Another first

My daughter is growing up too fast. I can't believe it. Every day brings a new skill. Like today . . . I am taking a shower and keep hearing a weird noise. I get out and realize that it is my sweet little girl opening and slamming my bedroom door! Yep, she is tall enough to just reach our lever door handles standing on her tippy-toes. Yet another layer of childproofing is happening in our house now!

She had her 18 month Doctors appointment today. She is 22 lbs. 9 oz. (still quite small - 20th%), and 2'8" tall (getting taller, now in the 44th%!). She is ahead in all of her skills except talking, and if she would open her mouth, I'm sure she would be ahead in that too! The Doctor says she is looking great and she had her last shots for a while -- HALLELUJAH!!!!! She screamed the whole time we were in the room, my sweet-tempered little monkey, but she still managed to charm the nurses and doctor. She is trouble!

Our family. . .

Christmas

We were lucky this year and got to spend time with both sides of the family. We visited G and G Eastwood first, then went down to G and G Smith's. We had a good time, but Sophie was a little crankers. She didn't want anyone to even look at her. Heaven forbid you try to touch her!! She did enjoy Christmas morning, but she got bored after 2 presents and just wanted to play with her toys. I don't have any pictures of our visit to Utah, because everyone else was taking pictures and Sophie wouldn't let me out of her sight. Hopefully I'll get copies from everyone soon!

Christmas 2007 at Grandpa and Grandma Eastwood's

Here is my big girl! Walking all over the place. . .Running away from Mommy
Gimee the camera!

AHHH, so refreshing.

Christmas time is here again

Well, Christmas is a week away. I can hardly believe 2007 is almost over! Sophie is getting so big, my baby has disappeared and has been replaced by a kid! She is walking all over the place and starting to mimic what we do and say. Just today we were getting my oil changed and they had a playhouse there. She started opening and shutting the window shutters and so I said "open, shut" and she began saying "shut!" it was so sweet. Time to start watching what we say around her now! She likes to play copycat with us. She folds her arms and waits for us to do the same, then she puts them on her head and so on. She can go on forever with this and it just cracks her up. She is sure she is the funniest thing around.
We are leaving for Idaho on Friday and then on to Utah on Sunday for the Holidays. We are very excited to share Sophie with so many in our families. But we will miss those who can't be with us.
Hope you all have a wonderful Holiday!

A first for us. . .and hopefully a last!

Sophie had a fever Thursday night and it was worse Friday morning, so I took her to the doctor. She was pulling on her ear, but I wasn't that concerned. HAH! She has a double ear infection! Her first one and she had to do it all the way, I guess. We put her on meds because of her temp and she is already starting to feel better, thank heavens.
She has also decided to get almost all the rest of her teeth at the same time. It's fun to tip her upside down and look in her mouth. (I'll have to see if I can get a picture) Phillip found it mildly disgusting because one of them was a little bloody, I just think it's fascinating. And with the ears, the teeth don't seem to be that big of a deal to her, so I suppose we should be grateful for that.
One thing about her being sick is that she actually snuggles with me. She sat with me for over two hours yesterday and didn't move, that just shows how sick she is! She normally won't sit still for five minutes. Silver lining in everything!

Pictures!

Sara has put up some pics of Ella on her blog! Go have a look! Click on the Sara and Brent Culbertson link.