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Sofia 10 Months: July/August

July 20th: We finally bit the bullet and got a crib for our 10 month old. Most people have this done first but clearly the Farsaci’s are bit out of order on our baby schedule. Sofia is starting to learn to sit up on her own and finding strength to pull up to her knees. The co-sleeper just won’t be a safe place for her for much longer. We decided to set the crib up in our bedroom because our split plan home puts Sofia all the way on the other side of the house. Daddy F and I just aren’t ready for that much distance. Sofia is also still nursing overnight and mornings and the haul to get to her bedroom is a little more than this working Mama wants to try and tackle at this point. 

Sofia is a super busy bee and isn’t a big fan of sitting still unless it’s for eating. She is still doing great with solids and is starting to prefer more consistency. This means that the level for choking hazard has gone up during meal time so I can’t help but stare her down during her whole meal to make sure I see any signs of trouble. So far so good, nothing a little self induced cough hasn’t cleared. Although, it still makes your heart skip a beat to see them struggle even in the slightest. 

The spit ups and reflux are still giving us quite a bit of trouble but we are hoping as she gets bigger and stronger we will start to out grown this. At this point it seems to be more of a laundry problem than a medical issue. 


Late July and early August are birthday season for our family. July 21st:Sofia had a blast at her cousin Mia’s 7th birthday party! August 6th: We celebrated with Glama and got a taste of frosting…naughty, Glama!!! August 12: Cuma B her aunt and Godmother had her birthday too! This little girlie is a party animal.  

Other Memorable dates in late July and early August:

August 8: Sofia discovers the joys of mani/pedi.

August 11: We help Glama campaign for School board. It was super hot but lots of fun. 

Practicing the wave

Daddy was a natural, he got the most honks and wave



















August 12: Sofia says Dada clearly for the first time!!!!

Baby to work day!


Sofia 10 Months: July/August

July 20th: We finally bit the bullet and got a crib for our 10 month old. Most people have this done first but clearly the Farsaci’s are bit out of order on our baby schedule. Sofia is starting to learn to sit up on her own and finding strength to pull up to her knees. The co-sleeper just won’t be a safe place for her for much longer. We decided to set the crib up in our bedroom because our split plan home puts Sofia all the way on the other side of the house. Daddy F and I just aren’t ready for that much distance. Sofia is also still nursing overnight and mornings and the haul to get to her bedroom is a little more than this working Mama wants to try and tackle at this point. 

Sofia is a super busy bee and isn’t a big fan of sitting still unless it’s for eating. She is still doing great with solids and is starting to prefer more consistency. This means that the level for choking hazard has gone up during meal time so I can’t help but stare her down during her whole meal to make sure I see any signs of trouble. So far so good, nothing a little self induced cough hasn’t cleared. Although, it still makes your heart skip a beat to see them struggle even in the slightest. 

The spit ups and reflux are still giving us quite a bit of trouble but we are hoping as she gets bigger and stronger we will start to out grown this. At this point it seems to be more of a laundry problem than a medical issue. 


Late July and early August are birthday season for our family. July 21st:Sofia had a blast at her cousin Mia’s 7th birthday party! August 6th: We celebrated with Glama and got a taste of frosting…naughty, Glama!!! August 12: Cuma B her aunt and Godmother had her birthday too! This little girlie is a party animal.  

Other Memorable dates in late July and early August:

August 8: Sofia discovers the joys of mani/pedi.

August 11: We help Glama campaign for School board. It was super hot but lots of fun. 

Practicing the wave

Daddy was a natural, he got the most honks and wave



















August 12: Sofia says Dada clearly for the first time!!!!

Baby to work day!


Sofia 9 Months: June/July

Nine months flies by! With all the travels we did as a family and the travel that Daddy F has been doing for work, we didn’t get to start moving into the new house officially, until the beginning of May. Somewhere along the lines a bunch of stuff was “lost” in boxes including chargers, month stickers and other randomness. So, our Fourth of July outfit ended up being our 9 month photo op choice. We missed the 8 month shot, unfortunately. 

 Sofia is a tummy time champ now and she LOVES sitting up on her own. The problem is she can’t go form laying down. She also loves playing with all her toys. She loves shaking her rattle and making as much noise as possible. She gets very into it. 

This rattle is soooo heavy!!!

July 17th she decided sitting up was a piece of cake and laying down to play is just no fun! She is sitting like a champ. Only problem, she hasn’t quite figured out how to get to a sitting up position solo. I’m enjoying the fact that she still needs Mama for at least that part. I’m so proud of her new achievement and a little bummed that this is just the first step in being much more independent. I have a feeling there are many moments of dual emotion to come. 

Sofia 9 Months: June/July

Nine months flies by! With all the travels we did as a family and the travel that Daddy F has been doing for work, we didn’t get to start moving into the new house officially, until the beginning of May. Somewhere along the lines a bunch of stuff was “lost” in boxes including chargers, month stickers and other randomness. So, our Fourth of July outfit ended up being our 9 month photo op choice. We missed the 8 month shot, unfortunately. 

