Baptism and More

Sophie is growing and changing before our eyes. What a delight!

On March 22, she was baptised at her American grandparents' church in California, St. Paul's Lutheran Church. Coincidentally, this date marked the 50th anniversary of her German grandma's confirmation, and the name of our church in Hamburg is St. Paul's. I love those synchronicities... :-)

We celebrated with a small family gathering that included yummy California cuisine and German cake. Sophie wore a hat that her great-great Grandma Annie made and a dress from Grandma.

This week's milestones include:

* deliberately grabbing for Rocket, her favorite purple bunny
* laughing when Dan plays peek-a-boo with her
* picking up Rocket and other toys
* holding her spoon...and choosing the colorful wooden one over the plain white plastic one
* staying in the classic tummy pose for about a minute, and lifting herself up when she's tired
* lots of singing to the bears
* sleeping for four hours at a time at night, sometimes, but more often in three hour stretches
* entertaining herself with the purple and pink elephant dangling toy while we ride the train
* full laughs when we play "Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes" and "Way Up In The Sky"

She's even-keeled and lots of fun. I savor every minute of the joy and the snuggles for she's growing more independent and self-confident every day. She's now a proper little girl...not a newborn...she's growing up before my eyes. And I love her so much.

Here she is with her great-Grandma Love, Grandma Patti "Grammy Crackers", and Mama.