Sophie is so proud of herself for standing. Standing is usually accompanied by "hoo"ing, laughing, and lots of drooling.

Looking all around. Sophie's new thing is to look at things upside down.

Her frog blanket is her best buddy. She also loves Sophie the giraffe (seen beside her). It's a ridiculously expensive teether, but was worth it since a lot of the other teethers are too wide to fit in her mouth. It's also easier for her to hold and control it. Her motor skills are coming along nicely. Sophie grasps objects with both hands at the same time, can hold two objects in each hand at the same time, and can lift them up to her mouth most of the time.

We think she will soon roll from her back to her stomach. She cannot wait to crawl! I know she'll have me running around after her. Thankfully we don't have stairs to worry about.

Growing Up So Fast!

This is Sophie loving her exersaucer. Playing in the exersaucer is serious business.

Sophie also loves to read books. We lay down beside her to read since she often flails about (I've been punched in the face many times). Sophie likes the cadence of Dr. Seuss; but she also likes board books, especially those with flaps. She enjoys trying to turn (and eat) the pages.

Super Sophie hanging out with Daddy. This activity frequently results in puddles of drool accumulating on the floor.

So happy to be awake after a good night's sleep! Sophie is a morning person. Morning often involves big smiles and loud shrieks of delight.

Sophie is in the stage where she is putting anything and everything in her mouth. Just her thumb won't do; she needs to have at least two fingers in her mouth.

Like I said before, it is exceedingly difficult to get a video of Sophie talking. Since she quiets as soon as she sees the camera I had to hide it from her view (hence the angle of the shot). Sophie has been much more vocal lately. She talks to Mommy & Daddy, herself, and inanimate objects. The books say to respond to her like you're conversing; however, Sophie tends to dominate the conversation.

More Cuteness

I've been trying for days to get a video of Sophie "talking" but once she sees the camera she ends up silently staring at it. Here, at least, she is smiling and laughing. BTW, I changed the setting so everyone can post comments. Hopefully it was successful. Please let me know if it wasn't and I'll try to fix it.

Standing Up

Sophie loves to stand. She can support her own weight but needs assistance to hold her steady. Sophie's very proud of herself. We bought her an exersaucer since she likes standing so much. She only goes in it for a few minutes a day (and not everyday). It's for 4 months and up so I don't want to push her too fast. It's difficult to gauge when Sophie's ready for new things and activities since she's so big for her age and she's been hitting milestones on the early side.