Sophia's Update and other ramblings

Can you believe Sophia is 9-months already?  I can't, but I'm loving it.  At Sophia's Dr. appt, she measured in at 28 inches and 17 lbs - tall and skinny.  She is sleeping through the night, has started crawling, has 2 teeth, and has the longest reach (meaning - don't put food containers on the table near her high chair or they end up on the floor; something I keep forgetting).  And we finally moved her to her own room - yeah!  It's way over due, but we haven't had an opportunity to move her until now.  Now I just need to teach her to go to sleep on her own.

In other news:

• I made the yummiest granola bars yesterday from a recipe my sister gave me.  It was so easy and easily adaptable to whatever you prefer in a granola bar.  The hardest part - not eating them all at once ;)
• It was super hot in the Northwest last weekend.  I don't do heat and was so glad that Ken's parents (who we were visiting) both had AC at their house, and that Grandpa had a mini-wading pool.

• As I've been feeding Sophia, and cleaning up her messes, I am reminded how much I HATE having cream colored carpet under the dining room table.  Really, who thinks that is a good idea?  I'm trying to think of a convincing argument to present to our landlord so that he'll put in something else.
• After multiple episodes of chasing Amelia in parking lots and somehow, miraculously avoiding her being hit by a car, I purchased a "leash" for Amelia.  It's a stuffed monkey, worn like a backpack, with a tail for a leash.  I was a little paranoid about what other people would think of me as I used it, but it has been great.  Amelia loves her monkey buddy and it gives her the freedom to run without having to hold onto my hand.