tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25716033199660814332024-02-07T22:18:36.838-06:00Baby Girl RiveraEmilie Riverahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07101473062369730504noreply@blogger.comBlogger62125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571603319966081433.post-29986228375856671162016-06-16T22:57:00.000-05:002016-06-16T22:57:20.453-05:00Sophia Rose, Age Four<div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">For old times sake...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Age:</b> 4 Years (!)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b style="color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px;">Favorite Foods:</b><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px;"> Noodles, Ice Cream/Fro-yo/Popsicles</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Favorite Words:</b> "Why?"</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Favorite Toy:</b> Constant cycle of princess dolls and stuffed animals</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Favorite Activities:</b> Dancing, watching/singing to sing-along videos</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b style="color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px;">Least Favorite Activities: </b><span style="color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px;">Going to bed, sitting through an entire meal</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Nicknames: </b><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">So, B</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Signature Moves:</b> The booty shake!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I know I say this every year, but it's hard to believe that I have a <b>4-year-old</b> already! She gives me so much sass, but loves so hard. She's the wild, little weirdo that's stolen my heart. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">We celebrated her fourth birthday with a princess party filled with family and friends.</span></div>
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<b>Story time with The Little Mermaid!</b></div>
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<b>Princess Makeover</b></div>
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<b>Coronation!</b></div>
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<b>"Happy Birthday, dear Sophia..."</b></div>
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<b>Decorating individual mini cakes.</b></div>
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Emilie Riverahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07101473062369730504noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571603319966081433.post-86604446920372390222015-02-27T17:18:00.003-06:002015-02-27T17:19:20.605-06:00Life Lately<div style="text-align: center;">
It has been a whirlwind over here the past couple months, and Sophia is becoming quite the little lady. She is the perfect sidekick and such a good helper. Before we know it, she will be THREE years old!</div>
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Since it has been so long since my last post, here's a little Sophia update.</div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b>Age:</b> 3 Years in 3 months!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b>Favorite Words:</b> "I take care."</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b>Favorite Toy:</b> Royal Prep Academy playhouse (from Sofia the First), any kind of horse/unicorn/pony, and coloring books</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b>Favorite Activities:</b> Playing outside, pretending to do "ba-wea" (ballet), pretending to be a dog/cat/horse, tea parties</span></div>
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<b style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Nicknames: </b><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">So, B</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b>Signature Moves:</b> Sneaking candies when she thinks I'm not looking.</span></div>
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Sophia has also become quite independent. Every time I try to help her with something, she gets frustrated and says "me do it!"</div>
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She will be starting school two days a week in the fall and taking ballet classes once a week. I can't wait to see her in a leotard and ballet shoes.</div>
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Have a great weekend. XO, Emilie</div>
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Emilie Riverahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07101473062369730504noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571603319966081433.post-90044450308070917582014-08-28T13:07:00.000-05:002014-08-28T13:07:00.926-05:00A New Normal<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">First of all, we are moving into our own place at the end of the year! While we are not building a home like we had originally planned, we are excited to have a space that is our own. Sophia will finally have a room of her own because, let's face it, it is time to rip off the co-sleeping bandage. I don't know who's going to have a harder time, me or So…</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">BUT I'm so excited to get some furniture and start decorating! I'm sure we'll be moving out by the time I'm finished decorating, but, nevertheless, I'm excited.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I'm also moving to a brand new location at work. I can't wait to open another store and watch every thing come together.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Lots of changes and lots of adjustments, but we will get used to our new normal.</span></div>
