Happy Leap Day!

As I write this, both kids are sleeping soundly, although that could change at any moment. Sophia has not wanted to take her naps lately, even though she still needs them. Today, however, she went down relatively quickly after we read a new Angelina Ballerina book (one of her favorites right now). She's now camped out in her sleeping bag (a favorite Christmas present from grandma and grandpa) on her bedroom floor. This week Sophia finished up her second session of gymnastics and has now graduated to the three-year old class. This means that I don't get to accompany her anymore, which makes me a little sad as I really enjoy that time with her. However, she is pretty excited about it just being her, the others kids and the teacher. She told me not to worry though because she promises that she'll run out and give me a big hug and kiss afterward! Sophia is learning her letters. She can identify A. B, C, H, I, K, L, O, P, Q, R, S, T, X and knows the sounds of some of them. She also does a great rendition of the ABCs, leaving out just J and some of the ending letters.

Yesterday, Andrew turned 8 months old! His top teeth have pushed through now and have led to quite a bit of fussiness. I guess I can't blame him when I see how swollen his gums are-poor guy. No crawling yet...just scoots and rolls.

Last night Sophia read to Andrew. She really is a very good big sister. I can also see how the two of them might be partners in crime someday too, though. Sophia was doing a VERY high-pitched squeal over and over again. I kept asking her to stop and in the meantime, Andrew decided it was kind of funny and started laughing at her. Then I was torn between having her stop and listening to him giggle and watching the interaction between them.