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Caitlin had her baby! Finley Scott Johnson was born late on Saturday night. Hooray!

I feel like Sophie has had a big couple of weeks. In addition to crawling:
1. She has her first tooth!
2. She repeats us when we say, "Ah bbblll". She basically talks all day long...alternating between, "Ah bbblll", "Ah goo", and "Mmmm".
3. When we put her down, she instantly crawls/army crawls to whatever is closest to her and climbs up. Including when she is in her crib. We NEED to lower the mattress because every time I put her in there, I find her standing there with a huge grin on her face.
4. Even though now she can sleep alone in her crib, I am nervous to leave her there, because she FACE PLANTS into the mattress. She purposely flips over and literally smushes her face into the mattress. Oh boy. We are going to try to get a picture of it.
5. She still loves to look at herself. When she plays with her mirror, she looks at herself and starts licking the mirror.
6. She has really improved her fine motor skills. :) She can dial the dial on her toy with one finger, she can take her paci out and put it back in, she turns pages, she knows right where to touch on her touch and feel books, she bangs her drum, she pushes buttons, etc.
7. She has a facebook page. I'm sure you can guess who set that up.

She did it!

Yesterday, one day before she turned seven months old, Sophie crawled. REALLY crawled. Pete saw it first, and she has done it a bunch of times since then.

Sophie's Future Husband

Alison had her baby! Carter John Simison, AKA Sophie's future husband, was born on May 13, 2009! This day was also extra important because it was Sam's first birthday! And, last Friday, my friend Tatiana had a baby girl...Harper Olivia! AND Pete's cousin Caitlin is going to be in labor ANY SECOND!

On top of that, my sister, Linda, is having a baby in August, Pete's other cousin, Paige, is having a baby in September, my other best friend from high school, Sarah, is having a baby in November, AND Alison's sister, Alanna, is having TWINS that are due the same day as Sarah!

If you lost count, that is EIGHT new babies. Harper, Carter, Caitlin's, Linda's, Paige's, Sarah's, and Alanna's (2).

Sleeping

Although Sophie has been sleeping through the night for a long, long time, I still haven't figured out her nap schedule. She used to sleep every single day from 1:00 until 4:00, but those days are long gone. Now, it seems like she wants to take two or three little naps throughout the day, but the timing isn't consistent yet. And, it is getting harder and harder to get her to go to sleep...she just wants to play!

Books!

Sophie has moved on from her feet and our phones. Well, she actually still is obsessed with our phones, but she has moved on from always playing with her feet. Now, her favorite toys are her books! Even though she does enjoy eating them from time to time, she actually does enjoy reading them and turning the pages as well. She also enjoys crawling over to bookshelves, pulling books off shelves, and making a scene in the "quiet" section of the library...at least that's what happened when we walked there today. :)

Too much sunshine...

We accidently gave Sophie her first sunburn. It wasn't too bad, but her cheeks, as you can see, got a little bit pink. The good news is that I got baby sunscreen and from now on she will be safe.

New Tricks

Sophie has a couple of new tricks. The first one is not really new...she has just been pushing herself up on all fours and rocking a lot. I think crawling - real crawling - is right around the corner. Her other new trick really is new...she has been pulling herself up onto her knees AND onto her feet. When we put her on the ground, she goes right for her toy bin, pulls herself up, and looks inside. She LOVES it.

Dear Sam

Dear Sam,

Here is a list of things I learned from you while I was in Pennsylvania.

1. Sitting still while having my diaper changed is boring.
2. Rolling around while having my diaper changed is fun.
3. Getting kisses from Mommy is boring.
4. Getting kisses from boys is fun...but ONLY if they are from my boy COUSINS.
5. Saying "Ah Goo" is boring.
6. Saying "Bbbbb" is fun.
7. Crawling forward towards my toys is boring.
8. Crawling around the room chasing an empty water bottle is fun.
9. Delicately pushing buttons on toys is boring.
10. Banging on tables is fun.

Love,
Sophie

Rice Cereal!

We have been waiting patiently for Sophie to be 6 months old so that we could feed her rice cereal. Since she is 6 months old tomorrow, tonight was the big night! Needless to say, we aren't quite sure how much she really ate and how much she just spit out, but it was a lot of fun to watch her anyway. And, as you can see, even though she didn't seem to love it, she didn't hate it enough to not finish the bowl! We will see how she feels about veggies next week!

Do you see anything different about these pictures?

When we were at Nancy and Paul's on Sunday, we let Sophie play with her pacifiers. We do this all the time, and she has never liked them. But, all of a sudden, she put the pink one in her mouth, started sucking, and basically hasn't taken it out since then. And it's only the pink one. We have offer her the other ones, but she wants nothing to do with them.

On top of being cute, this is great news because it completely changes our nights. She can sleep alone, because she can soothe herself by sucking on the pacifier. Things are about to change around here.