Sophie is now a little over a year and a half...and every time we look at our little girl she seems taller, her hair is longer, and she's learning more and more things. In the blink of an eye she is doing everything a toddler should be doing and then some.
In the last month there have been some firsts...she had her first trip to the beach, her first time playing in the sand, she went to her first Soccer game that her cousin Austin played in, stayed in her first hotel, ate her first funnel cake, a popsicle, and a cheeseburger, hand fed Scarlet her dog food, went down a slide all by herself, drew with chalk and markers, blew bubbles, and crawled up on the couch by herself.
Some of her new favorite things include....
Putting Stickers on paper, drawing with chalk on the driveway, Coloring in coloring books with crayons and markers, playing in the pool, playing in water and sand, running, kicking a ball, sliding at the park, blowing bubbles outside, playing in her kitchen, rocking her baby doll to sleep, splashing and shooting hoops in the bathtub, reading and watching Curious George.
Her personality and her vocabulary are developing at high rates daily...
In the morning she is so much fun to get ready. Once she is dressed she helps Daddy make the bed, and then we head downstairs and she gives me hugs and kisses goodbye and then tells daddy -Babbest (breakfast).
She can tell us more about her day- Topic of discussion is "Play Hannah". Hannah is one of her friends at the sitter and apparently they play together a lot.
Some of her favorite phrases are "I did that", "Whoa Baby", and "Whoops"
She is singing parts of songs....example is "We are the Dinosaurs" there is a part of the song that she roars on cue...it is cute and hillarious...she also has learned to march to this song...and some of the songs off of the Imagination Movers Concert she can sing "nah nah nah", bounce, hop, and several other words.
In addition to singing she loves to dance and do hand motions. She has got head, shoulders, knees and toes down pat. She also has the motions to Jump Up under her belt too.
She is starting to learn the letters in her name...the favorites are the I and the E, and her favorite color seems to be yellow.
Eating Habits....
She is able to eat most of her food now with a fork and spoon that is supposed to be eaten that way.
She loves Cheese, Yogurt, Peanut Butter Sandwiches, Mac N Cheese, Cucumbers, Carrots, Peas, Spaghetti, Grilled Cheese, Mini Cheeseburgers, Chicken Nuggets, Meatballs, Cheese Pizza, Goldfish Cheese Crackers, Grapes, Blueberries, Watermelon, Cantaloupe, Cereal, Granola Bars, and Pancakes. Note: Our child loves anything that has cheese in it or on it.
Evening Activities...
We are trying to get her to eat what we are having for dinner...some nights are more successful than others...
After dinner we usually take her outside for a walk or into the back yard or over to the park to play.
When we get back it's usually into the bathtub to play...her new favorite thing at bath time is to make soup and put it in bowls and feed her bath time friends.
At night we now put her to bed, she is giving us hugs and kisses, and she wants to be covered up with a blanket...and Daddy and I take turn saying prayers all together.
Sophie continues to be a blessing to us each and every day....she also is challenging us as parents some days because she is moving towards those terrible twos..even at that she is still a really good laid back kid that is just testing us...and it is our jobs each and everyday to see to it that she behaves and knows that Mommy and Daddy are in charge.
We love you bunches!!