Mid-March finds the Wamplers not only watching a rousing series of March Madness basketball games but also enjoying the craziness and wonder of life with two rapidly developing little ones. Leo just passed the six-month-mark, and Sophie is six months away from three.
Both Leo and Sophie are amazing us at every turn. Sophie's verbal skills and ability to process information continue to blow us away. She now recognizes the letter "S" and calls it "my name." She loves pointing out "her name" in many other words, and she's also started to recognize the "R" (for Roxie) and the "L" (for Leo).
Sophie is also making some serious strides in the potty training area. Last week, she asked to go to school in her big girl underwear and stayed dry all day. Now, later that night, she peed on purpose when I walked through the door from work, but I figure a greeting is better than no greeting at all. She also had a "take my poopy diaper off and spread it around the room" experience. Thankfully, Wendy, our wonderful nanny, took that one.
Leo is also thriving and really starting to come into his own. At six months, he's right at the 50th percentile, growing to 26 inches and 17 pounds. He's been rolling over from back to tummy since late January, and he's got an amazingly accurate reach and grab. We love watching him roll across the room to reach Sophie or to try to reach Roxie.
Leo's also teething, with one tooth already popped through (first week of March) and the other bottom front tooth coming right behind. Since his teeth are starting to come in, we decided to start him on real food. He had his first taste of rice cereal on March 5, and he's now moved to mushed up bananas. Since he reaches out and grabs for anything on our plates (burritos, pasta, salad), we figured he was interested in food!
More from the Wampler adventure in the coming weeks and months...keep living the dream people!