She's Growing Up

Sophia has been acting more and more like a kid and less and less like a baby. Lately she's taken an interest in attempting to climb the stairs. It drives her crazy when her sister speeds upstairs and leaves her behind. It's especially frustrating to her if I go upstairs for a moment to grab something and she's left downstairs by herself. I'm sure this has been the motivation to learn how to climb the stairs. As a result, she's taken a few spills, but nothing serious. I'm guessing it won't be long before she's ascending our short set of stairs with ease. Phones have also become a favorite of Sophia's. She rests the phone on her shoulder and, pretty convincingly, looks as if she's talking on the phone. You might remember that Olivia took a great interest in phones at a young age. When Olivia starting pretending to talk on the phone, I felt like it was a result of seeing me talk on the phone a lot. I used to feel kind of guilty because it made me think that I spent too much time on the phone, and the truth is that, when given the time, I do have quite a bit of stamina for gabbing on the phone. However, now I don't feel that way because these two girls don't allow much time for me to yap with my friends. Another one of Sophia's steps out of babyhood and into childhood is combing and brushing her own hair. If she ever gets a hold of a brush or a comb , she clearly know it's purpose. Not that she always gets the comb or brush facing the right way and strokes in the correct direction, but she's definitely giving it a good try. Maybe when she's older, she won't despise having her hair combed like her older sister. Maybe she'll even let me style it with cute little bows and hair clips. If I put anything in her hair now, she just tries to eat it. Hopefully that won't always be the case.