Welcome Baby Sophie!

Sophie Michaela was born on Monday January 4, 2010 at 5:22 pm
looking pink and perfect. She weighed a healthy 6 lbs. 12 oz. and
was just adorable!

Sophie

Gender: Feminine
Usage: French, English, German, Dutch
Pronunciation: so-FEE (French), SO-fee (English), ZO-fee (German)
Meaning: 'Wisdom' in Greek.

Michaela

Gender: Feminine
Usage: German, Swedish, English, Czech, Slovak
Pronunciation: mi-khah-E-lah (German)
Feminine form of Michael
Meaning: From the Hebrew name meaning 'Who is like God?'
This is a rhetorical question, implying no person is like God.
Saint Michael was one of the seven archangels in Hebrew tradition
and the only one identified as an archangel in the Bible.

The night of Sophie's birth the moon looked like this:
(at midnight, US Central Time, as viewed from the Northern Hemisphere)

Illuminated fraction: 0.725
2.2 days before the last quarter

On This Day in History

1948 - Britain granted independence to Burma.

1970 - It was the Beatles last recording session at EMI Studios.

1999 - For the first time since Charlemangne's reign in the 9th Century,
Europe is united with a common currency when the Euro debuts.

2004 - Afghans approved a new constitution.

Historic Birthdays of January 4th

1643 - Sir Isaac Newton - English physicist and father of modern science

1785 - Jacob Grimm - German scholar and co-author of Grimm's Fairy Tales (with Wilhelm Carl Grimm)

1797 - Wilhelm Beer - German astronomer who made the first map of the moon

1809 - Louis Braille - French educator and inventor of Braille

1875 - Anni Swann - Finnish writer and translator who wrote mainly for children, including Swan's Fairy Tales
which combined realistic elements with fantasy, influenced by world literature folk tales

2010 - Sophie Michaela - Canadian sweetheart

If Sophie's Name Was Written in Runes

The Vikings left behind a great number of documents in stone, wood and metal - all written in symbols known as runes.
They relied on these symbols not only for writing, but to tell fortunes, cast spells and provide protection.
If Sophie's name was written in runes her name would look like this:

Life With A Little Girl

When you are blessed with a little girl you know that they can have a lot of fun catching frogs, playing ball, fishing, flying kites, etc.
However, there is another side to little girls that is just so entrancing. The graphics below are just a small sampling of things to come!

Special Dolls and Toys

Dress-Up, Let's Pretend and Other Fun Games

Tea Parties & Giggles With Special Friends

Some Quiet Times with Deep Reflection

Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star

Twinkle, twinkle, little star,
How I wonder what you are!
Up above the world so high,
Like a diamond in the sky!
Twinkle, twinkle, little star,
How I wonder what you are.

~ Enlish Nursery Rhyme ~

Canadian Toy Testing Council's Best Toys for the Year Sophie Was Born

"Dream and Play Light-Up Mobile" by VTech - Ages 0 to 5 months

"Teach My Baby" by Teach My Toddler, Inc - Ages 0 to 5 months

"Sort and Spin Blender" by VTech - Ages 12 to 36 months

"Wedgets Starter Activity Tote" by Imaginability - Ages 2+

"Trio Building Set" (Bricks, Sticks and Panels) by Fisher-Price - Ages 3+

"Sand Play Set" (Recycled Plastic) by The Original Green Toy - Ages 3+

"Uno Moo!" by Mattel - Ages 3+

"Webkinz Junior" by Ganz - Ages 3 - 6 years

"Back Seat Drawing" by Out of the Box - Ages 10+

"Back Seat Drawing Junior" by Out of the Box - Ages 7+

"Richard Scarry's Busy Town Eye Found It!" by I Can Do That Games - Ages 3 - 8

"Playmobil Vet Operating Room" by Playmobil - Ages 4+

"Gobblet Gobblers" by Blue Orange Games - Ages 5+

"Colour Code" by Smart Games - Ages 5+

"Villa Paletti" by Wiggles 3D - Ages 6+

"Paper Beads" by Klutz Inc. - Ages 7+

(See the complete list at the Canadian Toy Testing Council website.)

Welcome sweet Sophie...
such a beautiful baby girl!