We have SMILES! I have been able to catch a couple of Sophie's sweet smiles! Jace is smiling as well, but not as consistently as our "Fee Fee." Sophie has the cutest little dimples when she smiles! They melt my heart!

Here is a little tummy time! Sophie has a birthmark on her collar bone/neck. It has started to get ulcers on it because it rubs under her chin. It was looking really bad, so I took her to the Dr. He said to put some non-stick gauze with neosporin on it and tape it to her. He also said to take her to a dermatologist. I took her on Monday to Dr. Eyre here. He gave us a prescription ointment and some "second skin" for the ulcers. Then he referred us to a Dr at Primary Children's Medical Center. This Dr is a pediatric dermatologist that specializes in hemangiomas in infants. It couldn't be more tailored for what Sophie has! Dr. Eyre pulled some strings and was able to get us in to see her this week - we go in tomorrow.

My Bella Rose:

I have to take a minute to post about this little cutie! It always makes me so sad to see the "baby" of the family not be the baby anymore! She does the cutest, and sometimes most annoying, things right now. These first pictures are of the most annoying thing she does. Lately our Monkey doesn't like to eat. I fix a yummy dinner, and she just sits there and cries. Once I have her convinced to take a bite, she lets it mull around in her mouth until it makes her gag and spit it up! Ew. Then she starts saying, "No like - like!" through her tears! This is every night at dinner. I can't even remember what she likes to eat! She does eat crackers, so that is what she is living off of. ( I took her to the Dr, and she has an ear infection and a sinus infection, so maybe this is the root of her lack of appetite. We'll see when she is off the antibiotics.) Needless to say, dinners at our house are not so enjoyable.

Bella has the cutest little quirks right now! I just wanted to save a few of them!

- When you ask her a question, she always starts out with "Um...."
- She LOVES to play with cards
- She is into little things.
- She is into Thomas' tool set, and can work a screwdriver pretty darn well!
- She is VERY ticklish!
- She sleeps with a blanket that Grandma Cox made her that has little "holes" in the corners. She calls it her "special."
- Says "a-nut-nut" for the word another
- Everything has two words. "play play" "read read" "nigh nigh" "ride ride"
- Calls her family: "Mom Mom, Da Da, Kay Kay, Tom Tom, Bell Bell, Jay Jay, Fee Fee"
- Loves her Gram Grams and Pop Pops (Grandmas and Grandpas)
- Has learned how to fake cry like a pro
- Tells "Tom Tom" when he's being "mean mean" and makes him "kiss kiss and love love"
- When she DOES like something, she says "Mmm, I like-like!"
- She is a lush! She loves to drink milk, chocolate milk, all juices and water!
- Loves to help "Mom Mom" pick out her outfit for the day.
- Takes her socks off by going over the toes first! This is hilarious to watch! (Meaning she takes the top of the sock, and pulls it down to her toes first and takes it off that way, rather than pulling it off her heel first!)
- Often takes her pants off in the middle of the night
- Still has a binky that she calls something that sounds more like a sound effect: "bumm bumm" with a buzz of the lips!
- Loves to give hugs and kisses to everyone
- She loves to read books
- She is borderline obsessed with blocks and can build a mean tower!
- My favorite of all: Mom: I love you, Bella Rose. Bella: I Love Love.

There's my sweet girl in a few nap shots! So sad she isn't the littlest baby anymore, but she will always be my Baby!