Happy birthday, Ah-ma!

Today is my mother's birthday! We were not able to make it back to Houston this weekend, but still wish her a very happy birthday! We love you!

Big girl Sophie

At four months old, Sophie is playing by herself quite well. She's still a little bobble head at times, but holds her head steady for the most part. Sophie doesn't roll over much from tummy to back, but already seems to want to flip the other way around. I can't believe my little baby is growing up so fast. She's such a joy!

Let me get that for you, Daddy.

I don't know why my girls seem to have such wild hair; Lydia had a funky do when she was a baby too. So I've finally decided who's hairstyle Sophie's hair reminds me of...think Seinfeld.

Playdate (take two)

Sophie didn't wake up until 9:30 this morning, so we were off to a rather late start. I took the girls to the Wong house early this afternoon to hang out. We had a delicious lunch of Susanna's homemade wonton soup (Lydia had special bite-sized ones and LOVED them!) and the kids played for a bit. Well, more like, Lydia and Ethan played while Sophie just chilled on the couch.Ethan enjoyed pointing at the little fish on Sophie's shirt.

Back at home, Trung spent some quality time with his daughters. Lydia and Sophie are truly Daddy's little girls. It's quite sweet. :)

Sister, sister

I could not be more happy that Lydia gets along so well with Sophie. As Trung was just saying the other day, Sophie needs attention and Lydia gives it to her. I can't wait to see what the future holds for these two. We're still working on Lydia's sharing skills...

Spotlight on Sophie

Here's a clip of Trung getting Sophie to laugh and "talk". One of these days, I'll get a clip of her snorting, which she does when she laughs really hard; it really cute! :)

Finally after her single roll a couple weeks back, Sophie rolls four times in a row today. Here's my rolly polly:

On the way to dinner

Lydia knows some of the words to her favorite books and songs. Today, she and I enjoyed singing "This little light of mine" in the car, with Trung driving, of course. :P

Lydia is constantly repeating words from us or from her Baby Einstein DVDs and is learning a lot! We still cannot understand half of what she says, but we can actually converse a little bit with the other half. Lydia calls water "nano" and says "cheese" for please (with a fake smile as though taking a picture), which always makes me laugh inside. Sophie likes to talk too, though it's a bunch of "uh-uh's" for the time being.

Growth Spurt

This past week Sophie has been waking up between 4-5 AM for a feeding. I have read and been told that babies have a growth spurt around three months old, so I am hoping that this is it and that it will soon pass because I sure do miss my sleep. It is also tough having the girls' rooms right next to each other; a no-no for our next house. Before with Lydia, we would let her cry herself back to sleep, which we still do; she goes right back to sleep. With Sophie, however, we're scared to let her cry too long because Lydia might wake up, which really had never happened until last night.

Oh, last night, well, morning really. Lydia woke up crying and since we never go to her (she always goes right back to sleep, I promise!), Sophie ended up waking up. So, I fed Sophie and as I was washing my hands in the girls' semi-adjoining bathroom, Lydia started crying again. I figured the baby wouldn't be able to sleep with Lydia being all loud next door, so I let her fall asleep on her playmat in the living room while I sleep on the futon next to her. As they say, "if it's not one (kid), it's the other (kid)" or maybe "when it rains, it pours" might be more suitable. Congratulations to my friends Chi, Summer, and Tabaitha on their second pregnancies; you have much to look forward to...hee hee. :P

Friends in the hood

Yesterday, Susanna and Ethan came over to hang out with the girls and I. Susanna is married to Henry, who went to college with Trung, and they only live three miles away from us. We had a fun time chilling at my house and then the Arboretum, and then eating at La Madeline. I didn't get any pictures, but here are some pictures I took from another gathering.

Ethan and me (with Trung in the background)

Susanna with Wendy's baby, Kaitlin

Last night was the first time in a long time that we've taken Lydia outside to play in the evening. She is almost already in bed by the time it's cool enough to go out; plus, the mosquitoes don't help. Well, the weather last night was really nice, and all the neighbors with mobile kids were out playing in the cul-de-sac across the street. There was a total of six kids ranging from 10 months (Sophie went down at 6:30) to 4 years old. Interesting enough, the kids match up in pairs, agewise, so there is someone their age to play with...Lydia is one day older than Robert, and Sophie is two weeks older than Amy, who was featured a couple posts ago. We are fortunate to have such cool neighbors and a safe place for our kids to play.

Family Pictures

Yay, the family pictures we had taken on the Fourth of July are ready for public viewing! We haven't gotten the high resolution CD just yet, but I couldn't wait to share some of my favorite close-up pictures with you; I'll post the larger group pictures later. Check out Everafter Images if you want to see more! :)

Sweet Sophie

Daddy Time

The Ly Family

Baby in a basket