4 Months

Sofia is developing normally. She rolled over for the first time the day before she turned four months old. She is really good at kicking hanging objects over her head and grabbing light items and bringing them to her mouth. She gnaws on her hands and fingers constantly, talks like she is having a conversation with you and startles with strange faces. She is sensitive to loud noises (her sister is one of them)and screams like she is really really scared but when everything is calm around her she is goofy, smily and coos with a beautiful soft voice.

The big smile- 4 months old

I finally caught the big smile on film. It's not that she doesn't smile very often...because she smiles all the time but whenever I put the camera in front of her she immediately stops and becomes curious, making a serious face. At this point I think I have 100 serious shots of her and a handful of smily photos. She is not a serious baby.

Boo at the Zoo

The Zoo may not have Bubba the Polar Bear anymore but at least there is Lussi the Pooh. Auntie Brit made it especially fun. Lussi didn't really get what was going on but certainly enjoyed meeting all her friends there... Graham the Zebra(no picture-sorry),Lily the Tigger, Avery the Lion, Tenzy the Peacock and many more not pictured. Graham & Lussi were especially excited about getting candy from a man dressed up in a hotdog with the quote of the day coming from Graham, "I got trix and treats from a Hotdawg!"

Look! I can hold things now. from karasalmela on Vimeo.
We just noticed today that Sofia can grab things and bring them to her mouth. Today sshe sat and examined her spit rag with two hands. she is also getting really good at kicking her mobile with her feet. Where did these 4 months go???

Rainy day in the house

Who's who?

I get the comment "Wow, Sofia really looks like Lussi when she was a baby." You can see by these pictures there is definitely a sister resemblence but if you really look close, they don't really look like eachother. It must be the blue eyes because the hair, head shape and skin tone are different. It will be fun to see what happens in the next year. Looking at Lussi's pictures, she really doesn't look like herself until her two year photos, so maybe we have to wait until she's two.

A hat, a paint tray & a big imagination

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Daddy's girls

Serious baby

I have pictures of Lussi at this age naked on the sheep skin that were done professionally. I was trying to get a few nice photos to match but you can really tell that it is our couch in the background in these. I might have better luck converting them to black and white, however I don't have photo shop. Auntie Tia?