Sophie would really really like to drink out of a cup. She watches us like hawkes at the dinner table and really wants to see what it is all about. I am really in no rush so far as food goes for her, so she is outta luck. I still need to acquire a high chair, pump enough milk to mix with cereal, and make a few more bibs. Then she will get the all important intro to food. If she follows in her brother or sisters footsteps, she will not think baby food is all it's cracked up to be and request to eat what the rest of us are eating, thankyouverymuch!
Sophie has also learned the trick of sitting up for a while by herself. She finds this to be delightful and a bit frightening all at the same time. She will perch like this until she is tired, then she will curl/roll onto her side. Gotta work those abs....
She has also learned that she should smile at the camera! What a ham! I will pull the camera out and she will look in awe for a moment, then smile. I take the camera away, she stops smiling, put it back, she smiles. Also this week her bottom two teeth have broken through, so she hasn't been feeling very well. She keeps running her tongue over her gums and looking really concerned-like what are those very sharp things stuck in my mouth! She is over a month younger than Jack and Bella were when they got their first teeth, so I am at a bit of a loss on how to help her best. She really doesn't like her teethers, not to chew on at least, and she hasn't got any experience with regular food, so chewing on other stuff isn't really an option. I tried to get her to chew on a cool wet washcloth, but she looked at me like I was crazy for putting such a thing in her mouth. I will just have to wait it out.
