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...