Monday, January 31, 2011

15 Months Old



Sophie turned 15 months old last Tuesday.  Wow it is sure hard to believe and she sure has grown.  I took her to the doctor last Thursday which she just loves from the second we hit the white paper, to the scale, from the examination to getting her shots....she normally does not calm down until she is fully clothed and in the car asleep from wearing herself out.

Here are her stats to date....
22.6 pounds ( 43 percentile)
30.5 inches tall (52 percentile)


She's pretty average for a toddler that is 15 months.


Foods she's eating...
She is a wonderful eater...
Blueberries, Kiwi, Raspberries, Pears, Apples, Oranges, Peanut Butter Sandwiches, Chicken Nuggets, Spaghetti, Mac N Cheese, Pancakes without Syrup, hard boiled eggs, cucumber, peas, carrots, green beans, corn, raisins, Yogurt, cereal, granola, granola bars, goldfish crackers, pasta salad, cheese, bananas.

We've tried- Grilled Cheese, Hotdogs, Oatmeal, Pizza. Wraps and many other foods that we eat.  She is willing to try just about anything....but if she does not like something it returns to her plate.



Fun things she's saying....
She is definitely becoming more fluent in her speaking abilities.  She repeats nearly everything.  Her words now include....diaty (diaper), more, thank you, daddy, mommy, paw-paw (my dad), maw-maw (my mom), Aaron, baby, doggie, book, wa-wa (water), cup, juice, snack, help, mine, me, door, out, down, up, off, on, bath, nana(banana), ogurt (yogurt), cookie, lambie, monk (monkey), done, bye bye, ouch, good girl, poop, pee, potty, ocks (socks), all done, yesh (Yes), and is now shaking her head no, hello.


Fun things she's doing....

She also goes to her high chair when she is hungry and stands and waits for me to put her in there.

Before bed or nap she looks for lambie and monkey....she says "lambie, lambie"   Bob and I say "lambie where are you?"  But she's saying her part in the same tone as us.

She also loves playing in her tent and has decided that is her dumping ground...by dumping I mean going poop.  She heads in there and when she's done she comes out and holds the back of her diaper and says poop...it truly is hard not to laugh, but she is starting to understand.  In addition to this she follows us into the bathroom and wants to see what we are doing...hopefully that means potty training won't be too big of a challenge..we'll see.

Just recently my parents watched her and now when we turn the porch light on at night she points and says Paw-paw.  No sorry Paw-Paw isn't out there and neither is Maw-Maw.

We don't let her watch much T.V. but occasionally she gets to watch a little.  I bought around Christmas time the Muppet Family Christmas and it was one of my brother and my favorites as kids...she has become a bit addicted to it....and dances to the music and points out Miss Piggy, the dog, and laughs when they fall on the icy patch...

She's starting to take an interest in putting puzzles together, and still really loves reading books with anyone...she backs up if you are sitting on the floor with her and plops herself a seat right in your lap, there have been a few times she's sat on one of our faces.

She loves to go to the store and sit in the cart and wave to everyone in the store and say hello and bye bye to people...

I have to say the one thing that put Bob and I both back a little bit is at the sitter's house she has those little chairs and a little table for the kids to sit at and eat breakfast, snack, and lunch at...one day Bob saw her sitting in a chair through the window with the other kids.....and I saw her sitting there eating lunch with the other kids one day I picked her up...just hard to believe she's a big girl now doing things just like the other kids...she also has one little friend Charlise that she plays quite a bit and tells bye bye when she leaves.

Tuesday, January 25, 2011

Snow Bunny


So this past weekend we decided we could all use some fresh air from being cooped up.  So I gathered up all the clothes we all needed and got myself dressed, Bob got dressed and then we tag teamed Sophie.  She didn't seem to care about putting all those clothes on.  We just kept telling her that she was going outside which apparently sounded great to her.




Once we had her all dressed she could barely move...in fact she fell over...and then could not get up.. 



Finally we made it outside after about 15 minutes of getting dressed.





Now the real fun can begin...we have a small hill in our backyard perfect size for her to sled on...Bob stood at one end and I stood at the other.....wee!  She loved it..lots of laughing, giggling and smiling...and definitely curiosity!






After sledding she decided to sit in the snow because it was far to hard for her to move and walk in her boots with all of her clothing on...


At this point she decided to take her mittens off  (10 mins into being outside)
We called it a day and went in because it was much too cold for all of us!  Well worth our time though we had a blast.  Hopefully we will get a little bit warmer weather with the snow still on the ground one more time to take her out again.

Friday, January 21, 2011

Brush Your Teeth

Sophie absolutely loves brushing her teeth....so I got to thinking and the camp counselor came out in me and I found this song for me to sing while she brushes her teeth....so she kind of dances while I sing and she brushes.  We made it fun and so far she wants to be a big girl and brush her teeth just like mommy and daddy do.