Emilie Riverahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07101473062369730504noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571603319966081433.post-75543153893349940452014-08-17T22:19:00.003-05:002014-08-17T22:23:55.950-05:00Life Lately<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">So I realize I've become the world's worst and most inconsistent blogger, but it's been so crazy around here chasing after this little monster ;)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Here is a peek into what we've been up to lately through pictures. If you follow me on Instagram (@emilierivera), you have probably seen most of them, so I tried to add in a few new ones!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Every day we take Sophia to a cul-de-sac in our neighborhood to run, play, collect flowers and twigs, and look for the neighborhood bunny. Sometimes she even brings a carrot to leave for the bunny. It would be absolutely perfect if it weren't for the heat, Houston humidity, and palm-sized mosquitoes!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">While I'm at work, my family likes to take So on little adventures. She is currently obsessed with the carousel and cried when it was time to get off. Every now and then I'll show this picture to Sophia, and she will press the screen over and over again in hopes that it is a video of her riding the horsie. Sorry, baby, we'll get one next time!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Sometimes we even manage to fit in a play date on Thursday! It's so difficult to coordinate schedules with busy moms and babes, but I'm so glad we manage to find time for each other. <a href="http://aaronkarina.blogspot.com/">Karina</a> and <a href="http://thesimpleswan.blogspot.com/">Marissa</a> are seriously the sweetest girls you'll ever meet, and their little ones are so much fun! We met up at the splash pad, but the intense heat was a little too much for the babies to handle. We decided to find some air conditioning at the local pizza place instead :)</span></div>
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Sophia started a Mommy & Me gymnastics class in May. When she turned two, I moved her to the big kid class without me. Well, six weeks later, Sophia has FINALLY adjusted to attending class alone. She only cries for the first couple minutes. For us, that is a huge victory! We're so lucky she has such a patient coach. Here are some videos from last week's class.</div>
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Hello again! It's been awhile, but it has been nearly impossible to find spare time to blog. I usually get 1-2 hours of "me" time after Sophia goes to bed. Recently, however, Sophia refuses to sleep unless I go to bed with her. She sleeps on my chest (almost like old times, just heavier), so I can't sneak out once she falls asleep. I enjoy the snuggles, but I can't get much done.</div>
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Recently Sophia and I took mother-daughter photos. Here are some of my favorites!<br />
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Floral Crowns: <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/TheScallopedWindow">The Scalloped Window</a> | Sophia's Dress: <a href="http://pippylou.com/dresses/creamy-lace-dress">Pippy Lou</a><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b>Age:</b> 22 Months on the 26th</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b>Favorite Words:</b> "Where'd it go?" "You okay?" "Hi!!"</span></div>
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Sophia is such a girly girl and looks SO pretty in pink! Here's a glimpse at the last week of her perfectly pink life.</div>
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I used my flowers from Valentine's Day to practice making a floral crown for Sophia's whimsical and feminine birthday party full of fairy tales and unicorns. Hopefully, I don't drop the ball on her birthday party this year. Sorry for the blurry photo.</div>
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Sophia and her Build-A-Bear friends! She loves them. And she loves flowers!</div>
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Sophia, how does a squirrel eat?</div>
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A dress full of animals for a little girl that loves animals? Genius!</div>
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Johnny's family drove through town today and stopped by for a quick lunch with us. I finally got a picture of all the cousins. How cute are they?</div>
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The dinosaur is her favorite.</div>
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What's next for us? Well, we are looking for a place of our own!! Hopefully we'll be all settled in time for Sophia's birthday. I've had my dream home decorated in my head for some time now ;)</div>
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We're also ready to tackle potty training, move Sophia into a big girl bed, and hopefully find a swim class for Sophia. Happy Friday and have a good weekend!</div>
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Other than Sophia's little cold, we are having the best weekend.</div>
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We celebrated Valentine's Day with Sophia Thursday night with dinner and a trip to Build-A-Bear. Her favorite part was picking out the "heart heart!" for Ellie the Elephant. It's the pinkest, girliest, little elephant you've ever laid eyes on, and she loves it. She calls her Heart, gives her kisses, and shares her milk with her newest friend. Sophia sure does love stuffed animals.</div>
