the first get-together of life-long friends...

....though Lily was a bit of a blur since she's a girl on the move now! (Oh, Julia, I am praying for you girl!) And can you believe that this is the only picture I took of my entire afternoon with Julia and her kiddos? Sheesh! Ah well, hopefully there will more visits in the not-too-distant-future.

In other Sophia news, we've been hearing our first little laughs the past few days! Not belly laughs, or even giggles really, but a little "eh-He!" when she gets tickled or gets a piece of clothing swooshed in front of her. *happy sigh*

lil' shopper

So.....Sophia loves to shop! We ended up splitting up the costco/macy's trip into two days, since apparently costco is closed on memorial day. Who knew? Each time, she contentedly looked around at all the things around her and grinned her biggest grins at the salespeople. :) Thankfully, nobody tried to touch her hands or face this time. (Why do people do that? Seriously! It's not ok for grown-up strangers to do that to each other - same goes for baby strangers!)

Off again to Maryland tomorrow for a bridal shower for Julie-soon-to-be-Keltonic...

3 months!!

man, time goes fast. it's so hard to believe that Sophia's already 3 months old! we're celebrating that (and Josh's well deserved day off) with a trip to Macy's and Costco. ha! yeah, i'll let you know how that goes. :P

Check out the new pictures and videos....we've expanded our picture pages!

a random train of thought....

As I reread my last post, I wondered if "Sophia sweetly sleeping" was a tongue twister - it seemed to be, but then I realized it was just sleep deprivation. :)

But....it reminded me of a good new tongue twister I heard on America's Funniest Videos, of all places. It's even better than "toy boat!" Ready? Say "Irish wristwatch" ten times fast. I have trouble getting it out even twice. :P

oh my gosh oh my gosh

Have you ever wondered if this could really happen? I have, especially recently. I've noticed a few ants wandering around the house now that it's warm...and then I look at Sophia sweetly sleeping and wonder - what if one were to crawl in her ear or nose? Would she wake up? What would happen? I'm seriously thinking about sleeping with some of Josh's earplugs for protection...and maybe hiring a bug guy. Yuck. I sure wouldn't be grinning like the kid in the picture!

In other news...Sophia is a growin' girl! She's now 9 lb. 12 oz., 22 in. long, and protected from all sorts of awful diseases! (poor thing, she definitely didn't see those needles coming.) She's moving right along those little growth chart curves, but we could have told you that. :)

The worst game ever

"College sumo wrestlers hold toddlers Rion Yuine, left, and Seira Aoki during a contest known as Crying Sumo on Saturday in Tokyo, Japan.

Babies face each other and are coaxed to cry. The first to bawl is declared the winner. The ritual is a wish for the good health of the children, as crying reputedly is beneficial for babies."
-CNN Online

As a new mom, where the name of the game is 'responding to and stopping the crying,' this seems like the most bizarre thing ever. Encouragement to our friends with colicky children though - your babies are in the best of health! :)

Me Church

This video clip has been bringing chuckles to the staff at church this week. :)

In other news, Sophia went to the pediatrician for her one month check-up. Current weight and height? 8 lb. 2 oz and 20 3/4 in. long! (She was 6lb. 3 oz. at 2 weeks, and this was at 5 weeks. Holy smokes!) Her head circumference is only in the 5th percentile - the doctor smiled and said that was really a hereditary thing. We smiled and looked at Josh's little noggin. Yay for little noggins!

Look how she's growing!

It's hard to believe how much this little sweetpea is changing everyday. These two pictures were taken just a few weeks apart - you can see the difference! We find that our nicknames for her keep changing too- she was 'peanut' and 'little nut' for the first few weeks, but 'sweetpea' and 'little love' seem to be the new ones.

So the blogging has been a little sparse, but what can I say - it's a good day when I'm actually showered and out of my p.j's by the time Josh gets home. :D Keep checking the photo site though - Josh puts new pictures on all the time!

neat article

Here's a link to an article about one of my kids I taught at Magnolia. Matthew was in my class the 3 1/2 yrs. I was there, and he made such good progress! (Interestingly enough, there's also a picture of Matthew and me on the RTS website that was in a batch of pictures Josh sent in for a photo contest!)

After such a long wait....

...she's here!!

Sophia Frances Knott joined us at 3:36 am February 28, weighing in at a teeny 5 lb. 15 oz and 19 1/2 inches long! She definitely gave us a few scares along the way, with her heart rate dropping on and off during labor, but we're so thankful the Lord provided some skillful doctors with some great tricks up their sleeves that kept her safe and sound. We'll keep the pictures coming, but for now, we're just counting our blessings upon blessings.

...and trying to get some sleep in there occasionally. ;)

daily monster

I totally ripped this off someone else's blog, but I was so mesmerized, I had to share. You'll just have to watch this guy work to see what I'm talking about. He's got a website too, at dailymonster.com, but I haven't looked at it in depth, so browse at your own risk. :)


and...the snow is coming! the snow is coming! I'm promise, I'm not that excited. ;)

"Wow, I'd be fat AND fast!"

Yep, that's right folks. Caffeinated doughnuts. Josh was totally psyched, despite the odd physical results he imagined. ;)



In other news, I assembled the crib myself today. Not because Josh didn't offer - no, no...for some strange reason I really wanted to do it myself. I am now queen of the Allen wrench!

Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow!

woot woot for the coming snow! only 1-4 inches.....just enough to make everything pretty, but not so much that Josh has to do major shoveling. :D

got some free time? visit Postsecret.com - a very deep window into people's hearts. (be forewarned, people send in some very..uh..unedited stuff) It makes me want to sit down and have lunch with so many of them, although I guess that would defeat the purpose.

john elijah mckenzie

Congratulations John and Michelle! You and little Elijah are in our thoughts and prayers. :)

"Well, the wombat does already have underwear on!"

Seriously. This was just heard in our house.

Apparently, when we go to our labor/delivery/childcare class this Saturday, we're supposed to bring a doll or stuffed animal of some sort. I'm not sure what for, but I'm seriously hoping it's for the 'childcare' part.

Anywho, I really didn't think we had either a doll or stuffed animal here, but Josh helpfully reminded me that he has both a plush wombat and Eeyore in his closet. And he would have none of it when I didn't think that a four legged creature in a standing position would work for diaper practice or whatever-the-heck they're having us bring them in for. (And yes, the wombat is wearing Power Rangers underwear.)

I bet good money we'd be the first soon-to-be-parents to bring a wombat to class though.

Fountain Show

What better way to celebrate than with a beautifully choreographed show of Diet Coke and Mentos. Happy New Year to All! (Thanks Dad for telling me about this.)

thought for the day....

"An adventure is only an inconvenience rightly considered. An inconvenience is only an adventure wrongly considered."

-G.K. Chesterton

merry christmas!

if only this blog had smell-o-matic technology!

mmmmm....fresh christmas tree smell...mmmmmm

Congratulations David and Julie!!!

...and major props to my brother for pulling off quite the proposal set-up, which included a blindfolded trip to a mountain in VA, the big question written out in luminaries/candles, and a crew of my brothers, her sister, and several friends to set off fireworks when she said yes!

time-wasting anagram fun

josh ran across this site while he was looking for a last minute study tool tonight...

what's in your name?

(mine's "rotten ink"!)