Sophia wakes up smiling. I love that about her. When I walk into her
room in the morning or after her nap, I usually say, “hi, baby” and as
she lays in her crib, she responds by saying, “hi, mommy” and giving me a
big smile. It’s a great way to start my day.
Sophia is definitely a toddler now, although I still call her baby. She
knows many words and invents many more everyday. She’s good at
communicating what she wants by using her words, her hands and fingers
(there’s a lot of pointing going on), or her cries. She says these a
lot: “no, no, no”, “mine”, and “stop, mommy, stop” (this when I am
getting her to do/eat something she doesn’t like). She has a clear
sense of what she likes and dislikes, and for the dislikes, there is no
changing her mind. We just have to wait for her to change her mind on
her own.
She loves shoes. She’s fascinated by them and spends time sitting and
playing with the laces or putting the shoes on and off her feet. She is
still a bit of a picky eater - nothing orange or yellow, for example -
but eats a good amount when it is a dish that she likes. She’s very
good with music and rhythm, and spends a good portion of her day
singing. She’s a climber (they call her Knievel in daycare) and loves
to play and run around. She’s very good with the iPad, too. It’s
amazing to watch her use it and figure it out. She knows the icon for
Videos and she finds the Dora and Little Einsteins videos, no problem.
She’s also pretty good at the memory game where you open two cards and
try to find the matching ones. You can see her pause as she tries to
recall where the matching card is and she usually gets it right. I tried
playing this with her with real cards and that didn’t work out too
well. I guess we’ll stick with the iPad until she’s a little older.
She’s starting to put her shirt and pants on by herself, however, I
still have to assist her put her arms through or pull up her pants
completely. And since we practiced “elimination communication” with her
beginning at 3 months, she’s quite comfortable using the toilet. She
reads while sitting on the toilet and will sit there until she’s had
enough reading done. Yes, our toilet time can take a while. She has
started to say “poo poo” when she has to go. There are days when I
don’t even have to change her diaper at all because she manages to do
her business on the toilet. I now take along a portable toilet seat
when we go out. Yikes, using the public washroom is a whole new
experience!
Our happy little baby is now a little toddler. She’s growing so fast! We get
so much joy watching her learn and explore and perform new tricks.
It’s funny how proud I feel when she can sing a new song or say a new
word. I now understand how parents can go on and on about their kids!
hahaha
Here are some recent photos:
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| S eating her siopao |
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| Reading/potty time |
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| Playing with Froggie in her "spaceship" |
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| Checking out the new backpack in the mirror |
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| Watching Dora on the iPad |
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| With braids on. Cutie. |