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Friday, we took advantage of the warm weather and headed to the park for a two-mile walk. </div>
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We stopped at the playground along the trail. Sophia started squealing the second she saw it! P.S. She LOVES her kitty shoes and usually cries when we try to take them off.</div>
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Her favorite part was running and jumping up and down on the playground bridge. I just die for her little giggle.</div>
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And while I worked today, Johnny and Sophia had more father-daughter time. He picked out a little pink soccer ball, and Sophia had the time of her life playing in the backyard.</div>
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Emilie Riverahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07101473062369730504noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571603319966081433.post-89327756288497986142014-02-06T21:39:00.002-06:002014-02-06T21:45:07.886-06:00Sassy Sophia<div style="text-align: center;">
Recently Sophia has been incredibly sassy…finger waving, fake crying, and all. </div>
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My sister even captured her fake cry.</div>
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Then she'll turn on the sweet and charm her way into anything.</div>
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It's so cute until I tell her no, and she gets angry. She'll literally start shaking and biting anything…ANYTHING…toys, books, her shirt, her sippy cup, etc…in sight until she calms down. I'm a little concerned about the biting and how to redirect her frustration. I don't even know where she learned to bite like that.</div>
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And then, just like that, she's fine. And shrieking and giggling again.</div>
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Oh and Sophia went on a play date last week. How cute are these three?!?! I'm so glad I met <a href="http://aaronkarina.blogspot.com/">Karina</a> and <a href="http://thesimpleswan.blogspot.com/">Marissa</a>, and I look forward to our monthly play dates!</div>
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Emilie Riverahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07101473062369730504noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571603319966081433.post-55116284072466851512014-01-18T21:46:00.000-06:002014-01-18T21:51:23.979-06:00We're Back!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
I've taken quite the blogging hiatus, but we're back!</div>
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Sophia is growing and changing so quickly. And talking up a storm. She knows (and understands) so many different words and phrases in both English and Chinese. "Ariel" and "thank you" are the newest additions to her vocabulary.<br />
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Her favorite phrases are: "Where's mama? Where's dada? Mama? Dada?" </div>
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"Where'd it go?"</div>
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"I want eat eat eat."</div>
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"I want sit."</div>
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"Let it goooo…." (when she's singing to the Frozen soundtrack)<br />
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Communicating with her gets a little easier every day, but, of course, there's still phrases that only Sophia understands.</div>
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Every morning, Sophia grabs a couple hair ties, pats her head, and plops down in my lap for some pigtails. They usually last about thirty minutes before she rips them out. It's a love-hate relationship. I'm just excited that her hair is finally growing. Maybe people will <b>finally</b> stop asking me if she's a boy or a girl.</div>
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She loves going to the park. The slide is her favorite and always puts a huge smile on her face. She also loves going to feed the ducks with my dad. This girl has a soft spot for ducks and dogs.</div>
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She's attached at the hip with her Snoopy. We recently added Ariel, the Disney princess bear, to her stuffed animal collection during her Build-A-Bear play date. (I learned during this play date that although it takes her awhile to warm up to people, she's super friendly and loves giving her baby friends lots of hugs.)<br />
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We're starting her Disney education young in preparation for our Disney World trip early next year. I can't wait! My family used to visit Disney World every other year, and I used to think it was the most magical place in the world. I hope she thinks it is just as magical.<br />
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I'm looking forward to everything that 2014 will bring for our family. Sophia turns <b>two</b> (eek!) this year, and every stage gets better and better. But before that, we have to tackle potty training. My goal is to give it a try in two weeks. Wish me luck and lots and lots of patience!</div>