 Sofia is a tummy time champ now and she LOVES sitting up on her own. The problem is she can’t go form laying down. She also loves playing with all her toys. She loves shaking her rattle and making as much noise as possible. She gets very into it. 

This rattle is soooo heavy!!!

July 17th she decided sitting up was a piece of cake and laying down to play is just no fun! She is sitting like a champ. Only problem, she hasn’t quite figured out how to get to a sitting up position solo. I’m enjoying the fact that she still needs Mama for at least that part. I’m so proud of her new achievement and a little bummed that this is just the first step in being much more independent. I have a feeling there are many moments of dual emotion to come. 

Sofia 9 Months: June/July

Nine months flies by! With all the travels we did as a family and the travel that Daddy F has been doing for work, we didn’t get to start moving into the new house officially, until the beginning of May. Somewhere along the lines a bunch of stuff was “lost” in boxes including chargers, month stickers and other randomness. So, our Fourth of July outfit ended up being our 9 month photo op choice. We missed the 8 month shot, unfortunately. 

 Sofia is a tummy time champ now and she LOVES sitting up on her own. The problem is she can’t go form laying down. She also loves playing with all her toys. She loves shaking her rattle and making as much noise as possible. She gets very into it. 

This rattle is soooo heavy!!!

July 17th she decided sitting up was a piece of cake and laying down to play is just no fun! She is sitting like a champ. Only problem, she hasn’t quite figured out how to get to a sitting up position solo. I’m enjoying the fact that she still needs Mama for at least that part. I’m so proud of her new achievement and a little bummed that this is just the first step in being much more independent. I have a feeling there are many moments of dual emotion to come. 

Daddy’s First Father’s Day!!!

June 17th- – Daddy F has been traveling a ton leading up to his 1st Father’s day. Sofia and I were super excited about having him home and celebrating him with a nice relaxing weekend. Sofia “made” aka smiled pretty, for her gift for her Daddy. We made a frame with D-A-D-D-Y and Sofie posing with each letter. She wasn’t a big fan of my stopping her from trying to eat the letters but we got some adorable shots! Her frame is going to look great in his office. His big gift was a Father’s day/late 30th bday gift and we got him an iPad. He was super excited about his frame and his new toy.

Daddy’s First Father’s Day!!!

June 17th- – Daddy F has been traveling a ton leading up to his 1st Father’s day. Sofia and I were super excited about having him home and celebrating him with a nice relaxing weekend. Sofia “made” aka smiled pretty, for her gift for her Daddy. We made a frame with D-A-D-D-Y and Sofie posing with each letter. She wasn’t a big fan of my stopping her from trying to eat the letters but we got some adorable shots! Her frame is going to look great in his office. His big gift was a Father’s day/late 30th bday gift and we got him an iPad. He was super excited about his frame and his new toy.

Daddy’s First Father’s Day!!!

June 17th- – Daddy F has been traveling a ton leading up to his 1st Father’s day. Sofia and I were super excited about having him home and celebrating him with a nice relaxing weekend. Sofia “made” aka smiled pretty, for her gift for her Daddy. We made a frame with D-A-D-D-Y and Sofie posing with each letter. She wasn’t a big fan of my stopping her from trying to eat the letters but we got some adorable shots! Her frame is going to look great in his office. His big gift was a Father’s day/late 30th bday gift and we got him an iPad. He was super excited about his frame and his new toy.

Sofia 8 Months: May/June

May 27th was our first official pool day
our little fishy. She has always been a big fan of bath time so we were hoping the cold water wouldn’t be a shock for her. And it wasn’t! She did skip a single splashy beat. She also had no problem with getting a little splash of water in her face. As a matter of fact the only tears we got were when I removed her from the water so we could take a little break from the sun. She was very adamant about telling me she didn’t appreciate me interrupting her fun. I apologized and explained that’s sort of my job these day.




















This month Sofia has been working on turning from tummy to back and has gotten much better at lately. She still loves bath time and is such a good sleeper. We just recently started on purees. Glama and I have been making her different things, she hasn’t turned away much of anything yet. She has tried carrots, bananas, sweet potatoes and apples. 


Apples in the Bumbo…just another Saturday morning!

Sofia 8 Months: May/June

May 27th was our first official pool day
our little fishy. She has always been a big fan of bath time so we were hoping the cold water wouldn’t be a shock for her. And it wasn’t! She did skip a single splashy beat. She also had no problem with getting a little splash of water in her face. As a matter of fact the only tears we got were when I removed her from the water so we could take a little break from the sun. She was very adamant about telling me she didn’t appreciate me interrupting her fun. I apologized and explained that’s sort of my job these day.




















This month Sofia has been working on turning from tummy to back and has gotten much better at lately. She still loves bath time and is such a good sleeper. We just recently started on purees. Glama and I have been making her different things, she hasn’t turned away much of anything yet. She has tried carrots, bananas, sweet potatoes and apples. 


Apples in the Bumbo…just another Saturday morning!

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