Then and now... and AWOL apology

Sorry I have been AWOL for so long on the blog and have been an almost non-existent commenter. Lots going on that I plan to share soon. My brothers just got power back on at their house and moved back home today after the ice storm last week. The kids are back in school and Morgan's Argentinian exchange student arrived this past weekend to spend the month of February with us! So much going on! Add to that... facebook seems to be the new blogger gathering place, but I still want to use this blog as a place to chronicle our family, so I have no plans of abandoning ship yet! Just have been on an extended hiatus!

I can't believe I can even do this for so many years... but I have seen a couple of my friends do some "flashback" posts and "then and now" posts and have loved seeing their children grow up right before my eyes. So, I thought I would put together a little then and now on my little Sophie~Bug (since I know what you really want are pictures)...

In February 2005, she was but a dossier. But, she was already in my heart and exactly three months from birth...

In February 2006, she was home in my arms and 9 months old and had just cut her first tooth! Look at her sweet little round face!

Already possessive of her phone (with her foster sister, Olivia).

In February 2006, she was 21 months old and becoming a little fashionista!

Blowing fish kisses for the mamarazzi!

In February 2007, she was 2 1/2 and had her first big boo boo... she broke her arm above her elbow. She looked adorable in her pink cast though!

And even walked on the moon - LOL!

Now, in February 2009, Sophia is 3 1/2 years old and I cannot imagine loving this sweet, crazy, fun little girl any more than I do right now!


Her personality is just blossoming and I enjoy watching the sparkle in her eye and the joy in her step! Her budding enthusiasm for life is just contagious and I can't help but smile when she is around. Some cute Sophie-isms from late:

Mommy, I love you more! (melt.my.heart)
That is tilarious!
I am not a princess anymore, I am the queen!
Nacho is my dog brother!
When I grow up, I want to be a doctor and help people feel better.
When I grow up, I want to play soccer.
When I turn four, I am going to sleep in my big girl bed. (yeah, right...)
Mommy, I want tangaroos for my birthday (took us two weeks to realize she wants bendaroos off the Nick Jr commercials)!

So many more that I wish I had written down when she said them. I just love to hear what it going on in her head! So precious!