Summer Camp 2012

It's hard to believe, but summer camp is already over. Sophie went to a day camp at her school, where she played with most of her regular friends and teachers. She's now off for three weeks spending time with both sets of grandparents, with a sailing vacation in-between with mom & dad. Here's a look at just a few of the things she did while at camp.

Petting a Guinea Hen from the Philadelphia Zoo

And a bunny who doesn't look very thrilled to be there

With her friend Liora. I'm not sure what she's intending to do with that spray nozzle.

Enjoying a one man show (Sophie is in the bright pink)

Ava and Bugs!

Yesterday we had dinner with Rebecca, John & Ava who is 5 months old. Sophie got a kick out of her and I think Ava was pretty entertained too.

And today we went to Bug Fest at the Academy of Natural Sciences. 

Admiring a butterfly 

Holding a green caterpillar

It's a Girl!

We had our 20 week check-up and anatomy scan on Thursday and found out we're expecting another girl! Everything looks good and I'm feeling great. We're excited to have another girl, and Sophie is semi-excited about the little sister. We'll work on it... Here are a few pictures.

19 Week Baby Belly

Next week I'll be 5 months pregnant, and I realize, this is the first belly picture I've taken! (I guess it's a bit different the second time around). On Thursday we have our appointment to find out the sex. Sophie is hoping for a little brother. We'll see what we can do about that.... 

The First Big Boo Boo

Well, the song is right: No more monkeys jumping on the bed. On Monday night Sophie was jumping on our bed, fell off, and hit her mouth on the bed side table. Her lip was split and her front teeth were missing, so I rushed her to the emergency room. After several x-rays they discovered that her teeth had actually been knocked back up into her gums. She also needed to get 3 stitched in her lip. She was a real trooper through the whole ordeal.  She was out of school all this week and is healing well. Her lip is much better, swelling is going down, and it looks like she won't need any oral surgery - apparently it's very likely that the teeth will come back down on their own. 

Here she is post-stitches. She just woke up from being sedated. 

She was soon on the road to recovery with lots, and lots, of popsicles

 And some good friends stopped by to cheer her up - Claire & Liora

And by Sunday her lip was much better and swelling has gone down tremendously. She won't have front teeth for a while, but now that she's learned how to eat ("open wide and put it in the side"), she's a happy girl again!

Summer Trip to Virginia

Two weekends ago we headed down to Virginia for a visit. On Saturday we had a BBQ with some of my high school friends and their kids. Sarah came with Lexi, who is two weeks younger than Sophie. Samantha cam with Darby, who is starting kindergarden next month, and Mary, who is 3. And Aleen came to document it all. The girls had a lot of fun running around and playing with Vahid and Jill (with the parents close behind trying to keep Jill and her nips away from the kids). 

Lexi and Sophie had a chance to catch up with each other. 

 Lexi, Sophie and Mary

 Sophie, Darby & Mary

Grandma made the big move into my parent's house the weekend we visited. She's set up in my old room, and it looks great. It's been a tough move for everyone, but she'll be settled in soon. And of course, Jill is back at home again...