tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-90502037544671091892024-03-05T01:52:31.308-08:00Family and FurMatthew and Laura Schultzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03774569773041493965noreply@blogger.comBlogger45125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9050203754467109189.post-41138314037295751352012-10-14T13:08:00.000-07:002012-10-14T13:08:00.025-07:00The Exciting Lives of the Schultz Children<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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We've had a wonderful month full of naps, FULL nights of sleep, crayfish and owl pellets and other school fun, and a taste of Fall weather. The house may forever be in disarray, but I've got two awesome children to show for it. Lachlan is proving to be a champ as we train him to sleep through the night and take naps -- that's right! -- by HIMSELF! Woo! He's not there yet, but he is currently taking a nap for which he fell asleep all on his own and has continued to put himself back to sleep when he stirs, hence the opportunity to write a blog post!<br />
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Sophia is loving her school adventures and all the new friends she is making from that homeschooling community. She also gets to do lots of cool science experiments and learn to play a tin whistle. She recently had her four year well visit, where she had several shots. She is such a brave girl -- hardly shed a tear and bucked up immediately, although she probably told me afterwards about a thousand times, "I do NOT like shots." I don't blame you, honey. Also, courtesy of Mr. Kurt, Sophia has some new fingerpaints! I thought this would be super interesting, since, as we all know, the girl does not like to be "dirty". She did request a paintbrush, which was denied. So, at first there were very small finger strokes on the paper -- just what I expected. But then I came back to check on her progress... Let's just say she got into it. Now we have a rather large, lovely painting of a brown blob. Why do children mix all the colors together? She did enjoy herself. That is one of the best things that has come out of her schooling. Sophia now will attempt to draw things! I have a few shots of her creating some pictures while we were in Pensacola for her birthday. She also created a new Nonna picture (the third in a series she has begun -- the first was a potato head rendering, the second a bristle block model complete with purse, and the third a portrait in chalk, all unsolicited). She is so much fun. She loves her little brother and thinks he's super cute.<br />
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Lachlan is now at the age where he wants to look out at everything. He does not like to be held against the shoulder and will whack your face with his in his desperation to see what's going on out there. He's doing well with the reflux; I've been able to reduce the dosage of his medication. Yay! He will talk sometimes and occasionally laughs. Apparently he's a mamma's boy, because he only laughs with me and smiles and talks mostly with me, which is pretty funny. He LOVES bath time. He really gets happy in it and splashes and kicks his legs in the water. I've tried to get some videos of him laughing and having a good time in the bath, but whenever he spots the camera, the smiles cease, and he simply stares. I'll keep trying though!<br />
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<br />Matthew and Laura Schultzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03774569773041493965noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9050203754467109189.post-31135638470062694632012-09-10T12:21:00.000-07:002012-09-10T12:21:21.469-07:00For my 29th<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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I love being 29! I know this year is going to be wonderful. I know this because God is faithful, loving, and grants me grace and new life in Jesus. I am so blessed and want to share some of that joy with you. Here are some pictures of my loving family that supports me and prays for me, teaches me, and lives with me and my muck. :)<br />
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<br />Thank you for all the birthday wishes! I love you, dear family and friends! Matthew and Laura Schultzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03774569773041493965noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9050203754467109189.post-70676100342127732122012-06-07T08:08:00.001-07:002012-06-07T08:13:21.535-07:00Waiting for Four<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxCOUEn6I6VYcHTjdQC0ck_xZUalIJaYN3w3Ngg-8Oj_nF8azcAE47DhclBs15YQIqmK0ZpSSr-xRYMO13nCGz02fN8p7NKyclpGvUvkl5IBQybqGP5B5aF6BEE1H5GURu3j-pypE_N4TE/s1600/IMG_9222.JPG" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxCOUEn6I6VYcHTjdQC0ck_xZUalIJaYN3w3Ngg-8Oj_nF8azcAE47DhclBs15YQIqmK0ZpSSr-xRYMO13nCGz02fN8p7NKyclpGvUvkl5IBQybqGP5B5aF6BEE1H5GURu3j-pypE_N4TE/s400/IMG_9222.JPG" width="400" /></a>We've had a lot of fun over the past several months. Sophia has
enjoyed several trips to visit family in Lexington and Pensacola. She is
growing up very quickly, everyday lengthening and learning. She has
started working on reading and can read a few sentences: "Pat the fat
cat" and "Nan can fan the tan cat." She has grown a lot in confidence
and strength with her Little Gym class - she can walk on the balance
beam without grabbing at somebody and can even do an arabesque on it!
She so delights in jumping around the Little Gym and frequently creates
her own "gym" in the living room, which is of course quite frightening
at times. She loves playing at the beach and jumping in the waves. She'd
live in a pool if it were in our own backyard. :) We're going to try to
get her some swimming lessons this summer so she can plunge into the
water and keep herself afloat. What makes her happiest is any
interaction with little friends, which range from long time friends with
whom we have regular playdates to new friends whose names she can't
remember after romping with them at the playground for an hour. (Names
are unnecessary for much of play at the playground.) She is both a very
social and shy little girl -- much less shy with other kiddos. We're
looking forward to her interacting and learning in a homeschooling group
in the fall. Currently her favorite show is Kipper; when she watches it
she walks around speaking in a British accent. I have got to try to
capture some of that on video.</div>
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Sophia is also greatly anticipating the arrival of her
baby brother. This week she wants to make him a birthday present and
birthday card for when he is born. She will be such a good helper when
he arrives! About a week ago she came into our bedroom in the morning to
wake me up carrying her baby boy (though it is her bitty baby doll with
all girl accessories) -- dubbed Asher (one of the only other boy names
she has experienced extensively). She explained to me that "they" pushed
him out of her tummy because he was ready to be born. Yup. She wrapped
him up and fed him and took very good care of him. Just adorable. I
haven't seen "Asher" in a while though, she is very busy with her other
four children -- Benjamin Bunny (who is a girl), Peter Rabbit, Ruth (a
mouse), and Rapunzel/Taylor (a raccoon). She has many daughters, she
will tell you. She also currently loves to dress up; she plans to be a
ballerina for Halloween this year.</div>
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Sophia has made some
wonderful memories over the past couple months, visiting Nonna and
shopping with her, staying with Gammy and Gramps and swimming and
playing with Bella, and seeing Ne-Ne and playing "feed the polar bear
ice cream". She is a blessed little girl. We are so thankful for all our
family.</div>
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Here
Sophia plays hula hoop with my wonderful friend Juan. Sophie has even
learned a little Chinese from Juan! Juan has a special kinship with
children. :)</div>
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Lindsey, Juan, and I usually meet weekly to study the Bible and pray. They are very special women who God has put in my life. </div>
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Easter Celebration Dinner!</div>
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Sophia and Ruth decorate Valentine's Day cookies with gusto -- and an affinity for chocolate.</div>
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Sophia and Daddy watching the elephant at Zoo Atlanta.</div>
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Gammy and Sophia love on Bella at breakfast.</div>
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Feeding Bella treats was one of Sophia's greatest joys at Gammy and Gramp's house.</div>
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Gammy and Gramps hanging out at Nonna's.</div>Matthew and Laura Schultzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03774569773041493965noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9050203754467109189.post-23133194860054182412011-10-26T19:32:00.001-07:002011-10-26T20:21:43.429-07:00Autumn Treats<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX9LvWmjBvCTQ-73i1jxQKQ6csD-i3MaamDkkdlt0JL6tl7FHb9VbotfPlGAhlfp2r6HnrtcpT1hapkEHm_Fo6RoCkgtEqJ7RSNe1mCtjZE_rZ38_xeUt0o2QcnJER0y0qUDdEMeK_EM-S/s1600/Turkeys.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX9LvWmjBvCTQ-73i1jxQKQ6csD-i3MaamDkkdlt0JL6tl7FHb9VbotfPlGAhlfp2r6HnrtcpT1hapkEHm_Fo6RoCkgtEqJ7RSNe1mCtjZE_rZ38_xeUt0o2QcnJER0y0qUDdEMeK_EM-S/s400/Turkeys.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5667998493909577682" border="0" /></a>Gobble, Gobble! These turkeys were so funny at the farm where we went apple picking. I think the white one was a bit offended that I was taking pictures of him. He gobbled at me with great dignity. Sophia had a blast on our day trip with Auntie Kelly. She enjoyed an apple stick, a cider doughnut, the apple cannon (at least she tried to.. it was a bit loud), the petting farm, the pumpkins, our picnic, a hayride, and a hike up to the Amicalola Falls. Whew! What a day!<br /><br />Sophia is doing splendidly; she has her own schedule of activities with playdates, trips to the zoo, gymnastics, and more. While on our day trip we passed by the visitor's center at Amicalola Falls, at which Sophia said, "I want to see the naked mole rats." It was such an out of place and hilarious request. I realized that the visitor's center building reminded her of the naked mole rat exhibit at the zoo. Today we did go and visit the naked mole rats. :)<br /><br />Sophia is thoughtful and generous; she is very good at sharing. She has her moments of course, but she is a special and caring little girl. She now enjoys having her hair in pigtails (which means double French braids). She is getting very strong and coordinated in her Little Gym classes -- we're working on jumping with feet together and landing on two feet and forward rolls (somersaults). She calls everyone she meets at the "playground park" her "little friends". They are pretty much her reason for even going to the park; she wants to be social.<br /><br />Sophia is looking forward to all the fun events coming up in her life! She likes to talk about how many weeks or months to go until we visit Nonna or Nene and Papa. She is super excited about Halloween and loves to declare that she's going to be a "Kitty!" She is so much fun. 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZC5r_esVTUMVQ1Usv29cfJ_a9z2JKAoQuXQ9c3E6hNfP5E_ImB6zbLIoSHxQFNTmCPq6Ti1Fze68ISUtcrp2G262PjVXEbObGhmrBYt8KzNdQqgqmrUna-h5D-hVtjzIsNPg6VpEVLkL5/s320/IMG_7659.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632603227618891122" border="0" /></a>The last few months have included some fun changes in our lives. Sophia has continued to grow and both amuse and amaze us, and we've moved into a house. We are so thankful for the change to a house and have been loving the space and feel of a home. Sophia so enjoys the "new house" and still calls it so, remembering the move fondly. She had no difficulty accepting her new wonderful room and has become so imaginative in her play that she can spend a complete hour or more (for her quiet time) taking her stuffed animals on the bus or to eat ice cream or to the movie theater (all on her bed). She also creates very elaborate tea settings (one can be viewed in a video below) where her many animals dine with gusto.