Sophia has been very helpful lately. It is not the kind of helpful that is totally helpful though. Lately it has been a series of test of quick-minded reactions for both emily and I as Sophia has tried her best to do things for us but ended up doing somewhat frustrating things. The picture above is one from a couple of mornings ago. Sophia's new routine is to get up and go downstairs to watch some movies before emily gets up. There is usually a period of about 10-15 minutes between when I leave for work and emily gets up. During that 10-15 minute period, while the Soph was supposed to be watching Martha Speaks, she decided to pour all of us some milk - and make some chocolate milk for herself. What a sweet thing to do...and btw - the milk was salvaged.

Then just last night I brought home a bag of chips for salsa. em and I were catching up on the day and holding piper. We had the back door open because it was a beautiful night and Sophia likes to go out to the porch to look around. Soph got quiet for a little while and soon I figured I needed to check on her. When I went out, I found Soph doing something that she and her mother do quite often - take leftover food and put it out for the squirrels and birds. Only - this time it wasn't left-overs - it was the brand new chips. What a sweet girl - just trying to help out.

Tomorrow we have some good news to tell you about Sophia. For now - just enjoy our pain.