Girl’s Life

During her bath tonight, I caught Sophia making kissy noises with the fishies and saying “happily ever after . . .” I think it’s definitely time to cut her off the princess paraphernalia for awhile.

Tonight Sophia did the unimaginable–she cried when it was time to leave daycare. Not that her crying at daycare would be any new thing. For the first two months she cried with dread and sorrow every time I dropped her off (heartbreaking, I know) and would cry with joy and relief every time I […]

“Ow, ow, ow!!”
This is what we hear from Sophia about a hundred times a day lately. She learned a new word recently that she knows yields results (thanks so much, daycare, for introducing my daughter to licensed-character band-aids), and it has become a staple in her daily vocabulary.
But before you call CPS on me […]

This morning I laid Sophia gently down on the changing table to get her ready for the day.
“Good morning, sweetie!” I said. “How are you today?”
“I’m pretty!” she replied with her usual thick dose of charm.
Why, yes. Yes, you are. Hmm . . . I wonder how many times I say that to her a […]

Happy 23 months birthday, Sophia!
Yesterday you turned 23 months, and I’ve officially begun mentally gearing up for the big 2nd birthday. You have been such a trooper lately during this insanely busy month as we pack up all of our stuff and move to a new house. Being almost-two can be a hard and […]

Tonight before bed:
“How much do I love you, baby girl?”
“All!”
She’s right, you know. She’s so totally right.

Sophia was watching a little PBS this morning as I was packing up our bag for the beach. I left the family room for a few minutes while I gathered up a couple things we needed for the day around the house. She was watching the channel live, which is pretty unusual in our house […]

I’d like to say that I remember those days of peaceful quiet when Sophia was just a little baby. But you know, she was never one of those quiet babies. (And not in a bad way. More like a just-want-to-yammer-and-squeal-and- tell-you-about-it kind of way.) This is why I’m not surprised that she is […]