Fussy time

Sophia likes to have an evening fussy spell almost everyday. It lasts about an hour, sometimes 2. It's not too bad though, and fortunately she will now take a pacifier which helps. She woke up while on a walk yesterday. She had been in her stroller, and began to get quite fussy. Putting her in the moby baby carrier soothed her right back to sleep! The above picture is of her in the moby when we got home.

The princess' 3rd week

Our little girl is growing so quickly! It is amazing how much she changes every day. She is alert so much more than she used to be, and this week we have noticed a dramatic increase in her ability to track objects and look at things. She will just stare at things with such intensity. She also is making a lot more cooing noises. We just love it! She is also known as our hiccup queen. She got the hiccups a lot while in utero, and nothing has changed since entering the world. This has been a fun week! We are enjoying the gorgeous weather, going for some nice walks, and meeting friends for lunch. Sarah's parents and sister came to visit for the weekend. We had a lot of fun having dinner with MJ and Mike, and taking Sophia's great grandmother out for lunch. Also Sarah's cousin Neal is now in town for the next month.




Tucker enjoying life








Check out her cute new shoes!


Loving her aunt Liz




Enjoying a beautiful day at Washington park with grandma Estelle and cousin Neal

Sophia's second week of life at home

We can't believe our baby girl is already 2 weeks old! Time is flying by. She had her 2 week doctor appointment. She's weighing in at 9 pounds 1/2 an ounce (76th percentile) and measures 21 3/4 inches long (93rd percentile). She's growing so much, she's very healthy, and getting lots of mommy's milk! Estelle left on Sunday, and we were sad to see her go. We celebrated our 2 year wedding anniversary on the 17th. It was so nice having a whole day together, just the three of us. We had a picnic in Washington park, and took a nice walk. It was such a gorgeous day. We also tried out our fire pit in the backyard, by making some delicious s'mores! We figure if we can't go camping this year, then we'll bring camping home. Sarah is adjusting to her life at home alone with Sophia since Ricky went back to work on Tuesday. Ricky is still busy with school work, and we are counting down the days until he's done! Only 2 more weeks until his graduation! Here are some pictures from this week.

Enjoying the beautiful day in Washington park. Our picnic


Her umbilical cord stump fell off!


Loving her swing, as always


Look at those cute toes!


This is how Sophia, Sarah and Tucker spend the afternoon... they all take a nap together!


Our little 'diva'



Ricky trying to get some homework done... Tucker and Sophia are keeping him company

Sophia's first few days at home

Shortly after getting home from the hospital, we went to a mother's day party at Cindy's house. Sophia was the center of attention, and Mollie could not wait to hold her! Mollie held her almost the entire time, and loved every minute of it. Over the next week we spent time at home, getting occasional visitors, going for walks, and adjusting to our new lives as parents. Grandpa Larry even came in for a few days.

Mollie holding Sophia


A proud grandpa Diemert


Trying out the bouncy seat. She loves getting her feet and hands free.


On her first walk


Getting to know Tucker a little better


Meeting Emma's mom Philippa


Sophia loves her swing!


Meeting grandpa Larry


Sophia's first bath at home, which she hated!


Tucker doesn't quite know what to think while Sophia is getting her bath


Mommy trying to dry her and settle her down after the bath


Meeting her great grandma


Sarah and Ashley (friend from high school) with their new babies. Sophia slept through it all. Cali (Ashley's baby) is 2 weeks older than Sophia.


A proud Mary Jo meeting Sophia


Look at Sophia's cheeks, they are chubbing up!


Grandma Estelle saying goodbye before she returned to LA


Taking a nap on mommy

Hospital Visitors

On Saturday, everyone wanted to come by and see the new addition to our family! We had so many visitors in the hospital, it was just wonderful. It was so nice to have such support and love from our family and friends. Sunday morning we got to leave the hospital.


My mommy couldn't wait to put me into cute clothes!


Linda holding her for the first time. It's amazing that Linda watched Sarah and now will be watching Sophia.


Alex holding her for the first time. He was so excited and proud.


Grandma Diemert holding her. She's such a proud grandma.


Look I found my fingers!


Getting a little cuddle time in with daddy


My cute going home outfit, that was way too big on me!


My first car ride

Labor and Delivery

Sorry it has taken so long for us to update the blog, but we have a good excuse... a baby! Sarah's due date (May 2nd) came and went, and we all eagerly awaited Sophia's arrival. Estelle came in 2 days before Sarah was due, and we all tried to keep busy, as our little girl refused to present herself. Sarah even picked up some extra shifts at work. We went for nice long walks every day. Sarah got one of her finals done early. Sarah drank red raspberry leaf tea, which she was told might help put her into labor. Nothing worked. Sarah worked all day Thursday (May 6th), with no changes. She enjoyed a great dinner with her mom and Philippa (Emma's mom), and then decided to take a bath to relax. Who knows what triggered it, but Sarah's water broke at 9:45 pm. The doctor said we should come in to the hospital, so that's what we did, although we took our time. About an hour later we arrived at Rose Medical Center, where Sarah was admitted, because, yes, it was true, her water had broken. Unfortunately Sarah was not contracting enough. Around 3am they decided to give Sarah medicine to soften her cervix because she was only 3cm dilated, and around 8 am they started the pitocin to get Sarah's contractions going. It took all day, and we had a few scares because Sophia's heart rate would drop because of something going on with the cord. Fortunately, Sophia finally arrived, at 8:09pm on May 7th. Her cord was wrapped around her neck twice, quite tightly, which explained why her heart rate kept dropping. Both mom and baby are doing wonderfully, and were able to go home on mother's day... what a great mother's day present!

Our little girl came out wide eyed and ready to eat, with a beautifully loud cry.


Daddy getting in his first kiss


She was just so wide awake


A very tired mommy getting to hold her for the first time


Sophia Lilly Diemert weighed 7 pounds 12.2 ounces, and was 21 inches long





Grandma Estelle getting to hold her for the first time


Really hating her first bath


Still hating her first bath


Warming up after her bath


Just look at that cute little foot!