I can't believe she will be a year old in 9 weeks! Here she is rockin' the Flashdance look with her BabyLegs (baby legwarmers)
Saturday, January 30, 2010
Sunday, January 24, 2010
Playgroup at our House!
Today some of Sofia's friends from mommy & me came over for a playgroup. We have know these moms & babies since Sofia was 6 weeks old. We no longer take official classes so we take turns hosting play group twice a month. Today Kathy & Jenna, Larissa & Cole and Allyse & Max came over. Fun was had by all! :)
Cole, Jenna & Sofia
Our living room has been overtaken!
Cole is Mr. Serious
Sofia & Cole play piano, upside down!
Jenna is Miss Smiley
Somehow toys are so much more fun when friends are around
Max is Miss Fashionista
Jenna & Max
Cole, Jenna & Sofia
Our living room has been overtaken!
Cole is Mr. Serious
Sofia & Cole play piano, upside down!
Jenna is Miss Smiley
Somehow toys are so much more fun when friends are around
Max is Miss Fashionista
Jenna & MaxSaturday, January 23, 2010
Monday, January 18, 2010
MLK Day - Trip to Palmdale
Sofia and I went to Pamdale today to visit Grandma, Auntie Marsha & Uncle Greggy.
Auntie Marsha snapped this pic of Sofia being her happy self. =)
Sunday, January 17, 2010
Other cute pics from this weekend
Sofia showing off her It's All About Lappy onesie.(Lappy, as all who know me know, is my favorite hockey player!)
Again, Nelson's face in this photo makes me laugh more than Sofi's!
What's she thinkin' behind that little grin?!Saturday, January 16, 2010
Sofia's 2nd Kings Game // Sofia is 41 weeks old today!
We took Sofia to another Kings game today - this time an afternoon game. She had a great time! She was checking everything out and didn't seem to mind the noise, yelling and people. She even took a nap for about 45 minutes. We'll definitely take her to more games now. Nelson's mom and Claudia also came with us, everyone had a great time.
Kings won! In a shootout!
Sara, Nelson, Sofi and Claudia
Pretty good self portrait by Mama
Nap time
She was tired at the end of the game since she missed her "real" nap but not fussy at all
Kings won! In a shootout!
Sara, Nelson, Sofi and Claudia
Pretty good self portrait by Mama
Nap time
She was tired at the end of the game since she missed her "real" nap but not fussy at allWednesday, January 13, 2010
Sofia's 9 month Doctor's appointment
I took Sofia to her 9 month well baby checkup today. Fairly uneventful because this visit requires no shots - yay! She weighs 21 lbs 4 oz and is 28" tall. She's on track with all of her milestones, maybe even a little ahead with the "Cruising" - wouldn't be surprised if she walks by herself before her 1st birthday. She's around older kids all day at the daycare, I'm sure she wants to be just like them.
Back in again in 3 months for her 1 year appointment (yay) and more shots (boo)!
Back in again in 3 months for her 1 year appointment (yay) and more shots (boo)!
Saturday, January 9, 2010
Friday, January 8, 2010
Sofia Loves Teething Biscuits
And this is what the aftermath looked like - all over her face, hands, high chair, and clothes. Yummy!
Thursday, January 7, 2010
Wednesday, January 6, 2010
New Fun Things Every Day!
It seems like every day is a new adventure and Sofia is doing new and exciting things.
Besides crawling (now all the way across the room not just from one toy back to the other) she is cruising a lot on the furniture (mostly the coffee table/ottoman) and pulling herself to standing on bookshelves, tables and the aforementioned ottoman.
*We still have not childproofed, ugh, we have all the stuff, just need to install it.
Yesterday (1/5/09) she finally clapped for the first time, with both palms flat. She seems to love the noise it makes and gets really excited and laughs when we all clap. We were watching the World Juniors Hockey Tournament and the USA won the Gold medal game (suck it Canada!) and Nelson and I were jumping up and down and she was clapping, it was so funny. She definitely seems to like it when we get excited when goals get scored during hockey games on TV. We are planning to take her to another live Kings game next weekend (day game instead of a night game) and see if she likes it better this time.
Then today, I got her to give me a High Five! I think she thought we were each one half of a clap, and she did it repeatedly and sort of grabbed my hand a few times rather than "smacking" it. But again, she laughed, she thought "this is a fun game"!
Also today, for the first time, when I dropped her off at daycare, she reached for the daycare lady to take her. She doesn't normally get upset but doesn't willingly go to Lena or reach out when Lena opens her arms. It was so sweet! It made me really happy because it shows that she really likes it there and is surely having a fun time while Nel and I are at work.
One other cute thing she has done the past 2 nights was when I set her in her crib at bedtime, she crawled over and picked up her pacifier, put it in her mouth, and grabbed her Blankie/"Lovey" and curled up, like "Yes Mama I know its bedtime now". That was awesome a) because she didn't cry and b) because it means she understands the concept of bedtime and her rituals.
She has outgrown a lot of her "infant" items - bathtub, swing, infant car seats (installed the second "big" car seat in car #2 today), and I think we're sadly going to have to say goodbye to the activity center and Bumbo seat too - she just doesn't want to be "trapped" in those, its just too exciting to be moving around. We may keep the door jumpy a little longer though, she still likes to bounce and swing and that goes up to 25 lbs.
Still waiting on more teeth - just those bottom two still, though she drools and drools all day long.
I'm still not totally sure if her "mamamama" actually means Mama, sometimes she says it in tandem with reaching for me or clinging to me, so I think maybe? But other times she does the same thing with other babble sounds too. If only we knew what those little minds are thinking!
