"Sophie So Fun"

Lucas refuses to share a bath with Sophie because this is what it looks like the whole time she's in there! Weeeee! Splash splash splash!
Sophie wearing my absolute favorite dress of hers:

Sophie LOVES balls.

First taste of watermelon:

Siblings

Catching up again... these were taken in early July.

Sophie Sessions: 10 months

* Sophie has been working hard on her fine motor skills... she's now a pro at the pincer grip, is starting to push buttons, and loves scribbling with a crayon or chalk (this is apparently not something usually seen until 12-13 months at the earliest). It's the one milestone Sophie is ahead of the curve on. All her other skills are on target or a little behind- which gives me more time to enjoy her as a baby! :)

* 3 more new teeth! Top middle two and one right next to it all emerged simultaneously. Unlike her first 2 teeth, these new teeth did a serious number on her sleep.

* Bring out the baby-proofing supplies! The same weekend Sophie cut 3 new teeth, she also learned how to pull to stand and climb the stairs. Now that's all she wants to do- practice her new skills day and night like she's training for the Olympics! Needless to say, Laith and I are exhausted from the poor napping and night sleep this caused for about 2 weeks.

* She's very interested in being just like Lucas; mimicking his raspberry motor sounds and playing with his cars and motorcycles- making them drive back and forth.

* Not much in the language department yet- she still prefers just making ahhhh sounds with a rare appearance of ba and wa and ga. We've begun working on sign language with her and she's currently learning water, milk (when she wants a bottle), all done, and more. She understands all these phrases and will flap her arms in the air to indicate "yes!!"

Favorite foods: spinach pesto, bananas, avocado, soy-glazed salmon and anything Mommy's eating.

Favorite pasttimes: plowing into Lucas head-first and climbing on him, laughing at Lucas' voices and antics, finding miniscule bits of things to put in her mouth, coloring/drawing with chalk, playing with balls, climbing the stairs, splashing in water, touch-and-feel books, and playing bouncing games.

For those who requested it, Sophie is wearing size 12 months onesies and pants. Dresses she can fit as small as 6-9 months but we are tucking her dresses into bloomers/shorts now so as not to get her frustrated when she pins herself down with a knee on the fabric while crawling.

Sold!

Laith signs on the purchase of our new house! Hooray!

Pictures coming once the dust settles. :)

Jill Visits!

We had a wonderful visit from Jill a few weeks ago and had so much fun chatting, laughing, playing super-heros with Lucas, and baking a birthday cake (Jill's birthday was 3 days after her visit).

After one of the cake layers broke into a couple pieces when released from a silicone pan, attempts to restore the cake to a pretty product ended up in a downhill slide into cake-craziness.

At least it tasted good! :)

We also headed to Carter's Orchard for some mountaintop peach picking! Yum!

We had a wonderful time! Thanks for making the drive down, Jill! We look forward to seeing you again soon!