<br /><br />Sophia has been to see her first movie in a theater and absolutely loved the experience. Since seeing Kung Fu Panda 2, she has been to see Cars 2 twice and patiently awaits the day when we'll take her to see the new Winnie the Pooh flick. She also greatly enjoys her sandbox (which we can now have since we've got a yard!) and would play in it many times a day if Mommy would let her (it's just too hot out at present). Come Autumn, we will fully embrace the yard space available! I'm so looking forward to it!<br /><br />Pretending seems to be Sophia's new favorite past-time. She is constantly telling us, "I'm not Sophia; I'm Big Bird," "I'm not Sophia; I'm Rizzo the Rat," etc. Yesterday we went shopping for some curtain rods to hang up the curtains in her room (it's so cozy now with the special princess canopy from Christmas -- which she LOVES), and she said in the middle of Bed, Bath, and Beyond, "I'm not Sophia; I'm Charles Dickens." We've been watching a lot of Muppet Christmas Carol lately.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnDwTmpyw_uRYy1Vu43jdoQ2VQaL2ukYLmgjEBzIELJpKfYEeUBPbwrRHB7g6kLfxg6tOefreroyn6-l2Uo__7FEel9ogJM4TOJns-olkUhGV1Znykywd6eG6OTXPiWJfRTMnInlMfDJeF/s1600/IMG_7731.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnDwTmpyw_uRYy1Vu43jdoQ2VQaL2ukYLmgjEBzIELJpKfYEeUBPbwrRHB7g6kLfxg6tOefreroyn6-l2Uo__7FEel9ogJM4TOJns-olkUhGV1Znykywd6eG6OTXPiWJfRTMnInlMfDJeF/s320/IMG_7731.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632606093812492546" border="0" /></a><br />Our little girl is also a complete sucker for "scratches" as we call them in our household. If you scratch her head or her back, she just melts and will rarely budge from her situation. She loves her Auntie Kelly's scratches, especially. Some other things she loves: her Noah's Ark Little People toy; anything Hello Kitty; apples and blueberries (she'll even press on after an especially tart one); climbing on Mommy's or Daddy's lap to look at the computer, too; dancing; and Madeline and George and Martha books from our library visits.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPWnr6LTmWVzePtWYQTdvvIM-Bp9TbLQluN1cgOLiuHcHvDAYeZEIAP5_p0xSG1R8GzksdZTEh-jin7L4MGoDTaqfwvA-9F3UbFS8cHyeaAa2r2qqXPkRZWaZoDEpdoVrtzJ28xNPW-lBW/s1600/IMG_7729.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPWnr6LTmWVzePtWYQTdvvIM-Bp9TbLQluN1cgOLiuHcHvDAYeZEIAP5_p0xSG1R8GzksdZTEh-jin7L4MGoDTaqfwvA-9F3UbFS8cHyeaAa2r2qqXPkRZWaZoDEpdoVrtzJ28xNPW-lBW/s320/IMG_7729.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5632606090478226786" border="0" /></a>A special tea party with the beloved Miss Sarah.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcuJGyJ3_APt7NSYwjXAolVi615O4g4Rh5szmRv3jDmsa3NRgr0lvwsgUZFey7Q6j2reCz6ibvDQ7Hem5JJJIvjoJEduwVTzOig0-w4N3ivJG0Bhf2sVWf9W9LOTQ4B94AvbMqdnNlkGrm/s1600/IMG_7720.JPG"><img style="display:block; 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margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji5SrV1-Xni5opi6ZiIhSQlOMrDqQ8DqthLOOoCiQhlpkON-9nfZqEtCTas3e2LCNQtyvQMlGqM7kVHOOXUBT4R9iBy-EXOwhauO7cLZvyd8EIYIULx-H9g3LJymqyqMp3yxPC4zPtG0k-/s320/IMG_7346.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579190396076794690" border="0" /></a><br />Sophia is getting sooo tall. She loves her big girl bed and has adapted to it extremely quickly. We also just started using a booster seat -- it makes her seem like such a grown-up, and she feels it, too. She copies all of our daily activities in her pretend play. Tonight she "made smoothies" while playing in the bathtub since the sound of the running water reminded her of the VERY LOUD blender we use to make her beloved smoothies for lunchtime (to give you an idea of how frightening she finds this contraption, from now on I will only use the blender if Sophia is sitting on her potty).<br /><br />Sophia is also my big helper. She loves playing with Asher, the little 5-month-old that we watch during the day, and is constantly getting him toys, trying to put his socks back on, and hugging him. She loves excursions to the park and running around. She is a tough little cookie, having some pretty big scrapes and falls on occasion with no tears, just a hug and a kiss and off she goes again. Tickle games and hiding games are among her favorite past-times. Life is just full of laughter with little ones, especially if your little one is particular about things (not unlike her mother).<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim-pwjLXhLNMsyH4uQhVX9wCyf09U5f4EiISCAxXIBdfhQjIpQ1TpZ2b0o79vZ90tWUgyV0nFCRJicwV0_hrkt1s6MDFRuww8-wyfUbR2UP4eAzwB1sTvbEmQTc1wy5H8_p0KIiWVhr2iE/s1600/IMG_7380.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim-pwjLXhLNMsyH4uQhVX9wCyf09U5f4EiISCAxXIBdfhQjIpQ1TpZ2b0o79vZ90tWUgyV0nFCRJicwV0_hrkt1s6MDFRuww8-wyfUbR2UP4eAzwB1sTvbEmQTc1wy5H8_p0KIiWVhr2iE/s320/IMG_7380.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579190399716077586" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBKZ2k2AV3qqQOBk6cwhivQu2jE-HIaGkBISIv3Z_Q2NhS58PrNBe4VkxIyobGPSStTfIjT-gEl_pOzMM6HBhdszj-0FpEaZ3M-mSUkDTlYea9MSx7LS_dD3EItcG0GXe_2134J4JIwXSz/s1600/IMG_7382.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBKZ2k2AV3qqQOBk6cwhivQu2jE-HIaGkBISIv3Z_Q2NhS58PrNBe4VkxIyobGPSStTfIjT-gEl_pOzMM6HBhdszj-0FpEaZ3M-mSUkDTlYea9MSx7LS_dD3EItcG0GXe_2134J4JIwXSz/s320/IMG_7382.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579190402504731042" border="0" /></a>These are some of Sophia's table settings...<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji5SrV1-Xni5opi6ZiIhSQlOMrDqQ8DqthLOOoCiQhlpkON-9nfZqEtCTas3e2LCNQtyvQMlGqM7kVHOOXUBT4R9iBy-EXOwhauO7cLZvyd8EIYIULx-H9g3LJymqyqMp3yxPC4zPtG0k-/s1600/IMG_7346.jpg"><br /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcZvjkSkBVmlnTH1d5XH3F5H2NWtQhPn4LE7jsJvJGrBTDqgjmu5v194Cwhoh7TcrnB1IPKtmrBjEpUltwXFIIECiZRhmr5LMmOgzfxgkY1XVE4WfEcvoFqlkcVX6NsYvOQ4OX9Ynjlonw/s1600/IMG_7283.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcZvjkSkBVmlnTH1d5XH3F5H2NWtQhPn4LE7jsJvJGrBTDqgjmu5v194Cwhoh7TcrnB1IPKtmrBjEpUltwXFIIECiZRhmr5LMmOgzfxgkY1XVE4WfEcvoFqlkcVX6NsYvOQ4OX9Ynjlonw/s320/IMG_7283.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579190388334449954" border="0" /></a>Cobalt loves Matt.<br /><br /></div>Sophia has already grown so much over the past couple months, so while these videos and pictures might be outdated, they are fun moments that I had to share.<br /><br /><iframe title="YouTube video player" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/IO_rhY8Ry5Y?rel=0" allowfullscreen="" width="480" frameborder="0" height="390"></iframe><br />Pink Pig<br /><br /><iframe title="YouTube video player" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/e2UjkQxBgws?rel=0" allowfullscreen="" width="480" frameborder="0" height="390"></iframe><br />Cobalt's Stocking<br /><br /><iframe title="YouTube video player" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/IEvjLMW0wrg?rel=0" allowfullscreen="" width="480" frameborder="0" height="390"></iframe><br />Stocking<br /><br /><iframe title="YouTube video player" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/iiCR0Vsv7M8?rel=0" allowfullscreen="" width="480" frameborder="0" height="390"></iframe><br />Snuggling<br /><iframe title="YouTube video player" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/2dIjdwd2wd0?rel=0" allowfullscreen="" width="480" frameborder="0" height="390"></iframe><br />Fingerpainting 1<br /><br /><iframe title="YouTube video player" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/NzWKwTwrBm0?rel=0" allowfullscreen="" width="480" frameborder="0" height="390"></iframe><br />Painting<br /><br /><iframe title="YouTube video player" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/bXluawA3iKI?rel=0" allowfullscreen="" width="480" frameborder="0" height="390"></iframe><br />Lollipop<br /><br /><iframe title="YouTube video player" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/oG_t5-LFNOI?rel=0" allowfullscreen="" width="480" frameborder="0" height="390"></iframe><br />Big Girl BedMatthew and Laura Schultzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03774569773041493965noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9050203754467109189.post-523457850603350832011-01-12T09:13:00.000-08:002011-01-12T16:02:14.047-08:00Apple Spider and other things<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHgi0ORqrJpbETqMYQIe2Ch1BCM_IMY_th9GjwlvCscl4iJL8Wh8-iKFdGOQjtOL760J1RBawaJW7zXjxO3UuAMYOIBekwGvAUHu2innQAAiOMhkDR9XISdQqmIJDe47M4T7q3KcojY6uc/s1600/IMG_7208.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPHXPfTQ1_pzKumjg-zhqrxedLvS1WJzTFYtGeVker3WF-aE6QDzanp2h1-iN9i0aIINvoHAS0Q8JdGXq4SL-H4A6yH-LIcAo5UdaKF4Dq83_6jYFA1wU8JYJg5fZVR2QIimSEZsy8nxPS/s320/IMG_7177.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5561413807229296882" border="0" /></a>We tried to feed the pigeons twice during our trip. The first time was warm and the birds were excited to have us visit their roost. The second time was very cold, and Matt had to coax the birds over from some rooftops for some bread! We suspect they had already had a good many visitors. So the second time we mainly fed the seagulls.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUjRW6pZ9x6kh3GzkklsI8Ysp1rUSQzmmxbdJjYAJcoPeAjm0_qgJqlDHC3vIEjBS7OQ3hUIJkXOq0VBAE5pBJhkKKdfxnLM7IfEPP4wwyBxTcJC03DxYGhyduqvYxjmOQGSo4LSDHKlma/s1600/IMG_7059.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUjRW6pZ9x6kh3GzkklsI8Ysp1rUSQzmmxbdJjYAJcoPeAjm0_qgJqlDHC3vIEjBS7OQ3hUIJkXOq0VBAE5pBJhkKKdfxnLM7IfEPP4wwyBxTcJC03DxYGhyduqvYxjmOQGSo4LSDHKlma/s320/IMG_7059.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5561413782687996834" border="0" /></a>Sophia calls apple cider "apple spider". She's also talking A LOT. Currently her favorite movies are High School Musical 3 (by far the preferred movie) and Shrek. Whenever I start singing along with the music, Sophia demands, "Mommy! Don't sing!" I'm not sure if it's my voice or her desire for center stage that's the problem there... She knows the words to most of the songs. I try to catch her on video, but she always discovers me. I'll keep trying though cuz it's a hoot.<br /><br />To catch up, we've experienced a lot of snow this season: Atlanta for Christmas Day, driving to Massachusetts, Massachusetts sledding, and Atlanta for three full snow days the week of our return. I love it, but wish it hadn't gotten so icy so quickly here in the ATL. No fun for games, though that didn't stop Sophia from using her child-size snow shovel acquired in the Chusetts! Thus I have squeezed Sophia into her snow pants from last year twice now. She's a good sport since they are size 18-24 mo. while Sophie wears 3T. But man it's funny. She also did very well on our long drives to and from Massachusetts. (Which, by the way, she has decided is her middle name.) We saw the most beautiful scenery on the way up through North Carolina and Virginia and tried to check out the Blue Ridge Parkway, but that was closed due to all the snow. I hope we can explore it another time soon. It was refreshing to drive through the mountains.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq6xww27qMPxWaNPb-rIUrXxqB35GHKLG9Ok7fVtZpQ5aInPhCYygfyjqxT3KTByOnUcFlXUzlt5dB9Cvo4dlb8KGZx0XnRRh44z1hEXRdYPws4oK9FHtBGp2lrqXFOZfzg0iUGTueX0X8/s1600/IMG_7112.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq6xww27qMPxWaNPb-rIUrXxqB35GHKLG9Ok7fVtZpQ5aInPhCYygfyjqxT3KTByOnUcFlXUzlt5dB9Cvo4dlb8KGZx0XnRRh44z1hEXRdYPws4oK9FHtBGp2lrqXFOZfzg0iUGTueX0X8/s320/IMG_7112.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5561413805614080274" border="0" /></a>A beautiful outing to Piedmont Park in November!<br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9dHNdGKbj_a4rZ1ZnMO_o_BKUSsjhmPPvPotUgGwlqvajOBxhhZXgBkOrjXfKcOn-HGSaW0l2dZfjArfRYm9TD-aA-9nX5g99h3H5afHtaxbUfgv3VddtH0cDIfMOmvtHIIffUw4-3139/s1600/IMG_7111.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9dHNdGKbj_a4rZ1ZnMO_o_BKUSsjhmPPvPotUgGwlqvajOBxhhZXgBkOrjXfKcOn-HGSaW0l2dZfjArfRYm9TD-aA-9nX5g99h3H5afHtaxbUfgv3VddtH0cDIfMOmvtHIIffUw4-3139/s320/IMG_7111.