1 month

Today Sophie is ONE month old and it feels like yesterday that she was born. Time is going by so fast and it is pretty sad for me because I know that my day is coming for when I have to go back to work. I am not ready to leave her. I absolutely love the time that we have together. Her little coos that she make, oh and her facial expressions are quit comical!! I am hoping that we get her on a better sleeping schedule at night. We have some good ones and some bad ones but our time will come when she sleeps through the night and we will then get some sleep as well. I don't remember life beings as meaningful before my little girl and I would never change it for the world.
Sophie stays up more and more each day. Which on one hand is amazing but then again it is hard to keep her entertained and happy. I love to watch her stare at me and give me all her funny expressions!!! She sure does know how to make me smile:)
Both our familys love her and we see them more now than we ever have. It is great to have them around to spend time with her. If there is one thing I want in her life is a great present with family so she will always have someone to turn too! A few time that I get out to run some quick erans, I got scorned by my fam and friends. Gavin is one that LOVES his new little cousin.... he is so cute with her and always wants to hold her when he is around. It is priceless the two of them. I am excited for our next adventure with the twins I am hoping that we can get a good picture of the three together! If it works I will be posting those up right away.

Sophie's 1st bath

oh how excited I am to have her umbilical cord fall off. Not the most beautiful thing to look at. We were a little hessitant that she might not like the water but she seems not to really mind the water, I think that she even enjoys taking a bath!!! Her a a few of the photo opts that we had to take of her.

*this is her monster towel that D put on our registy, thks Debbie

*this is my favorite... love her hand on her cheek

Sophie Lee Pyles

My little girl has finally made it to the world to grace us all with smile! She was 7 lbs 1 oz and 20 inches long. She is my prefect little princess~ I can't stop looking at her and feeling this overwhelming amount of love for her. It is so hard to explain all the feelings that fill our hearts for this little person. She takes my breath away every time I look at her. Sophie make life seem so priceless.
We checked into the hospital and were in our delivery room at 9 in the morning. Derrick and I sat around taking with our funny and entertaining nurse Jeri. She sure was a hoot and made things seem not so stressful. I felt that I was doing pretty good one the stress levels until Jeri came in and said that Jed, my doctor, was going to be coming in to break my water. I started to freak out because I was still waiting for my epidural. Then the door opened and my heart dropped but it was Dr. Silver to give me the epidural then Jed walked in and I told him he was not allowed to break my water till the drugs kicked in. At this time I had sent my mother and Derrick to go get something to eat so that they wouldn't go all day without anything. My sister had stopped in on her lunch to see how I was doing, thanks Heather I really needed you there!!! So if it had not been for her I would have had to get the epidural on my own. Which those who know me best I HATE NEEDLES with a passion. Time came and went after that and started pushing at 7:25 and Sophie was born at 7:44 p.m. I love you Derrick, thank you for the most perfect girl in the world. I don't know if I could have done it without you. You make my life so amazing and I am glad that we went through this incredible experience together.

The rest is history~

Here are some of the pictures that we have taken from the time she was born to her first days st home.