Tuesday, July 9, 2013

Recent Happenings

This little girl is growing up so quickly; it's hard to keep up!

She has quite the personality and has developed some peculiar interests.

Recently, she has become obsessed with her toothbrush. Every time I try to brush her teeth, she grabs the brush from my hand & tries to brush them herself. She'll stick the toothbrush in her mouth (sometimes upside down) and move her free hand in the brushing motion. It's really cute and odd at the same time. The other night, she wouldn't let go of her toothbrush even when she was drinking her bottle. She stopped every minute to brush her teeth.

Sophia is also in the tantrum phase. Joy. The ped said that the "terrible twos" start somewhere between their first and second birthday. Looks like we got a head start. She will scream and throw her body when we take something from her (i.e. her toothbrush). But we go about our business, and Sophia usually moves on rather quickly.

She is also in the "copycat" phase. It is so cute and scary! I try to be so careful about what I do and say around her because she sees everything! The hardest part is when we are around other people. I can't really control what everyone else says (and I try not to be that mom who tells other people what to do around her kid).

So loves kisses. She loves kissing herself in the mirror. She loves kissing her aunts. She loves kissing her little giraffe. She's one affectionate little girl...

...Except when she's sick. Sophia's had a cold since the 4th & has been completely grumpy. On top of that, she cannot stand getting her nose suctioned by the aspirator. She runs and starts crying when she sees it. But it just helps to clear her nose so much, that we have to do it! Needless to say, we cannot wait until she is over this cold!

Her favorite "toy" is my mom's bag of nail clippers. She'll dump them all out, put them back into the bag, and start all over again. And again. And again.

Oh and Sophia is extremely ticklish! She will giggle forever if you tickle her little tummy.

Other than that, So is an incredibly active little girl. She starts running the second her feet hit the ground. It's difficult to get anything done other than during naps. And even then, she usually doesn't let me set her down, so I end up just looking through Pinterest on my phone (not complaining!).

I was scrolling through an old camera today & found some photos from Sophia's birth day. How did she go from this teeny tiny 6-pound newborn to this little girl so quickly?

Looks like I'm going to have to start planning her mini year-and-a-half celebration soon...just a tiny  something to mark yet another milestone in her sweet little life!

Friday, July 5, 2013

So, Meet Puppy

Like I promised, here is the video of Sophia meeting a puppy for the first time.
I hope everyone had a lovely Fourth of July! Unfortunately for us, Sophia was sick, so we had to skip out on the festivities and fireworks. Her poor little nose is running like a faucet, and it has completely ruined her sleep schedule. Hopefully she gets over it soon, so we can hit the pool!

Thursday, July 4, 2013

Wednesday, July 3, 2013

Road Trip!

Johnny had two days off from work, so we decided to pack our bags & hit the road. The destination? The Rio Grande Valley to visit Johnny's family AND to have a family day at the beach. It was so much fun, and I'm proud to announce that Sophia didn't cry at all during the car ride there and back! If you know Sophia and her hatred of car rides, you know that is a huge accomplishment for us.

Sophia after a long day of travel & beach fun.
Loving the beach...excuse the crazy hair 
(post partum hair loss & regrowth has been cruel to me)
Some other Sophia developments:
Cheerios have become one of her obsessions. She's liked them for awhile, but now she's 100% hooked.  She was running around the grocery store with the box (hence the blur)!
She loves & is terrified of puppies at the same time. Sophia's cousins just got a tiny little chihuahua. Sophia was screaming and shaking from fear and squealing from excitement all at the same time. And when the puppy wasn't around, she would go looking for her. It was so cute. And hilarious. I'll try to upload Johnny's video of her reaction. We couldn't stop laughing.

She learned a new (and fairly disgusting) new trick. She likes to grab her feet and smell them while she is sitting in her carseat.

Sophia loves playing with her baby cousin Quinn but hates being cooperative when I want to take her photo. Here's Exhibit A...
She's only happy when she gets to walk around.
I wish I had more pictures from the trip, but that's all I have! I hope everyone is having a great Fourth of July Eve!


Sunday, June 30, 2013

Beach Day

The other week, So and I had a little beach day with our friends Michelle & Tarrin. Sophia had the best time. At first, the sand scared her. But once she got used to it, she was running around. Her favorite thing to do was dunk her face into the ocean...and then shove her fingers in her mouth to lick off the salt. Ew! But at least she didn't eat the sand. I was just waiting for her to put a handful of sand into her mouth, and luckily she never did.
I can't wait to take her back to the beach. Hopefully next time it'll be somewhere prettier than Galveston!

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Tuesday, June 18, 2013

My Girl So

Beyond excited to share So's one year photos taken by our fav Taylor Lord and styled by the amazing Lindsey Zamora. Although Sophia refused to smile or let me leave her side, I love how they turned out. Click here for Taylor's full blog post :)





And just a few updates on my girl So:
  • She watches Sound of Music with grandpa on the regular. She sits in her little baby chair and dances to the music.
  • She calls most animals ap-ap (duck in Chinese).
  • She LOVES other little kids. She wants to run and play with them. But the second she sees an adult she doesn't know, separation anxiety sets in to the max.
  • She always sneezes twice. And then grins.
  • She is such a happy baby. She runs around squealing, laughing, and clapping.
  • She knows that if she sits on the first step of the stairs and puts on her shoes, she gets to go out.

Tuesday, May 28, 2013

ONE

Someone turned ONE this weekend.
Today was her one-year checkup. She's still a petite little girl, but boy has she grown in the last year. And she sure does have a set of lungs. She's known for her loud shrieks and cries around the ped's office. 
I haven't done any stats updates so far, but I figured I would do one for her one-year checkup just to see how far she's come.

Age: ONE!
Stats: 28 inches (20%),  18 lbs (5%), 17 inch head circumference (30%!
Favorite Foods: Blueberries & Bananas
Favorite Words: Mamamamama..., Da!
Favorite Toy: Jellycat Bunglie Pink Giraffe
Favorite Book: You Are My Cupcake
Favorite Activities: Anything with water (pool time & bath time), "Walking" down the stairs with daddy, Running circles around the house, Pretending like she's part of the joke when everyone is laughing, Being attached to mama
Least Favorite Activities: Getting her diaper changed, Riding in the car, Meeting a big group of new people, Getting separated from mama
Nicknames: So, So So, Sobo (short for Yakisoba bowl), B
Signature Moves: Waving whenever she sees someone getting into a car & being scared of everything
Mom's Proudest Moment: Raising a little health nut. Sophia loves fruit. She could eat it all day long. She wouldn't even touch the cake we got for her cake smash photos until we put Cheerios on it.
Dad's Proudest Moment: Being the first person to make Sophia laugh. Don't worry, he won't let anyone forget this.
Other one year celebrations...
Saturday afternoon, we had a pool party. It was so nice and small, and Johnny's family was able to drive up for it!! After warming up to so many new faces, Sophia had a great time in the pool with her cousins.
Sunday, we spent the morning at the Houston Zoo. Boy was it hot! And crowded. It seemed like every family in Houston had the same idea we did.
Later that afternoon, we took Sophia to the big girl pool for the first time. She had so much fun and couldn't get enough of the water. I'm so glad that she loved it because I spent half my life in the pool (between swim team, lifeguarding, swim lessons & fun in the sun!).
Johnny and I look forward to this next year. We talked about some things we want to do this next year that include swim lessons, tumbling, dance classes, introducing her to more kiddos, a trip to the beach, her baptism, and so much more!!