Today, two weeks late, was Sophie's nine month doctor visit. For whatever reason, I can never manage to get an early morning or late afternoon appointment scheduled for her, so I was forced to take a day from work and spend it with this little booger. Rats! {forgive the phone pics, I left the camera in the car by accident, so this is the best I got!} Here are the stats: 17 pounds, 7 ounces {25 percentile} -- Dr. Darby calls this "good skinny" 29 3/4 inches long {90 percentile} -- the average height of a 15 month old! 17.5 inch head circumference In case I haven't shared this before -- this dress is my absolute FAVORITE outfit we own. I let her wear it just about anytime we go anywhere that isn't church or school. She has matching tights and wears it with furry boots. I cannot take ...
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Lovin’
A very short video, but my absolute favorite thing about Sophie right now. She gives kisses. ...
8 Minutes with Sophie
This video is boring. I probably shouldn't share it, but I was cracking up at how fast she moves from one room to another. This is generally how my time is spent with her. I am constantly following (chasing) her from room to room, saving her from precarious situations and removing unwanted objects from her mouth. She is a silly girl. Things you might have noticed in this video... She is beyond in love with those keys. I think they were in her stocking from Santa. She carries them around and presses that button too many times in one day. I hear Old McDonald and Hickory Dickory Dock in my dreams. The Sophie Squat. She sits like this often... one leg underneath her and the other propped up like she's ready to take off. I expect any minute for her just to stand up and walk ...
Love Letters: Nine Months
Seriously, how can you be nine months old already? Sophie, I think you've really grown in the last month. More so than any other month so far. I can remember when I felt like Ella went from being a baby to a big girl and here we are again. When people ask how old you are, I cringe saying nine months. It sounds so big. I'm going to turn around and you'll be blowing out birthday candles, wearing ballet shoes, riding a bike. These are the things I'll remember most about nine months: Gone are the days of quiet Sophie who falls asleep without a whimper. When you have an opinion, you make yourself known. You still don't cry a lot and you aren't overly fussy, you just seem to have found your voice. You squeal with delight, you yell to get our attention, you mimic us when we make funny ...
My Big Girl
I know she's growing, but it kind of hit me hard when she went from laying in my lap drinking a bottle to sitting up in a high-chair feeding herself! We had been talking about how she was having a hard picking up bites for herself just a few days ago. Over the weekend, I put some chicken on her tray to distract her for a moment while I ate a few bites, when all of a sudden she was stuffing her mouth full of food! She's been eating big girl food for over a month, but self-feeding is a little different. So far, we've tried pasta, english peas, carrots, bananas, waffles and chicken fingers. On Monday night I made crockpot tacos and the meat was too spicy for her, so I tore up a tortilla and gave her a pile of chopped up tomatoes, shredded lettuce and cheese. I call it an inside-out taco ...
Sleeping Beauty
Remember these pretty lights? I knew they would come in handy one day. They provided just enough light to take a few snaps of my sleeping beauty during her early evening nap today. I think I'm in love. ...
Over the River and Through the Woods
Over the river and through the woods, to grandmother's house we go! Okay, we didn't exactly cross any rivers, but we did manage some curvy country roads. Does that count? The Thursday before Christmas was my first day off of work for the holidays and we baked, wrapped presents, watched Christmas movies and snuggled all day long. Come to think of it, that's pretty much what we've done since then, too. That night, we went to my parents' house for dinner and presents. We used to celebrate on Christmas Eve, but after everyone gets married it becomes harder to squeeze it all in. Now we just pick a day before or after and pretend it's Christmas instead. It was funny because the adults all had on leggings or pajamas, but the girls were dressed up! I couldn't resist -- we had too many Christmas ...
A Christmas Picture
Ever wonder how many shots it takes to get a photograph of my two girls, happy and smiling, at the same time? Apparently more than eleven, since I didn't get a single one where they are both looking at the camera! ...