Life with Sophia

Life keeps on keeping on. Sophia is growing and learning at an amazing rate. Her latest stats (from Friday's doctor's appointment) are:

Height: 30 inches
Weight: 20lbs (8.5kgs)

I thought I would share some of the most recent photos we have of Sophia and give an update that way...

Sophia still enjoys her baths...currently, her favorite way to bath is on her tummy, kicking and splashing around. Occasionally she thinks its fun to try to catch her toys with her mouth, which usually ends up with her sputtering water and a little red in the face. It's kind of funny but she keeps on going, no crying or complaining.

These pictures show Sophia in her after bath glory. She loves sitting around without any clothes on. The other thing that brings her pleasure is ripping apart my magazines. I am not sure what it is that is so attractive about them, but on that day she ripped the back cover and pages off my most recent Chatelaine.

I am grooming my girl to be a shoe lover. Currently that means that she shows her affection by giving her shoes a good chewing. These little shoes are Adidas runners that her Uncle Todd gave her. They're great and look fabulous on her. And apparently, they taste good.

My two girls. Sophia and Haley continue to get along really well. Haley has her own pillow in the nursery and likes to hang out with us whenever we are in there. Aren't they sweet?

A potential soccer fan? Sophia likes to kick this ball around when she's walking around with her adult assistant.

Would this count as physiotherapy for Grandpa's knee? Yet another male family member bending to the whims of this little powerful girl. Grandpa and Grandma Mantel were here for Easter and we all had a good time. David and I even got the chance to go for High Tea together without Sophia. It was a great treat.

Who's here? Can you see who's here? Is it anyone important? Did they bring toys, food? Sophia and Haley both love looking out of the upstairs window. Usually, Haley watches for our return from this window, and was willing to share her space with Sophia just this once!

We had an absolutely glorious spring day yesterday (ut was about 17 degrees), so David and I decided to have a family outing. We packed a lunch and headed out to Wascana Lake. The Geese were out and Sophia enjoyed checking out the wildlife (both two legged and otherwise). Haley enjoyed the opportunity for a nice long walk (about an hour). We had such a wonderful time. We plan to do this regularly, especially during the good weather (you never do know how long it will last!)

Haley (the white fuzzy one, if you haven't met her), Sophia (in the hat and sunglasses (which she kept on)) and me. We took a break to tease the geese. What a good looking group, hey?


The battle of the food seems to be lessening. Sophia has taken to eating solids and seems to be enjoying them. We have moved into more complex tastes like broccoli, potato and cheddar. These pictures (taken tonight) are the remnants of the prunes she had with supper. Dark brown seems to be a food colour that spreads easily...it was up her arms, up her nose, all over her face, and down her shirt (she did have a bib on, but it seemed to have a hole! yikes). I think she enjoyed making the mess.