Sofia's Island

Standing Free!

Hello, my peoples! I have some exciting news:

Today I stood all by myself! No wires, no green-screens, no couches, no coffee tables, no skirts, no pants! For just a few seconds today, I stood on my own with no other support than my two little feet under me.

Momma and Poppa were very pleased and a little surprised. They laughed and clapped and told me how proud they were. Aww, shucks, folks. T'wern't nothin'!

Oh, and I almost forgot to mention, I figured out how to crawl properly last week. No more of that crazy, throw myself at the floor, inch-worm move like something out of Breakin' 2. I can crawl! Hide the liquor and the Cheerios, baby! Nothing is safe from my little paws now!

Love and perambulation,

Sofia

9 Month Checkup!

Hello, my peoples! Sofia here again with another update on my wonderful life!

Today I had my 9 month checkup with my pediatrician (big word, huh? impressed?). She asked Momma and Papa all kinds of questions about what I had been up to. Was I crawling? Yes. Was I sitting up on my own? Yes. Was I standing up? Yes. Was I eating solid foods? Yes. Was I feeding myself a bit? Yes. Did I think Barry Bonds would hit #756 this year? Yes. Will Britney Spears ever go back on tour again? Yes.

C'mon, Doc! Give me a hard question!

Overall, she was very pleased with my progress. Here's my vital statistics:

• Height: 28.5 inches - I'm pretty tall for my age: 90th percentile.
• Weight: 19 pounds, 5 ounces - I'm a still good sized: 60th percentile.
• Head Circumference: 46.5 centimeters - I've still got a big head: 97th percentile.

Looking at it another way, here's how much I've changed in 3 months since my last checkup 3 months ago:

• Height: grew  1.5 inches
• Weight: gained 3 pounds and 1 ounce
• Head Cir: grew 2.5 centimeters

And, going back even further, here's how much I've changed from 7 months ago (my 2 month checkup -- back even before I could blog!):

• Height: grew 5 inches (was 23.5 inches tall)
• Weight: gained 9 pounds and 12 ounces (was 10 lbs, 9 oz.)
  
• Head Cir: grew 6.75 centimeters (was 39.75 cm)

Whew! All those numbers make my head spin! I'm tuckered out, my peoples. Time for bed.

Love and statistics,

Sofia

Standing: The New Old Thing

Hello, my peoples! I have discovered my new favorite thing in the last few weeks: Standing!

Now that I can get around a bit, I like to scoot around to things like the couch, shelving and anything else I can get my paws on and pull myself UP! Momma and Poppa got a little worried about this and built me a little climbing baby gym in the middle of the living room. Basically they got a couple of shipping boxes and a moving box, filled them with books so they don't tip over, and bingo! Instant climbing gym.

Now I spend almost all my playtime pulling myself up on these boxes and playing with my toys on top. Except--of course--when I decide to go adventuring around the living room, trying to grab and bite everything!

Lately, I have been improving on the standing up trick by only holding on with one hand, or holding myself up by putting my tummy on the boxes and using no hands at all! Woo HOO! Momma and Poppa get these slightly nervous looks on their faces when I do that. So I just laugh at them.

Love and giggles,

Sofia