An Important Name and the Joy of Parenthood!

We've been gone to Atlanta and Gainesville visiting both sides of the family. Now, we are back and can blog. We had a lot of fun visiting everyone and Sofi got to spend time with her great-grandmother, for whom she is named after (Simon's grandmother). It was really special to see them together. Sofi is named after a great person and we can't wait to share her history with Sofi when she gets older! We also got copies of some really neat Gray family photos. I brought the camera to take pictures, but forgot to bring the charger, so I was out of luck! But, Grandma Gray came through and took some pictures for us. Once she emails them, I will load them.
Here is a picture of great-grandma Frances Davis Townsend and great-grandpa Floyd Townsend: I think that this is Grandma Elsie Gray:

I love these pictures. They capture such wonderful times and they all look so happy! Sofi definitely has a great legacy and a wonderful name, representing a wonderful person!

On another note, my most favorite time of all is just before bed and we are all snuggled together. We have Sofi in between us and we sing to her and just talk. Sofi babbles on and on and it melts our hearts! She also sings back to us and it is SO precious (maybe she and Simon will one day perform concerts with her singing and Simon playing the piano). She concentrates so hard on talking and singing and her eyes get watery with excitement. It's as though she wants us to know something very important...
Sofi is 15 weeks old now and here are some things that we LOVE about her:
-She goes with me to the gym and watches me exercise. In step aerobics, she sits in her car seat in the classroom and is just content watching me and all the other people step our hearts away.
-She smiles everytime she sees us and laughs when we are being funny
-She loves rolling around on the floor with Simon

-She loves falling asleep on Simon's chest
-She loves when we read to her and she has learned to turn the page
-She is curious about everything and looks around constantly, especially people's faces (this makes feeding time extra long some days)
-She cuddles up to us for our family Sunday nap
-She is almost sleeping through the night!

We go back to the pediatrician on the 22nd, so we will see how much she weighs. I think that it's around 12-13 lbs. She's got the cutest rolls on her legs now! Here are some pics from the week:
(Playing with Dad)

(Grandma and Grandpa Gray)