four

My girl is four months old. As any mom says, the time has flown. I think she is totally delightful, with the exception of eating...the girl does not like to eat! The circumstances must be perfect in order for her to eat well. As in not too hot or cold (her or the food), not to happy or sad, not too hungry, but also hungry enough. Half the time I feed her I have to bounce on a big stability ball...no it does not work my muscles, it hurts my back instead! I have almost thrown in the towel on nursing a number of times, but well, I happen to believe it is a great thing so in the morning I always try again for one more day. And then of course once she's fed she gives me a great big grin which causes me to feel like even though it was a fight, she is happy.

We went to her four month appointment today and here are the results:

Height: 25 inches - 76%
Weight: 13 lb 2 oz - 37%
Head: 16.5 inches - 75%

We got the go ahead to start cereal, so we gave that a whirl tonight and it went pretty well! I think she'll get the hang of it before too long, and hopefully she will eat solids better than she nurses!

On another note, I have returned to school. While this has been great for giving me a sense of productivity (instead of the many hours a day I was spending on Netflix over the summer...), it has definitely been tough. I hate leaving her, it brings me a lot more guilt than I anticipated. That being said, I have two semesters left and feel it's important to just get er done. To all of you who were smart enough to finish your degree before you had kids, well done! If I could go back, I sure would have done the same!

Jordan's job is as great as ever, and still a complete rollercoaster most of the time. He is starting to work as an independent contractor more, he definitely prefers working that way better. Happy Jord=happy family!

I realize this is a pretty long and boring post but I thought it would be good to catch up! The posting may be scarce in the future, due to our busy lives, but we are alive and well, which is really all I could hope for.

Plus, it is fall now, which is my absolute favorite time of year! Everything seems better in the fall.

And here is Sophie's latest trick.
Sorry, kinda long, but she's cute so it's worth it!

Happy 4th!

We enjoyed a pretty relaxed holiday with my family up in Kaysville. We got to see my nieces (Drew and Paige) play, The Wizard of Oz, they were both munchkins. They had some great costumes that Kelly made, but I didn't get pictures unfortunately. They were awesome little actresses though and we enjoyed watching them.

After the play we had a nice BBQ and just hung out. Part of the family went to watch fireworks, Jordan and my bro-in-law Scott went to a movie (shock), while Kelly, Ruby, Sophie and I watched the fireworks from Kelly's sidewalk. We actually had a decent view and it was nice not to have to fight the crowds. Overall it was a great day and we loved spending it with those we love! Enjoy the pics we snagged below. Yes there were a million of Sophie, I picked just a few :)

Mom, Zoe, and Sophie

Grandma and Grandpa Bodily with Sophie

Four generations

Sophie and Lilah. Let's just say Lilah loves Sophie at a safe distance...

Sophie's Blessing

Our sweet girl was blessed on Sunday, June 26. We had lots of family and friends share the experience with us, and it was perfect. She was didn't cry and Jordan did a beautiful job. I selfishly held her through the rest of the sacrament meeting and didn't let anyone have a turn until we got home. I have been looking forward to this day for a long time, and I loved that everything went so well. I had several nightmares leading up to the day, including Jordan mysteriously disappearing and not caring that he was supposed to be doing the blessing. Of course, none of my bad dreams came true, he was awesome. We love this little girl to pieces and we're so glad she got her special day.

Family Time

June was such a crazy month for us! Family and friends in-and-out all month, which made it really fun. We got to go to Jordan's family reunion which was great, we loved that everyone got to meet Sophie, it was a great afternoon.

Girl cousins

Grammie and Sophie, she got Sophie to smile faster than anyone!

Me and Chels

Ciara and Sophie, she surprised everyone by flying out from Boston, we loved having her here!

Jord, Ian and Sophie

Ian and Sophie

All the Hill cousins!

Baby Sophie is 6 weeks old today and gave me a great grin to celebrate!

So, since she is 6 weeks old I had my Dr. appt yesterday, everything looks great so I was cleared to exercise again, yay! SO I was eager to start this morning and decided to start small with some floor exercises, legs, abs, pushups, etc. Everyone said doing crunches for the first time might be a little depressing, it actually wasn't too bad. However, what was depressing was deciding since I felt so good I should go for a run around the neighborhood, just a quick 1 mile lap. Ha. THAT was where the reality check set in. I would like to blame my pathetic excuse of a 13:00 mile on the fact that it was much hotter outside than the last time I went running, and I was pushing a stroller. We'll chalk it up to that for now...in the meantime I've got some work to do!

Good thing I have such an adorable baby to distract me :)

Sophie's Newborn Pictures

Here are Sophie's two week old pictures. We are so pleased with how they turned out, they were taken courtesy of Brooklynn Photography, Brooke did a fabulous job and we absolutely love them!

2 Weeks Old

Just a little update! We went to Sophie's first Dr appointment (almost a week ago) and here were the results:

Height: 21 1/4" - 83%
Weight: 8 lbs 4 oz - 48%
Head: 14 1/2" - 71%

So she's definitely growing! We are getting more comfortable with this whole parenting thing every day and it gets easier every day too. We've enjoyed lots of visitors and we love it!

This is often how I find her sleeping, Jord hates it!

Claire and Sophie

With cousins Jane (6 mos) and Jackson (2 mos)
Not the greatest pic but we did our best!

With Nana's quilt

Getting bigger!