Benscoter Family: August 2011 -- 8 Months Old

What a month August has been! This month Sophia weighed in around 20 lbs and is approximately 27.5 inches long. On August 7th she cut her bottom left tooth so now she is the two-tooth wonder. She loves to feel them with her fingers and tongue. The very next day, August 8th, Auntie Melissa came to visit for a whole week! We all really enjoyed having her around and Sophia especially loved playing with her while Mommy was at work and Daddy was sleeping after coming home from his night shift. Auntie Melissa was lucky enough to be the first person to witness one of Sophia's new tricks. She has now learned how to shake her head 'no' (see video). Are we in trouble or what?!? We also had lots to celebrate this month...Joe turned 28 on August 12th, I turned 27 on August 16th, and we celebrated our 4th wedding anniversary on August 18th. Although we are far from family, we are surrounded by amazing friends to celebrate these special occasions with us. OK-- back to the real star of the show....On August 14th Sophia pulled her self from sitting to standing using Daddy's shoulders! We knew this was a sign of lots of mobility in our future and guess what?? Sophia started crawling less than 10 days later, on August 23rd. That would not be her last physical feat this month...on August 27th Sophia started clapping! It certainly is not perfected but it is a great start! I guess all those games of pat-a-cake with Mommy are paying off! Also during this month Sophia has started saying "Mama" and can now make kissing noises. Such a cutie!!