I love laundry mommy.

Our little miss loves playing with the laundry...no matter if it is clean or dirty. We had to alter where we fold our clothes, but Daddy decided to bring Sophia to the safe folded laundry spot. All the nicely folded clothes were a messy pile in no time. =)

Sophia is 1 year old!

I can't believe that my little love is already one year old. She has been such a joy in our lives. Here are some of the things that she has been up to:

~She officially started walking on her actual birthday.
~She says, "ball" and "hi"
~She knows where her nose, ears and belly are if you ask her.
~She gives the longest sweetest hugs I have ever received from a toddler.
~She is wearing 24 months and 2T clothes along with a size 5 1/2 shoe
~She has four molars, two on top and two on the bottom.
~She loves to brush her teeth with Mommy.
~She will still eat whatever you put in front of her.
~She dances in the backseat of the car and it is absolutely priceless.

We had a few celebrations for Sophia's birthday. I have not collected all the pictures from all the events yet, but I am working on it.

Pumpkin Patch

I promised my little brothers Shawn and I would take them to the pumpkin patch this year. Of course the day we decide to go it is scheduled to rain. We could have stayed home, but instead we thought we would try to beat the rain. Besides the thick tar like mud and the slightly chilled air we got some great pumpkins. Just as we were loading up to head out down came the rain.


Super excited to be there.


She just kept giggling. She did not know where to start.


She wanted to take this one home. Ha!


The uncles trying to help her decide which one.


I think she finally found a good one.


A quick family photo before the rain.

Entertaining Sophia while trying to work.

Sophia gets to go to work with me and Shawn everyday. She has had several contraptions that have provided hours of entertainment. She started by hanging out in her carseat most of the day. She then graduated to her excersaucer, which she absolutely loved. She takes all of her naps in her stroller, which can sometimes be pretty hilarious with the positions she gets herself into. Now she is all over the place in her walker. We finally got her some shoes that fit and she thinks she owns the place. My dad lets her escape to the wharehouse or in the front parking lot (with supervision of course) and she thinks it's the greatest thing. She laughs so hard when you run away from her and she tries to catch you. It is only a matter of time before she is actually running for us. =)

Little mover

Sophia is ALL over the place these days. She is a super sprint crawler and has now mastered pulling herself onto just about everything. Last night Shawn and I were talking in the kitchen and she pulled herself up to a standing position (with the help of the cupboard of course) and just stood there for like 30 seconds. She is so much more sure of herself on her feet now. She hasn't officially taken her first steps yet, but it is just a matter of time.

Sophia is also for sure calling Shawn Dada. It is so adorable. She may call every other man that walks into the room the same thing, but when you ask her where her daddy is she starts looking for him.

She has also mastered the high five, clapping, and pointing at everything she sees. Everyone gets a kick of of it because she does it to everyone that comes near her. She hasn't shown any stranger anxiety yet.

Visit to AZ

Sophia, Shawn, and I took a trip to Arizona this past weekend to visit his Grandparents. His mom and niece Alexus were already there when we got in. It was a total surprise too which made it even more fun. Nana and Papa had no idea we were coming. It was so sweet to see how their faces lit up when they saw Sophia. We have not seen them since Christmas and I think it was a much needed pick me up. Grandpa has not been feeling the best and he was all smiles when he sat with Sophia. It's amazing how one little girl can bring so much joy into a home.

Shawn and I were a little spoiled because with his mom and Grandma there to hang out with Sophia it was kind of a little vacation. I would say that we got to enjoy the beautiful Arizona landscape, but we stayed inside most of the time due to the 100+ degree weather.

While we were there Sophia had her first fall from climbing to the standing position. She hit her cheek on the coffee table and got a bruise on her cheek. She is so tough though and barely cried about it. She also had another first while we were there, she had her first rib. We were cracking up at how excited she got when we gave it to her. She was making her cheesy face and totally laughing. She had it for a long time and definitely did not want to give it back. We had to pry it from her little fingers.

One of her favorite things to play with while we were there was Grandpa's walker. It is really light weight with wheels and she thought she was super cool dragging it all over the place.

I had to return home a couple days before Shawn and we debated whether or not I would take Sophia home with me. Well, I lost that one and she stayed with Shawn. I thought I would be an absolute mess, but I actually had the best couple nights of sleep I have had in a long time. I feel a little guilty, but I know that it was the right decision. We get to spend so much time with my family all the time, Sophia needed some Willingham time. We will be heading out there again soon I am sure of it.

9 month check up

Sophia went to her nine month check up today. She had to get one shot, a TB test, and a finger prick. She was not the happiest of campers after that. I always feel so bad because I have to hold her down and she just looks at my with the saddest face I have ever seen. It breaks my heart every time. She is quiet the big girl I have to say and is off the charts for both her height and weight. Here are some of her stats and things she is doing:

-weighs 28 lbs
-is 30" tall
-wears size 18 mo clothes
-is in size 5 diapers
-tooth #7 has finally come in
-she is pulling herself to the standing position and just hangs out....it makes me a nervous wreck
-she will not let me put headbands on her for any extended period of time. she eventually rips them off. makes me a little sad because she has so many cute ones
-plays the game, "how many times will mom and dad pick up the bottle and give it to me after i throw it on the floor"
-oh yes and let's not forget the biting....she is going to make me bleed one of these days