Emilie Riverahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07101473062369730504noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571603319966081433.post-50113272011998328292013-12-03T23:45:00.000-06:002013-12-03T23:45:45.678-06:0018 Months<div style="background-color: white; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">This post is a bit delayed because Sophia turned 18 months last week! I've been a bit preoccupied between <b>working</b> Black Friday and a week of the stomach flu hitting every person in the house. And a mom fail? I wasn't able to get her in for her 18-month-check-up until...January. Oops!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b>Favorite Activities:</b> Riding her new bike, Watching Vine videos, Helping out :)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b>Least Favorite Activities:</b> Going to sleep without mommy AND daddy in bed with her</span></div>
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<b style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Nicknames: </b><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">So, B</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b>Biggest Change Since Last Update:</b> She is able to communicate everything she wants with us even without saying a word. From our room, she'll pull me to the baby gate, throw her arms up to be carried down the stairs, and point at what she wants once downstairs. That's not to say that her vocabulary has remained stagnant. It has grown significantly, and she can put together some phrases. Her understanding of everything we say is pretty incredible as well.</span><br />
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Hi friends! Worst. Blogger. Ever. When I'm not at work (holiday season has taken over the retail world, eek!), I'm running after this crazy lady. Her current obsessions are fuzzy slipper (the white ones on her feet & the duck ones for her hands), drinking from water bottles, and hoarding my EOS chapsticks & bouncy balls in her puppy purse. Love her and all her craziness!</div>
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For some time now, I've been considering opening up my own handmade shop to bring in some extra money and to eventually be able to stay home with Sophia. The only problem is I can't decide exactly WHAT I should make. I absolutely do not want to do anything that has already been perfected and "taken" by someone else. I hear about copycats in the homemade community so often, and it's not even something that I want to be involved with. So I turn to y'all...what do YOU want that you feel is an untapped area? I'd prefer to stay in the baby girl market :)</div>
Emilie Riverahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07101473062369730504noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571603319966081433.post-52707217541421100302013-10-31T13:36:00.006-05:002013-10-31T13:36:56.214-05:00Happy Halloween!<div style="text-align: center;">
Happy Halloween!</div>
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It is a dark and stormy day here in Sugar Land. I guess it's perfect for Halloween.</div>
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I'm so behind in blogging, and well, life in general. <a href="http://lifewithbabysophia.blogspot.com/">Sara</a> nominated me for the Liebster award, so that post is coming up! Thank you so much, by the way. I'm not ignoring it; just busy!</div>
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Sophia has been changing and growing and learning so much. She observes and remembers EVERYTHING! I caught her doing some of the cutest things that she learned just from watching mommy and daddy:</div>
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2 | She holds the phone up to her ear and starts having a conversation.</div>
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3 | She tries to hang up her towels after bath time. She also tries to help hang up clothes in the closet.</div>
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4 | She takes tissues out of the box and wipes her mouth/nose. SO cute...but who taught her to put it back in the box?!</div>
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5 | She picks up her dirty diaper...AND THROWS IT IN THE TRASH HERSELF! Whaaat?!? She also brings us a diaper and the box of wipes if she needs her diaper changed. (This isn't an every day occurrence, but I am still so proud!) </div>
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6 | She also takes the diaper rash ointment and puts it back in it's spot.</div>
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7 | She opens my purse because she knows I always have Ritz crackers in there.</div>
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8 | She helps me close the baby gate at the top of the stairs.</div>
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9 | She takes daddy's slippers and put them back with the rest of his shoes. She knows where everything in the house belongs. EVERYTHING. Except keys.</div>
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10 | My sister has to wear a cap when she goes outside. Sophia hands her her cap whenever it is time to leave the house.</div>
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She's pretty much a sponge and soaks up everything. I guess that means we need to be so careful about what we say and do around her! Eeek!</div>
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I'll leave you with some photos of my little tin man!</div>
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Emilie Riverahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07101473062369730504noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571603319966081433.post-33807515081076280192013-10-19T22:54:00.000-05:002013-10-19T22:54:21.022-05:00My Little Crazy<div style="text-align: center;">
Sophia is a CRAZY little girl.</div>
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Her new thing is to cover her mouth with both hands, double over with laughter, and then throw her whole body backwards while cracking up.</div>
