I have no idea how much she weighs, but she wears 9 month clothing now, and most of it is snug on her. I'm planning on buying her a few things in preparation for winter, and I'm going to skip right to the 12 month sizes.
She's very talkative, and has lots of different syllables and sounds. No actual words yet, but she often sounds like she's saying "Dada" or "Daddy", so I've been trying to encourage her to say it, and hopefully associate the word with her dad.
She can sit upright on her own, and hardly falls down anymore.
When she does fall over, she's getting good at putting her elbow out to brace herself so she doesn't ht her head. Sometimes, she even manages to twist mid-fall and roll onto her stomach! Clever girl.
Both of her grandmas, and my friend, bought her some new clothes, including this adorable outfit, with a matching bib. Check out the cute ruffles on her bum!
She wore it when she had her third date with Zachary.
I think he was impressed.
She still doesn't sleep through the night, but for the most part, she's only been waking up once. Unfortunately, she has a bad habit of turning that one middle-of-the-night waking into a playtime. I'm not sure how to prevent this, but I'm going to keep trying with consistently waking her up at the same time every day, and making sure she takes proper naps.
She finally had her dedication October 16th. Here she is before church.
The dedication was pretty simple. First, our pastor gave us three tips for raising Godly children: pray with them, let them see us do our devotions, and look for those teachable moments where we can show how God's Word applies to the situation.
Second, Art said a prayer for our family.
Finally, our pastor anointed Sophia with oil and prayed for us.
And gave Sophia a rose!
[Side note: I didn't realize how short the pants were on her dedication outfit. Once I got her dressed, I realized that she looked kind of like a pirate!]
She's still not crawling or scooting, but during her tummy time this morning, I observed her pushing herself ever so slightly backwards! So we'll keep working on that.
We're discovering more ways to make her laugh, and I maintain that as she gets older, life with a baby gets easier and better.
3 comments:
Jenene, I love all the pictures. It's nice to see pictures of my dad from time to time to. She is such a doll. I see a lot of you in her face. Cute picture of her in the sink.
I love the pics! She is so cute cute cute! And I LOVED your white top, you looked so good! You're such a fantastic looking family :)
Jenene, she is SUCH a pretty baby! I love all the pictures, she is too sweet. We haven't dedicated Wyatt yet, but I'm thinking about it - our church is just so big, I don't know how to go about it.
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