Sofia the Hun

When Lily came along, she was everything we had pictured....sassy, independent, sweet, bossy, helpful, busy and thoughtful.  

We had predicted Sofia would sit sweetly in her shadow, happy to just watch her big sis, quiet, contemplative, shy and timid.  You know, Sofia Lovely.


We should have known how wrong we were even before she came, with all the ups and downs she gave us in pregnancy!

She has been dubbed, instead, "Sofia the Hun", and I swear she is the roughest baby known to man.  She's a bruiser, all over the place, pushing Lily out of the way to get in front of her, taking toys from all the big kids, biting, chewing, throwing herself at things, pulling hair and getting into general trouble...and then grinning when she gets scolded.


She is strong, perseverant, knows what she wants and will get it for herself, all the while smiling an ornery grin, making everyone around her smile.


In other words, as Matt put it last night when both girls were in the bathtub, Lily trying to wash Sofie's hair saying, "It's ok! It's ok!" and Sofie shouting "Na! Na! Na!" and trying to get out of the tub to get her duck..."Look!  There's Stacey and Lisa!"


Hopefully, Sofia will get the sweet and incredibly thoughtful chip that my little sister has alongside of her strength and perseverance!


Meanwhile, there are bound to be fun days ahead with this one!