Welcome Sophie Lyn Oveson

Sophie Lyn is our twelfth grandchild and our second granddaughter. She was born June 15th in Ogden, Utah. Her parents Mark and Tara and older brother Van, as well as us all, are very excited to have her joy our family.

Sophie surprised us by being so small. She weighed in at 6 lbs. 7 oz. and was 19 1/2" tall. She is a little bit darker than Van so I think she may have a little bit more of her mom's blood in her but she looks a lot like Mark and Van.
It took her a while to get here. We really was hoping for a May baby but she had her own mind when she would come. She has very long fingers and toes. I envy her fingers. She is going to be a great pianist.
Van struggled with her for the first day and after his parents and Sophie returned him, he struggled with Grandma. I loved spending this time with Van, Mark and Tara, helping them and getting closer to Van. I don't get this one on one time very often with him. I don't think he liked it as much as I did though. He was more than ready for me to return home.
He is doing great now with his little sister. He is very protective over her. Making sure she doesn't get hurt, well by anyone but him. I just pray that he doesn't follow the example of his father, getting Sophie out of her crib when she is just a couple of months old. Mark did this with Cyrena and to this day I haven't figured out how he got her out, on the floor, and into me without her crying or being hurt. I'm looking forward to the many years ahead of us getting to know this special gift from our Heavenly Father.