Thursday, November 30, 2006

Santa Claus!

Sophie got to visit the big man himself! It's a good thing we got this picture for proof because she has no idea she met him. She slept the entire time!

Wednesday, November 29, 2006

Cullimore grandparents

Sophie gets to meet her Cullimore grandparents who drove out from Utah to visit her.


Grandpa Dennis

Grandma Kathy

Saturday, November 25, 2006

Family walk through South Pasadena

Daddy got to carry Sophie as they embarked with Mommy on a Saturday morning walk through South Pasadena. Can you find Sophie in this picture?

Thursday, November 23, 2006

Sophie's First Thanksgiving

Sophie gets to celebrate her first holiday at Mark and Jenn Smith's house in La Verne, California

Sophie finally gets to meet her Aunt Tarrah

Wednesday, November 22, 2006

Our first outing

Sophie went with mommy and daddy to Houston's in Pasadena to celebrate their 6-year wedding anniversary. Grandma Davis, Aunt Brooklyn, and Uncle Jeff came too.

Tuesday, November 21, 2006

Sophie's cousins come to visit


Davis loves to give kisses to his new cousin


Carter loves holding his little cousin

Monday, November 20, 2006

Daddy's girl


They finally wore each other out...
This is my favorite thing to do with Sophie.

Sunday, November 19, 2006

More visitors!


Lounging with Grandma

Grandpa Davis gets to meet his newest granddaughter


Uncle Jeff meeting Sophie for the first time.
Sophie put on her Pope hat to commemorate the occasion!

Saturday, November 18, 2006

First baby visitor


McKay Nelson brought his parents Andrew and Janie up from Orange County to visit Sophie. As you can see, they are both very excited to meet each other!

Friday, November 17, 2006

More pictures of sleeping beauty




I just can't get enough pictures of her sleeping!

Thursday, November 16, 2006

Bathtime with grandma


Sophie loves bath time!

Tuesday, November 14, 2006

Sophie's pediatrician

Elizabeth and Grandma Davis took Sophie to her first appointment with her pediatrician today - Dr. Scaff in Pasadena. He is really great with her and is always willing to spend time answering questions for us. Also, Elizabeth and Grandma like him because he is part Lebanese.

Sophie checked in today at 6 pounds, 11 ounces. She was born at 6 pounds, 7 ounces, then lost 6 ounces in the hospital. Since coming home she has gained 10 ounces!

Monday, November 13, 2006

More pictures


Sleeping beauty


Fresh out of the bath

Sunday, November 12, 2006

Sophie's hair color

A special request was made by Grandma Kathy that I put a picture on that features Sophie's hair color, so here you go! We say it is "golden" with a mixture of red, brown, and blond. Some people pay good money for her hair color!


Picture timeline


Elizabeth & Brooklyn passing time before the delivery


Her first picture


Proud daddy!


Grandma Davis


Aunt Brooklyn ("Aunt Ba-ba")


Daddy learning how to hold Sophie


The happy family


Sophie's doctor - Dr. Walker


Pretty in pink


A Candy Striper wheeled Elizabeth & Sophie to the parking lot


Sophie is so excited to be home!


Doing what she does best
(She always rolls over to her side to sleep)

Welcome to the World!

Sophie Elizabeth Cullimore is finally here and we are loving every minute of it!

Elizabeth developed hypertension during the last couple weeks of her pregnancy so she was under the supervision of Matria services as a compromise to keep her doctor from checking her into the hospital. On the evening of Sunday, November 5, 2006, she had a couple of high blood pressure results so her doctor ordered her to report to the emergency room as soon as possible. Spencer and Debbie Couts, who were visiting us at the time, helped us get my things together (since Elizabeth had already packed her bag) and made the drive to Huntington Memorial Hospital--the drive we had been looking forward to making for several months.

Due to more high blood pressure results in the hospital, Elizabeth was admitted into the hospital later that night and her C-section was scheduled for the next morning at 6:00 a.m. Sweet-talking Elizabeth convinced her doctor to postpone the C-section long enough for her mom and sister to come into town from Arizona. So it was rescheduled to Tuesday, November 7th at 5:30 p.m.

On the afternoon of November 7th, with her mom and sister at her side, Elizabeth began having contractions. She was prepared for her C-section and then delivered little Sophie at 5:51 p.m. Elizabeth's mom and I were in the operating room during the surgery and were able to hear Sophie cry for the first time. After she was cleaned off by a nurse and bundled up like a burrito, I was finally able to hold her.

Over the next couple of days, Elizabeth had to be treated for her high blood pressure while we enjoyed every minute we were able to spend with Sophie in the hospital. We were discharged yesterday, November 11th, and are now home enjoying her even more. Elizabeth's mom will be here for the next couple of weeks to take care of us and spoil us with her culinary cuisines.

We love little Sophie and hope everyone can see her soon. She hardly ever cries and everyone says she looks exactly like her daddy.