Leaps and Bounds

We're less than a week away from the 8 month mark and I just couldn't wait to report on Sofia's development. Another week and who knows what else she'll be doing (bit scary actually).

She is a moving machine! Just on Saturday, she discovered that if she wanted something badly enough, she would literally grab and pull her way FORWARD towards it. She had received a musical Winnie the Pooh snowball and she was determined to get a closer look at it. We all watched in an amazement how she would reach one arm and her legs would push at the ground. She also grabbed at our shaggy carpet to pull herself forward. Since that day, she has progressed to propelling herself forward using her legs (almost like a plank position). She can lift her tummy and even bum in the air but has not quite figured to balance on her knee yet. I have found her on the edge of the rug and stuck with her legs under the sofa a few times already. Yikes!

Just today at Cherie's place, she grabbed a hold of Megan's bouncy chair and tried to pull herself up! We are definitely lowering her crib this weekend even though she hasn't tried that in her crib yet.

Not only is she a little mover but just today, she started drinking from a straw. I was being adventurous this morning so stuck a tiny straw in her mouth to see what she would do. She started biting on it and to my surprise, there was water dribbling out of her mouth! In fact, she had a funny expression on her face from being startled by the water in her mouth. And other times, she sucked so much water that it all dribbled out of her mouth or she would choke from all the water. Later in the evening, we tried the straw again and she faired much better in knowing how to control the amount of water into her mouth. Now if only I could get her to drink milk from a cup/bottle and not just from me!














Looking forward to a busy weekend ahead with celebrating my birthday and Father's Day with our dear daughter.

Happy Daddy's Day!