11 Months

As Sophia gets closer to the one year mark, it is getting harder and harder to keep track of how much she is learning and changing. She had a physical this month and measured 23 pounds and 29 1/2 inches. That puts her at the 90th percentile for both. She was previously over the 100 percent mark for height, but they used a new gadget to measure her this time so I think that may have made a difference.
Sophia still turns red with rage when we try to encourage her to crawl, but she has started scooting around on her butt a little, which is pretty cute. She is getting more steady on her feet and we have had to start baracading her in the family room with her large toys. When she is in an unfamiliar environment, she still prefers to hold our hands, which makes it easy to keep her out of trouble. When at home, she loves to pick things up around the house and walk room to room with them. For some strange reason, Will's boxer shorts are one of her favorite items to carry. I hate to say it, but she digs them out of the dirty clothes hamper in our bedroom, so no, they are not clean!
Unfortunately, the increase in walking as led to an increase in falling, and Sophia ends up with a bruise or mark on her noggin about once a week. She seems to be a pretty tough kiddo so far and gets back on her feet quickly.
The biggest change this month has been her speech. She now says duck ("duh"), Daddy, and Mom (yeah!!). She whispers "dah" whenever she sees Trent, but I'm not quite sure whether she's trying to say dog or Trent. I think she is saying "night-night" too, but I'm not 100% convinced yet. She is constantly talking jibberish rather than babbling. Her doctor, the staff at the doctor's office, and the staff at the church nursey have all commented about what a chatterbox she is. She must get that from her Aunt Christy!!
She has learned to "give me five" and she giggles everytime we pull our hand away because she is "too slow!" She was pointing to Mommy's nose and ear (it was actually more like pinching than pointing!) but she seems to have tired of that game. She mimics some of our daily activities by putting our chapstick up to her mouth and sipping from our empty coffee cups. She also claps everytime we sing If You're Happy and You Know It.

As each day passes, I'm finding it harder and harder to believe that less than a year ago she was a tiny infant. Amazing!!