Sophia Rose – Fall 2011
Fall 2011, a set on Flickr.
Photos of Sophia from the fall of 2011, including photos featured in her “Fall 2011″ video.
Sophia – Summer 2011
Summer 2011, a set on Flickr.
Photos of Sophia over the summer (including those featured in her “Summertime Girl” video).
Sophia – Summer 2010
I know, I know. I went all summer without posting updates or photos of our itty bitty princess Sophia. Life moves pretty fast, and I haven’t had time to stop and look around. So here’s the best I can come up with. These photos date back to her birthday in June and lead us right through the end of August. I have to note that these include shots taken by other family members (I went over a month of not using my camera). Enjoy! There will be another set coming soon of our recent visit to the Magic House in St Louis.
22 to 24 months
I’m so late with this. Life continues it’s crazy pace, and it’s a struggle to keep up. Lolo and Lola visited a couple of weeks ago, their first visit since June 2009. Sophia obviously didn’t remember them, but it didn’t take long for her to warm up to them. They were here to help celebrate Sophia’s 2nd birthday, and I don’t think Sophia would have it any other way. She’s shown them she knows her colors, looks for buses whenever she’s in the car, loves the Backyardigans, and can’t wait to go to Walt Disney World. She was sad by the time Lolo and Lola left, and each day since, she looks and asks for them. Fortunately, they’ll be visiting again along with Sophia’s cousin Jasmine later this summer.
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We took Sophia to her first ballgame Sunday night. Grandma, Grandpa, Daniel and his friend Adam also came along to see the Cardinals take on the NY Mets. Sophia enjoyed just about every bit of the game: the ride over on the Metrolink (“Choo Choo!”), the music, Fredbird (“Tweet Tweet!”), the fireworks from Rasmus’ homer, and Cracker Jacks. We can’t wait to take her again. As always, click the image above for the photo set (I didn’t take many photos; I wanted to enjoy the game).
21 to 22 months
Sophia’s 2nd birthday is just around the corner. Little girl is quite talkative; mostly jibber jabber, but she seems to know what she’s talking about (I’ll try to post video of a cute conversation she had with her mother). Some key words for her are “bus”, “juice”, “milk”, “cookie” (sounds like “kiki”), “go”, and her favorite: “bubbles”. Click on the image for her latest photo set.
19 to 20 months
So far, 2010 has proven to be a very busy year. I’m involved with the biggest project of my career (new clinical system for the hospital), and it’s dictating a very hectic, chaotic, and at times, frantic pace. CL is also working a crazy schedule; not a lot of time is spent together. Unfortunately, I’ve not taken advantage of these few moments to take pictures. We did have the good fortune of taking Sophia to her first Disney show, Disney Live! Mickey’s Rockin’ Road Show at the Chaifetz Arena in St. Louis yesterday. It was a test to see if Sophia is ready for these kinds of shows as well as a prep for our planned trip to Walt Disney World later this year. We weren’t sure if it would be too loud, or if the occasional darkness would be scary, or if she would be intimated by all the people. Turns out, the answers are “no”, “no”, and “no”! Sophia loved every bit of it. She recognized most of the characters, and she danced and clapped with enthusiasm. Click on her picture for her latest photo set including those from the Disney show.
Holidays 2009
Instead of having the usual monthly photo set, I’m posting our holiday photos. Of course, the bulk of these photos are of Sophia. She thoroughly enjoyed her 2nd Christmas. Also included in this set are some of her Christmas portraits. Click on Sophia’s image above to view the set.
17 to 18 months
Click on the image above for the latest photos of Sophia. Sorry, but just too busy to include any real blog update. To post more entries will probably be a New Year’s resolution for me (carried over from the last several years, of course).
16 to 17 months
Here is Sophia’s latest photo set (click on the image above). She is very active, walking, almost running. Sophia can identify things by pointing, and she knows what you’re talking about when you ask her something. She’s also quite the little worker bee; she’ll put things in the trash if you ask her to, and Grandma has her doing the floors in her kitchen. In these photos, you’ll see Sophia when she was in the ER with the flu, trying her hand at Beatles Rock Band, posing for the fall, and in her Halloween costume (despite not trick-or-treating this year).
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14 to 15 months (and then some)
Click on the image to see the latest of our little girl. Sophia’s doing well in the toddler room of her daycare. Her teachers say she talks a lot and plays hard. That probably explains the better nights we’ve been having at home, much so that she’s not relying on the bottle anymore. Sophia is a big Toy Story fan too (don’t think she can sit through the upcoming 3D double feature, though). I introduced this to her several weeks back, and I’ve seen it more times than I have collectively since it was released 14 years ago. Sophia waves “Hi” and “Bye” now (as opposed to opening and closing a fist). In fact, when we go places, she waves to everyone she sees. What a sweet girl!
