Half a year already?

It's hard to believe that Sophia has only been here for 6 months. It is a strange thing, it feels like she has been with us forever, and at the same time it seems like only yesterday we brought her home from the hospital. We have had so much fun watching her grow and change and are looking forward to seeing her grow into a little toddler!

She is our wee Wong!

Anyone seen my dinner?

There have been lots of firsts this past month. She has started eating veggies and still isn't too sure about them. We started with carrots, which I thought were a good choice. They are mild, sweet and full of good stuff! She took the first few bites ok, just made a little face, but the third bite she cringed..then coughed...then gagged!! I grabbed her out of her chair and started pounding on her back because I thought she was choking! Of course, it was all caught on tape and is pretty funny to watch. So we tried again the next night. Well, she wouldn't even let me near her with the spoon. She remembered!!! The third time, I mixed the carrots with some of her rice cereal, which she loves. Well, that did the trick. She has been eating the carrots happily ever since. Next we'll try squash, hopefully that will go a bit better.

Trying to sit up like a big girl...

But she will have to do more crunches before she becomes a pro!

She has started rolling around tons, and even sort of scooting herself in order to reach a toy. I think she may be crawling sooner than we expected. She also sits up, with some help. She also tries to sit up when she is lying down, so it looks like she is doing crunches. She can sit by herself for a few seconds too. It's so fun to watch her sitting and then maneuver herself from sitting to lying on her tummy. She is definitely much happier to play by herself now that she can move around a bit.

My Nana Voe, me and my cousin Seth on Thanksgiving

Visiting the Lindholms in Big Bear

I am really looking forward to the holidays, and Sophia's first Christmas! We had a great Thanksgiving this year at my Nana Voe's house. She cooked a delicious feast! There was a ton of food and even more dessert! We had a nice time visiting with my Nana and my aunts, uncles and cousins. Sophia was being a bit shy that day, but I think she had fun too. That weekend we also went to visit Lindy and Rosa, James' boss and his wife, in Big Bear where they had rented a cabin for the holiday. It was beautiful there, right on the lake. It was James & Sophia's first time in Big Bear. There was no snow yet, but it was still very nice. We would definitely like to go back, maybe for some skiing.


Sooo proud of my lemon meringue pie!


Now Christmas is coming and I can hardly wait! I think having a child brings some of the magic of Christmas back. I know she's too little to know or remember, but I am just looking forward to the years ahead and seeing her excitement on Christmas morning! I know she will be so eager to wake up that morning, and if she's anything like me and my brother and sister, probably wake me and James at 5 am just to tell us that Santa came! So much to look forward to with our little one, it makes me teary just thinking about all the joy and love she has brought into our lives.

Daddy and his little girl

Sophia and her Papa Scott