16 Months Old

Now that Sophie is walking, she is all over the place! She enjoys carrying her toys and books from room to room, causing a great mess wherever she goes! She loves that she can walk everywhere now. She still tumbles quite a bit, but she gets right back up and keeps moving.

Now that Sophie is a toddler, she is learning some of those dreaded behaviors... She has started to whine when she doesn't get her way, she has thrown a few mini tantrums, and she says "me, me" (her version of "mine"). She also is becoming more of a picky eater. The things she does not like end up on the floor, and she really wants all of her food to be placed in a bowl. Goodness... :)

Even though some of those behaviors drive us crazy, she is such a joy to watch. We love hearing her new words come out (she has about 25 words right now) and seeing her get excited about the little things. My favorite new word she has learned is "Ameh," her version of Amen after her bedtime prayer. She is constantly amazing us and constantly making us smile. We are truly blessed!

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15 Months Old

Sophie continues to learn new things everyday! Her recent adventure is walking! A couple of weeks ago Sophie took her first steps and hasn't slowed down since! She still prefers to crawl, but is making more efforts to walk. She loves the satisfaction of walking to mama or dada and seeing us cheer for her. Before we know it, she'll be running across the room!

Sophie also has expanded her vocabulary. She says about 20 words now with her favorites being attle (apple), Elma (Elmo), hi, and uh oh! She loves to mimic words, so we have to be extra careful with what we say and we're so thankful that she hasn't learned the dreaded "no" yet!

Just before Christmas, we experienced a large amount of snowfall which was strange for Washington. We missed three days of school, so Sophie and I got a lot of quality time together to play, play, play! I was getting anxious for Christmas so we could get new toys to play with! :)

We had a wonderful Christmas despite the fact that not all of our family could be here due to snow. Sophie enjoyed all of her new gifts and it was a joy to watch her experience the whole thing! She finally learned how to say "anta," but it was a week after Christmas! Go figure!

Merry Christmas from the Jones's!