Girl’s Life

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 […]

The talented Kate Rosenthal of Stubby Pencil Studio fame is still at it, creating adorable, ‘do-it-themselves’ stationary for children.
You might remember back in March when I first started raving about the creative note cards from the Stubby Pencil Studio line Color n’ Kids. They are the perfect solution for this working mom who wants […]

Chris and I hit the town for our anniversary this weekend. Sophia stayed with her grandparents while we headed to Hollywood for an amazing dinner and an awesome show at the Pantages Theater. It was great . . . and long overdue.
As we lingered over a delicious dinner, we sat sipping our wine and […]

I was inspired recently by the hilarious Linda from Purple is a Fruit, who herself has a brilliant toddler, to come up with my own list of why I think Sophia is a regular ol’ child prodigy:

Can count to 10.
Can name all the colors of the rainbow.
Can identify most basic shapes (triangle, rectangle, circle, […]

I just dropped Sophia off for her first day of school. And by school, I mean toddler daycare. Yes, we have joined the ranks of the working parents who send their kids to daycare. And you know what? For thinking I would never be someone to go down that road, I feel surprisingly good […]

I’ve been amazed for awhile watching this little person in my house learn about language. It’s a fascinating progression — to learn grunts and cries and moans, to learn how to express what you want with different sounds and different emphases, to then learn vowels and consonants, to move on to actual words (!), […]

Happy 21 month birthday, Sophia!
It’s been a whirlwind month of activity with you, as always. Your dad and I struggle to keep up. Thank goodness there are two of us. Because by the end of a day of chasing you (usually sans-pants) through the house, dancing with you to 80s music, “cooking” in […]

Sophia has taken to proclaiming her love for water all. the. time. Ever since we let her loose in the sprinklers last week, that’s all she talks about. At night before bed, she likes to remind us that tomorrow will be hot and the sun will be out, so maybe, just maybe it would be […]