Sorry it has been so long!

I know it has been awhile since our last post, so let me catch you up with pictures!

Sophia has the art of imitation down :) A few weeks ago I gave her a few of her bowls, spoons and toys and reminded her one time what to do with them. My 11 month old played "let's feed my toys" for 10 minutes :)

Now that I am done with classes, WOOHOO!!!! (I am still working on my thesis though.....I will be done soon! I hope :) ) Sophia and I took a trip to visit my mom and Perry recently. We played outside and took a walk. This is Sophia and Grandma Kelly swinging on the porch.

This is Sophia after our walk!

To make the summer heat a little more enjoyable, we bought a little pool for the backyard. Sophia loves the water and this purple ball!

Sophia & Anna in the pool. We were celebrating Patrick's birthday!

Awwww.....

Patrick loves to eat Blow Pops and made the mistake of letting Sophia try one! Now he can't eat one without a little girl begging for a taste! Don't worry, just trying to keep you in business Dr. Cromwell!!!

This is her first time eating spaghetti!

This is Sophia's first time in a pool! We didn't quite get to the "putting on our swimming suit" part! She had a blast!

This is her official 11 month picture. It's almost time for her 12 month shot!

Don't look to excited girls!

Two pals just looking at the scenary!

Daddy and Sophia trying out the new chairs!

This is Sophia's MUST have blanket! Can you tell she was getting tired!

Well now you have an idea of what we have been doing lately! We also attended Betsy (Patrick's sister) & Bill's wedding on June 20th in Charleston, SC and I'll post pictures soon! Sophia recently took her first steps and this weekend decided to try walking! I just couldn't believe it! I'll try and capture it on video soon :)

A bunch of pictures!

Too many pictures to make separate posts! Sophia is growing so fast, we just can't believe it! Her personality is coming through loud and strong!! She now has her two bottom teeth and 3 top teeth, can crawl VERY well and is getting better and better at walking behind toys and standing alone!!

Doesn't she look like she has a tan?

"Hi daddy!"
This her official 10 month picture! 10 months......WOW!

I actually got to give her a bath this week while daddy was at work! Of course I grabbed the camera to get a quick picture. I love the hair-do! It's hard to imagine she used to take a bath in our bathroom sink just a few months ago.

"Yes mommy?"

"hahaha! I can do it!"

She loves to ride on this little car. She can even move backwards all by herself!

We took a walk around our little "neighborhood" one afternoon. I took these pictures looking up through her stroller.

"Do I have to wear a hat?"

What a big big girl!

Patrick took this picture with my new video camera (that also can take still shots!).

Trip to the Zoo

We went to the Zoo on Mother's Day and so did the rest of Columbus! We had a great time and even Sophia noticed some of the bigger animals and would point to them and smile. Other than our trip to see the Wild Lights in December, this was our first official Zoo visit!

Oh, and Sophia (& Patrick!) gave me a video camera for Mother's Day! YEAH :)

"Mommy, are we there yet??"

The flamingos!
Uncle Jim works at the zoo and came to see us while we were there!!!

The PENGUINS!!!! Sophia LOVES her little toy penguin at home!

We were looking at the monkeys!

Sophia & Daddy having fun at the zoo

Walking....almost!

Afew weeks ago I came home to Patrick telling me to watch Sophia walk around the room behind her stroller. I didn't want to watch because that would mean my baby is just one more step closer to not being a baby anymore! Well these days it is hard not to atch because she wants to "walk" everywhere and she is pretty good at it!! This video is of her first try.

Isn't this funny!?!

Sophia's laugh is contagious! She was not happy about me shoving the "snot remover" up her nose, so I pretended to use it on myself. Obviously she found it pretty amusing!

She can crawl!!!

She started crawling on April 17th and hasn't stopped since! Recently she has started walking behind toys (I'll post that later!)

Visit with Bito!

This past weekend my dad, Tina and Sarah came to visit and spend time with Sophia. We had a good time eating Donatos pizza and playing Clue!

Sophia with Bito

Lost in thought! What to play with next??

"Hi Mommy!"

Saturday Night Fever!

Poor Sarah being attacked by Oscar!

Don't you love the cone! He got in a fight with another dog (he provoked it!) and ended up with a few stitches.

Playing patti-cake with Sarah