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5561413795775277954" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidQ0MjsRm1AIie9o4VrPgRscKsGsly-IVth2sXJ7NpIZWXbXgjz6bAPw1h9Ahip6vU8OTWpuWvB25L2BVzvDUuR1kPNVQD8LqPkmjmA1AZSL77cuijV61ffw9EGp-FiOCvJgyoJYZyRTAD/s1600/IMG_7119.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidQ0MjsRm1AIie9o4VrPgRscKsGsly-IVth2sXJ7NpIZWXbXgjz6bAPw1h9Ahip6vU8OTWpuWvB25L2BVzvDUuR1kPNVQD8LqPkmjmA1AZSL77cuijV61ffw9EGp-FiOCvJgyoJYZyRTAD/s320/IMG_7119.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5561413786974235906" border="0" /></a>Sophie is at the height of indecision in her little life. We have the occasional melt-downs over little things that she can't decide upon: "Want chocolate milk!" Me: "Okay." Her: "No! Don't want chocolate milk!" Me: "You just said you wanted it." Her: crying. But overall she is a very happy, fun little girl. She laughs and plays and hugs and skips and plants with zeal. Enjoy these little vignettes!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHAEY0L_YSpkb1H_L92A3SCveJFCkPFwdxiLzVJ14tFMSUarg53i-n6028nrkQBqcr5V-vrgtrGuATDHkWi4IjRBmKy7Yor0L9O8D2SFkWRPXDuQjTNT3LHOsqvHTNMMGAKo4MZGYLcj0-/s1600/IMG_7243.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHAEY0L_YSpkb1H_L92A3SCveJFCkPFwdxiLzVJ14tFMSUarg53i-n6028nrkQBqcr5V-vrgtrGuATDHkWi4IjRBmKy7Yor0L9O8D2SFkWRPXDuQjTNT3LHOsqvHTNMMGAKo4MZGYLcj0-/s320/IMG_7243.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5561419408958033154" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiodZPSn8N7U0D4LAnqOw7L-78-e3jx1HpO-JwqazWu5cDdL8SRX_Jh5fLZuB3vW0Q9EDeFh9osPGqGuNxzqayMWOf652Hgx2on4l-7WOPAtzcdaDfP8uRP5YurqFK5rlFYR6z-xbl2FRe7/s1600/IMG_7250.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiodZPSn8N7U0D4LAnqOw7L-78-e3jx1HpO-JwqazWu5cDdL8SRX_Jh5fLZuB3vW0Q9EDeFh9osPGqGuNxzqayMWOf652Hgx2on4l-7WOPAtzcdaDfP8uRP5YurqFK5rlFYR6z-xbl2FRe7/s320/IMG_7250.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5561447235246027026" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9xYeU2lhKaCfsJQdYGWTv2rWZleQEnKsvYjg14gA7gRI3qZuXYs97HTjCE5dffQgzjvYZY08pDm3JqQ8JRsJrdvJ-LOnPEKcE2-48SuHVZWfEWkKQxmPpYrxkbAAP0d0eEcST_4_Z0cm4/s1600/IMG_7249.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9xYeU2lhKaCfsJQdYGWTv2rWZleQEnKsvYjg14gA7gRI3qZuXYs97HTjCE5dffQgzjvYZY08pDm3JqQ8JRsJrdvJ-LOnPEKcE2-48SuHVZWfEWkKQxmPpYrxkbAAP0d0eEcST_4_Z0cm4/s320/IMG_7249.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5561447231418794290" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmhZwlXAIca1lnQjkEWBZbdxxb15Cu2jSAoa54M9rgueIKgY2ZwNJONh3_cKFN9jBJ5rPDyqFqYyCYCsRWtFp5KthhslJnpitvA3HsDVcw72x28fxGkUN_KOwFxUOZPJyBcxsKQ4Ru22Js/s1600/IMG_7245.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmhZwlXAIca1lnQjkEWBZbdxxb15Cu2jSAoa54M9rgueIKgY2ZwNJONh3_cKFN9jBJ5rPDyqFqYyCYCsRWtFp5KthhslJnpitvA3HsDVcw72x28fxGkUN_KOwFxUOZPJyBcxsKQ4Ru22Js/s320/IMG_7245.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5561447228366465906" border="0" /></a>Here Sophia is cleaning up after us. She started lining up these little pots without any prompting from Mommy! One of her quirks. 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwKZcLRB_YacjszSsdwj4FueDZXw28QjUHkWacOTOwrMceRyleZ-wbXxUBm4L7wWRnJIaMktRRo7UoDq2wSp6hfNsrzyge1TOsxMpUyFeKcq6yAUxa4YD7CXp-jKTHtdkeXCGShXLch71U/s320/IMG_6949.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5536235394753580322" border="0" /></a>Halloween was great fun. We spent it celebrating the engagement of our good friends Lindsey and Daniel, which meant Sophia got to socialize for quite some time. She loves to hang out with people -- I'm sure it has nothing to do with all the attention she gets. She is a sweet, social, little girl. She did get to trick or treat a little bit this year -- it had gotten really late, so we only had time for about 4 houses. That's about all it took for Sophia to realize the great benefits of trick or treating. She was not too keen on going home after only a couple houses but was all too happy with the prospect of trying out some of her loot. She is going to be all over it next year.<br /><br />We finished off October with a family visit to Piedmont Park where Sophia spent about an hour poking a stick into a stump. Oh the joy! We ran around a bit and enjoyed the beautiful weather. Now that it's November, we have really moved from a very mild Fall to Winter!! Yes!!<br /><br />We also have entered into the realm of strategic and concerted discipline. Sophia had her first couple time-outs this morning. She was not a fan, but she got the message. She also discovered some weird things in her mouth this morning. This often happens, though usually it's hair she has inadvertently eaten with the drop of her snack. But behold, more molars! I told her it was okay, she's getting more teeth! Matt said, more teeth to eat candy! She perked right up. Whenever we talk about Halloween and trick or treating she gets very excited and says, "Go trick or treat today?" Me: "no..." Sophie: "Go trick or treat morrow." Me: "No, we have to wait a whole year to trick or treat again. We trick or treat once a year!" Sophie: "Go trick or treat later." 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We've been taking advantage of the nearby parks and even ventured a bit north to a farm where we had a delicious apple drizzled with truly decadent caramel and picked a pumpkin for this weekend. November is nearly here, and we should be guaranteed some gorgeous weather.<br /><br />Sophia is growing into a beautiful little girl with long curls and a ready smile. She loves to play "games" -- mostly tickling and peekaboo. She also has been a big help in the kitchen, measuring flour and sugar for banana bread and cracking eggs for various meals. We've had a couple eggs wind up on the counter, but it's worth it. Whenever she realizes what has happened she says, "Oh! Oh no!" and lifts up her hands to be cleaned. She likes to help me stir anything, as long as she gets a go at the wooden spoon all by herself. Her favorite books are the Knuffle Bunny books by Mo Willems; her favorite stuffed animals are pooh bear, mouse, and polar bear; some of her favorite foods are sausage, eggs, and sweet potato soup -- Sophia loves all kinds of foods, really. Whenever we go out she says hello and waves to our neighbor's pumpkin. She is very excited about carving our own pumpkin. We'll be sure to post some pictures of our creation!<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6mBmjTab2FQ1S7vM5zoEF1pZxb7M3EPvgCsDNKZ-yZcWUdsc-6ag9t6r8C17MHZmVr7G4MztfJc8x5soIRxb89bhyphenhyphensojlxAquQLDTbb0Oax9R-so_ZzBwQlu1vfVlQRgjhhOG8hJ4JPOi/s1600/IMG_6805.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6mBmjTab2FQ1S7vM5zoEF1pZxb7M3EPvgCsDNKZ-yZcWUdsc-6ag9t6r8C17MHZmVr7G4MztfJc8x5soIRxb89bhyphenhyphensojlxAquQLDTbb0Oax9R-so_ZzBwQlu1vfVlQRgjhhOG8hJ4JPOi/s320/IMG_6805.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5532003094230465554" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR1wLsbKjcBe7CbGeWuIwdrU6NW_JGdX0bgW4BQxFfYK66Uk3nH8K7FAivm2JOrJGO1lwMZ82hW94OvedJnWSJxxDcTP805sM1UQvkj-2DZsLhj3-SuQOd5LvwLsdrUrvEGdZZ7ax-P0Ga/s1600/IMG_6796.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR1wLsbKjcBe7CbGeWuIwdrU6NW_JGdX0bgW4BQxFfYK66Uk3nH8K7FAivm2JOrJGO1lwMZ82hW94OvedJnWSJxxDcTP805sM1UQvkj-2DZsLhj3-SuQOd5LvwLsdrUrvEGdZZ7ax-P0Ga/s320/IMG_6796.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5532000298362810226" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9fVY3Kv5mPJvzu_Jiy7t0vgvCGpFnCmCgvKZKwWNI5YsR8AVcCKEXXohDG0KwD28ZW6vwsRqSGYYqfYoZRfFo_ELg5cxwrJT4aSNNPsPrBoZl586oAWQiwYh48FgbjfXR9MTXZwucx1Uz/s1600/IMG_6797.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9fVY3Kv5mPJvzu_Jiy7t0vgvCGpFnCmCgvKZKwWNI5YsR8AVcCKEXXohDG0KwD28ZW6vwsRqSGYYqfYoZRfFo_ELg5cxwrJT4aSNNPsPrBoZl586oAWQiwYh48FgbjfXR9MTXZwucx1Uz/s320/IMG_6797.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5532000308210125714" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfl8GIAcoGGvTYqNIqbQ73HEHjG84uEjCy6K1_IBwQWQ-vujbsBPtcdJiFLXafYjMN9S9vRn1VoiNushkpeZhcMEGWR90KlrTNjxG5i7U3AX9a-aWi5dcZet6uaXU3HNmFVLyS8GZzssrw/s1600/IMG_6798.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfl8GIAcoGGvTYqNIqbQ73HEHjG84uEjCy6K1_IBwQWQ-vujbsBPtcdJiFLXafYjMN9S9vRn1VoiNushkpeZhcMEGWR90KlrTNjxG5i7U3AX9a-aWi5dcZet6uaXU3HNmFVLyS8GZzssrw/s320/IMG_6798.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5532000312454339074" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha0IB93fSJJc4rIuqIiycp2KgdnvG0knwdE517igkJL7J1JY6bKZQzo25xMJ6_aXSsuKGd1PWXBXzCqZWNUmXKNjMSVwQM9NuBcDI9ZS4KWr0vcgACI0Cqe0svdYfp6WjgGJZJpMzQtFA3/s1600/IMG_6793.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha0IB93fSJJc4rIuqIiycp2KgdnvG0knwdE517igkJL7J1JY6bKZQzo25xMJ6_aXSsuKGd1PWXBXzCqZWNUmXKNjMSVwQM9NuBcDI9ZS4KWr0vcgACI0Cqe0svdYfp6WjgGJZJpMzQtFA3/s320/IMG_6793.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5532000300475306498" border="0" /></a>Sophie loves her sunglasses. Doesn't she look oh so cool?<br /><br /></div><object width="480" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/sdgGhQAsRrA?fs=1&hl=en_US&rel=0"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/sdgGhQAsRrA?fs=1&hl=en_US&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object><br />In early September we took a trip to visit Ne-ne and Papa!<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqa-WRSfLIfAyR3kOAt6Flh7PMPdUoKdrLXA0guUg6iI00QGXXcRJmQ9z-qAqEqEn37aL3d6gstrovBv2hBZpIbBURoz34RM_6ZZV2aP6kd9Y6YBxUHP_I8WgmXhvAqLCzYJHz4rOvIfhw/s1600/IMG_6784.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqa-WRSfLIfAyR3kOAt6Flh7PMPdUoKdrLXA0guUg6iI00QGXXcRJmQ9z-qAqEqEn37aL3d6gstrovBv2hBZpIbBURoz34RM_6ZZV2aP6kd9Y6YBxUHP_I8WgmXhvAqLCzYJHz4rOvIfhw/s320/IMG_6784.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5532000292897925026" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNDdx7xYYVD99tNx12y7GK-plQRLfjnJ9-H4KXbD83MWRztPq8C3a97ZDtZ6IJgGFHdaus80RLXUkoi1fXYJ9K6JluK1MsQvtp_y3vlR1VNhD6rRgUcIWf5Zrpw-cjsbCiXtEmm15esFpR/s1600/IMG_6773.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNDdx7xYYVD99tNx12y7GK-plQRLfjnJ9-H4KXbD83MWRztPq8C3a97ZDtZ6IJgGFHdaus80RLXUkoi1fXYJ9K6JluK1MsQvtp_y3vlR1VNhD6rRgUcIWf5Zrpw-cjsbCiXtEmm15esFpR/s320/IMG_6773.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5531997608757976626" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgehmHFVvBreGRkP-RRMDITLKqtv3m1A3Gd-Uw1fSMTDC6vJ-8Noga9P2qgb3MJuS6dsRnubIIE2d9O4XxTsDblMiycZZxQgeZvGAjfaeFaFueSc4779ucMP1G04wNl5qpnMy2B2cf2Nrzj/s1600/IMG_6767.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgehmHFVvBreGRkP-RRMDITLKqtv3m1A3Gd-Uw1fSMTDC6vJ-8Noga9P2qgb3MJuS6dsRnubIIE2d9O4XxTsDblMiycZZxQgeZvGAjfaeFaFueSc4779ucMP1G04wNl5qpnMy2B2cf2Nrzj/s320/IMG_6767.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5531997591973538658" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3X8vSoEFtt_MeRRmOjHi3OxXK1ILyP5JZccRUqA11K7nAZhnxeY8F9dPsLVqGrXE7fAfeBYyNUcvmepifngWOZ8B9QFW8hqBiABxqGkvNEV1FQpssoxrHlApq2mUCMs1ZFggao-hQumVS/s1600/IMG_6748.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3X8vSoEFtt_MeRRmOjHi3OxXK1ILyP5JZccRUqA11K7nAZhnxeY8F9dPsLVqGrXE7fAfeBYyNUcvmepifngWOZ8B9QFW8hqBiABxqGkvNEV1FQpssoxrHlApq2mUCMs1ZFggao-hQumVS/s320/IMG_6748.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5531997558497274226" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNYRO5R7-HC6VxfMwxN5-EcOrEfbMGpc-S5AHgEfKkuM55TKgCenfvl_spVv0IAf-GCEVRhU9iRwJsw_Apj2_0WCDtPnxgn0JOyJbDuwUOcCAhtnZ7ilGCy9EKpXsZlM9YH6cl9JWvdLh0/s1600/IMG_6738.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNYRO5R7-HC6VxfMwxN5-EcOrEfbMGpc-S5AHgEfKkuM55TKgCenfvl_spVv0IAf-GCEVRhU9iRwJsw_Apj2_0WCDtPnxgn0JOyJbDuwUOcCAhtnZ7ilGCy9EKpXsZlM9YH6cl9JWvdLh0/s320/IMG_6738.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5531992501937795010" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH_AjK7PW-Pgv-7fCMMV9hb4mDoty0F-PQEY5QG0pa3fusgoPY540LdAAhX0_8CYriTBSQmQwt6jXCQqJnJWoXK5AARfJ_7k0xhsuE7ak3vUB8GtBV7h78PUcBgXPJtwBA5sRPew_dxZL6/s1600/IMG_6742.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH_AjK7PW-Pgv-7fCMMV9hb4mDoty0F-PQEY5QG0pa3fusgoPY540LdAAhX0_8CYriTBSQmQwt6jXCQqJnJWoXK5AARfJ_7k0xhsuE7ak3vUB8GtBV7h78PUcBgXPJtwBA5sRPew_dxZL6/s320/IMG_6742.