Here's one more example of a silly way Sophia says something:
"Mom, it only hurt a little bit, not a lotta bit."
On Valentine's day, Sophia wore some red tights, a red shirt and a jean skirt. Lately, she is obsessed with tights and wants to wear them every day, as well as to bed (we say no there). So, she was going to do playdough and I did not want her to get it all over her tights and shirt. She had already taken off her skirt for naptime. I told her to go take off her tights and shirt and I'd find some comfy clothes that could get dirty. As she was running out of the kitchen to beat me to her room, she turned back to me, lifted her little hand and said, "Mom, but don't I look cute?" It was her way of asking me one more time if she really had to change.
Monday, February 18, 2008
Sunday, February 17, 2008
some cute things
I have a bunch of pictures of things to write about Sophia's birthday party yesterday but I don't have the energy tonight to upload the pictures and type everything. I do, however, want to write these few things before I forget them.
This morning, I was getting dressed to go out to the store with the girls and Drew. I was trying to put on my bra discreetly under my shirt because Sophia never gives me privacy. She looked up at me and moaned, "Am I really going to wear one of those?" She had asked me previously what a bra was and I told her that someday when she was grown up she'd wear one, too. Well, obviously today it didn't seem like such a great thing to her!
Sophia is VERY into going with Drew for one-on-one time to the bank, post office, store, etc. When they're in the car together, they listen to any of Drew's music they can find on the radio and always come home telling me all the bands and songs they heard. Sophia particularly likes The Beatles and Queen for some reason. This weekend, she heard Money by Pink Floyd and is hooked! Drew had to play it for her from his ipod today as well as Yellow Submarine and A Little Help From My Friends. She is OBSESSED with Yellow Submarine. She also loves the song June by Spock's Beard and will get Drew to play it for her any chance she gets. We're not sure if she likes the song simply because she enjoys listening to it, or if it's because it's called June. June happens to be her favorite character on Little Einsteins. Today, we were listening to The Beatles tunes while getting ready to go out and I told her they are one of my favorite bands. She looked at me and said she loves them, too. Then she said,
"You know what I love, Mommy?"
"What do you love, Sophia?"
"Little Einsteins!" she whispered. "You know what else I love, Mommy? Ballet!" She whispers things when she's really excited and they come out so exaggerated. It's really cute. Drew and I were both laughing because we had been talking about different music the whole time, so when she asked the questions we expected her to be telling us more songs that she loves. Any chance she gets she will tell you how much she LOVES ballet. She wears ballet slippers around our house non-stop, and wears them to be EVERY single night.
Drew and I were talking today about all the silly ways Sophia used to say words that she has since outgrown. It's so sad that she's moved on since it means she's really growing up. She still has some funny words, like when she talks about McDonalds. Even though we always just say McDonalds, she thinks it's called Old McDonalds (like the song), and ALWAYS calls it that. Some things she used to say that we will never forget:
me-han = excuse me
babing soup = bathing suit
leg-a-bug = ladybug
ambebeeps = ambulance
lella = Stella
place map = place mat
sur-E-up = syrup (she used to, and sometimes still does, add an extra syllable in the middle of a word. There is a grocery store here called Publix, and she always calls it Pub-a-lix)
Yesterday in the favor bags at her party there was a little slinky. She had heard the name before but couldn't remember it so I told her again. This morning she got up and asked me to find her slimy. I wasn't sure what she meant at first, but sure enough she was talking about the slinky.
This morning, I was getting dressed to go out to the store with the girls and Drew. I was trying to put on my bra discreetly under my shirt because Sophia never gives me privacy. She looked up at me and moaned, "Am I really going to wear one of those?" She had asked me previously what a bra was and I told her that someday when she was grown up she'd wear one, too. Well, obviously today it didn't seem like such a great thing to her!
Sophia is VERY into going with Drew for one-on-one time to the bank, post office, store, etc. When they're in the car together, they listen to any of Drew's music they can find on the radio and always come home telling me all the bands and songs they heard. Sophia particularly likes The Beatles and Queen for some reason. This weekend, she heard Money by Pink Floyd and is hooked! Drew had to play it for her from his ipod today as well as Yellow Submarine and A Little Help From My Friends. She is OBSESSED with Yellow Submarine. She also loves the song June by Spock's Beard and will get Drew to play it for her any chance she gets. We're not sure if she likes the song simply because she enjoys listening to it, or if it's because it's called June. June happens to be her favorite character on Little Einsteins. Today, we were listening to The Beatles tunes while getting ready to go out and I told her they are one of my favorite bands. She looked at me and said she loves them, too. Then she said,
"You know what I love, Mommy?"
