Post-Pregnancy Hair Loss

I read about this happening to women, but I guess I just thought it wouldn't happen to me.  What To Expect said it, Jenny McCarthy said it, my friends talked about it...losing a ton...I mean a ton of hair.  Apparently, you don;t lose any hair during your pregnancy and a few months after you give birth, all the hair you would have normally lost begins to fall out.  I guess that's why my hair looked so awesome for 9 months.  Oh well, back to normal.  The only thing I kept worrying about was that with all this hair fall out, a piece would get wrapped around Sophie's finger or something. 

Hand Clasping

Sophie is clasping her hands in front of her.  It's her newest accomplishment.  She's been doing it all day.  Good job Sophie!!!!

Wedding Anniversary

3 yr. Wedding anniversary .  Eric had press all day and the show at night, so we celebrated after the show.  Haven and Denny babysat Sophie for a few hours and we ordered room service and enjoyed the hotel.  

Sophia's First Song

Headed to Houston. Four Seasons.

Mia's Bday!  Sad we missed it.  Headed to Houston.  Excited to stay at The Four Seasons.  They spray you with Evian by the pool and bring you frozen fruit.  This is the life!

Rolling Over

She did it again!! It wasn't just a fluke.

Bottle Holding Baby

Sophie is now 3 months.  I've been gradually rocking her and singing to her less and less at night to get her to sleep.  I was so proud tonight because I did nothing except lay her in her crib and she went right to sleep.  Of course, I cried.  I loved that time with her.  And it begins....she's growing up right before our very eyes.

Green Day Day!!

 Eric's agents at BRS.

 Meegan love. (above). Michael love. (below).

Eric and I took a trip to NYC the second week if Dallas.  We left in Sunday morning and returned Tuesday morning.  We saw Miguel's Bway show, American idiot, on Sunday night.  He was playing a more featured role and Billy Jo Armstrong, the lead singer of Green Day was playing the part of St. Jimmy for this wk only.  It was an awesome show!   Yelli, Peter Hurley's wife, and their two daughters babysat Sophie for us.  I always tell Sophie to say hello to Yelli's picture when we go to CVS cause there is always a big poster of her raising her arms up at every CVS we go to:) The girls had a ball!  I'm breastfeeding, so we can't be long, but I am soo glad to have someone I totally trust to watch Soph.  It makes the show all the more enjoyable.  we had all our friends to the lounge at our apt. building for a pizza party with Soph.  It was fun to introduce her to all her NYC family.

There's A Piece Of Watermelon In The Pool!

We did a lot of swimming at the Residence Inn in Dallas.  This was a very good hotel for us.  It gave us our first taste of a separate area for Sophie to sleep.   It was super nice to watch a little TV after her bedtime.  We officially love the Residence Inn and will stay at every one of them that we come across.  The breakfast at this hotel is no joke.  They go all out!  Also, let's not forget that Sophie and I ate at the complimentary dinner that the hotel gives every Mon.-Thursday.  This place rocks!

Dallas Aquarium

So, this is the coolest aquarium I have ever been to.  The entire set up is staged as if you are in the rainforest.  You start on the 3rd floor with the birds and it's all open air.  Some of the birds are even flying around you.  You are very close to all the animals.  There is just net between you and the Toucan.  Sophie loved the colorful birds.  She really was examining them.  I loved her face with the turtles though. There were 3 turtles stacked on each others backs.  It was a very sweet picture and Sophie was leaned over curiously looking at them.  When we got to the fish, she was getting tired, but really was taking it all in. There was a gigantic manatee that was tight at the window when we came up and he did a back flip for us!  It was so cool! We tried to go the 6th Floor Museum, but Sophie informed us that it was naptime.  She was a real trooper.

That night, Sophie decided to show Grandma her new trick of rolling over.  Why is she so cool!?!

Texas State Fair

Today Sophie went to the Dallas State Fair.  We walked thru the petting zoo and saw the giraffe who glided by just a few feet away from us.  I held her while we fed the cow.  Sophie was less than pleased with that adventure.  We have her response to that one on tape. No rides for the baby yet.  3 months just isn't quite big enough to hit the roller coasters.

Grandma P comes to Dallas

Grandma P arrived tonight, Sunday, October 10th, in Dallas for a visit.  Mom, Sophie, and Grandma went to Mimi's for dinner.  It was great to see her and Sophie gave her some great smiles and showed off her new ab exercises.  Sophie has been amazing us with her will to sit up.  She lifts her head off the back of a seat and pulls her feet in the air.  If she's seated on your lap, facing out, she'll lean forward using her tummy muscles.  It's awesome!!  We brought home a 5 way grilled cheese for daddy. He loves those!!

Sophie's Debutant Ball

The first Friday in Dallas, some super wealthy patrons hosted a Dallas society party for the cast of Shrek.  It was in a beautiful home that came straight from the pages of a magazine.  Sophie wore a Cynthia Rowley sparkly silver pants suit, pink peep-toe sandals, and a bejeweled pink flower in her hair.  She was the belle of the ball!!!!