Happy 4th of July!

Nine Months!

Sophia is 9 months old!  Sophia is a busy girl these days.  She is always crawling somewhere or pulling up on something or running around in her walker.  She loves to be moving around!   Her doctor appt was this past Thursday and she weighs 18 pounds (25-50%), is 26 3/4" tall (25-50%) and HC of 17 1/4" (25-50%). So basically we have a petite baby girl! :)  This month:

• She started "really" crawling this month.  Last month she was doing the army crawl and now her belly is off the ground when she crawls.
• Like I said she is pulling up on everything she can. Her balance is getting much better and she can stand holding on with one hand. 
• Extremely talkative pretty much all the time.  Says mama dada and baba.
• Her top 2 teeth came in at the beginning of this month (this makes 4!)  And she is about to cut 2 more teeth at top...poor baby!
• Still on 5 bottles a day and 3 solids a day.  She has tried puffs, mac n cheese, some veggies and fruit, refried beans and mashed potatoes.  We mainly feed her baby food though.
• Can hold her bottle all by herself now.
• Still sleeping well at night and taking 2-3 naps per day.  (although the teething is affecting this slightly)
• Still in 9-12 month clothes and size 3 diapers.
• Got her first haircut this month!  She had some long hair in the front that was always in her face and longer than the rest of her hair, so mommy reluctantly gave her a little haircut.  It turned out pretty good though. :)
• Starting to really like her books, especially the ones with music!
• Now that it's summertime she has gotten to swim a few times and loves it.  Sophia is such a water baby!  Whether its bath time or the swimming pool, water makes her so happy.

Sophia's cousin Regan loves taking care of her...she is such a good mommy.

With cousins Connor, Regan and Riley.

Showing off her standing skills!

Relaxing in the pool :)

Cousin Conor on his whale! haha

Jules and Sophia

Sophia, you bring your daddy and I so much joy!  We love you so much baby doll!!

8 month photos!

We had pictures taken of Sophia on her 8 month birthday.  I love how they came out and wanted to post them for all to see.  OK OK I know I posted a lot but we took so many and it was hard to pick out the ones I liked the best. :)  A big thank you to Alecia for taking great pictures and being so patient with us!!! :)

8 months

Our sweet Sophia is 8 months old!  As usual, time is going by so quickly and I can't believe she is 8 months.  We don't have an appt this month so I don't know her height or weight.  I feel like she has gotten pretty heavy, although I think she is one of the lighter babies in her class.  A lot has happened this month!

• She became an army crawler around the middle of this month and has gotten really fast.  She gets up on all fours like she wants to crawl on hands and knees, but doesn't really do that yet.
• She can now sit up from the crawling position.
• Eats 5 bottles a day and 3 solids (babyfood) meals a day.  We introduced puffs on her 8 month birthday and she wasn't too sure.  We are going to try to slowly start with more solids this month.
• Still only has her 2 bottom teeth, but the top 2 have almost broken through...any day now!
• She is very vocal.  Says mamamam and bababaa and I think she tries to say Abbababa (to Abby) but she is probably just yelling :)
• Wears size 3 diapers and size 9 month and some 12 month clothes.
• Great night sleeper!  Sleeps 11-12 hours at night and takes 2-3 naps a day as well. 
• I know she started this a few months ago, but I've never mentioned it...she laughs out loud at Abby, or one of us if we are doing something random and it is the cutest thing ever.  I just love her laugh!
• Also, she is so ticklish, just like her momma.  If you tickle her too much she will get annoyed and try to push you away (just like her momma).

Also new this month, Sophia is so squirmy it has become almost impossible to change her diaper unless she is really tired!  I know this will not get easier though.  She also loves bathtime so much that unless she is sitting down splashing the water, she is trying to roll over to reach the water.  So, I can no longer lay her on her back in the tub. 

Here are a few pictures from this month!

Playing with cousin Jules!

Before her peas.

And after!

First time in a buggy...she loved looking around.



Concentrating :)

 We love you so much Sophia!!

First swimming experience!

Last weekend was warm enough to use the pool so we decided to take advantage! After feeding, changing, applying sunscreen, taking naps, changing again, etc, the babies were finally ready to go swimming! They loved it!  And don't they look just adorable in their swimsuits? :) 

Conor loves his sister and his cousin!

Sophia loved the water!  Notice that she is splashing away.

Mother's Day

This being my first Mother's Day I feel so thankful and beyond blessed to be the mother of Sophia.  She is such a wonderful baby, she means everything to our family, and I am so lucky to be her mom.  I love you so much Sophia!!