"What do you love, Sophia?"
"Little Einsteins!" she whispered. "You know what else I love, Mommy? Ballet!" She whispers things when she's really excited and they come out so exaggerated. It's really cute. Drew and I were both laughing because we had been talking about different music the whole time, so when she asked the questions we expected her to be telling us more songs that she loves. Any chance she gets she will tell you how much she LOVES ballet. She wears ballet slippers around our house non-stop, and wears them to be EVERY single night.
Drew and I were talking today about all the silly ways Sophia used to say words that she has since outgrown. It's so sad that she's moved on since it means she's really growing up. She still has some funny words, like when she talks about McDonalds. Even though we always just say McDonalds, she thinks it's called Old McDonalds (like the song), and ALWAYS calls it that. Some things she used to say that we will never forget:
me-han = excuse me
babing soup = bathing suit
leg-a-bug = ladybug
ambebeeps = ambulance
lella = Stella
place map = place mat
sur-E-up = syrup (she used to, and sometimes still does, add an extra syllable in the middle of a word. There is a grocery store here called Publix, and she always calls it Pub-a-lix)
Yesterday in the favor bags at her party there was a little slinky. She had heard the name before but couldn't remember it so I told her again. This morning she got up and asked me to find her slimy. I wasn't sure what she meant at first, but sure enough she was talking about the slinky.
Tuesday, February 12, 2008
18 months
Sophia was exactly 18 months and 8 days when Stella was born. Stella is now 18 months and 3 days old. When I'm with Stella, I can't believe this was Sophia's age when I had Stella. Below are some pictures of both girls at the age. The pictures of Sophia are from either a few weeks before Stella was born or within a few weeks after. The pictures of Stella are from the past three weeks. You can definitely tell they are sisters!
Cheese!
This happens every time. The second I get a camera out, one or both of the girls look and say "Cheese!" However, by the time the camera is actually ready to take the picture, here's what I get:
And she refused to look at me again. As Sophia would say, "Little Stinker."
And she refused to look at me again. As Sophia would say, "Little Stinker."
Superbowl Chili
For the Superbowl (this will be my only mention of it seeing as how it was not a happy game) Drew made some chili. Sophia wanted to help. Here she is helping to pour the beans into the chili. The whole can fell in at one point and Sophia thought that was funny.
Sophia thinks helping Daddy is sooo fun! She helps him make his lunch every morning, too.
Here, Sophia is stealing a kidney bean to eat. She had never tried them before.
She's stealing another and another....
She thinks she's so funny...she stole about 6 kidney beans before they got covered with everything else they put in the pot. I can't believe she liked them cold. I think she would have eaten the whole can if we had let her.
She didn't want to actually try the chili because Drew told her it was spicy. She did, however, love the nachos that he was having with it. She really loves sour cream so nachos are always a treat. She got to stay up for part of the game then went to bed and missed the bad part.
Sophia thinks helping Daddy is sooo fun! She helps him make his lunch every morning, too.
Here, Sophia is stealing a kidney bean to eat. She had never tried them before.
She's stealing another and another....
She thinks she's so funny...she stole about 6 kidney beans before they got covered with everything else they put in the pot. I can't believe she liked them cold. I think she would have eaten the whole can if we had let her.
She didn't want to actually try the chili because Drew told her it was spicy. She did, however, love the nachos that he was having with it. She really loves sour cream so nachos are always a treat. She got to stay up for part of the game then went to bed and missed the bad part.
Sophia's birthday pictures and update
I can't believe it's been so long since I've written here. There are just so many funny things every day that by the time I get a chance to type them, I've forgotten everything! The girls have both been sick with a cold for the last two weeks. Last week they were just recovering with a lingering runny nose every now and then. The week before that, they both had a fever from Tuesday through Friday and were miserable. Yesterday, Stella spiked a fever again so I took her to the doctor. She apparently has a sinus infection which is a secondary infection and happened due to her cold lingering. She is on Augmentin and should feel better in the next few days. She's been pretty good considering how bad she must feel, but she's been asking to go to sleep throughout the day. She will periodically walk to Sophia's room and climb on her bed and say "night night" and just lay there repeating that over and over. Sophia loves climbing in with her and covering up. At times like that, they truly enjoy being sisters.
Today, Sophia was having a bit of a meltdown and was rolling on the floor making a ton of noise. I got down on the floor and as she rolled toward me I said "Ooga booga booga." She thought that was funny and started to laugh instead of cry/whine. Stella noticed and ran over, got on the floor and starting rolling around so that I would do it to her, too. She wanted in on the fun! They are both at a stage where they want to do whatever the other is doing. More often than not, that means they're fighting over a toy, book, my lap, someone holding them, etc. It's tough, but Stella doesn't understand sharing yet and Sophia is in a stage where she does not want to share.
