Hand in Hand...

The last few nights when I lay Sophia in her crib, she looks up at me at and starts to make a sad, pouty face because she knows I will be leaving her. So I take her blanket and snuggle it up around her, gently rub the top of her head, and sing to her. She used to love when I rubbed the top of her head, but recently the last few times, she'll grab my hand and pull it away from her head and pull it in close to her cheek, just holding my hand in hers. Then she looks back up at me and smiles, then closes her eyes and goes to sleep. If I try to pull my hand away before she's completely asleep, she grabs my hand again and holds it until she falls back asleep. It is the sweetest thing!

Oh Crap! (literally)

After we got home this evening I put Sophia down on the ground to crawl around and play with her toys, while I did the dishes. She was pretty content for quite some time, but then began to fuss a bit. I picked her up and was talking to her, asking her what was wrong. Then... I smelled it. I then leaned down towards her bum to verify what I was smelling and yep, she definitely had a poopy diaper. Jeff wasn't home from work yet, so I was going to attempt this one on my own. Lately Jeff and I have had to make diaper changing a two person job due to the fact that Sophia likes to "help" us by putting her hands in the mess, yuck! So anyways, thinking that it will be no bog deal, I take off her diaper and start to clean her up, when I realize, crap!, "I got it on the carpet. Oh, no, now it's on her outfit." Then I lift her up and finally see, the poo had shot all the way up her back and clear up to her shoulders! How this happened, is beyond me. Let's just say that after about 10 wipes, two diapers and a bath, Sophia is finally clean, however, the outfit I'm not so sure about. I think that is one outfit that can't be salvaged:(And it was so cute too!

Visiting with Friends...

Yesterday me, Katie and Sophia went to the Young's house to visit Amy,Courtney & Elle, Lexi, and Kim. It was so funny watching Sophia's reaction to all the commotion. She has never seen so much activity before. It completely entranced her. She seemed to love it, though and loved the new selection of toys at there house to play with. We had such a nice time visiting with everyone and catching up. It was also fun to watch Sophia and Elle interact. I must say, they are two of the most fashionable little girls around!

Learning to Walk...

Sophia has a bouncy chair that converts into a walker that helps her learn how to walk. Even though she is only 9 months, I thought, why not get her started now? She is really learning how to balance her weight and it has amazed both Jeff and I how fast she has caught on! Now it seems like all she wants to do is either use her walker to walk or she'll grab our hands as if to tell us, 'ok, I want you to walk with me now.' And I know once she starts walking I will be chasing her everywhere, but right now my arms would really like the rest :)

Little miss Nosey...

Sophia has this new found curiosity for boxes, magazines, and anything new and interesting. The other day, Jeff was taking some pictures of me and Sophia on our stairs. Well, when I set Sophia down next to me to re-adjust our pose, this is what happened...



She saw these decorative boxes we have on our stairs and had the notion that something exciting was inside. She opened up the top one and peeked inside. Though there was nothing, she still found it very entertaining. She then pulled the top one off and peeked into the next. She is so curious about life and it's so exciting to see her discovering new things in her own little way.

My Little Contortionist...

Sophia is so flexible these days! She loves to grab her feet and bring them all the way up to her mouth and suck on her toes. She also likes to grab one foot in each hand and clap her feet together. She keeps herself so entertained with her many bendable positions, maybe she'll grow up to be a part of the circus, lets hope not!Lol.

Fall Photos...

My parents have a great big maple tree in there back yard that turns bright yellow in the fall. Every year the leaves fall and gather around the base of the tree and it is so beautiful! This year I decided to capture pictures of Sophia playing in the gorgeous yellow leaves. Here's how they turned out...






She loved watching the wind blow the leaves off the tree and hearing the crunching sound of the leaves when she played in them. We also had to keep on telling her not to eat the leaves.lol. She's at the stage where everything goes in the mouth.
Oh, and an update on her teeth... She's doing so much better! The top two have cut through the gums and she is feeling and sleeping much better these days:)

Lil' Stinker...

For Sophia's first Halloween, we dressed her up as a little skunk. And what an adorable little skunk she was...







For Halloween we took Sophia over to Grandma and Grandpa Boss's to trick-or-treat in there neighborhood. We also met my family (The Cartwright's) over there as well. When we arrived Autie Katie and Kevin were decorating the outside of the house for other trick-or-treaters. After dinner, we headed out into the neighborhood to trick-or-treat. We couldn't have asked for better weather. The stars were out and the temperature was pretty comfortable. Sophia was so interested in all the different sites and sounds she had never seen before. She was also quite the little trooper and stayed awake the entire time. She even got a few pieces of candy, which we enjoyed of course.lol. Along the way we met a little girl dressed up as a chicken and introduced her to Sophia. Sophia reached out her hand to try to touch her costume. Unfortunately, my camera was back at the house, but the little girl's mom got a picture of Sophia and the little chicken, I bet it turned out so cute! After going around the entire neighborhood we went back to Grandpa and Grandma's house and relaxed and visited for a bit. Then we left for home with a tired little Sophia, who zonked out in the car on the way home. We had such a fun time and I think Sophia really enjoyed her first Halloween!