Sophie's 1st Birthday!!!

Sophie's birthday was last Wednesday and was so much fun.  It did however snow on her birthday, but that was okay!   We just had a party with the three of us at lunch to celebrate her birthday, but I wanted the whole day to be special.  I decorated the dining room, which she loved!  For breakfast she had muffins and of course a candle!

Later when daddy came home for lunch we had birthday cake!  She needed help from dad to blow out the candle and then I thought she'd just dig in, but she decided the better approach would be just to stick her face up to the cake and lick the icing off.  She didn't eat much cake!

After lunch she got to open her presents!!!  She got a lot of great things.

It was a Wednesday, so we had youth group that night.  Travis and I decided to take cake so everyone could celebrate afterwards.

It was such a great day and at the end before bed, she got to enjoy her new bath toys!  I think she had a great 1st birthday!

What a Difference a Year Makes!

Where has this past year gone?  It's hard to believe that I was still pregnant with Sophie at this time last year and only a week away from having her.  Now we are only a week away from celebrating her first birthday!!!  Travis always tells everyone that this has been the fastest year of his life, and it truly has. Sophie has been such a blessing to our family and I cannot imagine life without her.  She is so funny and is a lot like her daddy, her personality really shines through and she is such a people person, which is good since she is a pastor's child!  It's so fun watching her grow and discover new things each day.  She is saying new things and trying to do new things;  everyday she changes and it feels like if you blink, you'll definitely miss something!  God has blessed in so many ways with Sophie and I never want to take one second with her for granted.

11 months already.....

I cannot believe that Sophie turned 11 months old last week!  It's just so crazy how fast life seems to go by these days.  During her 11th month she went to the Zoo for the first time and absolutely loved it!  She eats a lot of table food now and really eats anything I give her, which I am so thankful for.  She has also been using a cup a lot more lately.  Sophie loves to read books and brings them to us so we will read to her.  She loves music too and cannot resist to dance when it comes on!

 It's hard to believe that in a few short weeks she'll be a year old and I have already been getting things together for her birthday.  We are not having a huge party, we are just going to do something special, just the three of us!  I'm so excited :)

10 months old!

Sophie is 10 months old today, oh my! I can't believe in just 2 months, we'll be celebrating her first birthday. Time goes by way to fast once children enter your life!

I can't believe it is already March! Travis is up in Portland, OR finishing up his 2nd year of Master's work, only one more year to go!!! Sophie and I will be all alone this week, but we get to pick Travis up at the airport on Friday in Billings, MT and go to our youth camp for a winter retreat Travis is speaking at. This should be a lot of fun and it will be nice to see people we haven't seen in a while. Sophie was sick Saturday and Sunday, but is feeling much better today, which I am very thankful for! God is so amazing for caring for us in so many ways!

I know it is only March, but our summer vacation keeps coming to mind. We are already planning a trip to NC to visit family and go to Kure Beach. I love that place and since I didn't get to go to the beach last year, I'm even more excited! This will also be Sophie's first beach trip, which is very exciting, I think she will love the water, at least I hope she does!

We took Sophie swimming on my birthday a couple of weeks ago and she seemed to enjoy it. She loves water and in the bath she likes to stick her face in it, which is crazy because most babies don't like the water like that. I'm glad she does though and can't wait to go swimming again.

Sophie is going all over the house and getting into everything. She is so funny and I need to get into better shape just to keep up with her. I can't imagine what it will be like when she starts to walk!

Well, I hear her waking up from her nap, so I better go...

Me and Sophie

Sophie and I at the pool.

Sophie and Daddy swimming

In her Valentine's dress, it was mine when I was a baby and was made by my mama.

Sophie crawling!

Almost 9 months....

I cannot believe that our little baby is 8 and a half months old. Where does all the time go? Lately she has been acting so much older. She likes to pull herself up on her toy box and dig around in there to find the best toy, she gets frustrated when she can't get to it. She "talks" a lot. She can say mama and she has learned real quick what the word "no" means! She isn't quite crawling yet, it's more like a backwards army crawl. When she is on all fours, she tries so hard that she ends up falling and eventually just rolls to where ever she wants. She is a very fast roller. She went to the dining room floor the other day and loved it! She liked to slide on it and the noise it made when she hit it.

She also likes to get on her stomach in the bathtub and slide around, I have to watch her very closely though because she'll put her face in the water before you know it! I'm just glad she isn't afraid of water. It will be fun to take her swimming this summer.

Sophie has learned to make a fish face, which cracks me up. She has some funny faces she likes to make and the more you laugh, the more she does it. She is so much fun and is just growing up so fast before my eyes!

Sophie also loves music and loves to "dance," especially with daddy. She just wants to stand and be moving all the time, she is hard to keep up with already, I can't imagine what it will be like when she really does crawl and walk!

half a year

I cannot believe that our little Sophie is 6 months old. She turned 6 months last Thursday, but had her check up today. She is now 17lbs, 11oz and 27.25 inches long, whoa! A lady in the waiting room had a 12 month old and Sophie was as tall as her, she is going to be so tall! She isn't crawling yet, but she tries very hard to do so. She does roll around a lot though, we have to keep a close eye on her, it's going to be crazy when she does start to crawl. The doctor said that it seems like Sophie will be learning to crawl and walk on the same day! I don't know about that, but when I try to put her on all fours, she just stands up. She's so funny!

Sophie has developed quite the squeal, usually it is just because she is happy or excited, but sometimes it's in anger, which I don't like. She is starting to recognize people and reaches out to grab your face and give you a "kiss" now. She has the biggest smile and is so happy, I love that!

Sophie has tried lots of new foods and has only really liked her oatmeal, green beans and peaches. We'll keep trying things until she does like them though! :)