Weeks 41-45

Sofia continues to get faster at crawling and even is standing by herself from time to time. We continue to see the Latin side of her as she loves to dance to any type of music. December was a fun month for Sofia as she got to hang out with her buddies from playgroup and go to a few Christmas parties. She spent Christmas at Grandma and Grandpa's hanging out with her best dog friend (Joey), bathing in the kitchen sink and even getting to try her first Christmas cookie. Stranger anxiety has set-in and Sofia has had a tough time warming up to Astor's friend, Sam and even her Uncle Scott. She definitely knows now who is Mom and Dad and says both "Mama" and "Dada."

Weeks 36-40

Sofia is definitely in the exploration phase and has found that she loves the swings and sand at Golden Gate Park. She enjoyed her first trick or treating as a bunny on a closed neighborhood street that faced so serious stroller traffic:))

At Sofia's 9 month check up, we found that she is officially off the charts in both height and weight but were praised once again by the doctor for maintaining her weight.

Sofia had a very memorable Thanksgiving weekend, eating turkey and mashed potatoes for the first time and even a little bite of apple pie. To continue with the festivities, she was baptised on Saturday, making the congregation chuckle a few times due to the serious/mad face she gave the pastor.

Weeks 31-36

Mom has been working long hours so the blog has not been updated for a while. However, in these six weeks some big milestones have happened. Sofia has started crawling and is getting into trouble all over the place. We have had to immediately baby proof the house as we have noticed leaves on plants missing, frames on the floor and even an ipod headset broken in half from her six teeth. She also finds ways to pull herself up on anything she can right now. Sofia was lucky enough to have her friend Jack spend the night and go to Fleet Week to watch the Blue Angles. The two of them seemed to have lots of fun together and tasted sand for the first time. Sofia also made her second trip to Mexico to visit her Aunt and Uncle. It was an exciting trip as Dad took her to tacos and she even got her first haircut.

Week 28, 29 & 30

Sofia seems to have mastered crawling backwards but just can't figure out how to go forward. Mom has started a new job that has required travel in the last few weeks but Sofia has done quite well with her Dad going on daily walk in the city and reading books in Spanish:)) Her favorite activity is by far swimming and she even had a chance to go a few times when she attended her first wedding in Yakima. Sofia looks forward to visiting baby Caroline and can hardly wait to play with her.

Week 25, 26 & 27

Sofia can now sit up by herself and is quite proud of it. She has been introduced to the world of fruits and vegetables and can't seem to get enough of it. Her favorites are pear, banana and peas but like her mom is not too fond of the carrots. Sofia has also begun to crawl backwards so we know that she will learn to go forward VERY soon.

The biggest news is that after countless hours waiting in the Mexican Consulate, Sofia is officially a Mexican citizen. By the time they needed her thumb print, she was fast asleep.

Week 22, 23 & 24

Sofia has found that it is much more fun to sit up rather than be on her back. However, her favorite activity is to try to stand right now with a little extra help:)) Sofia likes to make sure Mom and Dad are around at all times and gets a little fussy if she can't find them. She loves to hang out with her mellow boyfriend Jack and Mom and Dad hope that some of the mellowness rubs off on Sofia! Her new favorite activity is swimming where she could spend hours splashing in the pool.

Week 19, 20 & 21

Sofia had a great three weeks with her Aunt Anabel taking great care of her. She also spent her first 4th of July in Tahoe watching the fireworks over the lake. Sofia can now roll over from her tummy to her back and sit up by herself. We think she will be crawling in no time:)) She also is finally starting to enjoy baths!

Week 17 & 18

Shan returned to work and Sofia is adapting quite well to Astor's family caring for her. She still LOVES her milk and has made her way into the 95% in weight. One of Sofia's favorite activities is kicking and we are worried she is going to take after her Grandma Susan and run everywhere rather than walk.

Week 13, 14 & 15

A heatwave struck San Francisco and Sofia was just not use to the heat as she has already adapted to the cool San Fran weather. However, she got to attend her first Giant's game which kept her mind slightly off the heat. Mother's Day was really "Sofia's Day" as she got to dress up in her the dress her mom wore as a baby and play with a shiny new rattle.

Week 11 & 12

Sofia attended two Cinco de Mayo celebrations and had fun watching her parent's sip margaritas:)) Sofia has already started to like boys and attempted to hold their hands with her good friend Jack and the boys in her playgroup. She also started to grab everything in her sight along with trying to get that thumb to stay in her mouth.

Week 9 &10

A heat wave struck San Francisco in Week 9 and Sofia finally had a chance to wear her sleeveless onesies. She tested them out in preparation for the big trip to Mexico in week 10 to meet Astor's family. Sofia loved the trip because she was never left alone and in some one's arms at all times.