Aunt Elaine and Uncle Tom with a sleepy Sophia.
All smiles for Aunt Elaine
Sleepy again in Uncle Tom's armsHere's a peek at our favorite Sophia face: the cheerio! She holds it for minutes at a time! This one is with the hiccups!
Last week we had our first family photo session with local photographer, Jennifer Thebault. She did an amazing job! You can see more images at http://www.acapturedlife.com/ . Click on "Client Proofs" then "Baby Sophia."
This is Annye Kate Wheeler. She brought me another beautiful gift! It's a white dedication dress made about 200 years ago! When I can fit into it, mommy is going to have my portrait made.Here's an impromptu video Annie Kate made on Sophia's fourth day of life. It's quite dark, but thought it worth posting for those of you who want to see Sophia in action. This video also features Mia, Tim's mom.
Proud Parents~ Timothy & Annie Kate Head
Rather than post week-by-week pictures of my ever -changing figure, I thought I'd just shock you with one at almost full term! This photo was taken In Sophia's nursery about 2 weeks ago at 38 weeks. There hasn't been much change since then. The doctors are guessing she's around 7 1/2 lbs. I was born at 6.7 lbs and Tim was 9.3 lbs, so we're guessing somewhere in the 7-8 lb. range...!
Here you can see my blossoming waist measurement, which has gone from somewhere around 27 inches to a nice round 42 inches! Way to go Baby Sophia!
Mimi: Queen of Hearts!
Without further adieu, we would like to introduce (drumroll........)Margaret Court Curtis, known affectionately to us as Mimi! Mimi is Tim's grandmother on his mother's side. She is characterized by her fun-loving, energetic, and generous nature, and her many facets include accountant, businesswoman, boardmember, bible teacher, italian cook extradonnaire, and most recently even fashion show model! Timothy's fondest childhood memory with Mimi is playing cowboys and indians in his living room tee-pee! And she still has twice the energy of someone half her age! But what we love most about Mimi is her unquenchable love and the genuine care she shows for all of her family. We know Sophia Claire will fall in love with her just like the rest of us already have!
Granny: A True Original
Here is Granny (a.k.a. Faye Miller), Annie Kate's grandmother and Pop's mother, (that's Annie Kate's dad). Granny will have her very first great grandchild within a few short weeks, (2 if the due date is correct)! At 96 years old, she has waited a long time for this! But Granny is as healthy as they come. She takes no medication, (not even aspirin), and lived in her own home independently until the last couple of years. Granny's hobbies are beating the family at Scrabble games and working elaborate puzzles. She's turning 97 on November 22nd, and is holding out that Sophia might share a birthday with her!
Image 1: Hostesses Debbie Price and Becky Roper went above and beyond in planning the shower. Every detail was beautiful from the invitations and napkins to the petits fours and cookies! And these two have more than one reason to be smiling! Only weeks before this picture was taken they became family, when their children, Abbey Price and Daniel Roper, were married! So many reasons to celebrate!
Image 2: A bird's eye view at the shower lets you see just a few of the many people that came to celebrate, as well as a peak at Debbie and Gregg's unique home!
Image 3: Gifts, gifts and more gifts! There were so many gifts in the living room, that these had to be kept out on the porch!
Image 4: So many gifts that "Grammy" had to help open, (and why shouldn't she?!)! We must have opened gifts for almost three hours straight!
Image 5: Annie Kate with hostess, Debbie- THANK YOU, Debbie and Gregg, for opening your home and blessing us with such an unforgettable shower for Sophia! We love you!
Meet Papa (a.k.a. Tim's Dad, Rick)! Here he is, doing what he loves to do, which is making people happy and having fun! He's already warming up for Sophia, letting this little girl paint his face! Among his many talents, (he played both baseball and football when at Baylor), Papa takes the stage several times a year for audiences as a stand up comedian! I'm sure Sophia will look forward to all of Papa's funny jokes!
Meet Annie Kate's mom, Carol, soon to be known by Sophia as Grammy! We know what you're thinking; she couldn't possibly be old enough to be a grandmother! But it's true! And we are sure she will add music and a love of literature to little Sophia's life, not to mention occassional trips to the zoo.
Now meet Annie Kate's Dad, Mark. He is affectionately known by most as Dr. Miller, but will be known by Sophia as Pop, unless, of course, she comes up with some endearing variation that we can't resist, (we hear children are known to do that)! Mark's hobbies are healthy eating (really!) and Bible study, so we expect that he will be creating a line of gourmet organic baby foods just for Sophia and teaching her whole passages of scripture in one sitting. And...as you can see here, Mark is lots of fun, and we know Sophia will love taking special trips with him to the ice cream parlor, (after finishing her organic peas, ofcourse).
Image 1: Something's in my eye!
Image 2: Sleepy Head
Image 3: Chin up!
Image 4: Maybe I'll turn my head,...(Dr. Paul said the white spots to the left of her nose are actually part of her hand where she has positioned it near that side of her face, so only one of her eyes is actually visible in this photo). 
Image 5: Sweet Sophia
