Since Last I Wrote

So, it's been FIVE months since my last update here and Sonia has changed a lot. She has really grown into the most wonderful little girl you could ever ask for. Her vocabulary is excellent and having learned her alphabet, colors, shapes numbers and letter sounds months ago, she is excited about reading words and sentences now. I got her the "Letter Sounds" Rock n' Learn DVD, so I expect her to be reading chapter books next week. Haha....not really, but Sonia is all about learning and loves our trips to the library and times we sit down with books. She kicks the ball extremely well - maybe she'll be a soccer player someday. She loves to go on walks and can climb up monkey-bar-like contraptions at the part with ease and without fear (that doesn't account for MY fear, though). Sonia is polite (most of the time) saying thank you even to strangers that hold the door for us in public. She is not shy, rather introduces herself to new people quite freely with, "Hi, I'm Sonia and this is my sister (pointing to her sister). I'm 2 and my sister is 1." And Sonia LOVES to jump on the big trampaline at our babysitter, Ellie's house. She loves to goof around and laugh - I suppose that everyone says that about their kids, but I never knew how cute it was until I had Sonia. I am so lucky to have her. She always looks out for me, yes, even at this age. If I am sad, she says, "Mommy, it's ok. Don't be sad." and if I'm scared (such as when she's atop the monkey-bars), she says, "Mommy don't be scared. I'm ok. I will come down now, but don't be scared." ....And the "I love you sooooooo much" from her out of the blue yesterday....it made me smile inside sooo big.