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9 months!

This past weekend, Sophia turned 9 months old! She loves to talk and her favorite sounds this month were da da da and ba ba ba. She still likes to yell, especially when we are out in public. This month she finally started rolling to get around. When she sees something she wants, she does a combination of rolling, rotating, and pushing herself backwards until she gets there. She seems to be getting close to crawling. She can get up on her knees and rocks a bit, but usually ends up face planting when she lunges forward. At the end of the month, she started trying to pull up on things. She loves to stand, especially in the bathtub!

Standing! (We had to tape the sign this month because all
she wants to do is crumble the paper)


She tried several new foods this month including some spices. Her new foods were barley, kiwi, greens puffs (collard greens and kale), chicken, lemon, pizza crust, white rice, blueberries, cheerios, freeze dried fruit, garlic, nutmeg, and corriander. She was not a fan of the jarred chicken, but loves fresh chicken, especially when she can pick it up and feed herself. She has had several meals with just finger food that she has eaten by herself!

Gorilla face


Sophia loves attention, and now has a fake laugh and fake smile (see pic below) that she uses to get it! She loves to drop things so we have to pick them up for her. Her favorite toys are her cell phone, toys with buttons to press, touch and feel books, anything she can shake or put in her mouth, and her jumperoo. She finally figured out how to jump and it is her absolute favorite thing to do! She loves it so much she even fell asleep jumping the other day! A couple of weeks ago, Sophia got her first tooth! It's getting pretty big now, and a second one cut through over the weekend.

9 month stats:

Weight: 18 lb 10 oz (48%)

Height: 28 in (66%)

Head: 43 cm (23%)

Happy baby in her exersaucer (real smile)


So silly!


Wheee! Flying with nonno


Playing with Tante and the cousins


At the park on a pretty day


Playdate with Olivia and Zachary (fake smile)


Fun with Aunt Jennifer


Hugs from Pop

First Meal with all Finger Food

Last night for dinner, I decided to give Sophia her first meal with all solids. No purees, all finger food! She started off with an appetizer of delicious cheerios while I prepared the rest of her food. The next course was some chopped up avocado which she loves. Then for dessert she had a delicious juicy peach. She must have eaten half of each of them before I cut her off! After eating for a few minutes, I saw how messy she was getting and grabbed the camera to take some pictures. Every time I thought she had to be as messy as she could be, she surprised me again! After dinner, a bath was required!

Near the beginning of her meal, already a mess


Reaching for her avocado


Eating by myself is fun!


Checking out the food up close


She can't get any messier than this....right???


Wrong!! Bath time!

Swinging

Last week during the one beautiful day we had, Sophia and I went to a little park up the street from our house. They have two play areas there, but since Sophia can't walk or crawl yet, the only thing we could do was go on the swings. I got her all set up with her sun hat and sunglasses and put her in. She had a blast!

Swinging video

Baby Naming

Last weekend we had family come to visit for Sophia's baby naming. Nonna and Nonno were here, as well as Grandma, Uncle Michael, Tante Judi and cousins Andrew and Justin. We had a great time visiting with all of the family, and Sophia's baby naming was held on Saturday afternoon. We had a yummy brunch with family and some close friends. Sophia had fun visiting with all of the guests, and even playing with her friends for a little bit.

Being silly with Mommy


Kisses from Aunt Jennifer


Flirting with Brady


Lacey, Brady, and Sophia hanging out


Then Rabbi Brad came to officiate the naming ceremony. We gave Sophia the Hebrew name Batia Elisheva after my grandma Bernice and Jason's grandfather Ernesto. Jason and I each wrote a speech explaining why she was named after each of them to tell to the guests. Rabbi Brad recited several blessings, we had a sip of wine (Sophia got to taste too!), and said the Hamotzi so we could have challah. Sophia enjoyed spending time with everyone and was in a great mood for the entire afternoon.

Tasting the wine off Daddy's finger


Explaining why we chose these names for Sophia


Rabbi Brad blessing Sophia


Daddy, Mommy, and Sophia


Molinari/Rothberg family


Pearlman family


Molinari family

Purim and Parties

Last weekend was a busy one for our family! Friday night we went to our second Tot Shabbat at Temple Sinai. Rabbi Brad was doing the service, so the kids had fun as usual. Sophia's boyfriend, Brady, came too. In between dancing, Sophia enjoyed talking to Brady and grabbing his face. I guess he has really pinchable cheeks!

Listening to the music

Grabbing Brady's cheeks

Sunday was Sophia's first ever Purim Carnival! We didn't have a costume for her to wear so I put her in her shirt with a princess crown on it. Just for the day we pretended it was a queen's crown and she was Queen Esther. She enjoyed watching the big kids dance and act silly on the dance floor. She did the cookie walk with Mommy and won cookies! Too bad she can't eat them yet! Then she got her face painted for the first time. She had a little flower painted on her face, but had a little trouble sitting still so it was smeared on her face. We even tried to make a Purim mask, but all she wanted to do was put her hands in the glue and eat the feathers.

Sophia and Brady with their faces painted

Sophia trying to comfort Brady

Being silly for the camera

Checking out Rabbi Ron's mustache

Later that day, we went to Ben's 3rd birthday party. We went to Kangazoom and Sophia really enjoyed herself. Mommy took her in a jumpy and we jumped around together. She had a huge smile on her face and was having a great time! Then she played a little bit in the little kids area with the foam shapes. They sure were tasty!

Hanging out with Nana at the party