Sophia's First Christmas

Sophia had a wonderful first Christmas! It feels like we have just celebrated twelve days of Christmas! We spent Christmas Eve and Christmas Day with Jared's family. The festivities included a birthday party for Jesus, complete with pin-the-tail-on-the-donkey and a birthday cake. Then the following night, we celebrated at Papa Nourse's house where we enjoyed yummy pot roast and lots of presents. Later that evening, Jared, Sophia and I celebrated our first Christmas as a family in our cozy little home. Wednesday was spent lounging and resting, until we met up with my family that night. Andy and Shannon flew in from Providence, Ben and Ariel drove from Tennessee, Shinae and Josh came from Maple Grove and we all camped out at Mom and Dad's. The next few days were filled with delicious food, movies, naps, shopping, games, mitten-making, socializing, and lots of fun. It was one of the best weeks I've had all year.


Sophia has been growing and developing so fast! During the past week, she has become quite the little chatterbox. She will carry on a long babble, with anyone willing to babble back. Also, she is able to sit up on her own if we prop her up on the couch. (Meaning she doesn't fall over immediately. She can hold herself in an upright position.) I believe she is beginning to teeth already too. She will gnaw on anything, and drool runs from her mouth like a trickling stream. Along those lines, she is beginning to find her mouth on her own. If we put anything in her hands, she will firmly grasp it, and shove it toward her mouth. Over the past few days, she was able to hold a bottle up on her own, hold in her teething toy, and successfully get her nuk in her mouth without help (only once though)!