Bye Bye

Sophie has just started waving bye bye now and she has also said "bye bye" a few times!

The Shepherd

One night as we were eating, Seth saw the Nativity scene set up on the buffet table. He proudly proclaimed, "Awwww, it's baby Jesus!..."and there's Little Bo Peep!" (looking at the shepherd).

"Dight"

So besides saying "mama" and "dada", i can confidently confirm that Sophie is saying "dight" for light. Everytime i ask her where the light is, she consistently looks up, and as if to point, she puts her hand up toward the light and utters, "dight". I actually got it on video, so as soon as i can upload it, i will post it here.

blog-worthy

In my last blog i mentioned that Seth has stopped sucking his thumb, but in our opinion this is such a huge accomplishment that it deserves it's very own blog. It has been about 2-3 weeks now and there is no sign of Seth sucking his thumb. He is so proud of himself and we just can't believe how he gave it up on his own! We didn't even really talk to him about it, he just decided one day that he would stop. I thought this was going to be a huge thing to overcome in a year or 2, but luckily we (and he) won't have to go through it. So proud of our big boy!

4 months later...

Okay, i admit i have been really bad about not keeping up on our blog. Let's just say we have been BUSY! We moved into our new house, i had surgery for carpal and cubital tunnel, my Mimi passed away and we went to Florida for Thanksgiving. I hate that i do this, but so many cute things have been going on with Seth and Sophie, but of course if i don't immediately write them down then i forget them. I do remember a cute saying from Seth about his sister. We were reading a book one day and it had a rainbow in it. He said "awww, what a pretty rainbow...just like my sister". He also saw a picture of me in my wedding dress one day and said, "mommy, is that you when you were a princess?". What a sweet boy our Seth is. He is growing up so fast! He is getting very curious about words, how to spell them and what they mean. He continues to be amazing with Sophie and is a very sweet and protective brother.
8 and a half months was the magic age with Sophie. She caught on to crawling and within days she was chasing after her brother around the room. She also pulls up and stands, claps, holds her own bottle, and gives those open mouth baby kisses. She understands some words like milk, light, mama, dada, eat, etc. Just yesterday it sounded like she tried to say light and uh oh. She is a very happy baby. She is now sleeping 12-13 hours straight. She still is not crazy about her carseat, but will tolerate it for a little while. She is a bit more, shall i say "sensitive" than Seth ever was. If she falls over or if you look at her wrong, she will cry. It's neat to see the differences in the children. Seth was definitely more laid back. Jerry says he was easier, i just say "different". :) Sophie has so much personality and really interacts with us. Seth didn't crawl until 10 months, so physically she is way ahead of where he was. I think that's just because she wants to keep up with her big brother! One thing to mention, i decided to take away Sophie's pacifier at 6 months. It was causing some sleep issues and she was waking up almost every hour because it would fall out and she didn't know how to put it back in. It wasn't easy because she cried the first week or so, but now that she is paci free, she is a great sleeper. Seth gave up his paci by himself at 6 months, but then he started sucking his thumb. Sophie has not taken to her thumb or finger, which is a good thing because in the future we will not have to go through trying to break that habit. Oh, and while we are on the subject, Seth seems to be weaning himself from sucking his thumb. For about the past week he proudly tells us daily that he isn't sucking his thumb. Very proud of him! Okay, okay...i am done rambling! Enjoy the pics...

where have the last 5 months gone!!!?

I can't believe my little girl is already 5 months old, and my big boy is 3. I don't even know where to begin. Sophie is getting so big and has just started rolling over back to front. She LOVES her baby cereal and is such a happy baby. She sleeps about 8-9 hours straght at night and loves her big brother. I have really been enjoying my time at home with her. Seth is the best big brother ever. He has never shown any jealousy since the day we brought Sophie home. He loves to make her laugh and tries to comfort her when she cries. He is now completely potty trained and we are so proud of him. We have been quite busy lately...2 trips to Fort Walton Beach, Seth's 3rd birthday, so many cute phrases from Seth (that is another post),Jerry and i finally found a house and close on September 15th, etc, etc...i won't bore you all with the details, so here are the pictures in no particular order!

she likes to suck on her 2 fingers

seth reading to sophie

kisses from big brother

daddy's girl



papa and sophie

nanny and sophie

future nole

cousins and best friends

seth and kate







sophie, seth, and cousin ava

she likes her bumbo seat

tea party!

happy 3rd birthday!

little sis and big bro

kate and seth