All I want for Christmas is my Two Front Teeth!

Teething is not fun! Poor Soph--she's spent the past few days cranky, rubbing her cheeks, pulling her ears, shoving her fist in her mouth and drooling like crazy. Not to mention a few nights screaming until midnight while mom and dad pace the floor. And still no sign of those infamous first teeth! Despite the rough ride, she still manages to grin at us (she crinkles her nose now when she smiles) and she stopped (for the most part) giving everyone else "the Lip". We're planning to go swimming this month for the first time (I just have to get a bathing suit, because my maternity one just won't do). We've had Sophie in the big tub a couple times and she loves it, so it will be nice to take her somewhere where she can splash to her hearts content and not soak the room! If the swimming goes well, we might start "Starfish" swimming lessons in the new year.

Four Months and Fifteen Pounds

Well Sophie's growing like crazy and becoming more fun every day. She loves to laugh at her dad when he speaks in an Italian accent (thank you Baby Einstein vocabulary extras from the DVD), she loves her exersaucer which she commands like the bridge of a battleship (check the picture) and she is turning out like her parents...easily distracted (her feedings are taking longer as she likes to stop and look around). We're really looking forward to Sophie's first Christmas this year.

Growing up and up and up!

It's nice to be at home with a 3 month old. You start to feel more confident, you've got a bit of a routine, and you get to watch changes happening almost every day. Sophie's doing great. She still eats like crazy, but she's quicker (so I'm not watching movies as I breastfeed anymore). She's getting stronger, so she can whip her toys around and pinch her mom and dad so hard she leaves welts (I'm learning new ways to swear while trying to keep my language clean). I'm getting stronger, too, because all she wants to do is stand up. Sophie went through a stage of giving everyone else the "lip" (a big pouty lip, followed by tears) but she's slowly starting to smile at others again, so I think Christmas will be a lot of fun for everyone. I am still trying to get a photo of the "lip", because I think it's important to remember all the moments. All in all, this parenting thing is pretty cool.