Sofia is "1"

A year ago yesterday, I was (im)patiently awaiting the arrival of my sweet Sofia. Today, she is a whole year old, where has the time gone? It never ceases to amaze me how long the last few weeks of pregnancy seem to be but how quickly the 1st year seems to fly by!
She has MANY knicknames - Sofi, Fia, Topi, Topapia, Tofi,Tofers, Topes, and slimer
She is very close to walking.
She loves to chase her siblings around the house.
Sofi tries to "sing" along with music when she hears it playing.
She climbs everything that she can reach.
She enjoys playing with Evie's baby dolls.

Sofi's Stats:

Height - 28 1/4"

Weight - 18lbs 2oz.

We had a first when it comes to stats. Sofi is my first baby to measure below the 50% mark. She is now on a high calorie, high (good) fat, and high protein diet. Our Dr. thinks the big drop in weight and height is due to the fact that Sofi would still prefer to nurse over eating other foods. She needs to "bulk up" of how high her activity levels are now that she's crawling and such.

Sofi's cake says "S" "O" "F" "I" around the sides and has a big "1" on the top.

Enjoying the frosting more than anything.

"Happy Birthday to you..."

Sofia: 9 Months

I took Sofia in for her 9 month checkup last month. Sigh. Time is flying by so quickly it seems. She started out our biggest baby but has tapered off to be our most petite. Here are her stats:

• Height: 28" (70%)
• Weight: 17lbs 11.5oz (45%)
• Head: 45.5cm (90%)

Here are some things that she is doing:

• crawls all over
• walks around furniture and while you are holding her hands
• loves to "talk", especially to other babies
• says "dada", "mama", "num num", "nigh nigh", "no no", and "ba ba" (ball)
• loves to look at herself in the mirror.
• reaches for and grabs anything and everything that she's close to.
• smiles and laughs all the time, but especially at her siblings.
• has a stubborn streak and a firmly resists doing things that she doesn't want to do. Don't ever play chicken with her, she will beat you. ;o)
• she LOVES to be in the water - playing in the pool, bath tub, toilet, etc.
• she still has no teeth (not even at 10 1/2 months) but loves to eat "big people" food
• she has started liking her sippy cup but still refuses a bottle

Sofia's Newest Milestones

Sofia can now sit without support. She started doing this while we were in Puerto Rico (January 20-27).

Sofia has been trying to "crawl" for a little while and finally did it on February 27th. She doesn't get up on all fours yet but does a cross between the "army" crawl and an inch-worm. It's cute to watch. :o)

Sofia joined Reagan and Amelia on March 1st by making "Dada" her first word. Evie is the only one of the four to say "Mama" first. Jared's reaction, "Booyah!"

Sofia at 6 months

It's hard to believe that Sofia is already 6 months! I took here in for her checkup today and here are her stats:

• Height: 27.5" (97%)
• Weight: 16lbs 14oz (80%)
• Head: 42.75cm (80%)

Here are some things that she is doing:

• rolls over both ways (tummy to back, back to tummy) and moves around the house by rolling.
• sits alone for up to minute.
• has almost gotten up on all fours twice.
• loves to "talk", especially to other babies.
• loves to look at herself in the mirror.
• reaches for and grabs anything and everything that she's close to.
• started waving a couple of days before Christmas.
• reaches for mommy (she's VERY attached to mommy).
• smiles and laughs all the time, but especially at her siblings.
• has a stubborn streak and a firmly resists doing things that she doesn't want to do. Don't ever play chicken with her, she will beat you. ;o)