This was Sophia's first week spending her days with someone who is not Mom or Dad. Wednesday-Friday she was at our house with our friend Yvonne. They had a very good time together, and apparently Yvonne has a magic touch when it comes to naps because she got Sophia to take long naps in her crib. This something we have never succeeded in doing! Wednesday morning, Sophia cried like her heart was going to break when it was time for me to go. Apparently that got better soon after I left.Life does get harder for everyone with both of us working. Apparently the days of Sophia going to bed quickly and easily are over, at least for a while. Every night since we started leaving her with Yvonne bed-time has been a big struggle. We put her down and she will cry so we go to calm and re-insert her pacifier in increments of 3, 5, and 7 minutes. She's never gone longer than 7 minutes. It's pretty hard to listen to her cry, but as our friend Derek says, we "must not negotiate with terrorists" even adorable, 4-month old terrorists.
Saturday morning she woke up extremely early so after first breakfast she and Paul took a nap on the couch. This is how I found them when I got up.
It has been hideously hot here the past few days, at least by Oregon’s standards. I realize that by the standards of other parts of the country we’re still getting it easy. Right now it’s 104 in Salem and it’s supposed to stay in the 90’s for the next few days. Ugh. We decided to brave the heat and go to our favorite event in Salem today, the Salem Art Fair. It’s the largest art fair in the northwest and we always have a great time. We usually find some 
Christmas presents, eat good food, and enjoy ourselves. This year Earl and Darla joined us, or more specifically Sophia. Sophia did quite well in the heat, and didn’t complain at all, although she didn’t want to eat at all. Other than the company, my favorite thing was the fire-breathing dragon, which can be yours for only $6,000. I don’t think it will be decorating my yard any time soon.Now we’re waiting for our friend Laura who lives in Idaho to visit. She should be here any time, so the weekend’s fun isn’t done yet! In the morning we’ll be taking Sophia in for her immunizations
and tomorrow evening if she is feeling ok we’ll go to her first swim lesson.
