Thursday, September 29, 2011

Growth


Oh boy, is my little girl growing fast! All of the sudden she's busting out new skills left and right, and leaving me uber exhausted in the process. It's hard work learning to function like a normal human (for both of us?)!! Much appreciation goes out to my husband who is carrying us through this challenging season. I am also going to thank you in advance for letting me barrage you with a list of Sofia's new little abilities so that I can commemorate that there is some pay off to all our hard work. Here goes. Sofia is . . . 
  • Sitting up on her own [after 4 months of working on mastering this, I literally yelped when she mastered it]
  • Crawling
[this was on her first day of being able to crawl]
  • Pulling up into a standing position and walking with support [of course, her favorite place to practice is in her crib, when she's supposed to be sleeping - extra challenge for mommy!]
  • Visiting art museums and galleries [so many free ones around here, it's awesome!]
Sofia at a gallery showing that required
you wear these fuzzy grey caps
  • Waving hello and goodbye to people, places, food, stairway banisters
  • Taking naps in her crib [no, this is not supposed to be a big milestone, but it is a skill we didn't master until we moved to Maine, and I am just so thrilled she finally does it]
  • Dancing

  • Sleeping through the night [sometimes, let's call it about 30/70 good nights/bad now]

  • Playing dentist - she has two teeth chomping in full force, and about 5 that we can see the whites of but haven't fully broken yet. We regularly check her mouth to see if any have come out, so she returns the favor and constantly has her little finger fondling our teeth too. 
  • Saying "mama," "dada," "bye bye," and "hi" [mostly, there are babbling noises coming out of her mouth, but every once in a blue moon, it is clear she is saying these actual words with intention and meaning]
  • Eating solids: cereal, veggies, fruit, chicken [not happily], and as of this week, Cherrios! Her favorite food to date is green beans with basil, she can not eat that fast enough! She is NOT a fan of spinach.
  • Swinging

  • Saving two of my favorites for last, she turns pages in books as we read to her and
  • Trying to sing along when we sing to her, it makes me nearly tear up every time

After all of this, it is amazing to think that we've only just begun to learn anything in this big old world, there's so much more to go! 




Don't worry Sofi, we'll take it one step at a time!









3 comments:

  1. so. much. to. LOVE. i agree with emily, this post is wonderful:)... but i must admit, the shaking head at the spinach literally cracked me up... she's a sparkler!!

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  2. oh man, i laughed so hard at the eating video!!! her shaking her head "no", so funny!! i love that last photo too. what a sweet and precious girl you have, i am sad to not see her (and you!) in person now... :( glad things are going well though!! xoxo

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