13 to 14 months
Again, I apologize for being late. Hopefully all the other photosets from this summer will help ease that pain. Here’s Sophia’s latest photo set. You’ll notice there’s not a lot of photos in this batch. After the Branson trip, I somehow forgot about my camera. If you peruse through the other photos, you’ll find shots of Sophia that aren’t included in this one. How is Sophia? She’s growing up before our very eyes. She walks everywhere she can, she’s quite the little talker, and she’s got a bit of a temper. She’s a gadget girl, loving my iPods and cell phone. She’s also a big Backyardigans fan. She likes Playhouse Disney (“it’s the Mickey Mouse Clubhouse, come inside, it’s fun inside”, sung by They Might Be Giants, of all people). But we’ve noticed it’s the music in these shows that gets her interested. Did I mention she likes Metallica’s “Enter Sandman”? I hope I can get a video of her banging her head before the song gets too old for her.
lots and lots of pictures
Ok. Here’s a handful of photos taken since late June. Very sorry that it’s taken me so long to get these up. It’s not like I had much else going on this summer, like helping implement a new blood gas system for our respiratory department, troubleshooting problematic handheld devices for the phlebotomists in our lab, representing my IT department as its customer service advisor, taking 2 vacations, and, OH YEAH … help CL care for and raise our 14-month old daughter. So, without further ado…
HSHS Motherhouse – My employer sent me along with a select group on a pilgrimage to our corporate headquarters in Springfield IL. I at first had my reservations about the trip, but after having gone, I’m glad I did. Definitely a sight to see.
Splash City – when my family was in town, Christine, Sophia, and I took my sister, her husband, and their daughter to this local water park for some summertime fun.
Gateway Arch – this was my 2nd trip to the top of this St Louis landmark. Again, we took the out-of-towners along for the ride.
Cards vs Giants – our 2nd game of the year, and Rochelle’s family’s first time to Busch Stadium.
Busch Stadium tour – didn’t know we could tour the stadium, but we’re glad we did.
Branson – Sophia’s first road trip/vacation.
hummingbird – just having fun with the camera in my in-laws’ backyard (aren’t y’all tired of lookin’ at baby pictures?)
What’s that? Where’s Sophia’s latest photos? See the next post…
12 to 13 months
So sorry that this is over 2 weeks late! The end of June and beginning of July found us entertaining my family from Connecticut, who were in town to celebrate Sophia’s 1st birthday. Then came a busy week back to work for Christine and I. Immediately following that was a family trip to Branson (Sophia’s first road trip). All in all, since the end of June, I had taken over 1300 photos, and it’s been a challenge to weed thru them, sort them, and upload them. Click on the image above to see Sophia’s latest photo set. More photo sets coming soon, including the Gateway Arch, Busch Stadium, the All-Star FanFest, and Branson – stay tuned!
11 to 12 months
Sophia celebrated her 1st birthday this past Tuesday! Click on the image above to see photos of this event as well as images from the past month. She is showing her personality (good and bad) more and more each day. Sophia’s so cute to watch her learn and react to everything around her. She’s really into my techie stuff – my iPod, my cell phone, my laptop, the TiVo remote control. I can’t take photos or video with my cell phone without her wanting to use it. And she knows the remote controls the TV because when the channel changes, she looks around to see who did it; when she pushes buttons, she looks up to see if anything happened. She’s not walking yet, but hopefully soon (she’s balancing better while standing). And deciphering her chitchat is a challenge; I think she’s talking Japanese.
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Christine and I were able to attend the ballgame Friday night (tickets courtesy of a friend). It was a very nice afternoon/evening. We had comfortable temps until the sun went down, the air became still, and the humidity creeped up. The seats were great, the food was expensive, and the atmosphere was fun. Cardinals were leading 2-0 when we decided to call it a night; they eventually won 5-0. Click the image above for the photo set.
10 to 11 months
Sophia is less than 30 days away from being 1 year old. I cannot believe how fast time flies; a year ago, this past weekend, Christine had her baby shower. Now, Sophia is 11 months old, and she’s one smart cookie. She points to things in the house when you ask her where they are. She started climbing stairs just the other day. She’s not quite standing on her own, but she’s pretty close. Sophia’s eating habits have somewhat changed; she’s gone from baby food to big girl food and seems she won’t look back. And she’s been doing some cute things that you have to see to believe (I hope to have video of them soon). Click on Sophia’s image above for her latest set.
Happy Easter!
Sophia would like to wish everyone a Happy Easter!
9 to 10 months
Sorry for being somewhat late in uploading these photos. I’ve been waiting on a planned visit with a certain bunny. I’ve also been mulling over options for the “future use” or purpose of this site. Sophia has her 2 bottom teeth coming in. When in a good mood, she’s quite chatty (thanks to Tammy and her coworker for the new adjective!). When she’s not in a good mood, she doesn’t want to eat and is a little on the whiny side. To see her latest pictures, click on the pretty face above.
8 to 9 months
It was 9 months ago today that Sophia was born. She’s certainly growing up fast! In the past month, she’s excelled in her crawling (she likes being chased). Sophia has also been talking up a storm, blowing raspberries, and nodding her head. She’s been saying her own variation of E-I-E-I-O (from “Old MacDonald”; hers is more like “aiyaiyaiyai”), and she’s just started saying “Mama” (although she doesn’t stop: “Mamamamamama…”). Click on the photo for her latest photo set.
7 to 8 months
Sophia turns 8 months old today! Baby girl is crawling forwards and can now pull herself up to stand! Click the photo above to see her in the past month. And to see her in action, click here.
6 to 7 months
Sorry for the delay in updates and photos. This photo set is what everyone’s been waiting for – Sophia’s first Christmas. She did well and enjoyed opening her gifts, despite fighting a fever and an ear infection. Sophia is doing much better these days, learning to make different sounds and moving around a room (even though she crawls backwards). I’m trying to get back into the routine of photographing my little girl (since I went through an 11-day drought). As always, click the photo above to see more of Sophia.
