After many back and forth talks we finally made the decision to move out of Philly and to the suburbs. It was a really hard decision, as we both LOVE the city, but with the terrible school system and starting to feel a little cramped in our house, we decided that it is the best move for our family, right now. After looking around for a few months we found an amazing house in Bala Cynwyd, just 6 miles from our current home. We close on it next week and will move in some time this winter. Here’s to the start of a new adventure! 

We had our first snowfall the other day. It was fast and furious and gone within a few hours, but Dave and Sophie took full advantage building a mini snowman in front of the house.

This is what our kitchen looks like on Sunday. We put in a good few hours of cooking and then we’re set for the week.

This weekend Dave had a regatta down in Rock Hall, MD, so we decided to stay at a bed and breakfast and make a weekend of it. Unfortunately it rained, but that didn’t stop Sophie and me from exploring the area (we both just had several bad hair days). Dave won so everyone had a great weekend!

What you can’t see in this picture are the purple hand that Sophie got from touching the Iris. I had to scrub them for about 5 minutes to get all of the purple off. Good to know for future dyeing projected I guess…

I caught Sophie admiring herself in the mirror the other day. Hello gorgeous!

Our friend Zach, who is starting his own photography business, came by last week and took some pictures of Sophie. Here she is at 6 weeks.

Tomorrow Sophie will be 4 weeks old!
The last few days she’s been a bit of a crankenstein and had some blood in her diaper, so on Friday we went to the pediatrician and found out that she has milk protein colitis, which means that she can’t tolerate dairy. So… that means that as long as I’m nursing I need to cut dairy out of my diet – and just when I thought I didn’t have to worry about what I ate anymore! Happily we’ve already begun to notice a difference in her moods after she eats. And last night we enjoyed a solid 5 1/2 hours of sleep straight! We’re not counting on that being a habit – at least night right now – but it was definitely enjoyable.

We took Sophie out for her first hike on Sunday. The weather was gorgeous here this weekend and we thought it was about time to take her to one of our favorite spots. She slept through most of it, but I think she enjoyed it all the same…

It’s hard to belive, but Sophie is 2 weeks old today!