doctor

Sophia and her mommy loved Sophia's pediatrician right from the start. Unfortunately, when Carl started a new job with the Cleveland Clinic we had to find a new pediatrician. This was very difficult for Sophia('s mom). We finally settled on a new one after talking to several doctors and some families at church.

While the new doctor isn't quite the same....she is winning some points with mom and Sophia.

Everytime we go the nurses write sweet messages on the exam table for Sophia.

I think she likes it, what do you think?

best friends

Sophia likes to hang out with her two best friends, Sophia the giraffe and Ms. Froggie. They often snuggle in the jumperoo together.

When it gets a little crowded Sophia gives one the boot.

There's no question who Sophia's number 1 BFF is. Sorry Ms Froggie... It's rough being number 2...

a glimpse at our days

I got an iphone for my birthday and have been taking pictures like crazy on it. Having it always with me means I never miss a cute moment. The quality of the pictures aren't great but there are some cute ones nonetheless. I thought I would give everyone a little glimpse at some of the typical things we do everyday through iphone picutes!

Going for a walk in the stroller with our favorite toy.

Playing with stacking cups and working on our crawling.

Going for a stroll through the grass.

Those are just a few of the fun things we do to fill our days!

wise beyond her years

coffee table

Sophia's newest game is standing at the coffee table and banging on it. She needs help getting up there but can stand pretty well on her own.

The game is even more fun when Thor is on the table. We tricked him into staying there by leaving his favorite Parenting magazine up there. Not joking, he LOVES that magazine.

Almost as much as Sophia loves smacking the table with stacking cups. Luckily we have a dented up old coffee table so mom says, bang away baby girl, bang away.

knees

Last week Sophia started rocking back and forth on her hands and knees! She has been determined to figure out how to crawl for a couple of weeks now. She's been really good at the "downward facing dog" position but hadn't quite figured out that she needed to bend her knees.

After some hard work and practice during nap time, Sophia did it! She bent those knees!

We'll be crawling any day now!

7 months!

I feel like I just wrote Sophia's 6 month post! I swear these months are going faster and faster and despite the fact that I keep telling Sophia she doesn't need to get any bigger she keeps growing! Pretty sure I am in denial that she is 7 months because I continue to tell anyone that asks that she is 6 months. oops. I will accept it soon enough.

It is getting harder to take pictures with giraffe. We are either trying to eat the giraffe or throwing him on the floor.


We are darn adorable while doing it though.

I love her smile. I never ever tire of seeing this beautiful smile.

7 months has brought on wonderful things and challenging things. Sophia is as happy as ever. Seriously not bragging when I say she must be one of the happiest babies (okay maybe just a little). Wherever we go people comment on how happy she is and what a great smile she has

While she is a happy baby a lot of the time 7 months has brought on object permanence. A wonderful and important milestone and also a very challenging one. Sophia now knows that her super fun parents are still around when we are not in sight. Meaning, crying at bedtime has returned (insert one very sad momma). Sophia has been going down for the night without crying since 4 .5 month. This week she has cried a few nights and when I go in to make sure everything is okay she smiles and starts making silly faces. Nice try cute one, it's still bedtime. Lets hope this passes fast!

At 7 months Sophia:

• is wearing size 6-9 months clothes


• is 25" long (not sure of her weight yet)


• nurses 4 times a day and eats two solid meals a day


• does not like pureed bananas or applesauce but likes everything else we've tried (prunes, green beans, carrots, pears, peas, etc etc)


• is rocking back and forth on her knees and is so determined to crawl


• loves stacking cups, her music table, and tags


• smiles and laughs a lot


• likes to give "kisses" (more like eat your face)


• is very very loved!