Chicken pox

This little girl has the chicken pox :-/ Practically the same age as when Ian had them! She seems to be more bothered by them though. They are worse on her head and lower torso...poor girl!

Sona loves sliding!

You may not see it in this video, but Sona loves going down the slide!  We did it repeatedly.  This was the first time for her, so she was a little surprised to land on the ground, but it made me laugh!

Thanks, Mamaw!

Thanks for the cushy animals for my birthday, Mamaw Brenda!!

Snapshots from Sona's 1st birthday

Yesterday was Sona's first birthday.  Ian and I had some fun in the morning with her and the balloons, while Papa was still in Helsinki for work.  She then celebrated it at daycare, where they made her a cute paper hat, and then we finally celebrated at home in the evening with tapas for dinner and a nice carrot cake!  Ian helped to pick out her presents, which were crocodile-themed ;)

Sona is a lovely little girl.  She is mischievous (a little like her brother, but also in different ways), she is clever, she is very happy, cuddly, and likes to keep busy discovering things (also like her brother) - oh, and how can I forget - she LOVES sucking on socks!!  We really enjoy watching her and holding her and really cherish it all that we can. Ian also loves her, even though he likes to beat up on her sometimes :-)  Arno and I simply cannot believe a full year has passed, since the snowy day of her birth in 2013!! Right now, she can take several steps at a time and has about 6 teeth (4 on top, 2 on the bottom).  She is an enthusiastic eater, too!

Let's see what this next year holds in store for us all, eh??

Here are some snapshots from her birthday.

 

 

Sona is 1!!!

Just a birthday morning post to start! Our little girl is ONE year old today!!! Longer post to come later...

Happy in the bath

Sona is pooped

...and her big day isn't till tomorrow!!

Mischief

....is a family trait. Here she is caught red-handed with Ian's yummy sweet treat, while Ian bathes. When I looked at her, she got the biggest mischievous grin ever. Of course it is all over her face now!

Trying to get shoes on

It is too cute when she tries to put her shoes on herself!!! No success yet ;)

Early morning sitting and reading

Sona climbed into one of Ian's chairs this morning and was very excited.  She wanted to sit and read like big brother!  Two future bookworms?!?! (P.S. this is just Sona's morning outfit - she will be wearing a gorgeous dress later and Ian dresses himself and is really into the zip-up sweaters!)

 

Still shots of Sona walking in February

Big bro and lil sis

Here is a cute photo the babysitter sent me of the two cuties playing together outside. Sona is getting big - almost 1!