Though it has meant Sophia's days at daycare are longer than before. At my previous job I has some flexibility in that I could arrive at 9 a.m. or later. In my new job, I start at 8 a.m. And since Anthony starts his day at 8 a.m., too, this means Sophia is at daycare from about 7:45 a.m. until 5:15 p.m.
I hate that she's at daycare for more than 9 hours a day. But it helps knowing that we have good jobs to support our family, and that Sophia is happy at her new daycare. She's still adjusting to getting dropped off at daycare. Anthony said she was upset several days when he left the room, but last week she wasn't. When we pick her up she is happy and very talkative.
As for some Sophia updates: She is officially a walker now.
I can't remember the last time I saw her crawl to get from one room to another. It's all about walking now. She starting taking more than 5-10 steps at the end of March, and she seems to enjoy walking so much. It's like she's amazed at this new trick, and proud of herself for being able to accomplish this new milestone. Sometimes she'll just walk and exaggerate her steps by doing a sort of high step or just looking at her feet. Other times she will try to challenge herself by picking up something -- or several things -- to carry while she walks.
Besides walking she has become quite the talker. She has about 15-20 words, some of which include dog, outside, cup, hot, hair, cheese, and of course dada. And, she is frequently starting to pick a word out of a conversation with her and repeat it, or if you ask her to say a particular word she will repeat it or try to. She did this the past few days with the words green, again, elbow, and octopus. Elbow sounded like ello, and octopus was "octa."
She knows all the major body parts on her face. And she knows some of the sounds vehicles or animals make. Sophia you amaze us every day, and we know there is so much more to come.