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Mid laugh...</div>
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It's hilarious! My new goal in life is to capture that laugh on video. </div>
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Oh and Sophia has an obsession with my sister's old duck slippers. She puts them on herself & somehow manages to walk around in them. Look at that sass!</div>
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So it's been a million years since I last posted. Life has been a little crazy around here lately. Teething, a minor ear infection, and all THREE of us with the flu has really drained all my energy.</div>
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Here's some recent photos of my little So!</div>
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Sophia and I on my birthday! I'm definitely starting to feel old.</div>
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Cheering on the Dallas Cowboys with daddy on Football Sundays. Anyone that knows me well knows that I always wanted to be a Dallas Cowboys Cheerleader. Since I'm way past that point in my life, Sophia's DCC training starts now :)</div>
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Celebrating the first day of October with her little babyGap "Boo" dress! I actually bought that dress the second it was added to their website & waited until it was socially acceptable to put it on her. I'm dying over her tiny little pigtails. I can't wait until she legit grows more hair though!</div>
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Representing our great state in her Texas tee. "You can still dream big even if you're little." How cute is that?!</div>
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And modeling her Circus Peanut outfit.</div>
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In other news, today the hubs and I celebrated four years since we started dating and three years since he proposed. It's been a crazy ride, and our lives have changed so much since our carefree days in good ole' Waco, Texas!</div>
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Next up is a trip to Dewberry Farms for some pumpkin patch fun (and an early glimpse at the Christmas tree farm!!!!!) and some family pictures for our Christmas card. Anything to coordinate some cute outfits, right?</div>
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Emilie Riverahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07101473062369730504noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571603319966081433.post-18484611775464536132013-09-21T16:04:00.002-05:002013-09-21T16:07:07.347-05:00Peek...<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">So as you already know, I recently started working at <a href="http://peekkids.com/">Peek</a> & I'm loving it. I have officially become OBSESSED with the clothing, the celebration of children and curiosity the brand represents, and the incredibly nice people that make up the heart of the company. I cannot say enough great things about this company.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">And Sophia has never looked cuter either.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">And yes, I know she looks so big in that picture. She is growing up way too quickly :(</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">She is such a smart little girl even though I'm pretty sure that half the time she thinks she's a dog. She starts barking when we're outside to "talk" to the neighborhood dogs. I've actually heard her carry on a "conversation" with a dog.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Her love for "The Sound of Music" continues to grow. She stands up and claps at the end of "The Lonely Goatherd" and waves along to "So Long, Farewell." For now, she only watches the musical scenes. She's definitely too young to understand the heavy storyline and the history behind it.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">We also had our first official play date this week with sweet, little Aviana and her beautiful mother, Marissa. We met on IG & learned that we both live in the Houston area with baby girls only one month apart. We had a delicious lunch at the cafe in Nordstrom and did a little shopping at Peek, of course ;) Even though both girls were a little shy around each other, I think they'll be great friends after a couple play dates. And I love having a mom friend!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Now we're looking forward to the next week or so. Sophia finally has a Dallas Cowboys Cheerleader outfit to cheer on her daddy's favorite football team. And my birthday is in about a week and a half. Sorry if my thoughts are a little discombobulated. I'm so tired :) Happy Saturday!</span></div>
Emilie Riverahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07101473062369730504noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571603319966081433.post-5253188045952974422013-09-15T22:44:00.000-05:002013-09-15T22:44:41.638-05:00Tired<div style="text-align: center;">
Hello. We meet again. It's been awhile, but you'll have to forgive me. I. Am. Exhausted.</div>
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I think I talk to more people in one day than I did the entire two months I took off from work. That in itself is tiring. Geez, I sound old.</div>
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But our store opening went well! I even got to bring Sophia in for the ribbon cutting. It was so fun introducing her to the Peek... family & watching her run around the store that I helped put together.</div>
