9 Months Old!

WoW! Sophie is 9 months old, the same amount of time that I was pregnant (or close to it!)! It's amazing how much she has changed over these several months that I see my little girl is growing up! She sits up very well now and only has a tumble or two backwards once in a while. She loves sitting up and playing with her toys. She also enjoys rolling around on the floor to reach toys that are out of reach. She rolls both ways and always seems amazed when she can roll to different areas! As a result of all this rolling, she is now able to sleep on her tummy. When I get her up in the morning, she's always in a different position! She isn't crawling yet, but is making progress towards it. She gets into the "Superman" pose and tries to scoot her legs, but end up moving backwards instead of front. She gets frustrated easily, but she'll be moving before we know it! She also is getting much stronger at standing. She can hold on to the coffee table (with some assistance) and loves being pulled to standing position from sitting. She gets a huge grin on her face as if to see "see, look at me!"

Sophie still enjoys saying "da da da" but she's added more sounds to her repetoire.
They're hard to describe, but are oh so cute sounding! She is starting to learn sign language, and can tell me when she wants to be picked up and when she's "all done." We're still working on other signs.

Sophie has gotten her first bad illness this month. She developed the hand, foot, and mouth virus. It is nasty! She started out with a bad fever (103.6 degrees), loss of appetite, and irritability. When we got to the doctor, she had horrible blisters in her mouth which accounts for the loss of appetite. I wouldn't want to eat either if it was extremely painful each time (sounds like a good diet, though!). After a few days she developed a non itchy rash on her arms and legs. She has been pretty needy and upset, but luckily I'm done with school, so we are spending a lot of quality time together at home!

Other than Sophie's virus, she is a happy go lucky little girl! She smiles constantly and enjoys the world around her. She is a joy to watch and I thank God for her every day! How could you not love that face? :)