tearful "cheese"-not a fan of the cold weather
These kids....they will melt your heart one minute and drive you to your wit's end the next.
Sophia is growing and changing by the minute. She is starting to say a lot more, but you just can't always decipher what she is trying to say. She says something that sounds a lot like "butt," but she is always pointing when she says it and it is never at a "bottom." We don't say "butt." "Huh" followed by another word is "I want." (ie: "Huh cookie" or "Huh wa-wa." ) She will point to her nose or mouth and say nonsense words, but she can say "cupcake" as plain as day! I guess that's how she keeps her figure-she knows the important words and what more do you need? She loves riding her rocking horse and yelling "Hee ha!" I love rocking her at night because she likes to "sing along" to Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star. (and by sing along, I mean yell nonsense babblings into my ear to the tune of "Twinkle, Twinkle") On Sunday, she was convinced that Alec Baldwin on "Prelude to a Kiss" was "Daddy" and was terribly upset that he wasn't responding to her when she talked to him on the screen. I can sort of see the resemblance in young Alec. She loves the camera and anytime it is out, she yells "Cheese!" On Monday, she was crying because she didn't like the snow and I took out the camera and she tearfully said "cheese."
Dancing the night away on NYE
Stella, Stella, Stella....where do I begin? We are learning so much from her. We are definitely learning what not to say around her. Her new favorite things to say are "Get it?" or "Whatever." I was appalled by her smart aleck attitude until I heard them both come out of my mouth in the following week. Oops. Now we are trying to explain that you can say those words-it just depends on the tone. She points out when anyone says it and says "That's bad." even if someone says "Whatever you want to do" or "You need to get it." "Mom! They said "whatever!" Ugh. 
She is also becoming more verbal in her daily observations. "Mom, he's missing a tooth." "I know, sweetie. Shhh." "But Mom-what happened to his tooth?" (about 3 feet away from said "he")
She told me recently that she wants to be a Spanish teacher. Then, I heard her teaching her animals in "Spanish." "Glide" is Spanish for "fly." And she will try to quiet Sophia by saying something in Spanish. "Sophia, la lechuza. Bas, bas, bas." I wish I could remember some of the other words that she uses and corrects me if I repeat them incorrectly.
She is really into horses right now. She got four stick horses, a Cowboy hat, and boots for Christmas. We need to build a stable! She reeeeally wants a horse. A magical, flying one would be nice. She has a horse named "Princess of the Fairies" (she named it) and wanted me to horse sit for her. She said "She likes to eat macaroni and cheese for a snack and she loves to play games on your 'scream.'" ("scream" is my ipad-she means "screen") "Oh, ok. Where are you going?" "I need to go to New York. I'll be back tomorrow." She walks back into the room, holding a baby doll. "How did she do?" "She was great! How was your trip?" "Well, I went to the dentist, and a baby popped out of my tummy!" "You went to the dentist and had a baby?" "Mom," whispering, "We're pretending." "Oh." 