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5531992505525247522" border="0" /></a>Now big enough to do a lot on her own at the park, Sophia enjoys the thrill of the slide repeatedly. She also now enjoys swinging for great lengths of time. She likes it to be windy.<br /><br /></div><object width="480" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/KqMQowi3B_4?fs=1&hl=en_US&rel=0"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/KqMQowi3B_4?fs=1&hl=en_US&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object><br />This goat was hungry! 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She is trying really hard to learn how to get that thing moving. Today she was able to go a few spins all on her own! She'll get there all in good time. Sometimes the rocks are more interesting. Sophie also managed to unearth an ant colony this afternoon; mommy was there to brush off all the defenders before things got out of hand.<br /><br /></div><object width="480" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/qQNTzy62GzQ?fs=1&hl=en_US&rel=0"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/qQNTzy62GzQ?fs=1&hl=en_US&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object><br />Sophia loves to help make the smoothies, but she has to prepare herself for the actual blending part (it's pretty loud). When I stop the blender, she announces, "All done!"<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRORoZXZT5Jy_Ys4eO8ckwpWNehx9juUGdqYs-0-09L89f-wxvXsZ4MBgaer_0s1axUsjT45YtSbtnjK_co4DYg4CvTx25I7gW_2m7jzqlqBBPooEe-pqlgoK6OikfswYchz08Nhb22Gr9/s1600/IMG_6694.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRORoZXZT5Jy_Ys4eO8ckwpWNehx9juUGdqYs-0-09L89f-wxvXsZ4MBgaer_0s1axUsjT45YtSbtnjK_co4DYg4CvTx25I7gW_2m7jzqlqBBPooEe-pqlgoK6OikfswYchz08Nhb22Gr9/s320/IMG_6694.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5531988926629779026" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI-kmk2KicWAX6-jb8J_6OlgXrciEc1qu5tt12BADBbKM0f7WZnrTGnTC08lOuK4IMeta6Cv7k9ZQ4S32hu78QsBx11iyQrLS30De8l35NAMb-MS4q3uPpX6C6fzgots358Vc_O8YTVjkx/s1600/IMG_6693.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI-kmk2KicWAX6-jb8J_6OlgXrciEc1qu5tt12BADBbKM0f7WZnrTGnTC08lOuK4IMeta6Cv7k9ZQ4S32hu78QsBx11iyQrLS30De8l35NAMb-MS4q3uPpX6C6fzgots358Vc_O8YTVjkx/s320/IMG_6693.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5531988921783418514" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSvxNaBOIqDfpQlSICgKuxoCgmXBhoYoEwbrdOTO5u6bJbH4-4J3d8Zkk9AkSIzL4G54OGhhokiWPO0T-ycbcVpWft95VXeQAQF8DsWGHQwcdn5hGUCPjobpW7aJjaGCeBLZ_cEeNmuxwU/s1600/IMG_6685.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSvxNaBOIqDfpQlSICgKuxoCgmXBhoYoEwbrdOTO5u6bJbH4-4J3d8Zkk9AkSIzL4G54OGhhokiWPO0T-ycbcVpWft95VXeQAQF8DsWGHQwcdn5hGUCPjobpW7aJjaGCeBLZ_cEeNmuxwU/s320/IMG_6685.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5531988911536309810" border="0" /></a>Sophie loves hanging out with her buddy Molly. Here they are playing a kind of peekaboo at Piedmont Park enjoying the free space to run and crash on blankets in the grass.<br /><br /></div><object width="480" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/OpqVU0kiIaY?fs=1&hl=en_US&rel=0"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/OpqVU0kiIaY?fs=1&hl=en_US&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object><br />Sophia's second birthday party was so much fun. Thank you to everyone who came to show their love for our daughter. What a blessing! We hope you enjoyed the food and the company!Matthew and Laura Schultzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03774569773041493965noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9050203754467109189.post-50309609874535979352010-06-20T19:38:00.000-07:002010-06-21T15:29:55.809-07:00Happy Father's Day!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmFp4_jKSWIDfxHrhjeQljRBGzOEolZgxVZmRYPhy_S-rX8bXdAEqeZHR_H_uFCwvObpeHbjRGhX8fFGGarSo4BROSnjE2t8u-bvIKQnv4kAOrLtvD7Hb9ybxsZntQQC5L_Mx2yN2XpZz1/s1600/SophiaOutdoors005.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmFp4_jKSWIDfxHrhjeQljRBGzOEolZgxVZmRYPhy_S-rX8bXdAEqeZHR_H_uFCwvObpeHbjRGhX8fFGGarSo4BROSnjE2t8u-bvIKQnv4kAOrLtvD7Hb9ybxsZntQQC5L_Mx2yN2XpZz1/s320/SophiaOutdoors005.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485053481088218098" border="0" /></a>Happy Father's Day to all the fathers we love and cherish! Thank you, Pop-pop Mietling, Gramps Babikow, Pa-pa Schultz, and Grandpa Mietling, for all your love and support!<br /><br />Sophia has been growing so quickly lately. It is remarkable! She has gotten so tall and is looking more and more like a little girl. She now loves to close doors. Every door in the house will be closed if it is in her power to do so. Today we went to Best Buy to explore and run around a large, air-conditioned space; Sophia was enamored with the blue and yellow balloons. She easily procured one with her beautiful smile, bouncing curls, and chubby, outstretched arms! We now have a yellow balloon floating in the dining room, ready for more play tomorrow.<br /><br />Our little girl is also really exercising her speech. She repeats a lot of what we say and is moving into full sentences (though with the little words missing). She loves Veggie Tales and Mary Poppins and is getting very good at singing the songs, in particular Cheeseburger (from the Silly Songs collection) and Chim Chiminy (from Mary Poppins). She also imitates Dick Van Dyke's dancing which is hilarious. So much joy and laughter to be had as a father and a mother. Thank you, God, for this wonderful blessing!<br /><br />We recently took a short vacation to Chattanooga for an overnight. We had such a wonderful time, though interspersed with much rain. Sophia had a blast as she got soaked in a downpour and then later when she played in the memorial to the Trail of Tears on the riverfront in Chattanooga. 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She is such a happy toddler. She laughs a lot. She loves to go "out". She regularly grabs our hands saying, "Hold hands". Ah, yes, this sounds adorable and so tender, but there are certainly ulterior motives! She does this both to have us walk alongside her around the house, but primarily to take us to the door and ask to go for a walk or "out". She enjoys going to Target to run around on gloomy days or when it is brutally hot. She has made many friends in the apartment complex, so definitely enjoys a walk around the block with all the attention she gets, not to mention the many small dogs to greet. <br /><br />Sophie loves her "special book", which is her <span style="font-style: italic;">Jesus Storybook Bible</span>. It is really a great book -- highly recommended for all ages. She carries it around and reads it as one of her hourly (if not more frequently) activities. She will jabber on while looking through it and pepper her jibberish with a few key words, like Jesus, purpose, bible, and "HA-HA, HA-HA" (this is Goliath's laugh). She also uses the words she knows while talking on her phone (which is most often her hand as a pretend cell phone) -- dah goo ba dij diaper change shweh haha monkey george...<br /><br />Oh, and she now particularly enjoys Curious George The Movie. "Monkey George" is so entertaining, not to mention the awesome soundtrack by Jack Johnson. <br /><br />Matt and I are so loving our little wonder. She has taught us so much and has captured our hearts. Our hearts melt as we watch her grow up. We are really looking forward to some summer fun with Sophia. <br /><br />Happy Mother's Day to our dear moms and grandmoms and great-grandmoms!! Thank you for all your love, prayers, and support. We hope to see you very soon and give you all great big hugs. We know you will enjoy these videos. <br /><br /><object width="480" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/9PQe49WXwMo&hl=en_US&fs=1&rel=0"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/9PQe49WXwMo&hl=en_US&fs=1&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object><br /><br /><object width="480" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/A5qbj4pSdy0&hl=en_US&fs=1&rel=0"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/A5qbj4pSdy0&hl=en_US&fs=1&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object><br /><br /><object width="480" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/MRkgPwclPF0&hl=en_US&fs=1&rel=0"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/MRkgPwclPF0&hl=en_US&fs=1&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object><br /><br /><object width="480" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/V-9KtAfPWt8&hl=en_US&fs=1&rel=0"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/V-9KtAfPWt8&hl=en_US&fs=1&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object>Matthew and Laura Schultzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03774569773041493965noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9050203754467109189.post-35492029471053976922010-03-26T15:33:00.000-07:002010-03-26T19:24:14.632-07:00A Growing Vocabulary<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs41Ik06tkGCEPRtoZkfS7drv5Dc1I7yODejz-cLYS-O3VaIjTGXW4WqajzHfyntWaoXrMdhYtCcupyBOR8rkHvMnK97KzXYXGQCO_Ew9xaJ2o85xK-1mhyCmiQ_or-x8oLVk7x08sQRG5/s1600/SophiaiTouch2.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs41Ik06tkGCEPRtoZkfS7drv5Dc1I7yODejz-cLYS-O3VaIjTGXW4WqajzHfyntWaoXrMdhYtCcupyBOR8rkHvMnK97KzXYXGQCO_Ew9xaJ2o85xK-1mhyCmiQ_or-x8oLVk7x08sQRG5/s320/SophiaiTouch2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5453129983441506626" border="0" /></a>Sophia is doing so well and growing up in such a sneaky way. The other day I was picking up Matt from the airport and using the GPS. She kept repeating the letters I was entering in.. D.. D! E.. E! C.. C! So cute and freakishly clear -- a perfect echo to the automated lady. Over the last week we have realized how much she is listening to us as she repeats various words we use. She also sings the Veggie Tales theme song... Bra kli ...ry .... aaaaaaaaalllle.... (Translation: Broccoli, Celery.... Taaaaaaales.) This week Sophia and I also had our first little conversation at dinner. I asked her if she played during the day. She said yes very enthusiastically. Then I asked her, "What did you play with?", and she said, "Tunnel." This was an awesome moment. Then I asked her if Cobalt also played with the tunnel. When she said no I knew the clarity was gone. (Though she does often say no out of sheer love of the word, even when she means yes.) <br /><br />Sophia is now 34.5 inches tall -- 97th percentile for height and weight. She's a big girl. Most mornings she'll come hang around me while I'm getting ready for work, wanting to play with all the things on my bedside table, including the iTouch. She is very good at working it and has even discovered functions I had no idea I could do. Mostly she likes to play a little toddler game that her Ne-Ne found. She loves all the animal noises it makes; it must be time for a visit to the zoo. She will also always go for this particular set of high heels. You'll see them below. They are her favorites. She will spend a long time trying to get in them since they easily fall over while she is trying to insert her feet. It's good for her to build up some patience. :) <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjuKOGLVwTBwiY5CwswKSJtwwiBJV6M5kEldPYRyPkOcNrk_88AgyJnYEUhLhJZW2E1C_nmg657g_hW2gQvaD4ujU-4MpBiy2qMfthARCeuXPN3dYNfY_q1MWtijXe4uWwXRgl-dZGYLg9/s1600/SophiaiTouch.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjuKOGLVwTBwiY5CwswKSJtwwiBJV6M5kEldPYRyPkOcNrk_88AgyJnYEUhLhJZW2E1C_nmg657g_hW2gQvaD4ujU-4MpBiy2qMfthARCeuXPN3dYNfY_q1MWtijXe4uWwXRgl-dZGYLg9/s320/SophiaiTouch.