Watch out world…I’m two

We dubbed her our “happy child”. Our little princess Sophia turns two today!!

I still remember vividly the day of my ultrasound, we were going to find out the gender of our third baby. I cried, I actually cried when the technician told us we were having a girl. A girl, my own little princess. After having two healthy, active and rambunctious boys…we were really praying for a little girl. Don’t get me wrong, I love my boys more than my own life, but I think every mother wishes secretly to have a girl of her own. Well, at least for me anyway.

It was a Friday night after having a “healthy” dinner, (Tony will definitely guess what I had for dinner…KFC of course), I started having contractions later on that night. Having gone through two prior births, we were somewhat “experts” in this department…the giving birth department. So the whole process was very familiar to us, the drive to the hospital, checking in, filling out the necessary paperworks etc…

Call me insane but I chose not to get an epidural for the second time since I didn’t want to slow down the labor process. You’re going to hate me for this, but I’m one of those who can tolerate pain, not just a prick on the finger pain to draw blood but labor pains. I mean after a 22-minute labor with my second son, again without epi (alright I’m braggin’ now) I was determined to welcome my little princess into my open arms as quickly as possible, and after three pushes…presto she was presented to me in all her pinkness, ten toes and ten fingers, a healthy set of lungs and oh such a pretty girl already!

Again, I cried like a baby. Tears of joy for finally holding my healthy baby in my arms after long nine months, and also tears of happiness for finally having a girl of my own in a male dominated family. A daughter I can take shopping with, a daughter I can share all my arts and crafts with, or just simply having that precious mother-daughter bond that my own Mom has enjoyed with all her three daughters ’til this day.

We also secretly calls her our “advance child”. She has “mastered” many milestones thus far that her two older brothers have taken longer to “achieve”. I know, every child develops at his/her own pace, and having two older brothers certainly helps Sophia imitate the good and the bad.

She is one feisty girl, that is for sure. She has no problem setting her two older brothers straight, and have gotten many time-outs already for being a bit too aggressive at times. I supposed she takes after me for being feisty and tomboyish. *beaming with pride while the hubbie is rolling his eyes*

How can you say no to this face?!

Bragging alert!!

Sophia loves to count the steps as we go upstairs…30 times per day. She now knows how to count up to ten. She can definitely show Trent (who’s 4) what comes after 2.

My little girl was able to feed herself at 15 months and refuses to be fed no matter how much rice is left on the chair and not in her tummy. And eating soup can be a challenge when it drenches her shirt more than filling her mouth, still refusing help with a forceful “Ido, Ido!”

She loves to eat like her mama. If it’s put in front of her, it will definitely be consumed. Believe it or not, we have to stop giving her extra with the fear that she might throw up since she has a “bottomless pit” for a tummy.

Here she was looking plump like a sumo wrestler and a Don King’s do at three months. Her features might have changed but the rolls are still there. And how we love those pudgy rolls. Her smiles and laughs are such infectious that you just want to take her in your arms and snuggle with her until she pushes you away.

Well, here’s to our precious daughter, the apple of our eyes, and our pride and joy…we hope the sun will always shine on your path of life, but if it doesn’t then you will bring sunshine every where you’ll go. We love you, Sophia, with all our hearts and soul!!

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