If you get up in the morning at a quarter to one
and you want to have a little fun,
You brush your teeth ch ch ch ch, ch ch ch ch....
If you get up in the morning at a quarter to two
and you want to find something to do,
You brush your teeth ch ch ch ch, ch ch ch ch....
If you get up in the morning at a quarter to three
and you want to hum a tweedle dee dee,
You brush your teeth ch ch ch ch, ch ch ch ch....
If you get up in the morning at a quarter to four
and you think you hear a knock at the door,
You brush your teeth ch ch ch ch, ch ch ch ch....
If you get up in the morning at a quarter to five
and you just can't wait to come alive,
You brush your teeth ch ch ch ch, ch ch ch ch....

Thursday, January 20, 2011

Snuggles

Sophie has always been a snuggler. However since she's been on the go her snuggles are far and few between.  Today she woke up from her afternoon nap and when I picked her up she snuggled up on me and I decided to sit down in the rocking chair in her room..She curled up on me and went back to sleep for nearly twenty minutes.  Little to say I was pretty excited and didn't care if I got anything done.  I treasure every moment like this with her.

Wednesday, January 19, 2011

Party!!!

This past weekend we headed south to celebrate our nephew Aaron's 3rd birthday.  The party seemed to be a hit with Aaron since it was Thomas the Train themed.  He had a blast... if you knew him like we do...this little boy loves his cake and cookies.


Here is Sophie anxiously awaiting some birthday cake





Tuesday, January 11, 2011

Happy 3rd Birthday Aaron



Dear Aaron,

Hard to believe you are already three.. 


It seems just like yesterday we were awaiting your arrival.  It sure has been fun to watch you grow and learn over the last few years..we can't wait to see what this year brings for you..


Enjoy your snowy birthday and we'll see you soon to celebrate..

Love Uncle Bob, Aunt Stephanie, and Sophie- XOXOXO


















Saturday, January 8, 2011

Bye Bye


Monday night Mommy, Daddy and Sophie met Uncle Michael and Aunt Lisa at the Der Dutchman for dinner to hangout for a couple of hours.  We chit chatted about their school, and future plans along with our exciting trip to the beach coming up in the spring.  Sophie was a good girl and loved the mashed potatoes, noodles, and green beans. We attempted taking a group picture minus Daddy.










Tuesday, January 4, 2011

Soon to Be Pastor Uncle Michael

So the Sunday following New Years our hometown church asked Michael if he would cover for the new minister.  Michael agreed to doing so, while Aunt Lisa got the day off. Many of our old friends, family, and church members that were part of our lives attended.  Sophie even had the privilege of going up for the children's service with Mommy to hear Uncle Michael.






Aunt Lisa, Mommy & Sophie after the service










Saturday, January 1, 2011

Ringing in the New Year Beery Style

So after our get together at Julie's we headed to my parents house to welcome Aunt Lisa, Uncle Michael and Scarlet and Gray to Ohio, and to celebrate Christmas and the New Year all at the same time.

New Years Eve Night we opened up our presents from each other and the stocking stuffers Santa left for all of us...

Sophie got a polar bear, a Mickey Mouse towel and a book from Aunt Lisa and Uncle Michael
Gray was very interested in helping Sophie unwrap her gift
and she got a new beach hat for this summer and for our trip this spring from Grandma and Grandpa...she thought it looked better on Uncle Michael...I personally think pink is his color.


Sophie enjoyed her time with Scarlett and Gray.. they gave her kisses...sat below her chair when she ate her meals, and kept a close eye on her.  Gray is more of a mommy..anytime Sophie would cry she would check to see if she was okay...she watched me change her diapers and put her down for naps and bed.  Scarlett was more interested in her toys...sniffing them out to see if they were good material to play with..never once did I see either dog chewing on anything of hers.  Both of these dogs are snugglers..





After Sophie went to bed we all sat around.......Gray snuggled in with me...



                                                             and Scarlet in with Lisa...


Bob snuggled in with his camera


Note we all eventually got up and played games and ate snacks and we all made it to see the ball drop at Midnight.




The next day Scarlet found her way to Bob's lap and stayed there for quite awhile..



While Sophie and Grandpa played in (mommy's old room) now Sophie's room with her (mommy's old little chair)















Old Friends and New Friends

New Year's Eve day... a few of my childhood friends met at my long time friend Julie's house just to spend some time together eating, chatting, and watching our children interact.
We had a blast and so did the kids...here are a few pictures
Melanie, Malerie and Lee 

She's just so sweet and petite!

We decided to get a group picture...
all the adults look at the camera...
Sophie discovered Dexyn's face, and Malerie is trying to get his attention
now she has found his hand...
now everyone is looking at the camera besides Sophie..
now Dex is sticking his tongue out and Sophie has to make sure she touches it....


Finally a good group picture
Stephanie and Sophie( 14 months), Julie and Dexyn (4 months), and Melanie and Malerie (6 months)