A Visit from Uncle Mike and Aunt Sarah

This past weekend we had a visit from Mike and Sarah as they were traveling down to Savannah. They drove in on Saturday and then were heading to Savannah Monday. They got tons of Aunt and Uncle time with Sophie and we had a pretty low key weekend.

Sunday they watched Sophie while Ricky and I went to the gym (which we rarely get to do anymore, so nice!) and then we watched the Panther's lose and steamed Oysters! I haven't had Oysters in a gosh, maybe 2 years since I was pregnant last fall. Yum!! Missed them. Ricky went to pick them up from Crosby's Seafood on Folly Beach Sunday morning. He took Wylie with him and got a few pictures of Wylie loving the car ride. Ears flapping in the wind, he was in heaven.

And of course pictures of Miss Sophie. This is a big week for her. At daycare they are doing Holiday pictures tomorrow, she gets to dress in her Bumble Bee costume on Friday, and then it's off to Charlotte on Saturday to go Trick-or-Treating with Garrett! We are going to a pumpkin patch too. So exciting!

Save the Ta-Ta's

Ricky and Sophie came to cheer us on

Nikki, Pam, Me

This morning I participated in the Lowcountry Race for the Cure. This is my 4th year running it. Overall I think I did very well, seeing as that I haven't ran in really almost a year (just a little here and there since my ta-ta's have finally gone down in size). I ran the entire race and finished somewhere around 32 minutes. Not too shabby for a lady that just had a baby 4 months ago. This really gets me pumped up to start training for my 1/2 marathon, 13.1 miles, next December. I plan on signing up for the Kiawah Island 1/2 Marathon 2010 with my friend Pam. I must be crazy but this is exactly the motivation I need to get on track. Should be interesting but I know I can do it!! Next race is the Turkey Day Wobble Gobble on Thanksgiving morning. This will be my first time running it (we're usually out of town or I cook).

4 Months Old!

Sophie had her 4 month checkup today (which means she got more shots). She did so good and was pretty happy for the doctor. He said her thrush was gone and that keep doing what we're doing for her diaper rash. Eventually her system will balance out. Stats: 13 lbs. 2 oz. and 24 1/2 inches long. This puts her in the 50th percentile for height and weight.

So good news, she's ready for cereal!!! I think we're going to give oatmeal a try (Dr. Clifford said that rice cereal has a tendency to constipate). So excited to see how she does. I bet she's going to be like "what the heck." Now we need to find a highchair. They grow up so fast.

Shrimp and Grits

Last night I made Shrimp and Grits for dinner. I found this recipe on www.foodnetwork.com. As much as I tried to "lighten" it up, I realized that sometimes you just have to do it the bad way. It turned out so yummy!

Ingredients:
4 cups water
Salt and pepper
1 cup stone-ground grits
3 tablespoons butter
2 cups shredded sharp cheddar cheese
1 pound shrimp, peeled and de-veined
6 slices bacon, chopped
4 teaspoons lemon juice
2 tablespoons chopped parsley
1 cup thinly sliced scallions
1 large clove garlic, minced


Directions:
Bring water to a boil. Add salt and pepper. Add grits and cook until water is absorbed, about 20 to 25 minutes. Remove from heat and stir in butter and cheese.
Rinse shrimp and pat dry. Fry the bacon in a large skillet until browned. In grease, add shrimp. Cook until shrimp turn pink. Add lemon juice, chopped bacon, parsley, scallions and garlic. Saute for 3 minutes.
Spoon grits into a serving bowl. Add shrimp mixture and mix well. Serve immediately.

* For an extra kick, add Tabasco Sauce on top of grits and shrimp mixture.

Anatomy of a Roll Over

Step 1: Play on tummy

Step 2: Roll to the side

Step 3: Make sure arm is extended out and lay on side

Step 4: Ta-Da! Land on back and look completely surprised

Baby At The Beach

Just celebrated my 29th birthday on Wednesday. Yikes! I'm in the last year of my 20's! I don't feel like I'm 29. I did about 3 months ago :) So, today Ricky, Sophie and I decided to go to Folly Beach and take a walk since the weather was so nice. Not too hot and not too cold, perfect! Sophie seemed to enjoy it, she got to ride in her baby carrier for the first time with Daddy. After our walk we went to Taco Boy and had some fish tacos. Yum!

Overall this week has been extremely stressful. As I mentioned in a previous post, Sophie has been battling thrush for about 2 weeks now. The mouth part hasn't been very bad at all, it was that darn yeast diaper rash that was the worst. And by worst I mean it looked like we had poured scalding hot water on her bottom. It blistered and bled, and she screamed at every diaper change! Poor baby!! I swear I have never been so upset in my life as I have this week. I hated seeing her in so much pain. So to rid her of that yeast, she was on diflucan by mouth and had a special anti-fungal cream (Nyastatin) for her tooshie. After doing just about everything I could think of and that I had read online, she received a baking soda bath everyday, she was rinsed in the sink after every poopy diaper along with being air-dried, and then we slathered her with her special cream and Flanders diaper rash cream (this was recommended and it is AWESOME!!!). The Flanders we just started using Friday and already the redness is down and looks like it's in the healing process. No more screams at diaper changing time and our happy baby is back. As far as her mouth, I no longer see any white patches indicating that she still has thrush (keeping fingers crossed).

So today was the perfect ending to a stressful week. We're looking forward to next year when Sophie is older and will totally enjoy the beach!