Snow!

It's snowing outside. And it's absolutely beautiful. But I must admit I'm happy to be working from home today so I can enjoy it from the comfort of my couch.

I can't believe February is almost over. Soon we will (hopefully) be heading into Springtime (and allergy season) and finally we'll be able to go out and about more often.

We both had President's Day off and what a day it was. Mid 60's! Who'd have thunk it? We took Sophie to the nearby playground in Central Park for her first time actually walking around somewhere other than our apartment. She LOVED it. She just seemed so amazed that she could walk around on her own anywhere she pleased. Of course the real danger was keeping other neighborhood kids from running her over but for the most part they were fine. She still enjoys picking up anything off the ground and trying to put it in her mouth, but such is the actions of a 10 month old.

We're still watching the Democratic race nightly and can't believe it's still such a tight race. I thought they both did well in the debate last night, with Hillary attack on plagarism falling flat but her ending the debate on a high note with her emotional recollection of injured veterans. Still, Obama is our man!

Sophie is pretty much only eating finger foods now. She is quite the independent one. Still there, are some foods we need to give her on the spoon, like yogurt. We have to be quite creative with distracting her to get it in, but you gotta do whatever works. Still, I think she needs more variety in her diet, but with no teeth (still!) it's hard to find mushy foods that work for her. Lately it's been steamed sweet potato pieces, avocado, some black beans, banana, tiny peas and carrots, and LOTS of Cheerios and shredded cheese. Boy do kids love cheese.