bills.  Trey's cousin Jenny and her husband Matt met up with us there and we enjoyed some more family time before it was time to hit the road.  I thought Trey was a little crazy wanting to leave so late last night but in the end we made it home safe and sound (a little after 3 am) and it was nice to wake up in our beds and not have to drive during the day.  Sophia slept the entire way so it made for a much faster drive home.

We came home to rain and from the sound of it, that's all that's been going on in Atlanta this past week. I'm so glad we missed all the rain and had a perfect trip to the beach with good company.  Can't wait for the next family trip!

Jammed Packed Family Weekend & Sophia's Baptism

I had been looking forward to this weekend for months.  All my brothers were coming into town along with Trey's parents for my niece Handley's 6th Birthday, my brother Ryan's engagement party and Sophia and my nephew Jon's Baptism.  Whew!  Just writing that made me tired all over.  I seriously need a few days to recover from the weekend.  Too bad Sophia has been sleeping horribly these past two days (she decided over night that she no longer wants to sleep on her back and rolls onto her face and cries and cries and cries when she can't roll back) and I've been flyin solo without Trey... walking zombie at the moment to say the least.

But back to the weekend.  All the fun started Thursday night when Trey's parents came to town.  We met them at Carrie Beth's house for a quick visit and dinner before the bad storm hit.  I was so excited for Sophia to see her Mimi and Dedaw since the last time they saw her she was so much smaller.  She seems to grow bigger by the minute and I know it was fun for them to see how much she had changed in just a short time.

Friday Sophia got to hang out with Mimi for some quality one on one time in the morning while I got some work done - Thanks again Deborah! and we met Handley and the gang for her birthday lunch at McEntyres Bakery.  Always a fun treat to eat there and spend time with my nieces and Hudson.  Then Friday night we celebrated Handley's birthday with a family pool party.  It was so nice to relax and chill by the pool which was basically ours that night.  I still can't believe Handley is already 6!!!  Time flies!

Saturday was a whirlwind day with Trey and I getting ready for the party that was at our house after the  Baptism.  Then I went dress shopping with Ryan's fiance, Meghan for bridesmaid dresses and finished the night with a party at my parents' house to celebrate Ryan and Meghan's upcoming wedding.  It was a luau themed party and was so much fun!  Trey was in charge of the margaritas - a task he thoroughly enjoyed and everyone loved his drinks.  He's the margarita master for sure with his machine.

The Margarita Master perfecting his craft and totally in his element!

Meeting Aunt Asli

The Bride and Groom

meeting Uncle David

Alex loved Sophia and kept wanting to hold her

Sophia and her Godmother Ali

The whole family minus Jon who was sleeping

Sunday we ended our whirlwind weekend celebrating the Christening of Sophia and my nephew Jon.  It was so nice to have all my family in one place at one time and I'm so glad Sophia got to finally meet her Uncle David, Aunt Asli and cousins Jon and Alex.  I know my parents were in heaven having all their children and grandchildren in the same city and it made me so excited for our family trip coming up in September.

Great-Grandmothers

4 Generations

One little Christian baby coming right up!

Sophia and her Godparents - my brother David and cousin Ali

Little princess in the middle of all her Magid cousins

Perfect way to end the day playing with daddy - which was Trey's First Father's Day!