Swim lesson #1 was a HUGE hit!! Sophia loved the water and talked about it for days after to anyone who would listen. She was very proud of herself blowing bubbles and "kick kick kicking". We are amazed and shocked on a daily basis with the things that come out of her mouth. On any given day she'll greet us with a "hi mommy/daddy, how are you?". She loves to say "Mommy/Daddy...what are you doing?" If you ask her what she dreamt about the night before she'll say "butterflies, birdies, rainbows"(in that order). She will say a very excited "hi" to literally anyone who crosses her path. Sophia definitely has a big ole' personality and we tend to think she puts a smile on the faces of those around her(whether they want to smile or not!!). We started this maternity leave with a baby Sophia and ended it with a toddler. Brian and I both agree that THIS is our favorite age by FAR!! Hearing Sophia's sweet voice pronouncing words and strining sentences together makes us melt. Nothing compares to these months I've shared with her. Watching her develop her speech before my eyes was priceless. She wasn't able to climb stairs in December and now she goes up and down by herself. She plays alone, "nurses" her babies, changes their diapers, and has quite the vivid imagination. She LOVES to sing and dance. Loves Lady Gaga and requests the songs by name; her current favorite is "Telephone". I will forever cherish my mornings at Starbuck's with Sophia where she'd say "mommy, coffee?" and she'd pretend with her little cup to drink her own coffee. Sophia and mommy discovered so many new parks in Simi!! That is one of the BEST things about suburb living...there are parks around every corner packed with kiddos during the week and lots of SAHM's! We had a blast at Gymboree(although we always felt she was a wee bit advanced for the classes as we watched her spin circles around the other kiddos). Just this week she discovered her shadow and while they were NOT friends at first...she's warming up to it. She'll say "hi shadow" and wave but once she sees him following her around it's all over ha! Here are some swim pictures following by Sophia being Sophia:
Very excited Sophia ready to hit the pool!
Learning to blow bubbles
Kick kick kicking with the noodle
Sophia loves the field in our neighborhood. This day she picked flowers and wanted them in her hair:)
Sophia and mommy split an ice blended(no coffee but lots of sugar!)
She enjoys Church this much
Fishy face is a current fav of Sophia's
Sophia LOVES running and usually saying "Sophia's running" while doing it just in case we weren't sure ha! We chased her around the field before her swim lesson and per usual...she had a BLAST
