Happy Father's Day!

It's our first father's day here in the Galysh household and I know one proud papa! :) Aren't they just precious together?



I was going to try to get a picture taken at church, but Sophia was tired and got a little fussy, so once I got her to sleep, I didn't want to wake her up. We may try to get another one before daddy goes to work today. This was taken by my outstretched arm. I'm trying to find a good place to set up the mini tripod and camera timer.

So, let's see what's been going on the past week...It's amazing how much I forget! I think the lack of sleep does that for you.

Speaking of sleep, we've had a couple nights where baby girl has slept 6 hours. This has been so nice! I can usually get 5 hours out of that time. We're working on some scheduling so that when I go back to work, it will be easier to function. During the day, I wake her up every 2 1/2 to 3 hours. We eat. Then we have a little awake time and then attempt to nap. Sometimes this works, sometimes it doesn't. There are some between feeding periods where she is just too wound up to sleep. Hopefully in the next few weeks, she will be on some sort of a schedule.

I have to go back to work on July 13th. Sad to be leaving the baby, but glad to have income again! We had set up to take her to the day care at the FUMC here in town. Then we got a call from a friend of our's who is familiar with the day care. She told us that if there were not 4 infants, then there would be no class. Which translates into no care for Sophia. Eek. This is not good news. But, when I was up at the hospital seeing my co-workers last week, one of them told me about an in-home day care by a lady who has 20+ years experience as a director of daycare. She said her child loves it. We will check it out on Monday.

We go for our 8 week check up and shots on Tuesday. Daddy's off on Tuesdays and Wednesdays this month, so he gets to go with us. Then he gets to watch baby girl while I go to a dental appointment that afternoon. We may try to go to San Antonio on Wednesday to get some 8 week baby pictures at Sears or JC Penney. Not sure just yet.

That's about all I know...or about all I can write, since my little angel is hollering from her crib :) We hope you all have a blessed father's day and are as blessed as I am to have good daddy's in your life!

Sunday, Monday...Happy Days

This is one of my favorite pictures.


Playing on our tummy. She really favors that right arm for lifting herself up. She is on a "baby" Boppy I found at Babies R' Us. I'm sure babies do not need these sorts of things, but it was cute and I was impulsive :)


It's hard to take a picture of yourself and a baby - especially when the baby is about to start into a full-fledged wail! It was dinner time.


There was a little smile there. Daddy sure does love her.





Well, they're all pretty happy days right now, even with the limited amount of sleep. But, I cannot complain since most nights she gives me at least one 5 1/2 hour stretch. Makes me feel so good the day after that!

Today was our first day back at church. People cannot resist a baby! We had so many people come up to see us today. It was good to be back though in worship. I had missed singing and the preaching. We sat on the 2nd from back row. We were not about to sit in someone else's pew! For those who are not familiar with the Baptist church (and it may be other denominations too!), the back row sometimes belongs to specific people...usually of a certain age and who have been there for quite some time ;) We ended up in front of 4 ladies of that certain age and length of residency. They could not get enough of Sophia. I explained to them immediately that we were sitting in the back in case she started crying and we could get out quickly without disturbing too many. Their reply was it would not bother them at all and she was just the most precious thing! They were very sweet and I kept hearing them whisper to one another "look at her now", "look at those feet move"...etc, etc. It was really cute. Sophia did great! She was completely content during the music/singing portion. When the sermon started, there was less commotion and she squirmed a little but did not lose it or anything. And then I was proud momma as everyone came up to see her after the service. It's a good thing John had to work today because he would have had a hard time standing there while everyone came to talk to us! :) Next week is Father's Day and he's on midnights, so he should be able to go.

That's pretty much all we know for now. She will be 7 weeks on Tuesday and I cannot believe how fast time has flown by! Especially once we passed those initial two weeks. Hope everyone is doing well and thanks for keeping up with us!

First Road Trip!

Here are some pics from our road trip.

Well, we ventured out of South Texas! Sophia and I made a successful week-long trip north. I think I packed at least half the nursery, but still managed to not pack enough diapers :) Luckily, nana picked up some extra for us.

We started off last Wednesday after my doctor's appointment. I think it took an extra 2 hours to get there. Part of it was the horrible traffic in Austin at 4:00 and the other part was having to stop to feed the baby girl. She was really good in the car and slept most of the way, but couldn't make it all the way. Thursday we headed to Lindale where my sister & family live. It took us 7 hours to make a 3 1/2 hour trip. Of course, we did stop a few times to shop and nurse. My aunt & uncle came over with their granddaughter to meet little Sophie. Then my other aunt came up with her husband to meet the precious baby. It was really nice to get to introduce my sweet little jewel to everyone!

We headed back to Belton and one of my oldest and dearest friends, Tracy, came to visit on Sunday. I don't have many friends that I have kept in contact with since 1990! We were best friends during my freshman and her sophmore year at Killeen High School. Then she did the typical military action and moved! The last time I saw her in person was for her high school graduation in Pennsylvania in 1993!! That's been 16 years we've been keeping up via snail mail and online! Wow. It was so great to see her and meet her kiddos. Her husband is on his 3rd deployment and she's managing life with 4 kids. I'm so impressed with her and all our military spouses. What a sacrifice!

Sophia and I went to Waco on Monday to see her other grandmother for the afternoon. Sophia was an angel! She only got fussy toward the late afternoon when it was her normal fussy time. We took her for a walk and she was much more content! Sophia got a beautiful new onesie and some cute lavender sandals. I was able to get some Cooper Farms peaches while in Waco. They are the June Golds which aren't as sweet as the Freestones we get in July, but still love them peaches! The plums were sweet and juicy too! We headed back to Uvalde on Tuesday, but got some good shopping done in Round Rock and San Antonio on the way!

All in all it was a great trip. I wish we lived closer, especially now that we have a little girl! Sophie was a champion traveler as the week progressed. At first, she was a little out of her element, but by the end of the week, so was giving me her usual 5 1/2 hour stretch of night sleep. The first night I arrived in Belton, mom & I went for a walk leaving Sophie with pawpaw. This may have been a little traumatic for her (and pawpaw!). She apparently started crying soon after we left and didn't stop until she was back in my arms. Makes me feel very loved as a mommy.

Today I had my six week check up. All is good. At my last doctor's appointment I had gained 6 lbs from my previous appointment. Wow! Today, I was back down those 6 pounds, so I'm feeling much better. We need to be going down, not up! So, I'm back to 10 lbs below my pre-pregnancy weight and 18 lbs away from my next big milestone goal. I'm thinking about starting weight watchers again...need a little more motivation! I'm torn about my doctor's office. Today, my appointment was at 9:00, I was taking into a room at 11:15 and done with the visit by 11:30. So frustrating. I'm so tempted to try to find another doctor in San Antonio. 3 of the family docs are in my doc's practice. The other one is probably not much better. They are all just so busy. At least if I had a doc in San Antonio, I could take the whole day and go shopping and see some friends.