Here is a link to the pictures we've taken from Sophia's birthday with just the four of us: album. The cake she requested was Tinkerbell so we got that made for her actual birthday. We were supposed to have a party for her the next day and have the cake then, but the girls were sick. So, this coming Saturday we're having a little party with some friends and I'm going to make her a new cake and put that Tinkerbell toy on top again. I'll post those pictures this weekend. The last few pictures are of Sophia's toes painted pink! She was soooo excited for me to do that to her toes. Now she's asking when we can do her fingernails, but I told her she has to be at least 4 for that to happen. Maybe by then she'll forget and I can put it off longer. She's just becoming such a little lady too quickly for me. And Stella's not far behind. I understand why younger siblings tend to get to do things sooner than the older one, but I'm really hoping to keep the same age limits for Stella that I set for Sophia on things like this.
Stella has been just amazing us with her vocabulary building that is occurring. She can identify many, many pictures of animals, things, etc. She can tell us more now what she wants or doesn't want. She lets us know when she needs a diaper by pointing to her diaper and saying diaper the immediately after she's done going. If you ask her if she needs a diaper, she turns and walks or runs to the changing table. Her most recent word acquisitions are octopus and popsicle. She brings me books to read to her alllllll day long! It is by far her favorite thing to do. That is exactly what Sophia was like at the same age. I'm sure it's helping with the new vocab.
Friday, February 1, 2008
Sophia's 3rd Birthday!!!!
I am in awe that my baby is 3 today! We didn't get to go out or do anything today since all four of us are sick. Drew is getting better, the girls are in the middle of sickness and I just started to get sick today. It's miserable! We've been in the house ALL WEEK! The girls are actually being pretty good for how awful they must feel. I'm hoping by the end of the weekend they will be ok. We were supposed to have a little party for Sophia tomorrow with some friends, but with all of us sick, we are postponing it until two weekends from now. By that time, I'm hoping we'll all be better and all the germs will be gone. Maybe it will be nice enough to have it at a park also. Tonight we did have cake (Tinkerbell, Sophia's latest obsession) and she opened some presents. Tomorrow she has some more presents to open and can use the ones from tonight. I just have a few funny stories:
This morning, Stella was awake early so I got her and brought her into our bed to lay down for a few minutes until Sophia woke up. Well, some mornings Stella is crabby when she wakes up, and this morning was one of them. Sophia woke up and climbed up into my bed with us and said, "Stella, you little faker." It was the cutest little voice. We say this to both girls sometimes just teasing them when they are fake crying. It's so funny the way Sophia says it, too.
This afternoon, the girls and I were playing in Sophia's room (newly rearranged yesterday to be more like a big-girl room) and Sophia ran to Stella's room for something. As she returned, she ran in and stood with her legs spread apart, telling us something. Stella ran to her, got down on her hands and knees and crawled through Sophia's legs. It was sooooo cute because I have never seen her do that before. Sophia thought it was great, so she kept having Stella do it. Stella must have crawled under her about 20 times before she got tired or bored and came to read a book with me. Periodically throughout the rest of the day Sophia tried to get Stella to do it more. They just crack each other up. It's great for me to see when they entertain themselves with something so silly.
I will post some pictures of cake and presents from tonight tomorrow.
This morning, Stella was awake early so I got her and brought her into our bed to lay down for a few minutes until Sophia woke up. Well, some mornings Stella is crabby when she wakes up, and this morning was one of them. Sophia woke up and climbed up into my bed with us and said, "Stella, you little faker." It was the cutest little voice. We say this to both girls sometimes just teasing them when they are fake crying. It's so funny the way Sophia says it, too.
This afternoon, the girls and I were playing in Sophia's room (newly rearranged yesterday to be more like a big-girl room) and Sophia ran to Stella's room for something. As she returned, she ran in and stood with her legs spread apart, telling us something. Stella ran to her, got down on her hands and knees and crawled through Sophia's legs. It was sooooo cute because I have never seen her do that before. Sophia thought it was great, so she kept having Stella do it. Stella must have crawled under her about 20 times before she got tired or bored and came to read a book with me. Periodically throughout the rest of the day Sophia tried to get Stella to do it more. They just crack each other up. It's great for me to see when they entertain themselves with something so silly.
I will post some pictures of cake and presents from tonight tomorrow.
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