The Top 10 Things O and So Do to Melt My Heart

10. When Olivia is counting and says "beleven" instead of eleven. 9. If Olivia has been gone for awhile, when she first walks in the door, Sophia will run up to her and give her a great, big hug. 8. How Olivia says "got-for" in place of forgot. I also get a big kick out of she uses the word twisted in place of traded. For example, she might say, "Sophia and I twisted toys." Clever, eh? 7. If I hurt myself or am feeling sad, Sophia will stroke my hair and pat my back and say, "Ohhhh, babyyyy". 6. Whenever Sophia learns how to say a new word. Today the new words have been "Beckie", "Sam", "Kylie" and "Ry". 5. When either of the girls rock their doll or stuffed animal and sing to them. My heart got really squishy the other day when Olivia and Sophia were pretending to be cats. Olivia was the baby and Sophia was the mommy. Sophia pretended to put Olivia down for a nap and hummed "Ba Ba Black Sheep" to her while she stroked her hair. Adorable! 4. This probably belongs on the "Top 10 Most Embarrassing Things My Kids Do" list, but I'm putting it on this list anyway. How Sophia calls every grown man she sees in public "Daddy" and it's always so that they can hear her. 3. When Olivia very seriously asks Yale or me if we've pooped our pants. 2. I love to watch Olivia draw faces and people. This new development started a few weeks ago. Right now her people drawings are heads, with a complete face including eyebrows, and long arms and legs shooting right out of the head. 1. When the girls are playing together and they're having so much fun, that they start doing that unstoppable and contagious, deep belly laugh.

Moo

Sophia continues to find creative ways to communicate. Her most recent one is calling yogurt "Moo". The yogurt we typically buy has a cow on the side, which I guess, is where her name came from. She now refuses to eat any yogurt without a cow on the container. Olivia and I were looking at pictures of me when I was pregnant with her. When I told her that she was inside my belly, she gave me a bug-eyed-look and said, shocked, "Did you eat me?" I guess it will take awhile to fully understand that concept.