I got out Jakub's old motorka (Czech for little motorcycle - which all kids first learn to ride) today and let Sofia give it a try. She loved it. :) She can't put both feet flat on the ground at the same time, yet, but still she rocked back and forth while pushing herself forward and around the room. Then she would get off alone and most of the time do it well. She also liked to push it and carry it around the living room. :) She was brave and not worried at all about being on it. Just like Jakub used to be when he was her age, though he was 1/2 a year older when we first bought this and tried it with him. I can't wait until she can ride it with confidence and we can go on some walks together outside with it. This morning it was so pretty outside we did take a walk for about an hour. She did well the whole time and I didn't have to carry her at all. We wandered around our neighborhood and she enjoyed looking at and touching flowers and grass. She also followed a lot of birds and dogs in hopes of catching up to them. :) She can go pretty fast already and almost runs at times. She's so sweet to watch. Here are a few more things about her right now:
- She wears a size 4+ diaper and weighs about 12.5 - 13 kg.
- She has one pair of shoes, pink high-tops, and they are size 22cm. I need to get her another pair as well as indoor house slippers, which is the appropriate thing for her to put on when we visit other homes, now that she walks so well everywhere.
- She still only has 2 bottom teeth, but clearly 6 others are on their way very soon and 2 have currently just come to the edge of the gums and have almost broken through. We brush her 2 teeth at night with a little green tooth brush and she thinks it tickles so bad and laughs a lot.
- When she isn't having teething pain she sleeps through the night from about 730 or 8pm to 7-730am. If she does wake up due to pain it's extremely hard to get her to stay in her own bed and not pick her up. She's determined and will cry and cry, which we don't mind comforting her through, but at a certain point she starts to wake Jake and then it's hard to let him wake up on a school night, so then we end up rocking her back to sleep or taking her to our bed if she's really having a hard time.
- She eats a lot of different things, but she definitely wants to smell first and slowly taste new things. If she doesn't like it then she absolutely won't take another bite. It's frustrating, but we're working through it. Thankfully, she really does eat a lot of different things so it's not that bad.
- Her favorite foods right now are strawberries, blueberries, yogurt, chicken, rice, mashed potatoes, carrots, cheese, bread, apples, oranges, bananas, and as of last night - lemons. raw. wow.
- Her favorite thing to do is probably to play with brother as she adores him. She also would rather be outside walking around than play inside. I'm happy about that.
- When she hears music or singing she starts to do an adorable little wiggle dance and bob her head.
- She LOVES Daddy and can definitely say his name and call for him. She still won't call for me, but does occasionally and randomly say Mama. She also uses "mama" to ask for food. :)
- She gives 1000 hugs and kisses to me, Josh, and Jake throughout the day. She loves to give affection and gives it so freely. She is super, super sweet natured and I love it so much.
Ok, that's all for now. I could go on forever about these kids. They're awesome. :)
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