Milestones and Schedule Update [12 months]

I wrote before about Sophie's milestones, and I thought I would catch up on the last few months. I know I've listed them in posts, but I appreciate having them all listed together:

9 Months:

-Gives kisses

-Drinks from a cup (not sippy)

-Says "ball"

-Stands with help

-Got first haircut

10 Months:

-Walks with a walker

-7th tooth

-Claps hands

-Throws kisses

-Says "duck"

-Uses straw sippy cup

-Learns fine motor skills with toys

-"Dances" by bouncing up and down and waving hands

11 Months:

-8th tooth

-Stands on own

-Points to what she wants or what we say

-Plays peek-a-boo

-Says "Mama"

-Says "Uh oh"

-Says "Yeah"

-Says "Please"

-Takes 8-10 consecutive steps

-Says "Woof"

12 Months:

-Says "Baby"

-Says "Balloon"

-Walks

-Says "Mouth" and points to it

I also posted schedules from Sophie's life, and she now has a different schedule again, so I wanted to post it. I know others may not care about her schedule, but I want to remember for future kids, so I post this for myself :)

12 Month Schedule:

7:15am - Wake up and nurse

8:00am - Breakfast

10:30- Snack

11:00am - Nap (40 min.)

12:00pm - Lunch

2:00pm- Snack

3:00pm - Nap (1.5- 2 hour)

5:15pm - Dinner

7:00pm - Snack

8:00pm- Bed

Her schedule is so much easier now than it was in the early days! And she's down to just nursing once a day. I think we'll be done nursing soon :)

10 Extra Minutes

One thing we've started this past week was pack n play time. The idea started from me wanting to be lazy and not get up right away one morning- so we set up her pack n play and put some toys in it, and she played for 10 minutes before I got her (and myself) up for good. Hey, 10 minutes is 10 minutes! I decided it was probably good for her to play by herself for a little while in a confined area because she's usually go, go go! So I've been doing it every morning, and she lasts for about 10 minutes each morning, which I think is good, and I appreciate my 10 extra minutes.

Sophie's First Birthday Party!

We celebrated Sophie's first birthday party last tuesday night. Her theme was pink birdies which was a great theme right around easter time.

She was super cute and super spoiled.
Lots of yummy food was there! Grandmas made the main dishes while Aunt Brianna made the brownies, and Laken and I made the cake pops!
I was really proud of how the cake pops turned out since it was my first time making them and I was trying to be ambitious with them...
She LOVED her cupcake, but she loves all food, so I wasn't surprised...

She got lots of fun new toys and clothes!
Thanks to everyone who made Sophie's first birthday party fun!!

Like Father Like... Daughter

You've heard the saying "Like Father like son." In this case, it's "Like Father like daughter."

Daddy loves construction...

And the other day we learned that Sophie does too...

Her friend (and our neighbor), Asa, who is 16 months old, has a tool bag with tools, and Sophie was entertained for quite a while by all of his tools....
She especially loved the screw driver and wasn't good at sharing it with Asa...
I'm sure her daddy will teach her some basic fix-r-up skills as she grows up, and it seems like she's interested in starting early (and yes, she's wearing a Colts "Manning" jersey). :)

Sophie's Learning - 11 Months

I can't believe it's already been over a month since I wrote my last update about things Sophie is learning... this post here. She's learning so much so fast these days that it's hard to keep up with!

Since that post, she has:

-Gotten her 8th tooth (while drooling excessively)

-Learned to stand on her own (she claps for herself every time)

-Learned to point to what she wants or what we say (she points to her cup when she wants a drink, points to her crackers when she wants more, points to her ball when we say "ball," points to her stuffed lion when we say "Roar!")

-Learned to use a sippy cup (straw)

-Learned to play peekaboo

-Says Mama!

-Says "uh oh"

-Says "yeah"

-Learned to sign "please"

And for your viewing pleasure, here are some recent pictures...

Likes and Dislikes - 11 months

Sophie seems to change her likes and dislikes quite bit.

Currently some of her likes include:

-Graham crackers

-Kix

-Mommy's blueberry waffles (pretty much all food)

-Balls

-Ring Stacker

-Phones (real and fake)

-Other little kids

-Leapfrog Fridge Farm magnet

-Poppin' Pals

-Baby piano

-Activity walker

-Camelbak water bottle (our neighbors have these, and she's always going for them!)

-Opening and closing things

-Ducks

-Anything that is Mommy's and Daddy's

The nice thing about the environment we live in, is that she gets to play with a lot of other kids toys. We can learn which ones she likes and dislikes without having to buy them all!

Her current dislikes are:

-Baths (As is apparent in the picture below, she did like them! But in the last couple of weeks she's decided she's terrified of them. So frustrating!)

-Hats, especially big ones, when people are wearing them on their head (terrified)

-Balloons (terrified)

-When other kids cry

-Foods: pureed pees, strawberries (texture)

-Having her hair put up in a ponytail

-Having her nails clipped (or having her hands held at all)

-Vacuum (when it's on)

I Love Being a Mom, But....

There are some things I just really miss about my pre-Mom days. Here are some things I miss because I am either unable to do them or it's much more difficult to do/enjoy them:

-Sleeping in

-Going places whenever I want

-Going on dates, carefree (now I'm always missing Sophie or worrying about Sophie)

-Listening to music loudly in the car

-Laying in the sun

-Making money (I don't miss working, really, but I miss the income)

-Reading lots of books

-Running outside whenever I wanted

-Enjoying my dinner

While I do miss all of these things, my love for Sophie is far greater than my love for all of these things together. I would choose being a mom any day over these old freedoms I used to have... yes, even over sleeping in! I mean, look how cute this kid is...