February / March update

Time flies. February flew by without much excitement. Katie spent her February vacation with us. Steve took Katie and Sophia to the train museum. Sophia loves this museum and the fact that she was able to share this with her big sister made it even more fun.

Sophia ran a high fever in February. Tests never revealed any infection but she was running a high (104.7) fever which was hard to bring down for five days. This was the first time we really noticed Sophia being sick. She has gotten colds and coughs but things never seemed to slow her down. These five days were different. She was lethargic. She didn't want to eat or drink. We had to watch her for dehydration. It was very scary. It is hard not to be able to help. She ran a fever something like this in Oct 08 but it didn't climb quite this high.

March was a little more exciting. We had another small snow storm to start off the month. While it was not a big storm, Sophia had a blast. Steve was away for five days at the beginning of the month so it was just me and Sophia at home with the pets. Our puppy, Boba, was more work than Sophia and all the other pets together but we managed.
Sophia went to a Pirate Adventure class offered through our Parks and Rec Dept. Sophia loved it. She wore her pirate hat and came home with lots of cool crafts including a treasure chest with coins in it. She wasn't ready for me to leave the room but I hung back and let her do her thing. She really enjoyed it

We managed to have a play date with Katlyn. We went to an open gym where Katlyn takes gymnastics. Katlyn has always been a dare-devil but I have never seen her like this. She was totally in her element. Sophia and Katlyn are such good friends. I am hoping we can continue this friendship despite how busy life gets.

We finished up the month with a visit to Grandma Barbara's. We all love these visits. It gives me time to spend with my mother and gives Sophia a chance to get to know her grandmother. We also get to spend time with my sister and her daughters. Sophia loves spending time with her cousins. This trip we ended up going to the Mystic Aquarium. Sophia was in awe. She loved seeing the fish. I think her favorite exhibit was the beluga whale. She picked out a stuffed penguin in the gift shop. The entire visit was so much fun. We visited Aunt Philly while we were there. I wish we could spend more time and see more people but the time always goes so quickly. We went to the beach to find some shells and build a sand castle. Sophia managed to get wet despite the rain boots she had on. I don't know how she continued to play with wet and COLD feet but she managed.
Sophia is getting more independent with each passing day. She has starting picking out her own clothes and getting dressed with very little help. She also told me I was annoying her. She is growing up too quickly.