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5453129971693869266" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOyRyLDJBunEDhJuX3086rJNoUjqHqFLHALnFtwCxvTyMLjH6-MMSow9dDs2hvnFr2P_K0-9LaVlRVwUnvYnG0Vyo9tQwTINiGRXiPE9TK58atlTYebcT27K5xKkMgtHg_EIKJth1j8EfB/s1600/SophiaHeels9.jpg"><img style="display: block; 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She really enjoys playing hide and seek -- although her chosen hiding places are usually in the middle of the room, often with a blanket or piece of clean laundry over her head. <br /><br />She also loves to go for walks to get the mail and has been enjoying Wii Fit -- she likes to go "running". She has started to get really into her crayons, and her new favorite stuffed animal is her bear -- Winnie the Pooh. <br /><br />This weekend we went to walk around in a nearby mall (since it is so cold outside!); Sophie probably waved to everyone she saw. She is so social. She'll go right up to any little child and try to greet them; since she has no sense of personal space, the meeting usually doesn't go so well for the other child since Sophia's forwardness is a bit startling. <br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/zcOBViJehlM&hl=en_US&fs=1&rel=0"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/zcOBViJehlM&hl=en_US&fs=1&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/oNLdTt57HfI&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/oNLdTt57HfI&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/NNI_OXSa2dQ&hl=en_US&fs=1&rel=0"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/NNI_OXSa2dQ&hl=en_US&fs=1&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/m9H2sk6pYsI&hl=en_US&fs=1&rel=0"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/m9H2sk6pYsI&hl=en_US&fs=1&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>Matthew and Laura Schultzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03774569773041493965noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9050203754467109189.post-82232435181797479682010-01-22T18:52:00.000-08:002010-01-23T08:41:46.350-08:00Oh What a Winter!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0251yUf7IFI3WXs5yODj2oL2LBk_Xn628LeJ1vzeD6B6VYR0k24V-WG8XdIHGv-cir_h_SLZTpztLp5BPmHJVy8GbK2VttKxVhfa8eBnDRmlgrWaMl9r8f8m42MM9ltZIrtAkoDdHmyzW/s1600-h/DSC06484.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0251yUf7IFI3WXs5yODj2oL2LBk_Xn628LeJ1vzeD6B6VYR0k24V-WG8XdIHGv-cir_h_SLZTpztLp5BPmHJVy8GbK2VttKxVhfa8eBnDRmlgrWaMl9r8f8m42MM9ltZIrtAkoDdHmyzW/s320/DSC06484.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5429933651501470114" border="0" /></a>It is incredible how quickly Sophia is changing. She is definitely developing into her own little person as she perfects her "yes" and "no". She likes to climb into our low chair all by herself to eat snacks and watch Baby Signing Time -- which is still her favorite activity, right up there with the general "babies" (meaning watching videos of babies or herself on youtube) and going for a walk to get the mail. Oh also, thanks to Uncle Andy and Auntie Kelly, the popper is also a new favorite -- Sophia will spend a significant amount of time running around the house pushing or pulling it. Her language skills are coming along very well. She loves to repeat whatever we say -- or to at least try. Now at bedtime she says "nigh nigh" and "wuh woo" while nodding with arched and expressive eyebrows. It is pretty sweet to hear your daughter try to say "I love you" to you as you tuck her in.<br /><br />All around, Sophia had a great Christmas. One of her favorite gifts is a tunnel she can crawl into -- it is simply guaranteed laughter. We also had the chance to visit her Papa and Ne-Ne in Lexington where Sophia had her first experience in snowpants! And she enjoyed every minute of time spent doling out fruit and "rectangles" (little chocolates that she only knew to be small golden rectangles) to her uncles and grandparents.<br /><br />We just got back from a visit to Pensacola to see the Babikows, too. Sophia is already quite the little traveler. She did amazingly with both the plane and car rides in the past month. We spent some time walking/running around the big yard at Great Granddad (yet to be named by Sophia) and Gammy's house. Sophia also demonstrated her varied taste for food, saying "more" in a really cute questioning tone every time she saw an opportunity to snack. She is always happy to try whatever you are eating; in fact, in the last two days she has eaten nearly two whole grapefruits and several mandarin oranges. She is a fruit fiend. We just hope we can finally move her to soy milk and get her completely off Alimentum. I really hope she eventually grows out of her cow's milk allergy. But all in good time.<br /><br />Here are some pictures and videos for your enjoyment!<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMfRnCjBeyszdPVU4gDnR4GCATinb34A8ZcqmTYYoqf9IbEM63JFWYKtucVKwzDNNa2t3ozJ4ZsioYJAdaKsyTyXbIEd5vfsfvTs0wikWg7D3rLvlmohGqefg0xHk39uU1bgq85GDOtsRI/s1600-h/SophiaPretzel001.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMfRnCjBeyszdPVU4gDnR4GCATinb34A8ZcqmTYYoqf9IbEM63JFWYKtucVKwzDNNa2t3ozJ4ZsioYJAdaKsyTyXbIEd5vfsfvTs0wikWg7D3rLvlmohGqefg0xHk39uU1bgq85GDOtsRI/s320/SophiaPretzel001.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5429786687629503042" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo3W_d4XcfykciXaiVWVttRCMPFwBzFr2PPHbCB-mg4-XBxJnvu4bHCiUwvzovL5et9ygvFTa8CPv2BheWw18fG01F6JSZn0RIp-yvfenV_1d2od_BFes-AF6A3U4EXrO73_EKtuzjv3kw/s1600-h/SophiaPretzel1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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Last weekend we explored Piedmont Park for the first time -- gorgeous! And quite expansive -- which is of course great for Sophia so that her little legs can carry her as far as she dare stray (and she dares quite far), uninhibited by the hands of Mama or Dada. She was rather dazzled by the great open fields of Piedmont; she kept stretching out her hand to the sky cooing and babbling at the sight before her, quite curious and happy in the great outdoors. It was so wonderful to see her so happy with being out in the fresh air and large, green lawns. This park is so nice -- think Central Park only cleaner with more square footage per visitor ;) There is a beautiful skyline, and it is right next to the botanical gardens. This particular afternoon was quite warm. Atlanta experienced a very early cold spurt in October which has since dwindled so that we are having a rather warm November. We are enjoying the fiery leaves, however, and look forward to a nice, cold, crisp December -- Lord willing!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiInSGPtDYXhiYdTwHc40Hutg3deEY7_OhCHLSAFkojS7JzsAXTQTLUZvkNapIVlXMCkPift8WtyroNxuHO1HWH4Sw6oOJD104__KXK51c56OqTZUxfc5rYlCkyLAIB7uAUf8wXYwFgwmsp/s1600/IMG_616805.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiInSGPtDYXhiYdTwHc40Hutg3deEY7_OhCHLSAFkojS7JzsAXTQTLUZvkNapIVlXMCkPift8WtyroNxuHO1HWH4Sw6oOJD104__KXK51c56OqTZUxfc5rYlCkyLAIB7uAUf8wXYwFgwmsp/s320/IMG_616805.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5404539879528246274" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWHlJyf_FyLBOqD9lUQ_gio67hCYufthjX1XGnvEDvTf-VvSzUkPe8LUtKF4yfblhLk5zgG56OrjNmtxCakNL2747uDweA21_5-hxY-w6Qub2QL5nORP90QZ5j5vkBKOmeB60LMzCzVeO_/s1600/IMG_622110.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYz5OqmyHvbscEqEkNXCJVtjmuldBZ7_HiwWWeDj4uTpciqd0BVZnlxptKkU5dr2FYReE8v3PdOJ7T-o7n830rm9jFF7H6bqGFSXRNVP77vx8J6vMZZtGZ3AcvK0pKHSRuZMYx5lENYRLk/s320/IMG_622915.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5404542682301788914" border="0" /></a><br /><br />And as promised, here is our fair little flower. She visited three whole houses to trick or treat for Halloween! She was quite cute, and definitely did not understand the process. She was pleased to run down the street as much as permitted though. At least she allowed us a little photo op. <br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigyWkNKhcHBP3Zb4_XYr2OJ_WzYdcFImakxhUnSm93WvqlD3Eps9nHsEZVjIZMKdtSSRnv6cmVaQu-bnYRR9v1ylYc8GVBHgVwlC7OTWbB9eLxlld_GVHILMAkwfymcCw9YrmmeiqzFpm_/s1600/IMG_613001.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigyWkNKhcHBP3Zb4_XYr2OJ_WzYdcFImakxhUnSm93WvqlD3Eps9nHsEZVjIZMKdtSSRnv6cmVaQu-bnYRR9v1ylYc8GVBHgVwlC7OTWbB9eLxlld_GVHILMAkwfymcCw9YrmmeiqzFpm_/s320/IMG_613001.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5404539856199652226" border="0" /></a>Sophia and Uncle Andy gear up to trick or treat!<br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkP6H6JfLHpQ0G47uy_ghN3DXzhGoSHE1gidE3plBpMQVzMXlg0iNgo-xOkGt-V6Zix3xiOQDl7l3vdmL_aT173WoRJP6-v_A1gJQ8ccbUO_pNXTw_anP2cFu89V9c3Mhrb28Bl04QChB7/s1600/IMG_613303.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkP6H6JfLHpQ0G47uy_ghN3DXzhGoSHE1gidE3plBpMQVzMXlg0iNgo-xOkGt-V6Zix3xiOQDl7l3vdmL_aT173WoRJP6-v_A1gJQ8ccbUO_pNXTw_anP2cFu89V9c3Mhrb28Bl04QChB7/s320/IMG_613303.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5404539868325377234" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzUy89oSBMz1zlwhawFJj2yakV6E8HFqWjnXDZfBVXhLZLsP_tJYm8uJ0J6Xutl9QG4Jg466Y0XTE9qDLjf3oQ9BLGB6aqc4UD0LWuuWyBnNiNmggaysfE8svqT1SA0xFU8e4EMu4t2kjT/s1600/IMG_613102.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzUy89oSBMz1zlwhawFJj2yakV6E8HFqWjnXDZfBVXhLZLsP_tJYm8uJ0J6Xutl9QG4Jg466Y0XTE9qDLjf3oQ9BLGB6aqc4UD0LWuuWyBnNiNmggaysfE8svqT1SA0xFU8e4EMu4t2kjT/s320/IMG_613102.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5404539866613608066" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUYCNpd3ZdMP8AREfukSppGy6kl8EJim-0ajv8IDHhr4CRBI9y_FcY2qf-kgWQzdfkyJ4UysgTQxFoG87Yw_9HNYnfkvpn_0m2ulVESxpxWtqGnCeHoAiXZv4OYvG5XtD3_3lCFQ3PdBKQ/s1600/IMG_614704.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUYCNpd3ZdMP8AREfukSppGy6kl8EJim-0ajv8IDHhr4CRBI9y_FcY2qf-kgWQzdfkyJ4UysgTQxFoG87Yw_9HNYnfkvpn_0m2ulVESxpxWtqGnCeHoAiXZv4OYvG5XtD3_3lCFQ3PdBKQ/s320/IMG_614704.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5404539873392720626" border="0" /></a>Sophia's first trick or treat experience ever! (Score! -- a peanut butter cup!)<br /></div>Matthew and Laura Schultzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03774569773041493965noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9050203754467109189.post-47685172920330226892009-10-25T14:01:00.000-07:002009-10-25T19:59:05.905-07:00Life Is a Song... Let's Sing It Together!Well, this is Sophia's sentiment at least. Cobalt's take is a bit... different.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzC-ecDMLdwIYZNJmQS74c1qMgEEr0JXZbZzbaJxA8_OXHA5V_QpOsa6_LFrDlyGphMh9xiqTGxk5geH0-jNJjuVNK8tfg7aJEaHzZMzexPGWC2rEWhnWoDH74RyKDPwP1g1s_0hC7OFs5/s1600-h/009.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzC-ecDMLdwIYZNJmQS74c1qMgEEr0JXZbZzbaJxA8_OXHA5V_QpOsa6_LFrDlyGphMh9xiqTGxk5geH0-jNJjuVNK8tfg7aJEaHzZMzexPGWC2rEWhnWoDH74RyKDPwP1g1s_0hC7OFs5/s320/009.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396651867658615202" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIOLHPaE68kCiKwj9Qx7b672gBwTPoQ2HMyO7QHvJsDKJ00nZH8Y2V3Uss1UYADRFjZYoQTxoi-InqB6MD-cxvVi38Z1KRnuMDW2cOMpvfkKGIB2k7vLM7GHAd9WuHG_jlRNYOlNwPbogU/s1600-h/010.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIOLHPaE68kCiKwj9Qx7b672gBwTPoQ2HMyO7QHvJsDKJ00nZH8Y2V3Uss1UYADRFjZYoQTxoi-InqB6MD-cxvVi38Z1KRnuMDW2cOMpvfkKGIB2k7vLM7GHAd9WuHG_jlRNYOlNwPbogU/s320/010.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396651867673146754" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL6oCHmh11YHhiARejp8bEjhOtSpg-QCZPbh6_0vtkG5NwlNy0KFv6iIuLSahyphenhyphen17sEeD0gKyyZJq-GqTqZ9HcPTLkY3U6RE8tWJv1DEcZG4hoeoPUfkEXlXnrATaWpAuugQyK5_TVJeZg7/s1600-h/011.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL6oCHmh11YHhiARejp8bEjhOtSpg-QCZPbh6_0vtkG5NwlNy0KFv6iIuLSahyphenhyphen17sEeD0gKyyZJq-GqTqZ9HcPTLkY3U6RE8tWJv1DEcZG4hoeoPUfkEXlXnrATaWpAuugQyK5_TVJeZg7/s320/011.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396651869081243954" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC5Bz1AjJZKJi6J12cBqE-bV_0jmPzrUagGB4fLB-HLPvzh0rXlfSpovmVhWlXhuI3QlEd3X2CgNzR38H6dumRk88zLELDGTtHxzHIHCoLhYas9brdJ9HHT8CsodycAeHbtfPceLYZRzTT/s1600-h/012.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC5Bz1AjJZKJi6J12cBqE-bV_0jmPzrUagGB4fLB-HLPvzh0rXlfSpovmVhWlXhuI3QlEd3X2CgNzR38H6dumRk88zLELDGTtHxzHIHCoLhYas9brdJ9HHT8CsodycAeHbtfPceLYZRzTT/s320/012.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396651874522830322" border="0" /></a><br />Sophia has been enjoying the beautiful cool fall weather with park outings and her first time on a swingset. Today we visited a generous and warm refugee family from Iraq. Sophia dazzled them with her dancing ability as she boogied to some Arab tunes. The family took great care of Sophia as they served us lunch -- Sophia really liked the Iraqi food when she took a moment from her busy play with the Iraqi kids. She also really likes to feed herself. She gets better at it every time!