¡Un chango!

We had a little outing to the zoo on Friday and had a blast. It was a little hot but we still had fun. Sofie started mimicking the monkeys. She would grin and dance while saying, "ooh, ooh". It was so cute. She also loved the huge fish tank.

Mi blancanieves

Wow! She is one now. I can't believe it. I have a one year old! I read in a book that after one they are no longer babies they become toddlers. Well, what does that mean anyway? Unless, they mean that your child is completely transformed into this whole other little person you thought you knew. That seems likely. Sofie has started having tantrums. Yes, real, screaming tantrums. I know it is just too hard to believe so I will include a video to prove my point. In this video you will witness my sweet child throwing a fit because it was time to put away her toy (a five foot piñata of Snow White). This is actually one of her more mild tantrums but a tantrum nonetheless. In case you missed Ms. Sofie's fabulous Snow White party, her aunt Karen has created a photo slide show for you viewing pleasure. It was fun!

Su primer diente

Sofie's first tooth is here! We can't see it yet but it is sharp. Almost eleven months and finally it arrives. We are so excited! She has been cranky lately and hasn't been sleeping well. We assumed she was overstimulated with her new crab crawling but I am glad we were wrong. Just this morning her nana Suzie was saying it should be any day now. I am so happy she will have at least one tooth for her first birthday. Yeah!

Sofie has also started pretend talking on the phone. She will pick up anything and pretend to talk on the phone. She gets very loud and says a short bye at the end. She is really talking a lot more now too. I can't wait to see what her first words will be, mamí, I hope.

Ya mero

Sofie will be a year soon. Very soon. I just can't believe it. We had a fun time last week. I went to the Wave Pool with my students and it inspired me to let Sofie swim. We bought a family pool, 10'x6' 22 inches deep, so that we could beat the summer heat this year. She loved it! She just floated along. We also bought her a floaty that she could sit in. She has started singing in church now. She will sing along and when we stop, she stops. It is just too funny! She still enjoys playing with her feet. She is so clever that she uses them to get to things that are out of reach. Pictures to come.

¡Diez meses!

Sofie is wearing a cute strawberry hat.

My little Sofie is ten months today! I am so excited. I can't believe how much she has grown in the last ten months. Yesterday I held a 2 month old baby and Sofie just loved seeing the baby. She was really excited! She screamed and laughed. Today Karen held Sadie so that Sofie could look at her and the same thing happened. Poor Sadie looked very frightened. She is getting really fast at her army crawling too. When she is on the floor, she just takes off. She is very clever. She will use her finger to pick up stuff on the floor and put it in her mouth. Her nana says she crawls like a crab. Well a cute one anyway.

Mucho en un mes

So much has happened this month. Sofie got sick 3 times. She would seem to be better but then she would get a runny nose, a fever or a sore throat. From what the doctor tells us, she still has a couple of ulcers in the back of her throat. She prescribed a mixture of Maalox and benedryl. It sounded weird to me so I didn't give it to her. Maalox just doesn't seem like it is meant for kids. Plus she told me to give it to her when she wasn't eating well. Like that is ever a problem for my sweetie at 21 lbs. 14 oz. If I notice that she is not eating like normal, then I will follow the doctors orders, but for now since it is not going to heal the ulcers, I'll wait. I am giving her Tylenol and benedryl as needed. Does it sound crazy that I don't want to give my daughter Maalox? I know that it won't hurt her and I should trust my doctor, but I am just not comfortable with it.

Sofie also started to army crawl this past week. She has gotten really good at it now. She also says bye when she wants to and after I get off the phone with someone. Jeff taught her how to make motor noises with her mouth and finger. She loves to mimic the sounds of words. The doctor says that's a sign of intelligence...of course. She loves playing outside on the grass. She enjoys X-box with daddy also. When you say Nana or daddy or mamí, she looks at the person. She laughs so sweetly when we play peek a boo. She pulls the blanket up and down, it is funny to watch. I was able to get her to sport the "Shelby" do. I pulled up as much hair as I could and put a rubber band and a bow in it. I see some curls in her hair too. She looks so cute with a bow in her hair. She also loves to pick up things with her feet. She will just grab at stuff with her feet and bring it up to her hands. As soon as I figure out how to add video I will add this because it is hysterical. I can't believe how time is just flying by.

La leyenda de la flor "el conejo"

The Legend of the Bluebonnet by Tomie de Paola is one of my favorites. I love all Tomie de Paola books! I love the vocabulary he uses in his Spanish books. He is a great writer and illustrator. Well, Sofie had a great time getting to roll around on the Kelli's new carpet. We went to Drew's fourth birthday party this weekend. It was good seeing the boys again and it's always good seeing Ms. Shelby! Kelli, your house is beautiful! I love the brightness of the paint you picked out. The cabinets are awesome in the dark stain. Thank you for having us over, we had a great time! About half a mile from Kelli's, there is an area where you can go and take pictures of the bluebonnets. They have parking and everything, too cool. But I got some great shots of Sofie in the bluebonnets. I also got a great shot of Sofie eating the bluebonnets. But I will not add that picture since I was told that was a felony also. She is too young for us to be bailing her out. Kelli made a book for Drew about vacuums, I think I will make Sofie a bluebonnet book...plus she looks good in blue. I included some pictures of her wearing her blue hair clip that her tia Robyn made her. It matches her ice cream dress perfectly. Thank you Robyn!