Deric, Jessica, Sophi

Friday, July 17, 2009

Out with the old, in with the new!

I'm trying to find an easier way to keep all my family and friends updated. So I am changing from Blogspot to Shutterfly. I will miss my cute backgrounds, but this new site makes uploading pictures easier and quicker.

Our new family site is:
dericandjessicamiller.shutterfly.com

Thursday, July 16, 2009

We're back from vacation! Sophi is 4 months old!

My grandparent's farm

Happy 4th of July!

Great-Grandma Bohlen

Great-Great Grandma Alice

Great-Grandma Kennedy

4th Cousin Nolan

Chilling on the airplane

Loving going places!

So we have made it home and tired after our 2 week vacation to Nebraska. It was really fun and really long. Here's some of the things we did:
-Sophi went on her first airplane ride. She really enjoyed the ride there. She took a nap and spend some time smiling and eating.
-Sophi was a trouper. We had to drive 2 1/2hrs. to my Grandparent's farm. She was happy the entire way. She did really well being taken from house to house.
-We spent time with a lot of family. Sophi met her Great-Great Grandma Alice, all of the relatives on my mom and dad's side, and her new 4th cousin, Nolan.
-Sophi did not like the fireworks. My uncle Barry bought some fireworks from the "black market" so Daddy enjoyed giving the family a huge firework show. I enjoyed the sound of the fireworks from inside the house. :)
-I lit my first firework on July 5th. Deric, Uncle Justin, and Uncle Josh (my brothers), gave an after-show presentation. Sophi was sleeping so I enjoyed that show!
-We all got our pictures taken by my friend Allison. I'm so excited to see them!!
-I gained 5 pounds on our vacation!! We ate and ate a TON of sweets and ate a lot at our favorite burger place- Runza. I think I ate 2 or more cookies a day from the little cookie place Eileen's. Of course I brought some home!! BEST COOKIES EVER!
-We took Deric on a tour of Nebraska. He got to see one of the houses I lived in before we moved to AZ.
-I became addicted to Sudoku. Could never finish the challenging puzzles without help, but liked playing anyways.
-We celebrated my Grandma Kennedy's 70th birthday. There was a huge party with a d.j. I saw a lot of relatives I hadn't seen since I was a baby. My Grandpa's brothers were there. They look so much like my Grandpa. It made me miss him so much. I really wish I could have known him more. We also took a big family picture, but can you believe this, someone stole the photographer's camera?? So all of our nice shots, gone!
-Deric had to leave 1 week before Sophi and I. Once he left she did not sleep through the night. I was up 2-3times with her each night. *Just a little side note, Deric came home last night. Sophi slept through the night. Who says babies don't know when something is different?*
-We went to the Omaha Zoo. It was really humid, but it felt good to walk around after gaining 5 pounds!! I know Sophi will really like this zoo when she is older. The Phoenix Zoo is boring compared to this place!
-Sophi DID NOT like the plane ride home. She fell asleep right when we boarded and woke up screaming after about an hour. I took her to my parents and thankfully my dad could calm her down. Her ears were hurting so bad and it was so loud! She wouldn't eat and my dad had to bounce her on his leg and hold her ears for little over an hour. Poor Dad's leg! Thanks Dad!! I'm SO glad they were on the plane w/ me.

I'm sure there's somethings I missed, but overall it was a great trip. I really miss having family around, so it was good to spend quality time with them.
It's SO GOOD to be home.

Sophi also is 4 months old!!
She weighs 14lbs. She is 24 3/4in long.
Sophi loves licking her hands, cooing, and eating her keys. She has often tried to eat mine and Deric's a couple times. :) She had her first laugh a couple weeks ago! It is the greatest sound!
She continues to roll over while sleeping and gets very mad. So we are having to give her tons more tummy time so she won't cry when she rolls over.
She is wonderful!

Friday, June 26, 2009

Baby shopping

My friend Lauren took me to a couple discount kid stores yesterday.
Here they are:

1. Puddleduds- AWESOME little store in Scottsdale. They have name brand items for $4/$5 dollars. Some things were close to $10, but once Sophi needs clothes, I'm going back! Can't beat getting a sweater for $4!! I got Sophi a How the Grinch Stole Christmas long-sleeve shirt for $6! It's super considering how much I love the Grinch. :)

2. Kid to Kid- This place wasn't as cheap, but they take your old items and give you cash. They have clothes, toys, books. Pretty neat if you can trade old items for new.

Baby shopping always puts me in a good mood!! It made me think, why is it that once you are a mom you shop more for your baby than yourself?

Monday, June 22, 2009

Father's day video

Check out my video I made for my Pa for Father's Day! Deric taught me how to use his video program and I created it all by myself. I think our family has some great skills! :)
Some of the words get cut off b/c I made it in widescreen format. Hopefully you'll be able to figure out the missing words okay.

Father's day and Sophi's first swim

Happy Father's Day!

Deric had a great first Father's Day!! We both got a little cat nap after church and went over to my parent's house. Sophi got to go in the pool for the first time. The water was a little chilly, so it was hard for her to relax. I think she also thought, "WHAT IS THIS?" When she is scared, she tenses up and holds up her arms. The entire 30 min. we were in there, she was tense. She only cried towards the end when she was done. Sophi really liked (well, we think) when Daddy made motorboat noises and when he moved her around. We're excited to try swimming with Sophi again!

Ready to hit the pool!

Sophi and the motorboat :)
Daddy needing a tan.

Sophi all tense.. not sure what is going on!

Wednesday, June 17, 2009

Job possibility

So I have a job interview tomorrow!! I'm hoping it works out. It's at North Phoenix Baptist Church through their preschool.
We will see!! Keep me in your prayers. :)