Sofia's World: 21 Months

21 Months my little firecracker! I am in total denial that you are going to be 2 very soon but part of me is already used to the idea because you already seem 2. You just seem older than you are because of your vocabulary and the things you can do, you are always surprising us! This has been such a fun month with you. We have been spending so much time outside which is your favorite thing in the world! 

The biggest news this month is that we moved into our new house and with that came your own big girl room! I have been planning and buying things to fill it for months and I was so excited to put it all together for you. I was even more excited that you were going to finally get to sleep in a big girl bed instead of the pack and play you've been subjected to for such a long time. We were worried how you were going to do in a full size bed but you have done so well and you are sleeping amazing. I love checking on you every night before going to bed and you are almost always completely stretched out and look so comfortable. 

Besides your bed, your favorite part of your room is your new library of books and your canopy to read them in. You and Ethan love to cuddle on the pillow and Ethan will read to you. It's the cutest thing ever! I look forward to adding more special things to your room as you develop more interests.

In addition to your big girl room, you are loving our new house's backyard! We have been spending so much time outside in our backyard and it's been great. We bought you and Ethan a new playhouse, added a hammock, set up a water table and you love every bit of it! We've been eating outside almost every night and then playing until bed time, it's been so much fun. 

I forget all the time that you are still 1 because you are so darn independent. Your new favorite phrase is, "I did it!" You say it all the time and you are so proud when you do something on your own. I am constantly amazed at the things you can do. You put your shoes on all by yourself and they are on the right foot 95% of the time, you are working on getting yourself dressed and un-dressed, you clean up after yourself when you make a mess. You also give me heart attacks with your independence. I have to watch you like a hawk at the park and pretty much everywhere because you have no fear and think you can do anything!

Another new word you are saying all of the time is, "button." You love to press any button you can find. I've lost count of how many times you have set off our car alarms from hitting the panic button on the remote! LOL We have to make sure there are no computers or phones around because you will find them and press every button possible. You are trouble little girl!

I don't know what you weigh or how tall you are but I'm pretty sure you had a growth spurt. You are looking taller to us lately. You have 4 teeth coming in all at the same time right now and some days I can tell that they are bothering you. I am hoping to get rid of your pacifier soon but will wait until those last teeth come in. 

Sofia we are constantly amazed by you and are so lucky that you are all ours. You are the sweetest, happiest and most fun little girl! We love you so much princess and I can't wait to see what new things you will be doing next month!

Sofia's World: 20 Months

20 months little girl! It's crazy to think that you will be 2 in just four short months. You already act like a 2 year old, but its still so hard to believe. You are just growing up too fast! You continue to be so much fun and full of joy. You are always smiling and happy. You never stop, you are go, go, go! You keep us on our toes that is for sure. You make us laugh all day long, you make the funniest faces and have the best personality. You are still talking like crazy I can't even keep track of how many words you can say. I would put the number around 200 which is insane considering your brother was around 75 words at this age. You can say the full alphabet and you can now count to 10! You are a total sponge and soak up everything happening around you. 

Being outside is still your favorite activity and we have been playing outside a lot lately now that the weather is cooperating. You stand at the door and say, "outside, outside, outside." When we drive past a park and you see a playground you say, "slide," which is your favorite activity at the park. You squeal every time you go down one. You think you are a lot bigger than you are though and have no fear. Daddy and I have to watch you like a hawk to make sure you don't fall off any of the openings on the play sets. I know you are just going to be in love with finally having a backyard at our new house! 

Along with the great Summer type weather we have been having come some good and not so good firsts. 

Good firsts: first popsicle, new sunglasses, discovering whirlybirds 

Bad firsts: first scraped knee and I'm sure it won't be the last

Along with being outside, I would say your next favorite thing would be singing and dancing. You sing all day long! Your favorites are Happy Birthday (which you always sing to yourself), ABC song, Twinkle, Twinkle, Wheels on the Bus and your new favorite, Ring around the Rosie. To go along with all of that singing, you love to dance and you have some moves! You are such a good dancer! I can't wait to sign you up for dance this Fall!

A new interest for you is stickers, you are obsessed! You are getting pretty good at taking them off the sheet too. You love taking them off and sticking them all over your face, arms, legs! 

Sofia you are just pure joy inside a little girl! Your smile could make even the crankiest person's day better. I still can't believe that you are mine. We are so lucky to call you our daughter and we love you to the moon and back! We can't wait to see what fun things you'll be doing next month!