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghyphenhypheniXXq392wFcxQTd_3k_CHZR-Dc8fs25T388R0pt2OxXjBwH6Z_OymjLhV6ieceZpBaNyZx7t3WJuBh5D2PeNOIwOct32WTVckHEAFoMU8uSghn7bdpJcJ4tBe9WsyAB0JE4DaIk20aIX/s1600-h/CakeTime.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghyphenhypheniXXq392wFcxQTd_3k_CHZR-Dc8fs25T388R0pt2OxXjBwH6Z_OymjLhV6ieceZpBaNyZx7t3WJuBh5D2PeNOIwOct32WTVckHEAFoMU8uSghn7bdpJcJ4tBe9WsyAB0JE4DaIk20aIX/s320/CakeTime.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396663794150598354" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-jwfSuv9pQtHV7fH1JnfoFMM-Lgy13YC_1GoxFGFffhnMppEDU2mbFxUtO2pOvM8xUf8NN8fZ4mD_YfWYjcPX9IftUKkm3d6mTiFgnoEozGfvapZb2WU0Bnc3jWXcMIpI-2R5QISS_Vqg/s1600-h/001.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL_CuZW0qU3D7fJRSYwUV3ve2CU_twR3QmH8Lh0OUY8XkOtt5b9hyphenhyphen3dLZNUniXdqI-DD4qsARQOPEiMNjKPhozLIG3DdV_j6rWtos0SZKkTPeH-obc7uH9Wm2V0k2EmK6LoxcjDXNe4R-W/s320/007.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396661738262163602" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYzF4whMHZQqfZPgSnsFvz-y7Wt__3F3YmUPQnJGZw22AyBI6Y9HfcBy6a4YD8LD-m4EqdWaf6tP9cCYMTViHMXmlU1_Hc9eHtOOAPBAzGHn8RvTus5UhP6DhJP7Kzf-BQM8nu9E8_Ugva/s1600-h/008.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYzF4whMHZQqfZPgSnsFvz-y7Wt__3F3YmUPQnJGZw22AyBI6Y9HfcBy6a4YD8LD-m4EqdWaf6tP9cCYMTViHMXmlU1_Hc9eHtOOAPBAzGHn8RvTus5UhP6DhJP7Kzf-BQM8nu9E8_Ugva/s320/008.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396661737293499234" border="0" /></a><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/QJtjahyhaj4&hl=en&fs=1&"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/QJtjahyhaj4&hl=en&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><div style="text-align: left;">No Sophias were harmed in the making of this video.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK0JcmMz1vqiT8aaxt6y2UGpNtDDmNh_5Gx3pQvYvXPgkS5VMuOlQ7eVH5B4AHbf_v61PEvFmVGF6o5fOz9rWg9j8nKqV4Ft8vaaP9ZiLHEFkpoWovwm2VM0btLMXcSVBMFL9JOzZRF2Sp/s1600-h/SophiaNap.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK0JcmMz1vqiT8aaxt6y2UGpNtDDmNh_5Gx3pQvYvXPgkS5VMuOlQ7eVH5B4AHbf_v61PEvFmVGF6o5fOz9rWg9j8nKqV4Ft8vaaP9ZiLHEFkpoWovwm2VM0btLMXcSVBMFL9JOzZRF2Sp/s320/SophiaNap.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396664237692631810" border="0" /></a><br /></div>Matthew and Laura Schultzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03774569773041493965noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9050203754467109189.post-7385760670960505822009-10-17T11:03:00.000-07:002009-10-17T11:52:08.637-07:00In a Year's Time...<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbkWBMflDnwxksOyFD49Wy1-pDaA2Tj88EXgdJX2pzmdoMJkcp8sw6-pAgkBVZndNeKrNpw02dUVxmqYrRVRofo_aqKGvZnAqPEyDiRBb-bwuCeBrJGKl_dozmlCzHyd2O02qNok60GCb4/s1600-h/DaysOld.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbkWBMflDnwxksOyFD49Wy1-pDaA2Tj88EXgdJX2pzmdoMJkcp8sw6-pAgkBVZndNeKrNpw02dUVxmqYrRVRofo_aqKGvZnAqPEyDiRBb-bwuCeBrJGKl_dozmlCzHyd2O02qNok60GCb4/s320/DaysOld.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393640659196757394" border="0" /></a>Sophia: Days Old<br /><br /></div>It is hard to believe it has been over a year now since Sophia first showed her little chubby face. We are so thankful for her presence in our lives. She is an incredibly happy baby and makes us laugh and melts our hearts daily.<br /><br />Sophia Wyona has been walking for a few months now and has progressed to a tentative run or maybe speed walking or trotting. She is getting pretty fast and likes to do laps around the dining room table. Her favorite activities are being chased, taking baths, and watching Baby Signing Time. She gets very upset when she thinks she is being denied a bath. If we start running the water, she gets so excited and will run into the bathroom ready to be stripped and plopped in the water. If, however, we run the water and then go get a towel or washcloth out of the hall closet, this gives her the impression that we are walking away from the bath and she won't be having one -- she wails! It is pretty funny. This is definitely her favorite part of the day. As for the Baby Signing Time videos, she will constantly request to watch them by signing "baby" and "please". (Both signs she learned from the video.) She also frequently signs eat, drink, wash hands, boat, sleep, banana, all done, ball, socks, shoes, more, hat, car, cracker, and dog. Her first word is Cobalt. It sounds more like Co-aal or Co-gaal, but she definitely knows that is the word we use for our pet cat. I'm not surprised that this is her first word; Cobalt gets in trouble a lot. But they have a sweet relationship -- Cobalt tolerates her, while Sophia adores him. She will often try to sit beside him on our window sills. Cobalt will back up against the side of the window squishing himself to get as far away as possible. It looks hysterical. But Cobalt does have his cuddly moments and will allow Sophia to "pet" him aka "pat" (often not so gently). Today Sophia has also really been using "da-da" and "ma-ma" a lot -- a breakthrough! For a while Cobalt was the main event. He really still is.<br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/TDSvsM1Z8w0&hl=en&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/TDSvsM1Z8w0&hl=en&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br />Thank you to everyone for celebrating Sophia's first year with us; she loves all her new toys, and we love all your prayers. Please enjoy this year in the life of Sophia:<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwkhA4TfGvS1NEuZEtQYKgtvHNNJfFz5Y2t5UBc9MHHSyIXUNCB0KRF3U6ZZFd1CUU8LSqoivhPYoiKyW-pfRne-Xjne8kw5YiyMoPpuqA5NxMRd5Rdh5gook7Dl_0xi4OSYts8DhNDMv4/s1600-h/1MonthOld.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwkhA4TfGvS1NEuZEtQYKgtvHNNJfFz5Y2t5UBc9MHHSyIXUNCB0KRF3U6ZZFd1CUU8LSqoivhPYoiKyW-pfRne-Xjne8kw5YiyMoPpuqA5NxMRd5Rdh5gook7Dl_0xi4OSYts8DhNDMv4/s320/1MonthOld.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393636144774056290" border="0" /></a>One Month Old<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju1DcmSBEsbIWjN-SFfJgfojGgVbH5a5L-iGN9GJy-JKu_WCHo_Qw0NC09PIeMjeFmEbkbiKI_xNF9NS5S3dCuX0gHb1u3r251qAP5BwliOcLq7T1p5jLt7MeDRySipJc9ktCj8jlnx8Z7/s1600-h/2MonthOld.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFLGBK5LIFERPTEf-PXtJ8yH2n86QCvs26sVHqFfbnxlETPPRJ-sbJWSODMrQpZifKBEdMqavwdaTr0cagyXL0nmTnFX9Qhcl7swmqSjnLBeCepwO737q8OF4xtcAGcRrrfcx2ngXru8rX/s320/4MonthOld.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393640421272242002" border="0" /></a>Four Months Old<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjICE-WnZP0qberv_VKawBLltquVE9sLdlWJQGDIjyU8A37TR-G6gZiQ0aaV8u7UE-KKBnf7kzhyphenhyphenk_sC5aus1_U8VTQP5s4PIfYUc_CbfHaQaGGXejDoJzbQ8mSBwFNsqdkFxMXnAMjbAG8/s1600-h/4andahalfMonthOld.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjICE-WnZP0qberv_VKawBLltquVE9sLdlWJQGDIjyU8A37TR-G6gZiQ0aaV8u7UE-KKBnf7kzhyphenhyphenk_sC5aus1_U8VTQP5s4PIfYUc_CbfHaQaGGXejDoJzbQ8mSBwFNsqdkFxMXnAMjbAG8/s320/4andahalfMonthOld.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393640308751404642" border="0" /></a>Four and a half Months Old<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfaR3IxqXAiKsLJ487wGQ5k8OJqwfGr4ozomfZ6ETUL83nttO1j_RLcK0xWlqCxZhKeR3sI3HO_mMRFKSG8yefn8TWyalKXjXllvNN5aH1G9bQgeRofVgBC3Ibx0kcE2cKJwVEjBHUefAd/s1600-h/5MonthOld.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfaR3IxqXAiKsLJ487wGQ5k8OJqwfGr4ozomfZ6ETUL83nttO1j_RLcK0xWlqCxZhKeR3sI3HO_mMRFKSG8yefn8TWyalKXjXllvNN5aH1G9bQgeRofVgBC3Ibx0kcE2cKJwVEjBHUefAd/s320/5MonthOld.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393640201634650786" border="0" /></a>Five Months Old<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjThuMX6DHQpP90PwGa7a7HJ2mkTs-4CUdw4sdsXkTOdraVBq3b_dKoXOo3T9O26LAfy5xi7gCGWbLcGNSSubmXNxBfpmWr4-9VKyU9QiRyX3VWPgDSj-FfH8SepNp7RUtNUVjyhTFynoHJ/s1600-h/6MonthOld.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjThuMX6DHQpP90PwGa7a7HJ2mkTs-4CUdw4sdsXkTOdraVBq3b_dKoXOo3T9O26LAfy5xi7gCGWbLcGNSSubmXNxBfpmWr4-9VKyU9QiRyX3VWPgDSj-FfH8SepNp7RUtNUVjyhTFynoHJ/s320/6MonthOld.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393639681936511186" border="0" /></a>Six Months Old<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDuR-3seAe9UyHazCb1GPA3QXQw4om_7cEO0MOICiA6jyLnl5uiBWHjCczc8B98Pl7bwYi98e0SwULf1wnLOsyMikeFORdxiWTJ5nmS153lG3u9CdazcePnez9N3k4kggv34R_MAFOJh2W/s1600-h/7MonthOld.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 211px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDuR-3seAe9UyHazCb1GPA3QXQw4om_7cEO0MOICiA6jyLnl5uiBWHjCczc8B98Pl7bwYi98e0SwULf1wnLOsyMikeFORdxiWTJ5nmS153lG3u9CdazcePnez9N3k4kggv34R_MAFOJh2W/s320/7MonthOld.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393639293581309186" border="0" /></a>Seven Months Old<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHHCQaRUv_qr2T6mH8xLq95LiUD6rAdpG3V1pvghQCuwUHAfnM6fgDQJ9SMJfo5dG_-UC1h7BTsR8L_kzYiQv127tOqzm7hPFTPHZdqaD7_z7zf57pvmuWWF83cY59b2O556zEqgivL1CO/s1600-h/8MonthOld.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 208px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHHCQaRUv_qr2T6mH8xLq95LiUD6rAdpG3V1pvghQCuwUHAfnM6fgDQJ9SMJfo5dG_-UC1h7BTsR8L_kzYiQv127tOqzm7hPFTPHZdqaD7_z7zf57pvmuWWF83cY59b2O556zEqgivL1CO/s320/8MonthOld.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393638894015937698" border="0" /></a>Eight Months Old<br />(This was the time of the scary eye problem that turned out to be not so scary.)<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5AJERNiEl35Qhibxtl2jZFMShgtCYR7a-AjL5c_aCWw9DXw2qEmJdmsLT8cnLcns1-WZ97DoFeSy2gK0j8l231U6w2cwLuw5RqSfU-oe-T5m4RC0kkyrim9JElku5OG1UIaEagE3tuUeU/s1600-h/9MonthOld.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEgceUgTrSPFE6QyPT6u_3P-C35XveGSCeV7QeZcz-mzTM0D9uZC3zpYuowhdg787dNZ9cUCuvg6ys558f1Haxh59huSGMRjnrSFaJbpDrO3_7bgDTsHkBNKFczTXR-zS-XJnC6Xz8wsWM/s320/11MonthOld.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393637755398839026" border="0" /></a>11 Months Old<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxschNkRWn6EfhBTwJArxkOaDInbtz-LNkNrjLJM3mUnAvRAaSsk-xMk0xotmYD81iAFGuAuKHGshQYRWPKwiF6wUtCwtpdaq_xFQZQa0eqXtbIfcXbCLc5_wS7KpVNa1i8Q6pDcmufiJn/s1600-h/12MonthOld1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxschNkRWn6EfhBTwJArxkOaDInbtz-LNkNrjLJM3mUnAvRAaSsk-xMk0xotmYD81iAFGuAuKHGshQYRWPKwiF6wUtCwtpdaq_xFQZQa0eqXtbIfcXbCLc5_wS7KpVNa1i8Q6pDcmufiJn/s320/12MonthOld1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393637170035619922" border="0" /></a>1 Year Old<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKcoG8POBFb5kHOBw28LXEIHgxpx4qhBAZ9RW1jK0aswYGjSmSU6P3t7dob7ohjwMXBUA4ecskLjjuiYwo7_-F9V4h2TBf1ybd4ym3k4T23eb6wcNK-HQFlHfZYo4stu5wQvGMrSFPT72g/s1600-h/12MonthOld2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKcoG8POBFb5kHOBw28LXEIHgxpx4qhBAZ9RW1jK0aswYGjSmSU6P3t7dob7ohjwMXBUA4ecskLjjuiYwo7_-F9V4h2TBf1ybd4ym3k4T23eb6wcNK-HQFlHfZYo4stu5wQvGMrSFPT72g/s320/12MonthOld2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393636805907683458" border="0" /></a>1 Year Old<br /></div>Matthew and Laura Schultzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03774569773041493965noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9050203754467109189.post-14776542919337493752009-08-27T14:46:00.000-07:002009-08-27T15:56:07.640-07:00Woodstock, Vermont<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5S6mC7F7JgfGwKeC585tKi_uFhXFq9aSUNHsrDvWZEb5Mc7QOXZ4HMyCDoN_lP56MzbZyemkPGYeQnqlWT1mhwTLdVV4sd_9kK5alBo2AojjjFpjLIBCRX4ho4UxcVCHkRoECeUzyGCnB/s1600-h/DSC06353.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5S6mC7F7JgfGwKeC585tKi_uFhXFq9aSUNHsrDvWZEb5Mc7QOXZ4HMyCDoN_lP56MzbZyemkPGYeQnqlWT1mhwTLdVV4sd_9kK5alBo2AojjjFpjLIBCRX4ho4UxcVCHkRoECeUzyGCnB/s320/DSC06353.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374771058173726482" border="0" /></a><br />Sophia has been quite the little walker for over a month now, so we knew that before heading up to Massachusetts and Vermont a couple weeks ago we'd have to buy her a good pair of shoes that she could fit her fat little feet into. That turned out to be a great idea since she spent a lot of her time walking around the beautiful lobby at the Woodstock Inn while her Ne-Ne, Pa-Pa, Uncle Peter, Uncle Dan, Mommy and Daddy all took turns following her around and guiding her around people and stairs.