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...moving on. I'm so proud of her for adjusting to our new crazy schedule. Most of the time, she just runs laps, flips around, and pretends that she's a dog. Okay, so maybe she isn't adjusting so well. At least she's still cute.</div>
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Emilie Riverahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07101473062369730504noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571603319966081433.post-82332164516924471722013-09-07T21:35:00.002-05:002013-09-07T21:35:55.256-05:00Life Lately<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">No, but honestly, it has been so much fun. Today I got to learn visual merchandising & how to put THE cutest outfits together. DYING! I was giddy all day.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">However, I'm not so sure Sophia shares my excitement. She has been acting a little odd around me since I started. The first day, she cried when I tried to hold her as soon as I got home. Is that normal? I thought she'd be running towards me the second I walked in the door. Obviously, I'm still upset about it. And then she has randomly decided to bring crawling back into the mix. She hasn't crawled since she was 11 months. I'm not really sure what is going through her mind.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">She <i>has</i> been doing some super cute stuff though. I've been teaching her to cover her mouth when she sneezes. So far, she covers her mouth when she fake sneezes. And forgets what to do when it is for real. Silly girl.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Sophia has also picked up two new phrases: "what's that" (pronounced <i>watsdat</i>) whenever she points at something & "oh dear" (<i>odea</i>) for when she drops, or rather throws, something on the ground.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Oh and somehow she has more energy than ever. She's <i>energyenergyenergy</i> in a tiny little package. Sophia runs laps around the couch & squeals every time she sees one of us.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">She continues to copy what she sees around her. I make her stuffed animals clap & she'll make them do the same. Then, grinning, she will look to me for approval. It's adorable. I can't get enough of her.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">She also tries to wear my bobby pins. She'll take them out of my hair and push it against her forehead thinking that's enough to make them stay. She doesn't give up or get frustrated each time it falls...I like her "I'll just try again" attitude. Babies are pretty cool like that. I hope she never loses that determination.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">And according to Johnny, Sophia now puts the phone up to her ear and "talks." I can't wait to see if for myself :)</span></div>
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It's a new month, a new season, and time for a new adventure. Those of you that follow me on Instagram (@emilierivera) know that I announced this yesterday, but I wanted to officially confirm that I am once again a working mom. I was offered a position with Peek Kids. We are scheduled to open our first Houston store at the Galleria next week! I start tomorrow, and I am very excited about this new opportunity.</div>
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Thank you all that have expressed their congratulations. I am forever grateful for your continued support. XO-Emilie</div>
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15 months. <b>15 MONTHS?!?!</b></div>
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Sophia turned 15 months yesterday, and I don't really know where the time has gone. Didn't she just turn <a href="http://sophiaroserivera.blogspot.com/2013/05/one.html">one</a> yesterday? Whoa, it's been <b>three</b> months since her first birthday. And three months until she can start gymnastic classes. And one year until she starts a Mother's Day Out program...and..and..and {<i>deep breathe</i>} Okay mini anxiety attack over.</div>
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I feel like everyone always says this, but this month was my favorite!<i> </i>I think it is because of her increased awareness and understanding. She's so much fun and has the sweetest, silliest personality. <i>Disclaimer: She is fun, sweet & silly...but only if she knows you. To anyone she's not comfortable around, she hides her face. Or she just stares. And doesn't make a sound. If she does that to you, please do not ask me why she's "mean" or "antisocial". She just doesn't know you. And I'm secretly glad she doesn't just laugh with and hug people she doesn't know. I would be concerned.</i></div>
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Moving on. Today was her 15 month check up, so here's a little update.<br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b>Signature Moves:</b> Sticking her finger up her nose, Smelling her toes, Twirling her fingers in the air when she eats something she really likes</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Biggest Change Since Last Update:</b> Started growing some hair! Even though it's not very much, she looks SO bald when I look back at her twelve month photos.</span></div>
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And just for fun, one year ago Sophia & Daddy!<br />
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Emilie Riverahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07101473062369730504noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571603319966081433.post-79695455382041425722013-08-25T15:47:00.000-05:002013-08-25T15:52:10.141-05:00Dreaming of...<div style="text-align: center;">
