Learning so much about you!

When you were sick we learned how much you love stuffed animals. Tigger is your favorite stuffed animal. If we sit him in front of you, you just snatch him up and give him a big ole hug. Now love your baby dolls and any stuffed animal just as well. You sleep with your Tigger every night at bed. Along with sleeping we have broke you into using your paci just at nap time and bed time. Of couse when you're sick we let you have it.

Now you love eating with your hands. It takes you a little bit to warm up to the food but then you devour it. Dad has a little bit of  a hard letting this happen, he wants to control where the food goes. The first time you ate spaghetti you had it all over your face and in your hair and Daddy wanted to step in and spoon feed you. It's so cute!!!!

You babble so much and have some serious conversations with your toys. I wish I knew what you were saying. You also scream at those toys when they don't work out the way you want them to. You also say the 'k' sound when you hear or see a cow. The other night in the bath you were playing with your cow and you were asked where your cow was and you pointed to it and said 'co'.

Spring is Upon Us

These were Daddy's favorite PJ's on you.

First time playing outside in 2012.
You were stilling getting over an ear infection
that's why you had to weara stocking cap.

You love Homie Cat.

First battle scar from the sitters.
Owen, who you learned your
fit throughing from, scratched you.

Loving the nice weather in March.

We are loving Mommy being on Spring
Break, that means we have enough time
to go play on the farm with Daddy.

Ear Infections

In the last week of January you had an ear infection in your left ear. We figured it was time to take you to the doctor when you weren't sleeping through the night and crying inconsolable. We treated you with Amocociln and you were cleared up. You went in for a check-up on your ear and came out clear. Then within a week you were acting funny again and then sleepless nights began again. It was the weekend so Mommy didn't want to take you to Urgent care because this time you had a horrible cough too. We went in on Monday and you had two bad ear infections. They treated you with Omnicif but as the week progressed that wasn't kicking it. They switched you back to Amocociln and were a lot better in a few days. After you were done with your medicine, after a few days you started to get the sniffles again. So I did some research and thought you might have allergies. We put you on Zyrtec and within about 5 days of being on that you were starting to get a lot better. Still got some crud in your head but so does Mommy and Daddy with their allergies.

First ear infection

Second ear infection, hit you bad!!

I Spy a Tooth

You've been fussy and swollen gums for a couple of weeks now. But tonight Daddy felt something rough. So we did surgery, as I called it, and I held you mouth open moved your tongue out of the way and Daddy held his pocket flash light (which you love to grab for) in your mouth and we looked for this mysterious tooth. Low and behold there was the top of your first tooth. It's barely poking out but we are so excited for you. We were so excited that we called your grandparents!!!

This night was also big for you because you had you first meat baby food. You ate turkey and rice for dinner. It also had carrots and green beans mixed in with it. You were hesitant for a very short second and then devoured it. Also as Daddy and me were making your baby food you got to try cauliflower for the first time. You liked it but were a little hesitant swallowing it because it was a much thicker puree.

December and First Christmas

You got very good at moving around. On this day you did not want to take a nap so you set yourself up and cried until you ended up falling asleep sitting up.

You look so cute in your stocking cap!!

Before Aunt Lacey, Uncle TJ, and Grandpa Suthoff got here for breakfast Mommy and Daddy let you open one gift from us.

I had to help tear the paper, you contributed a little to the tearing.

Love reading!!!! :)

After your morning nap you were all smiles for Christmas day!!

Hanging with Grandpa Suthoff Christmas morning.

Christmas evening at Grandma Even's. Aunt Jamie got you the hat.

You liked standing on your boxes more than see what's inside.

Christmas at Ma and Pa's.

You started standing up this month. You have to have things at your height to help you push up.

You would move back and forth from presents.



This month has been very exciting for us. You've started crawling. You also like pulling yourself up on things. Aunt Lacey and Uncle TJ got you a little John Deere four wheeler for Christmas and you have been using that as your walking tool. You like to pull yourself up on it and scoot along with it.

You say the d sound every time there is a dog around. You had a stomach bug and I stayed home sick with you for the day and I swear you said Mama. You say baby and lots and lots of babbling. You talk all the time.

We'll call it your first word and army crawl

Well at wonderful 6 months of age you began saying Dada a lot. Daddy was so excited. He had the biggest grin on his face!!! Now Dada is all we hear. Daddy is very proud and likes to gloat about it and you love making him smile.

You also began army crawling. It started out slow and you covered little bits of space. Now you're all over the place. One night it was 5pm and I was in the kitchen and you were in the living room and said to you: "Sophie it's dinner time, come get dinner!" Sure enough you got onto your belly and headed my way. I kept this over and over until you reached me. I was pretty proud of you and you had the biggest grin on your face. You also will crawl for a little bit stop and sit your self back up and then get back down on your belly. You will pull yourself up on all 4 but you'll just rock on your knees and then get down on your belly.

You are a power eatter too. You eat 4-6oz. bottles and 3 solid feeding of about 3 oz. of fruits or veggies and cereal.  You are also 9 month sleepers. You're getting tall. In all your other clothes you're wearing about 6-9 month.

First Halloween

Your first Halloween was really busy!!! Aunt Lacey trick-or-treated with us. We trick-or-treated Grandma Even first at work at the mall. We saw Aunt Tammy, Taylor, and Paige while we were there. Grandma Even gave you a book and some money for your piggy bank. We then went to Great Grandma and Great Grandpa's. There you trick-or-treated them and Grandma Suthoff. You got a Clifford book from Grandma Suthoff and a building block thing from Great Grandma & Great Grandpa. By the time we were heading home you were getting fussy and hungry so we asked Ma and Pa to come down and trick-or-treat you. Next year we'll plan things better so that we can trick-or-treat everyone. Ma and Pa gave you more money for your piggy bank. You were a very cute Strawberry Fairy!!!