9 Months Old

Every month I do a new post for Sophie I can't believe how quickly she is growing older! I want her just to stay exactly how she is right now...tiny and sweet and silly forever. Although if she wanted to sleep a little better that would be ok with me! Ever since she figured out the crawling thing she has been so busy exploring and pulling herself up onto everything. Now we are working on saying "Mamamamama" instead of always "Dadadadada". :) We are so grateful for this gorgeous little girl.

4 Year Anniversary

We celebrated our 4 year wedding anniversary last night. We thought about going out of town but decided instead to save some money and stay in town. So...this is what we did: We made reservations at a cute bed and breakfast downtown. After dropping Sophie off at Grandma and Grandpa's overnight (for the first time ever!) we rode our bikes down to the hotel and checked in. Then we rode our bikes to the Edwards downtown and saw "What Happens in Vegas"--SO FUNNY! Then we rode our bikes to the Melting Pot--SO YUMMY! Then we rode back to the hotel and had a lovely night of uninterrupted sleep (the first since little miss Sophie was born). The breakfast they served was called Creme Brulee French Toast and again--SO YUMMY. So overall, our night was--SO FUN!! I love my husband so much, I am--SO LUCKY!

Cousins and Clapping

For Memorial Day weekend, we went with cousins Summer and Josh to Pocatello to visit our cousin Emily and her family. We had tons of fun shopping, fishing, eating, watching the babies play, playing Rockband and the Wii and swimming at the hotel. We are sad Emily and Spencer are moving to Ohio and wish we would have visited more often! While we were there, Sophie started clapping (which Emily is taking credit for). We've been trying to get her to clap for a while but she wouldn't open up her fists until now...its so cute!

Crawling at 8 1/2 Months

Sophie is crawling! Not only crawling, but also pulling herself up on things and hitting her head on the piano, the tv stand, the lamp, etc. Time to babyproof!

Our Little Baby Gorilla

Sophie's new thing is pounding on her chest and grunting like a little gorilla, as follows:

Phil Graduates Tonight!

Phil is finally graduating and is now OFFICIALLY a licensed journeyman electrician! He passed the journeyman test, first try. He interviewed with Mr. Electric and was offered the job. It may or may not be what we're looking for permanently, but its great for right now. Here he is in his uniform:

8 Months Old!

Sophie is 8 months old today! She is SO close to crawling. She is scooting herself around and getting up on all fours, propelling herself forward, but only to faceplant on the ground. She is taking longer naps, but not sleeping very well at night. We tried to take the binkie away the other night and let her cry for a few minutes. It only took her about 3 minutes to throw up all over herself and the crib. We've decided to take away the 4th nap and see if that helps her sleep. She likes to gnaw on raw carrots and her favorite toy is a little tube of Aquaphor or one of Phil's Powerbars. (Why do we even buy toys?) She is already trying to pull herself up on things and will stand up, holding onto the ottoman for a few minutes at a time. She still fits into all her 3-6 month clothes and even some 0-3 month. We discovered at her last appointment that she has finally doubled her birth weight. We're trying to feed her more solids, but she just doesn't eat very much. Still no teeth!

We are starting to teach her some signs and hopefully she'll be able to do them herself in a month or so. She likes pat-a-cake, but I can't get her to open up her fists and clap. That is also causing a problem when she tries to put crackers in her mouth. She gets one in her fist, puts it up to her mouth, but then can't figure out how to open her fist so she just starts sucking her thumb instead!