A new ruler

With Daniel, we had the Daniel vs. Dumbo comparison. For Sophie, Uncle Stephen decided he needed to go with something bigger so the comparison could go on a bit longer. Presenting, the Sophie vs. Eeyore comparison, week 1.



And thanks to my Great Auntie Ellen who years ago had faith we would have a little girl and made the lovely quilt.

One week

Little Sophie is over a week old now. She had her first doctor's appointment at exactly one week old & she was already up to 7 pounds even. We aren't surprised given the amount she eats in a day. Her second favourite pastime is sleeping so it could be awhile before we get any action shots of her.



You might have noticed that she already has more hair than her older brother.



Who can resist a face like this?

Introducing Sophie

Sophie Catherine Pearl was born on Friday, May 20th weighing 6 lbs, 13 oz. and measuring 20 inches long. Her middle names honour her maternal great-grandmother and paternal grandmother whose birthdays were on May 19th. She already has more hair than her older brother, but they resemble each other closely in most other ways. Daniel is beginning to warm up to the idea of having her around now that it seems clear she doesn't want to play with any of his toys. I'm sure before long he will be as in love with her as the rest of us are.

Mothers' Day weekend

My boys spoiled me this weekend. They took me out for breakfast, built a couple new garden boxes, and gave me a new Kindle to read on too.

Daniel was very excited to go out and help Dad with his drill until he discovered that his toy drill didn't actually do anything useful. He then tried to trade drills with Keith and when that didn't work, just tossed his in the grass and went to help Keith with his real drill. Once there was no more drilling to do, Daniel happily dug around in his sandbox while Keith kept working.

Music class

During the fall and winter, we took Daniel to a Kindermusik class at the university once a week. He has really gotten into singing and playing instruments and asks for his "Daniel songs" every time we get in the car. This past Saturday was the last class of the semester so I thought I better get some pictures of what he's been doing each week.