Accessories

I never thought I would be posting about Sonia wanting to accessorize at this age, but she has made her wishes clear. She figured out how to put a necklace over her head the other other day. Now, she does not feel quite right unless she has a least one, but sometimes three things hanging from her neck. I guess name tags on wide cloth bands are big in the baby fashion world these days, but if she can't find one of those, then a necklace will do. Her legs are often a bit too wobbly to deal with a necklace hanging at her knees but that does not even give her pause about putting them on. She just gets back up and keeps walking.






Another really cute thing she has been doing recently is plugging our noses when we speak then laughing at how it changes our voices. The other day she was riding in her car seat when I heard a little nerdy sounding "babadadada". She was plugging her own nose then talking through it. Ha! I still crack up when I see her do this. She has also been plugging her mouth with a wine vacuum-seal cork that I had given her to play with while I cooked dinner. Just walks around with it in her mouth.

If she cannot plug out noses, then she likes to cover us up and whisk away the cover. The game is an oldie but a goodie. Here she is covering her dad with her silky then giving him a big smooch.







Her eating adventures continue as well. Her are before and after photos of Sonia munching on a lime.






















Sonia's after dinner mint.

Steps

A quick note- Sonia took her first steps yesterday! Everything came together in her baby brain-body and when Alan arrived at Jeff and Tammy's in the afternoon, she started showing her tricks. We're so happy for her!

We knew it was coming soon, though, aa she just started standing on her own for quite some time. I got a few photos on Tuesday before the big event yesterday.

Tasting

"She's a good eater."

We often hear this phrase when people with or around Sunny. The first time I remember hearing it was from my Uncle Ken when he and Yvonne came for Thanksgiving. She likes to try new things; in fact, she often demands to do so. So far there is only one thing we have found that she consistently does not like and that is green beans. She shudders sometimes when one finds its way to her mouth. Alan and I pretty much give her everything we eat. Curry, stir-fry, pizza, though I guess pizza is not usually a challenge. Recently she has shown a fondness for funky cheese- blue cheese, feta, English Cheddar with caramelized onions. She actually gets giddy sometimes when we give her plain yogurt or hummus. I think blueberries are still her favorite, though she likes so many things it is difficult to tell. She has had quite an appetite recently. I packed a lunch for the three of us to eat while we were hiking the other day, but Sunny ate so much that Alan and I had to get a snack afterwards.




Alan has been on break so we have gotten a lot of hiking in the past few weeks. Luckily, as long as we do not walk for over a few hours, Sunny loves to ride in her backpack. We often give her a stick to hit the passing branches with and that helps keep her occupied. She also likes to pat her daddy's hair or hang on to his shoulder. After awhile, the best thing to do is doze. She falls asleep in the most uncomfortable appearing positions, but I know they only appear uncomfortable to my aging joints and muscles. My neck gets stiff just looking at the picture below. Her little elastic body does not mind.



As time goes on, there may come a day when Sonia starts to ask for coffee. If she does, she really wants warmed milk with cinnamon sprinkled on it. She always wants a sip of the coffee Alan and drink in the morning and in the afternoon, so we started giving her the milk. Just to make the whole thing completely adorable, she sips her coffee out of a miniature coffee cup we got from Drew and Janet.

No walking yet...I will let you all know when the big day arrives.