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Lately we have been cleaning out the house. Boy are we a family of hoarders. Between us four girls moving in and out of dorms, apartments, and the house the last several years, we have quite a collection of junk. The house looks more like a giant storage unit than a home. </div>
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And I dream. I dream of a place to someday be mine. Mine and Johnny's and Sophia's. A place to make a house a home.</div>
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A place where Sophia can have a room of her own. A room to play and grow and learn and pretend. </div>
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And, of course, a place that will rival the prettiest of places on my <a href="http://pinterest.com/emilierivera/home-sweet-home/">Pinterest</a> board. </div>
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But that reality is off in the future. So for now we clean. And enjoy the company of family.</div>
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...stuffing her face with watermelon...</div>
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Emilie Riverahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07101473062369730504noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571603319966081433.post-1553981471490631822013-08-19T08:04:00.001-05:002013-08-19T08:04:10.929-05:00Our Weekend<div style="text-align: center;">
So our weekend definitely didn't go as planned. A day on the beach turned into a weekend long nap. But boy was it glorious! Apparently, I really needed the rest.</div>
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We opted for a slightly easier & much less sandy option: the pool. Sophia just loves the water, but remind me to never go on a Sunday night again. It was insanely packed, and the rowdy older kids kept running into the little ones in the baby section.</div>
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<li style="text-align: left;">Her vocabulary is still just mama, dada, ap ap (<i>duck</i> used for any type of bird), and wo wo (<i>dog</i> used for any other animal).</li>
<li style="text-align: left;">Sophia's understanding and awareness is continually increasing. We can ask her to kiss anyone in the house, and she'll run over to them and plant a huge kiss on their cheek.</li>
<li style="text-align: left;">Monkey see, monkey do. She has become my little sister, Melanie's, shadow. Melanie taught her to run into a pile of blankets, dance, pat her head, party when she likes her food...lots of crazy things.</li>
<li style="text-align: left;">She eats the crust off her bread first. Then she attacks the rest.</li>
<li style="text-align: left;">She is doing very well putting herself to sleep every night. But if you make even the smallest sound, she'll wake up. I definitely can't wait to have a place of our own, so we don't have to share a room.</li>
<li style="text-align: left;">Sophia is officially off bottles!! She's drinking her milk from a straw sippy. Cheers to Sophia!</li>
<li style="text-align: left;">She is obsessed with birth marks. She has one on her arm; so whenever she sees someone's birth mark, she has to kiss it.</li>
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01 | A day at the beach! Tomorrow the three of us are packing our beach bags & heading out to Galveston for the day. It's not the loveliest of beaches, but it's a beach nonetheless. </div>
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02 | Must. Resist. Online. Shopping. I am currently on a spending freeze. So naturally, I want everything. The list of stuff I <strike>need</strike> want for Sophia is growing longer and longer by the minute. But you can't blame me; the new fall clothes are just too darn cute! And of course, I need a headband for every outfit. Not good. Not good at all.</div>
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03 | Work! Every year around my birthday, I reflect on the past year & what I can do differently to make this next year better. This past year I really struggled with work-life balance. Whenever I do something, I want to be the best and put in 100%. I felt like I couldn't do that with where I was. As the boss, I was on-call 24/7. And as a mommy, well, there are no days off either. So now, I'm on the hunt for a job that is more mommy-friendly. I have a lead. Pray a little prayer, think good thoughts, wish me luck :)</div>
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04 | Costumes! I have never been the biggest fan of Halloween, but if you know me, you know I love a good costume (I <b>was</b> the costume chair of my college song & dance group). Yes, I am already thinking about this. I'm considering two costumes this year, one funny & one cute. My sister wants to be a minion with Sophia, so that might be the "funny" one.</div>
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05 | Date nights. Since Sophia was born, I haven't been the best wife. Mommy mode kinda took over & I never want to leave Sophia. But our four year anniversary (dating, not wedding) is coming up in October & I think it's time to step up wife mode. Any good date night suggestions that doesn't involve a ton of money or going to the movies? Yes, I'm that weirdo that hates going to the movies.</div>
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Thank Goodness It's Friday. And Happy Weekend Eve!</div>
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P.S. I think Sophia inherited my mean mug ;)</div>
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