<br /><br />While in Vermont we relaxed, napped with Sophia, walked around the small town of Woodstock, visited a farm, and ate delicious food. It was very quaint and beautiful. Sophia did remarkably well at the restaurants and with her sleeping schedule.<br /><br />She is nearly a year now. We can't believe it. She looks so much like a little girl; it's absolutely amazing. She loves to giggle and will often walk around and laugh a little, waiting to be tickled or chased. She now can stand up in the middle of the floor all on her own and is really a pro with the walking -- she likes to do laps around the dinner table. She is very inquisitive and, given the chance, will pull every item out of Mommy's purse and examine it. She can sign "eat", "drink", "all done", and "more". Once she got the walking down, she had no qualms about signing to us; she was just way to focused on mobility before.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVLEimRuYkmsdFD11xRkf2CQhAkRRFEFulZcIT1zXotwGSIn1JPXDzojlpVkUf6LedBMfWAz25Ii3L5lzAC_aa0JcKvZfEnAfSYSf0UaZ2z3Sxtp9ePj8BtwOBCwD1Dw0clReunzmYgU3P/s1600-h/DSC06344.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVLEimRuYkmsdFD11xRkf2CQhAkRRFEFulZcIT1zXotwGSIn1JPXDzojlpVkUf6LedBMfWAz25Ii3L5lzAC_aa0JcKvZfEnAfSYSf0UaZ2z3Sxtp9ePj8BtwOBCwD1Dw0clReunzmYgU3P/s320/DSC06344.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374771064858591602" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaavzwaeLwvvvV2f-QMIUpL_V08fBA63B5apHYJE7UP9-E8BLEyAex-hOLbNqHKVPBLBpd5v_rwr1wdMILP6OL11ordI3E0xZzoiKE-1svxOYFHBfh-DP6SWfYH_3j-6cZAKmUTh-iQFSB/s1600-h/DSC06338.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4wwtfDhBFkAQOfYNvCPcQLuRR4fcPJH7E4JhheEo8N_7f8LCpQlNWG_EMy8ZRA3z1TtjDxPvMcjkP9KwvCleJigWvmFBzh-xqlVb4d2EZfxy9HdS-FpFeftju9auKlCkPutTOeRwO79Gs/s320/DSC06324.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374767667309209458" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNO0RKUeGdc2R8yMesPltGr_nFby5KTB_n05q47gY6_JTM_CofMM7k_1S8F8_tboImUL7QhOogEKzoSqSfExeP-T5zYkuf5WZZ_NoX0N_sLTFA_MCXFkST4XL_QdUiBGj6II5S7SzDEAIR/s1600-h/DSC06307.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNO0RKUeGdc2R8yMesPltGr_nFby5KTB_n05q47gY6_JTM_CofMM7k_1S8F8_tboImUL7QhOogEKzoSqSfExeP-T5zYkuf5WZZ_NoX0N_sLTFA_MCXFkST4XL_QdUiBGj6II5S7SzDEAIR/s320/DSC06307.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374771068397291122" border="0" /></a>Here we are visiting Chik-fil-a dressed up as cows to get our free meals on Cow Appreciation Day!<br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/-MqkbHTGnjs&hl=en&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/-MqkbHTGnjs&hl=en&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br />This clip is Sophia exploring Mommy's purse in the hotel room in VT. <br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/O3RD97N13WM&hl=en&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/O3RD97N13WM&hl=en&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><div style="text-align: left;">This clip is Sophia at about 10.5 months.<br /></div></div><br /></div>Matthew and Laura Schultzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03774569773041493965noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9050203754467109189.post-42946838519228147482009-07-15T18:20:00.000-07:002009-07-15T19:17:35.482-07:00Great Independence<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7cFKRPKXzToGo5GO7kMmaWin3aI5iGSOtJiGxVyg-YTJ1daIjE81Tyfl43hfg2EAEbsLpNJfWWtP7-36feV7F6IGroWJJ5rzPzglplo3D6U7oJU8Ckx6pVge6VHcWwTmDeVGiRdiaTEdH/s1600-h/DSC06283.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7cFKRPKXzToGo5GO7kMmaWin3aI5iGSOtJiGxVyg-YTJ1daIjE81Tyfl43hfg2EAEbsLpNJfWWtP7-36feV7F6IGroWJJ5rzPzglplo3D6U7oJU8Ckx6pVge6VHcWwTmDeVGiRdiaTEdH/s320/DSC06283.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358874066881916066" border="0" /></a><br />Sophia has become such an independent little girl -- or at least she thinks so. She <span style="font-style: italic;">must</span> feed herself for the majority of her meal. Thus we are steaming <span style="font-weight: bold;">lots<span style="font-style: italic;"> </span></span>of veggies. She also definitely has a will of her own; she prefers to go where <span style="font-style: italic;">she</span> wants to go. She certainly crawls all over the place, but loves to have us support her so she can barrel around the house on her feet. When she stands up she leans a little forward hanging onto our fingers and becomes a little powerhouse moving with definite purpose. She is really itching to take her first steps all on her own though. She has pretty good balance, but just can't seem to stay up after one or two steps. It is just on the horizon however. And then... well.. look out.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu7g5WH-6dpUB33qFcyi8MdA57gXW5OPGaVIWBfbWle1x9iBhJt2aKtkIPmYX8btbCxYTS2DpunTHxgrFY0s7GPoR4F0lQlrcCOoBC7j5EWiL9snilwSt6jwd0MBh1R6yVBXmDgKmdPs3M/s1600-h/DSC06281.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu7g5WH-6dpUB33qFcyi8MdA57gXW5OPGaVIWBfbWle1x9iBhJt2aKtkIPmYX8btbCxYTS2DpunTHxgrFY0s7GPoR4F0lQlrcCOoBC7j5EWiL9snilwSt6jwd0MBh1R6yVBXmDgKmdPs3M/s320/DSC06281.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358874058177202754" border="0" /></a><br />She is an absolute joy to us. I miss her a lot when I go to work; it doesn't help that she has started to get very upset when I leave in the morning after only having time to say good morning. I am sure she gets over it quickly. Fortunately I get a warm welcome when I come home!! It is wonderful! She is growing up so quickly. I can't believe she is 10 months now. Praise God!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxX0AITdnlJ_VzxDsSbuaHucBUL7Tc9L8fKbYqp_TcriClOCijwc0XNVAazvqmg4uS540yUvILJIsswfwIP7snDa3YuJvncVUqBjV-nS59Coslep3t1A31tD9_cIyFMLtPMUmAGh1X0wjy/s1600-h/DSC06268.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxX0AITdnlJ_VzxDsSbuaHucBUL7Tc9L8fKbYqp_TcriClOCijwc0XNVAazvqmg4uS540yUvILJIsswfwIP7snDa3YuJvncVUqBjV-nS59Coslep3t1A31tD9_cIyFMLtPMUmAGh1X0wjy/s320/DSC06268.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358874051317363890" border="0" /></a><br />I just realized that Sophia is contained in these videos, so I'll have to add some of her on the loose! But I hope you enjoy these little snips of her personality!<br /><br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/Xcr6vG5XCUY&hl=en&fs=1&"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/Xcr6vG5XCUY&hl=en&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/jRTO_8_5jnU&hl=en&fs=1&"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/jRTO_8_5jnU&hl=en&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>Matthew and Laura Schultzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03774569773041493965noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9050203754467109189.post-50405318580700984352009-06-11T18:10:00.000-07:002009-06-11T18:30:46.422-07:00Life is SO fun!Sophia has really grown into such a happy and giggly baby girl. She is so joyful (aside from when we try to put her to bed). She loves cantaloupe, especially since she gets to feed it to herself. She also LOVES bath time now. Just in the past couple days she has discovered how exciting it is to splash. Looks like its time for some bath toys! She crawls everywhere -- she'll even follow Cobalt around. She pulls herself up to stand supported by the couch and shimmies herself along it. She is also getting very courageous, holding on for support with one hand and even stretching to her very fingertips to move from the couch to the coffee table. In short she is absolutely delightful and an incredible blessing. We hope you enjoy these little glimpses of our baby.<br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/En36KqudkFY&hl=en&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/En36KqudkFY&hl=en&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/iM3PM2ZRnbc&hl=en&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/iM3PM2ZRnbc&hl=en&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>Matthew and Laura Schultzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03774569773041493965noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9050203754467109189.post-28442057301661105532009-05-17T18:02:00.001-07:002009-05-17T18:49:47.114-07:00Happy Mother's Day (Belated)!<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb5MyRhyphenhyphenl6RbcmPVp1wJdv3g3AxC7xR6zy_Awgs4SvLb6qqFUoWrSi8yplfdox3xuynVTbbxZqG5bhDs76_EoAN6Ai290o2o-Zv7uyF_rv7hG6-hZHsJMwF3tyL_etIwUOaGdfMdO9RhL4/s1600-h/SophiaBlueDress.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb5MyRhyphenhyphenl6RbcmPVp1wJdv3g3AxC7xR6zy_Awgs4SvLb6qqFUoWrSi8yplfdox3xuynVTbbxZqG5bhDs76_EoAN6Ai290o2o-Zv7uyF_rv7hG6-hZHsJMwF3tyL_etIwUOaGdfMdO9RhL4/s320/SophiaBlueDress.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336964697952699218" border="0" /></a><br />Happy Mother's Day to all the beloved moms of our family! In particular, Nonna, Ne-Ne, Gammy, and Great-Grandmom in AZ! We are so thankful for you and all your prayers and care for us; we honor you. May God bless you and give you great joy!!<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK8ourX8faBvmkZ1iCSQ94i3a0CPMSkERkZvjqWwJkWdAqbgFspxORQQVIF-7N8YYZ34yoKiQmNLzsqui-VvDiKx50jc4EgieQZ8Ue0dDiDyom_cTwPtPWA2IcniGZikSBkam-xPbcnGlP/s1600-h/SophiaBlueDress2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK8ourX8faBvmkZ1iCSQ94i3a0CPMSkERkZvjqWwJkWdAqbgFspxORQQVIF-7N8YYZ34yoKiQmNLzsqui-VvDiKx50jc4EgieQZ8Ue0dDiDyom_cTwPtPWA2IcniGZikSBkam-xPbcnGlP/s320/SophiaBlueDress2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336964697280608482" border="0" /></a>Sophia giggles.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmr6BErV23xuxyk06lxwBCPTjTCBuBg_w0oQyALoSfbdUfr1sJIG-7lCxWhLQZnbEal7IdZPkPygFxnJanZjI2A1ZjrEnV22qVQqJKAMkUTiqGIsLN4J0SAnkgoPRuhJBojz7JYPjbUWy1/s1600-h/SophiaBigEyes.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmr6BErV23xuxyk06lxwBCPTjTCBuBg_w0oQyALoSfbdUfr1sJIG-7lCxWhLQZnbEal7IdZPkPygFxnJanZjI2A1ZjrEnV22qVQqJKAMkUTiqGIsLN4J0SAnkgoPRuhJBojz7JYPjbUWy1/s320/SophiaBigEyes.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336964700279641762" border="0" /></a>Sophia asking, "What have you got there?"<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib2Al96c09J7q5s2QtrfSoL_VM7-SYikCn9AJYDpJAEKOnrHZgtO_3rUufn1HTMz4O7IibSHc6_NL4w1hgfm1KgfMyjyozFtRIUq_MeDRlxKhfbZ1dJtH8sNjFkTWvtQ-DJh7UhBntcAn0/s1600-h/SophiaCocaCola.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib2Al96c09J7q5s2QtrfSoL_VM7-SYikCn9AJYDpJAEKOnrHZgtO_3rUufn1HTMz4O7IibSHc6_NL4w1hgfm1KgfMyjyozFtRIUq_MeDRlxKhfbZ1dJtH8sNjFkTWvtQ-DJh7UhBntcAn0/s320/SophiaCocaCola.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336964703934790594" border="0" /></a>"Ah-ha! The real thing!"<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNLougJEL6NIIFyXcrhxPNx2ZRGArQTovx4-MFjdo_rlSt7AAkJ_fgkC5IhG_IJB1wFLZ247F5CvXqv57u-ZfUvySTUyUBW3JeMbE1q0b-dldznfwvjB_NHi91FNkbyuQRJB7OuzyOdkjF/s1600-h/SophiaCokeYum.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNLougJEL6NIIFyXcrhxPNx2ZRGArQTovx4-MFjdo_rlSt7AAkJ_fgkC5IhG_IJB1wFLZ247F5CvXqv57u-ZfUvySTUyUBW3JeMbE1q0b-dldznfwvjB_NHi91FNkbyuQRJB7OuzyOdkjF/s320/SophiaCokeYum.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336964709265868642" border="0" /></a>"A delightful bedtime snack..."<br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Sophia is so much fun. She is really itching to crawl and just today demonstrated the correct form of the army crawl for us in her fervor to reach an accordion file on the floor. She clacks her tongue and babbles a lot now. Life is good for our little Sophie. (Aside from her recent pink eye woes.) She is still eating well and loving vegetables. We are planning to branch out in her finger foods when we move apartments next weekend. We will be living much closer to the World Relief office where Laura works and will also be extremely close to the Dekalb Farmer's Market, which is an awesome place with great and inexpensive produce. We'll be sure to post some of Sophia's future interactions at the farmer's market on our family outings...<br /><br />She's still got two bottom teeth and rolls all over the place. Yesterday she sat up from lying down on her own, but neither of us saw her in action. Matt just turned around and where she was just lying, she was then sitting. She is a very determined little girl. Very quick to laugh, curious, and observant. And obviously has the best cheeks ever.