What a surprise!

I must apologize first, I don't have a picture to go with this post. Yesterday afternoon, I put Sophie down for her afternoon nap. She didn't seem too interested and all I heard on the monitor was her cooing and playing. About ten minutes later, I went up to check on her and I could tell that she had pooped. I changed her diaper and assumed that she would go to sleep now that she had a clean diaper. Boy was I wrong! Another fifteen minutes went by and again I went up to her room to check on her and what I found was quite a surprise. Sophie was sitting up in her crib. She has never sat up on her own until now. I couldn't believe what I was seeing. She had sat up all by herself and was playing with the crib bumper. She was so happy and proud of herself, it made me laugh. I was so excited, I wanted to tell Jon but he was teaching at the moment, so I had to wait until he got home to tell him. I knew right away, that the best solution for this problem would be to lower her crib mattress. I didn't think we'd have to do that for at least a few more months. Not only did we lower the mattress, we lowered it all the way. She seems so far away now and I can't lean in and give her a kiss before I go to bed. I hate that she is growing up so fast. I love watching her as she learns new things, but it's killing me that she isn't my tiny little baby anymore. Jon keesp saying she's not a baby, she's a little person now. It is so true! After lunch today, I sat Sophie on the floor to play with her toys, while I did some typing. I looked over and she was having a great time rolling around on the floor. A few minutes later, I looked and she was sitting up. I missed it again. I called Jon to let him know and while I was talking to him, I got to witness my baby girl sit up on her own. She lays on her side and gets up on her hands and then slowly scoots her hands closer to her body until she is sitting up. She's just getting so big and so grown up. I sure love her and all of her energy.