11 months

it feels like life is going by to fast. matt and i were commenting that we wish we had the ability to make time stand still. almost at a year...all her friends starting to try out walking. birthday parties and the mourning of babyhood all around us. while it is going fast, we continue to savor all that sophia is.

she is contented, happy, thoughtful and the definition of a lovie-dovie.

as promised, in a matter of two weeks sophia got 5 teeth. about every 4 days she would pop a new one. she was a trooper though, and we didn't have to many sleepless nights. her toothy grin is all the more fun to see.

she's a chatty kathy (as her grandma dubbed her). she babbles, sings and laughs. she has figured out intonation and uses it well. we're pretty sure that 'ba' is brother as she will call for him when he's not around. and she makes a mix between a 'th' and 'sh' sound for sister. she has started to repeat sounds that you make if you ask her to.


the mama word is a little more hard to come by, so one night while feeding her i just asked, 'sophia, can you please say mama? mama' i stated. she looked at me, paused for dramatic effect and then said, 'mom'. slow and clear.

i haven't pushed sign language with her as i did the others. but she started grunting to get more food and i said, 'sophia, can you say more please?' and did the motions. i did it several times, while repeating it. she watched, studied and then did the motions. that's all it took and she's got the hang of it.

she is a true water baby. we went to a water park last week and she spent the entire time splashing, crawling and sliding in the water.


she's been loving having her grandparents around the last few weeks too....


next up...the big #1.