Party time!

We had Sophia's birthday party on her actual birthday this year. I love that we were able to do that! Since she's just one and doesn't really have many "friends" we decided to keep it simple & just have family & close friends over for dinner & cake. The in-laws were gracious enough to let us use their house since 1)our house is not big (or nice!) enough, at.all. and 2)they have a pool that we could use for entertainment.

This was the first party I was actually 100% in charge of & that put a lot of weight on my shoulders. I like things to be 'perfect' and I have a vision in my head & I'm not happy until things look exactly like they do in my head...which can be a scary thing. At first the theme was Mick.ey Mouse but I decided that I wanted to do something a little more girly...and she will have plenty of years to fight me on a theme. It just so happened that a few months ago I was looking for new books for my classroom library & I was searching for "birthday books" and a certain book popped up. I saw it & knew I had to have it for Sophia's theme! It was Little Miss Birthday...remember Little Miss Sunshine?! It's by the same author. I used the theme loosely & mainly used the colors of the balloons. I decided to do the crafts myself since I had time due to summer break. I perused through Et.sy to get some ideas & I made my own version. I'm sure there were easier ways to do these things, but I got them done! I actually really enjoyed making everything myself & I saved a ton of moo-lah! I'm pretty proud of how everything turned out...nice & girly with a touch of fun!

<~The invitation picture...I made the onsie = )

<~The entry table w/smash cake photos, Little Miss Birthday book for guests to sign, & party favors

<~A variety of "Little Miss" characters

<~~Baby food jar favors filled w/skittles

<~cupcake toppers I made


<~My sweet family


<~The present area...I made the banners & tissue poms

<~ Timeline of Sophia's life...I used all the monthly pictures I've taken. It's amazing to see how she has changed over the year!

<~Waiting on cake! (With her ducks ; ) I made the highchair banner...it says "Little Miss Sophia is ONE!" like her invitations.


<~Ready to open presents! (With her ducks...lol)

Sophia had a great time & everything turned out perfectly! Thanks to our friends & family who shared this special day with us! We are so blessed to know that our child is loved so much!

12 months!

Sophia Faith is ONE! I cannot believe how quickly this year has gone by! Everyone said it would & boy were they right! Here's what Sophia is up to these days:

*Not sure on the weight...I'm guessing right around 20 pounds. I'll find out during her appt. Tuesday. **She weighs 18 lb 1 oz & is 29 1/4 in....that would be around 45th% for weight & 65th% for height. Her head was around the 70th%. She's petite with a big head! ha! No wonder her shirts are so hard to put on!

*She wears a 6-9 mo on the bottom & 9-12/12 mo on the top. My favorite thing on her on rompers...so cute for the summer!

*She still wears a size 3 diaper & size 2 shoe.

*She has recently transitioned from 4 bottles of formula a day to 2 sippy cups of whole milk & 1 bottle before bed. I was expecting this process to take awhile, but she made the switch effortlessly!

*She eats more solids than purees now. Her favorites are green beans (she INHALES them!), blueberry pancakes, cheese, peaches, turkey, cheerios, nutra-grain bars, & my pop tart crusts :)

*Still only 2 teeth!

*She is a walker roughly 87% of the time. She will crawl to an object, pull up, then walk to where she needs to go. Just recently she has been able to go from a squatting-to-standing position. She tries to stand up straight from the floor but has a hard time & gives up & goes to something to pull up on.

*She can tell you what the cat says (mmmyow), doggie says (ruf!), duck says (gaaaak), and what the sheep says (baaaa). She can say Mama, Dada, Byyyeee, mamen (amen), mmon (one), kihhy (kitty), tank to (thank you), and baby.

*Bedtime has moved to around 7:30 pm -7:00 am.

*She still LOVES her music, books, & she now has an obsession with ducks & cell phones. This girl loves talking on her phone.

*Her duck obsession is quite humorous. She wakes up saying "gaaaak", asks for a "guk" as soon as you pick her up from her crib, and carries around small rubber "guks" everywhere she goes. I'm serious, they go everywhere.


<~Playing in the creek with daddy


<~ 'lil diva at Aunt Debra's birthday party

<~ put me in, coach!


<~swimming with her "guks"

<~ she likes to clear off her toy shelf & sit inside to read

<~Ravioli, yum!

<~ such a big girl at story time at the library

<~Heelllloooo?

<~smash cake practice

<~Birthday party invite picture

<~12 months! Our last monthly picture! (I think)