playtime

Zofia's top 2 teeth broke through! (She's working on the other 2 now). And as a result of the teeth having come in, I've been given a little respite as she is happy playing by herself for a little bit! What a nice change to be able to let her play with her toys and not clinging to me having to keep her company and watch her play.

She definitely recognizes names now - she understands the association of the the word cat with our cat, molly/doggy with our dog, and daddy with, well, you get the picture. She's a master at waving hello and good-bye and is perfecting the art of raspberries. She chats with her toys while she plays. One of her favorites is the remote control - go figure.

Big Bad Wolf

Little Red Riding Hood: My what big teeth you have!

Big Bad Wolf: All the better to eat you with, my dear!

Zofia has been teething (so I think) for about 3 weeks. She was smacking her lips for about a week or so and I can only assume it was because she was not accustomed to the sensation in her gums. She's also been grumpy grumpy. But she's also sitting up from a crawl without assistance, cross-crawling, pulling up to a stand on EVERYTHING, and just yesterday started cruising along the edge of the couch. I sometimes see her crawling around blinded by crying and it takes restraint to not pick her up, but I think she must try to work through whatever is frustrating her. This isn't uncommon for her as she approaches milestones as she tends to complain while accomplishing them.

So, I've been peeking as much as she'd let me and tonight I saw, not 1, not 2, but 4 upper teeth getting ready to come in! HOLY SCHMOKES! The other week the gums were just bumpy in the front, but tonight I saw 4 white spots! Thank goodness for Hyland's Teething Tablets!!

HoHoHo and Auld Lang Syne

We celebrated our first Christmas together as a family this year. I finished up a project at work and had the luxury of vacation from the 15th - Jan 2. I thought I'd get more accomplished during that time, but it was nice to just relax and have nothing urgent to focus on except being with our daughter.

Christmas Eve Steven's father came over and we put up the tree and decorated it, had our traditional kielbasa dinner, and we all went to a Christmas Eve candlelight service. Christmas morning Steven, Zofia, and I spent sleeping in a little before we headed to my mother's house for an overnight visit.

Zofia got some pretty cool gifts - 3 outfits from my mother, a 'baby grand piano' that we bought her, a sing-along musical toy from her Aunt JoAnne and Uncle Brian, and a sack full of learning toys from her Uncle Tommy (a piggy bank, cookie jar, a stuffed cookie monster, a singing book).

New Year's came pretty quick and I made a turkey dinner for us to usher it in.

So here's to 2008!