Her first bling-bling...

Saturday we took Sophia to the mall to get her ears pierced. I think me and Jeff were more nervous than Sophia was.lol. Jeff couldn't bare to see Sophia cry, so he went across the way to a candle store to wait. I sat there with Sophia on my lap while the lady pierced Sophia's ears. Auntie Katie and Kevin were there to help too. My heart was pounding and I felt so bad:( She cried for a bit but after they were done she had a big smile on her face like it never even happened. Now she doesn't even seem to know that there are earrings in her ears. We chose little white gold posts with crystals and they look absolutely adorable on her! They sparkle just like her eyes, when she smiles:)

Such a BIG personality for such a little girl...

Sophia never ceases to amaze us with her numerous funny faces and silly expressions. For such a little person, she sure does have a lot of personality! I'm just lucky she likes the camera enough to allow me to capture her various faces in photos!

The Lemon Face...

Lately Sophia has been into to making this face where she scrunches up her nose and puckers her mouth and breathes hard through her nose. It is absolutely hilarious! It cracks us up because she now will do it on cue. She is such a little ham. It's so neat to see bits and pieces of how her personality is going to be. I think she will have a bit of humor, like her daddy, but she also seems like she'll be a bit feisty, but super loving. I can't wait to see more of her character unfold. She is so much fun right now, we are having a ball!

Actually four!...

So, today I realized why I think Sophia has been so fussy. She not only has one tooth on the top coming in, but both of her top front teeth are coming in at the same time! No wonder she is so much more uncomfortable than with her bottom two teeth, which came in about 2 months apart. Poor girl:( I'm hoping though, that once they cut through the gums, the tenderness will be alleviated a little bit. Here's to hoping...

And one more makes three...

Sophia has been drooling and chewing like crazy! I was wondering how long it would be before her next tooth came through. Well, it is getting close! It looks like in a few days she will be getting another tooth on the top right side. Her gum is swollen and white. When she cut the other two teeth, I didn't even realize it until they were through, because her mood hadn't changed at all. I must say, though, with this one, she has been a bit fussy and woke up last night a bit frustrated. She seems to be chewing on everything and anything to help relieve the soreness. I have tried to help by giving her teething rings, cold wash clothes and a natural teething remedy. I just hope she gets through this one fast, because I don't like to see her in pain :(

Fun at the Pumpkin Patch...

Wednesday we took Sophia to Liepold's Pumpkin Patch in Boring. We met up with my mom, siblings, and grandma. It was a beautiful, dry, and sunny day. We lucked out with the weather. Sophia was so amazed by all the orange pumpkins, we had a hard time trying to get her to look at the camera. She just wanted to touch the stems and feel the texture of them. We picked out a pumpkin for me, Jeff, and Sophia. Jeff had to carry them, they were so big and heavy! After we paid for the pumpkins we bought caramel corn and ate it on the way home. Sophia's first trip to the pumpkin patch was a success!

The Army Crawl...

Last night Jeff and I went to dinner with some friends and out to a show. Auntie Katie babysat Sophia. We had a great time, but were freaking out when she texted us asking if Sophia had ever crawled for us. We answered back no, and were anxious to get home and see what this was all about! Well, when we got home Sophia was already fast asleep, but when we asked Katie what her text was all about, she pulled out her cell phone and showed us the video clip she took. It was of Sophia crawling. Now she can't quite do a full crawl yet, but if she sees something she wants, a toy for example, she gets on her knees, and uses her forearms to brace her self and does kind of an army crawl. It's hilarious! We were so happy Katie was able to capture it on video! We now have it on a CD and will have it to cherish forever! Not too long before she will be crawling around the house, getting into everything. We can't wait!LOL.

Bouncy, bounce...

We bought Sophia a new fun bouncy seat. It clips to the top of a doorway and she sits in it and she can bounce up and down as much as she wants. She absolutely loves it and thinks she's 'BIG STUFF' bouncing around in it. It keeps her busy for a very long time.
I might as well add this in here while I'm at it, Sophia can now say 'mama', which thrills me to no end and she has also mastered 'the wave' and likes to do it all the time.
She is getting so big now and is wearing size 12 months in pants and we were surprised when we put them on her and realized that the length wasn't that much too long for her little legs. She has been sleeping so much lately and is going through a major growing spurt. She has a check-up in a month for her 9 month check up and I am so excited to see how much she weighs and how long she is! I have a feeling she is going to pass me up in the future, but then again me being 5'2", it's not very hard to beat.LOL.

How the time flies!

It's hard for me to believe that 8 months ago, today, I gave birth to our beautiful little girl, Sophia. Since she has been a part of our lives, she has changed the status of Jeff and I, from a married couple, to a family. And we are loving it! Everytime she does something new, it's as if the whole world stops. We can't brag about her enough, but I think every parent can relate to that. I look back at pictures of when she was born ( a tiny 7 lbs & 5 oz.) and find myself missing how little and dainty she used to be. How she would sleep in our arms for hours and the tiniest yawn or facial expression got us so excited. But now I love the age she is at too, because she is developing her own personality and is so lovable and snuggly. She has her likes and dislikes and is developing a fiesty side too. Which at times is funny, but at other times, not so much.lol. We love every dimple, every hair, every inch of her. I never knew I was capable of this amount of unconditional love. I even find myslef worrying about her first day of school already. I was telling Jeff the other day that I didn't want her to ride the bus, that I was going to take her to school every day. I dont want to even think about letting go, but then again, it's in those moments that they grow and develop who they are. I'm just thankful she's still a baby and not five yet. I still love that she needs me and that she looks at me with those big, trusting, blue eyes, like she knows that I would never let anything happen to her. It's a big repsonsibility to have another person's happiness, health, and well being placed on your shoulders, but at the same time, it's the most wonderful, fullfilling and amazing feeling one can ever experience!

La la la la la means....I love you

Every night we have the same routine. We feed Sophia, change her, and give her a bottle. Then she kisses Jeff (Poppa) good night and I take her upstairs to her room. I turn on her night light and the sound of water ( on a machine) to help drown out the noise, and take her in my arms and rock her to sleep. As I rock her, I sing 'Rock a by Baby' until she falls asleep. Lately, she has been joining in and singing with me. Of course she doesn't talk yet, but she hums and softly mumbles as I sing to her. It is so precious.

Little Sleepy Head...

This morning Sophia woke up at 10:30 a.m. making it the longest she's slept through the night ever! She goes to bed at 8:30 every night and usually wakes up between 8:30 and 9:00 a.m. My only thought is that she must be growing. She's been sleeping quite a bit the last couple of days and has added an afternoon nap to her routine that she never used to require. It is just so nice to have a child that sleeps for so long. And I actually had to wake her up this morning, she probably would have slept longer! I feel so lucky!

Smarter than I realized...

I knew Sophia was smart, but she blew my away when I saw her do this: she wanted a toy that was kind of far away. She scooted and rolled and tried her hardest to get it but it was still out of reach. I guess she finally realized that if she couldn't get to the toy, she was going to bring it to her. She was laying on her tummy on a blanket and the toy was on the blanket as well. Well, she then proceeded to pull the blanket to her, thus bringing the toy closer to her too. What a smart little cookie!