.....I moved to a new town and started a new job and my kid learned to walk and I had to set up a new apartment and a new classroom all within 2 weeks. Consequently I lost my mind and neglected blogging and cooking and doing my hair for about the last month, but I'm back! I'm myself again, my hair looks pretty decent and there is already dinner in the crock pot. Score!
Big news #1, we LOVE Manhattan! My school is amazing, my daycare provider is amazing, and this is a positive-feeling and fun town. Yay!
Big news #2, my itty bitty baby turned 1. She is no longer a bitty baby full of cooing and tiny little burps. No, now she is a walking, clapping, belching, laughing, babbling tiny person! I love watching her every day.
Sophie, you are such a big girl now! You weigh about 20 pounds, and you still have teeny tiny feet. You still wears size 2 or 3, which are usually labeled 6-9 months. Later in life when you see a shoe sale, all of the good shoes will be size 6 and 7. You will be thankful later for those tiny feet! You have 8 teeth and you love to nibble on cheerios, puffs, and most fruits! Your favorite things are mandarin oranges, banana, blueberries, kiwi, cherry tomatoes, pasta, yogurt, meatballs, chicken and whatever mom and dad are eating. You will eat almost anything we are; the other night you ate salmon and you loved it! We said bye-bye to bottles and formula this week and whole milk it is; you love it! So does our budget baby girl, so thanks! You find almost everything funny and you have a cute little giggle. You like to "talk" to us about really important things, like world politics or quantum physics, but we can't understand what you are saying yet. But you will carry on a babble conversation for about 10 minutes!
You walk really well, and you like to clap your hands and to pretend to talk on the phone. You give high 5's, (sometimes) blow kisses, and you nod your head every time we ask you a question. Which is pretty funny when we ask you "Do you want to eat all of your vegetables? Do you want to help mama clean the kitchen? Do you want to pay for your own college tuition?" You love to play with your pink blanket, your dolly, and anything that makes music. You are timid in loud social situations with lots of people, but you warm up after about 20 minutes and will play with anyone.
I could never imagine our lives without you. You were worth every bout of heartburn, every sleepless night, every uncomfortable day, every painful contraction, and every intense push to get you out so I could hold you and love you and kiss you and be your mommy. Thanks for being my baby, I'm so proud to be your mommy :) Happy birthday baby love!