<br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/Sc0Dv3veB1w&hl=en&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/Sc0Dv3veB1w&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/BKt6NDQCKes&hl=en&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/BKt6NDQCKes&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/lhAlV-fzgKk&hl=en&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/lhAlV-fzgKk&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/g39YFdqS0XY&hl=en&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/g39YFdqS0XY&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br /></div></div>Matthew and Laura Schultzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03774569773041493965noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9050203754467109189.post-40148932701026328922009-04-05T19:09:00.000-07:002009-04-06T20:43:46.269-07:00A Mover and A Shaker<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzFXYZtk22PwE7jxNbPGX6VJHWZbO9U4hD65pA3gMHBwBBNZu9uPLajeT8E5zbnIJ7NTwydw3c5GsahP-bRApgsud57lBIhzkw52Rsu-HyUC5yRcCDiQhZXf7WmYXtFrBBXmcBcoX8uy8-/s1600-h/DSC06112.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzFXYZtk22PwE7jxNbPGX6VJHWZbO9U4hD65pA3gMHBwBBNZu9uPLajeT8E5zbnIJ7NTwydw3c5GsahP-bRApgsud57lBIhzkw52Rsu-HyUC5yRcCDiQhZXf7WmYXtFrBBXmcBcoX8uy8-/s320/DSC06112.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5321763611877022402" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwKIBA4Or04UgbhR57nC78tNsk18Yzu98YYSR_r5NIXKatq-GRzzX4bsmFykGnDq4bgvzZZ5leGvBtFcac7EQAe72GJfvUepjKNvGoFjihDFveJ7qpFEH3Sp6oHh-jkN2MnniL6u_8L5n7/s1600-h/DSC06135.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwKIBA4Or04UgbhR57nC78tNsk18Yzu98YYSR_r5NIXKatq-GRzzX4bsmFykGnDq4bgvzZZ5leGvBtFcac7EQAe72GJfvUepjKNvGoFjihDFveJ7qpFEH3Sp6oHh-jkN2MnniL6u_8L5n7/s320/DSC06135.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5321761279398918674" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5dkLJ_mSP5WxTis6OqfJnQOHn6ZLbDPDfA2rcmbcX2bbRv4_UaCbTfeDbu4dRrYRpR6FtTBD6iHmcyjXUQJsFRJCyuFmDJuhJGORyQreDJiubOZA0dND9Vfy190R5b-eljQVnO4UWxG-6/s1600-h/DSC06104.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5dkLJ_mSP5WxTis6OqfJnQOHn6ZLbDPDfA2rcmbcX2bbRv4_UaCbTfeDbu4dRrYRpR6FtTBD6iHmcyjXUQJsFRJCyuFmDJuhJGORyQreDJiubOZA0dND9Vfy190R5b-eljQVnO4UWxG-6/s320/DSC06104.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5321761277642490594" border="0" /></a><br />Sophia is so sweet, so exciting, so amazing. We love to get her laughing; she really likes games of anticipation -- it is remarkable the absurd things we will do (oh the sounds we make!) just to get her to smile. She likes to play peekaboo, to swing about in our arms, and to launch like a rocket. A particular favorite that always get laughs is "riding the horsey" on our legs. We'll have to defer to Auntie Kelly as to what is a true gallop and what is a canter. Sophia is also really enjoying her solids -- she is the biggest fan of sweet potatoes. Many a time has she gotten bored with squash or carrots, but as soon as she tastes sweet potatoes, things get serious. There's no playing around when eating sweet potatoes, and every bite warrants murmurs of delight. There will be no eating of hands between bites or rubbing of eyes with said food-covered hands. It is all about the sweet orange stuff. On that note, Sophia does not like fruits. Really. It is quite odd; we have tried all kinds to no avail. But we will keep trying occasionally, expecting that at some point she will realize the joys of fruits.<br /><br />Sophia also has become very interested in getting places. If she wants to get somewhere, she rolls and rolls and rolls until she makes it. She also pushes up a lot on her arms and has started getting her legs in gear. It won't be long before she is crawling everywhere -- something we are both excited about and a little fearful of. But mostly excited.<br /><br />We are so proud of our beautiful little girl, so thankful for her life. Amen.<br /><br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/QeMYrgmZW8Y&hl=en&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/QeMYrgmZW8Y&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/QhLFvXneImU&hl=en&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/QhLFvXneImU&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>Matthew and Laura Schultzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03774569773041493965noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9050203754467109189.post-85827327623260532802009-03-13T15:52:00.000-07:002009-03-14T10:21:12.883-07:00What is a sound you love?<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRv9cWbAbwkPRazMqQhOi103SSxAp3_3S5Y_YRzdN5Ttho8tPIdJnnoT-vtHYnHuRvw_kHBClk_vjc6uflvRLhUJR0Pyhxo_bvVLLAKQB2WhiGBoSgcjxUoC5bBEysfANQzC2nQIPHri6K/s1600-h/SophiaLetter1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRv9cWbAbwkPRazMqQhOi103SSxAp3_3S5Y_YRzdN5Ttho8tPIdJnnoT-vtHYnHuRvw_kHBClk_vjc6uflvRLhUJR0Pyhxo_bvVLLAKQB2WhiGBoSgcjxUoC5bBEysfANQzC2nQIPHri6K/s320/SophiaLetter1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5313073434354683282" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Hello All,<br />New things are happening in the Schultz household. I am now working full time at World Relief Atlanta as the Volunteer Coordinator for our refugee resettlement operation. Matt gets the awesome job of caring for Sophia at home -- what a great and blessed dad! And Sophia gets to explore and experiment with life in general. She loves to make the "raspberry" sound, loves sweet potatoes, then carrots, then squash, with oatmeal bringing up the rear, loves sliding her head over to the left to look at things sideways, and loves to skip naps. We had to raise her exersaucer a level since she is getting so tall. She also prefers to eat with us, wanting to participate in what we are doing. And she wants to touch whatever we are touching, and grabs for anything we pass by. Of course whatever she does get a hold of goes straight into her mouth. She is truly wonderful. We can't believe she will be half a year old on Sunday!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhubXgx9QcM9lSkKo4OCvKAXYgI8gxENuAOl4aNiKy1oe5__4yvT7wXrzUKw6elSySEASYevNq1MHTkvw1uiMsYLimEM_xShBmwQais4fN2QH0SyYg419KbZPlbjHMu5yasIJDRwSngoTwz/s1600-h/SophiaSleeping+copy.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhubXgx9QcM9lSkKo4OCvKAXYgI8gxENuAOl4aNiKy1oe5__4yvT7wXrzUKw6elSySEASYevNq1MHTkvw1uiMsYLimEM_xShBmwQais4fN2QH0SyYg419KbZPlbjHMu5yasIJDRwSngoTwz/s320/SophiaSleeping+copy.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5313073438377683586" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjttgINDYW5JPyQNaMw8Te025WLa84gWX8PMngm187u3SYaw6tUiHyj48F54euB-3bJI8sCHStz7lODn7fAr5UHbiRBzXZQfzPyzZui-TZ5POlw3ytx-FjUsFBrW00oK77RLqxsIYQ_drLk/s1600-h/SophiaStretching+copy.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjttgINDYW5JPyQNaMw8Te025WLa84gWX8PMngm187u3SYaw6tUiHyj48F54euB-3bJI8sCHStz7lODn7fAr5UHbiRBzXZQfzPyzZui-TZ5POlw3ytx-FjUsFBrW00oK77RLqxsIYQ_drLk/s320/SophiaStretching+copy.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5313073442150764882" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAWa2tM_irfV2KJsT9xtO4evMGOzIw4eHokpPStSqSEIXUqzm4eSFComJNO8mU_h6eBpajxHhoh3Xq4XGsa9PQEcPBpNrldh9rSltIb-cY3GcdtxszQL9-6t8d0BDv0tLnnBVx_Sy3tX_I/s1600-h/SophiaFirstFeeding1+copy.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAWa2tM_irfV2KJsT9xtO4evMGOzIw4eHokpPStSqSEIXUqzm4eSFComJNO8mU_h6eBpajxHhoh3Xq4XGsa9PQEcPBpNrldh9rSltIb-cY3GcdtxszQL9-6t8d0BDv0tLnnBVx_Sy3tX_I/s320/SophiaFirstFeeding1+copy.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5313073451622670978" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/c2Z0fXrU40s&hl=en&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/c2Z0fXrU40s&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>Matthew and Laura Schultzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03774569773041493965noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9050203754467109189.post-30883462129446082192009-02-17T20:15:00.000-08:002009-02-18T19:36:04.933-08:00New Toys!<object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/Wgo4zrwJZD0&hl=en&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/Wgo4zrwJZD0&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/3PICNk4jCL8&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/3PICNk4jCL8&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>Matthew and Laura Schultzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03774569773041493965noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9050203754467109189.post-84516874352466755082009-02-03T20:57:00.000-08:002009-02-05T20:05:04.366-08:00Ode to the ExersaucerSophia has recently grown into her exersaucer and loves every minute of it (that is until she exhausts herself and lets us know when she is done!). It is altogether wonderful for her and for Mommy and Daddy who can get a few things done while she is entertained and who also enjoy playing with her in the exersaucer. Its toys really are very fun. We appreciate the bilingual elements ;) Sophia really likes it when I say <span style="font-style: italic;">perro</span>. It was amazing to see how quickly she took to the concept of spinning around in the center to play with different toys. And she works very hard to get every one of them into her mouth, which usually works out for her.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFC2lfohbTUDAGn1ifthyXdxxctukdtzedJGYp0IlC8V2oBAdHRwqEgciZUcG1WPZDvaa2RGoZV_g1YaeztFypsyVyb0IvFS3KkiE5EyfjC-RmxafPsO4OttcWJgV43VcZK3sbwq0jiqAj/s1600-h/2009+01+17_Sophia_0118.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFC2lfohbTUDAGn1ifthyXdxxctukdtzedJGYp0IlC8V2oBAdHRwqEgciZUcG1WPZDvaa2RGoZV_g1YaeztFypsyVyb0IvFS3KkiE5EyfjC-RmxafPsO4OttcWJgV43VcZK3sbwq0jiqAj/s320/2009+01+17_Sophia_0118.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5299526110060063746" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaLn-HCA2_mzI7Hmq8rRepOgtIM5-zZyTvcrIXuE9dtxEHpepOojWPzt0MEbtFvuu2d6NTCBrmH46PuhUhHBn7m7rywZDuKkdsC7VXr0i-KIf-ErSqY2n7QGy2jCbLtXc8525kGow52gBt/s1600-h/2009+01+17_Sophia_0108.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaLn-HCA2_mzI7Hmq8rRepOgtIM5-zZyTvcrIXuE9dtxEHpepOojWPzt0MEbtFvuu2d6NTCBrmH46PuhUhHBn7m7rywZDuKkdsC7VXr0i-KIf-ErSqY2n7QGy2jCbLtXc8525kGow52gBt/s320/2009+01+17_Sophia_0108.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5299526107667875714" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX2R8ETtdIeirXFRRW3m1GoXePkC6TN5DQxCRYwjDd61ZUOCXst4x0xdcOlKyuFlsRQnjZ985gMuQd0-331aO4t-k-Jmmipb88l03L_isJDjkGBFBum0kBoAY7l5rtS6YXw1ARwH0LwMql/s1600-h/2009+01+17_Sophia_0114.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX2R8ETtdIeirXFRRW3m1GoXePkC6TN5DQxCRYwjDd61ZUOCXst4x0xdcOlKyuFlsRQnjZ985gMuQd0-331aO4t-k-Jmmipb88l03L_isJDjkGBFBum0kBoAY7l5rtS6YXw1ARwH0LwMql/s320/2009+01+17_Sophia_0114.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5299526103638857954" border="0" /></a>Check out that intensity!<br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBnteK4yVebSwO8zJyt2j5aRMBkzdWCONbKgS5_9HBZpndirGmYOQiR8Q2YROf0pbEs3LS86te6wTyPltZq8OlUFBg-XLjzWg6aEjsFiN3VAkzCGD2mrQutkpW6IlXI5prytdjHQeaVOPp/s1600-h/2009+01+17_Sophia_0127.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBnteK4yVebSwO8zJyt2j5aRMBkzdWCONbKgS5_9HBZpndirGmYOQiR8Q2YROf0pbEs3LS86te6wTyPltZq8OlUFBg-XLjzWg6aEjsFiN3VAkzCGD2mrQutkpW6IlXI5prytdjHQeaVOPp/s320/2009+01+17_Sophia_0127.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5299526097013107250" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix_5RcdbR5W68dvHDA0wiQsojwCoDvy2l41II7oL6uxa9_bZFIJKMknrz9inH5P2p-RUSxBNQvaxt7tQ-_y67rEOU5quQz11174HB2BOORxszh4kDwddR_vh_pzRW3e2jcdpyc0umSAtRc/s1600-h/2009+01+17_Sophia_0099.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix_5RcdbR5W68dvHDA0wiQsojwCoDvy2l41II7oL6uxa9_bZFIJKMknrz9inH5P2p-RUSxBNQvaxt7tQ-_y67rEOU5quQz11174HB2BOORxszh4kDwddR_vh_pzRW3e2jcdpyc0umSAtRc/s320/2009+01+17_Sophia_0099.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5299526094130872866" border="0" /></a>Matthew and Laura Schultzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03774569773041493965noreply@blogger.com2