Next week is her 9 month doctor's appointment so we'll post her stats then. I think she will be around 21 lbs and 29 inches.
Besides crawling (now all the way across the room not just from one toy back to the other) she is cruising a lot on the furniture (mostly the coffee table/ottoman) and pulling herself to standing on bookshelves, tables and the aforementioned ottoman.
*We still have not childproofed, ugh, we have all the stuff, just need to install it.
Yesterday (1/5/09) she finally clapped for the first time, with both palms flat. She seems to love the noise it makes and gets really excited and laughs when we all clap. We were watching the World Juniors Hockey Tournament and the USA won the Gold medal game (suck it Canada!) and Nelson and I were jumping up and down and she was clapping, it was so funny. She definitely seems to like it when we get excited when goals get scored during hockey games on TV. We are planning to take her to another live Kings game next weekend (day game instead of a night game) and see if she likes it better this time.
Then today, I got her to give me a High Five! I think she thought we were each one half of a clap, and she did it repeatedly and sort of grabbed my hand a few times rather than "smacking" it. But again, she laughed, she thought "this is a fun game"!
Also today, for the first time, when I dropped her off at daycare, she reached for the daycare lady to take her. She doesn't normally get upset but doesn't willingly go to Lena or reach out when Lena opens her arms. It was so sweet! It made me really happy because it shows that she really likes it there and is surely having a fun time while Nel and I are at work.
One other cute thing she has done the past 2 nights was when I set her in her crib at bedtime, she crawled over and picked up her pacifier, put it in her mouth, and grabbed her Blankie/"Lovey" and curled up, like "Yes Mama I know its bedtime now". That was awesome a) because she didn't cry and b) because it means she understands the concept of bedtime and her rituals.
She has outgrown a lot of her "infant" items - bathtub, swing, infant car seats (installed the second "big" car seat in car #2 today), and I think we're sadly going to have to say goodbye to the activity center and Bumbo seat too - she just doesn't want to be "trapped" in those, its just too exciting to be moving around. We may keep the door jumpy a little longer though, she still likes to bounce and swing and that goes up to 25 lbs.
Still waiting on more teeth - just those bottom two still, though she drools and drools all day long.
I'm still not totally sure if her "mamamama" actually means Mama, sometimes she says it in tandem with reaching for me or clinging to me, so I think maybe? But other times she does the same thing with other babble sounds too. If only we knew what those little minds are thinking!
Next week is her 9 month doctor's appointment so we'll post her stats then. I think she will be around 21 lbs and 29 inches.
Monday, January 4, 2010
Sofia is 9 months old!
We can't believe our little munchkin is already 9 months old! She has now been out of the womb as long as she was in it. We decided to our own photo shoot and the pics came out pretty good!
Saturday, January 2, 2010
Videos from the past week
We took some videos over the past week with our new Flip camera - finally uploaded them! Here are some of the cutest.
Dancing to Feliz Navidad with Daddy 12/25/09
Practicing walking with Daddy 12/25/09
Waving 12/25/09
Babbling 12/22/09
Crawling 12/22/09
Friday, January 1, 2010
Happy New Year Everyone!
We had a nice day today - Jan. 1st is always the day we take down the Christmas decorations. It usually makes me a little sad, another Christmas gone, but this year I thought "I'm already looking forward to next Christmas" - Sofi will be 21 months next Xmas and will have more of an idea of what's going on.
Tonight we went to the Grays for dinner, and Sofi went down in her pack & play so we watched a movie The Hangover (hilarious)
Reflecting back on this past year, I know that it was a hard year for so many people. On a personal level, it was devastating to lose my grandma, especially since it was less than a month before Sofia was born. I wanted so much for them to meet each other. But 2009 will always be the year that Sofia came into my world and changed me (us - both Nel & I) forever. She really truly is the most amazing human being I could ever imagine. Every day she makes me laugh, smile, appreciate the quiet moments, revel in awe that we created this awesome little creature. Every day she does something new - I try not to be "that parent" who thinks their child is the best at everything...but I can't believe at just under 9 months she is crawling, standing, walking with help, waving, clapping, babbling....she amazes me. I can't believe we waited this long for this great gift, but I'm also glad that we did because this is when I was really ready to be a mom. We love you Sofia!
I'm looking forward to all of the awesome things that 2010 will bring - I can't wait until Sofia is walking, talking, eating "big people" food -- all things that will happen this year.
Check out Sofia in her My First New Year bib!
Tonight we went to the Grays for dinner, and Sofi went down in her pack & play so we watched a movie The Hangover (hilarious)
Reflecting back on this past year, I know that it was a hard year for so many people. On a personal level, it was devastating to lose my grandma, especially since it was less than a month before Sofia was born. I wanted so much for them to meet each other. But 2009 will always be the year that Sofia came into my world and changed me (us - both Nel & I) forever. She really truly is the most amazing human being I could ever imagine. Every day she makes me laugh, smile, appreciate the quiet moments, revel in awe that we created this awesome little creature. Every day she does something new - I try not to be "that parent" who thinks their child is the best at everything...but I can't believe at just under 9 months she is crawling, standing, walking with help, waving, clapping, babbling....she amazes me. I can't believe we waited this long for this great gift, but I'm also glad that we did because this is when I was really ready to be a mom. We love you Sofia!
I'm looking forward to all of the awesome things that 2010 will bring - I can't wait until Sofia is walking, talking, eating "big people" food -- all things that will happen this year.
Check out Sofia in her My First New Year bib!
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