Friday, December 5, 2008

Happy Birthday, Mia!

Two years ago, our little Mia Joy arrived. All the cliches about life going much too fast are true... the past two years have flown past. I still have trouble believing that my baby girl is now potty-trained, sleeping in a big girl bed, using a booster chair, "reading" books and coloring, learning her ABC's and speaking in sentences. It's amazing what they learn in 2 years!

She's become so grown up and we are amazed to see her God-given personality emerging more each day. She is the child who, when she puts her mind to it, will jump in with both feet and never look back. She did that with potty-training and sleeping in her big girl bed. She decided one day she wanted to do it, and she did! She's still awfully slow to warm up to strangers and hates being left in a nursery or at MOPS, but is getting better. She shares well and is very caring towards babies. She's quick with a hug if she sees you are sad and loves to see people happy. She's funny, laughs loud and often, and still loves dancing more than just about anything (she's her mama's girl!). She's stubborn and her new favorite phrase is "Mia do it." But, in the end, those are good things! She is also one smart cookie. She knows all her shapes and colors, can count to twelve (and recognize numbers 0-9) and knows most of her letters, too. She amazes us everyday, and we are so blessed that God gave her to us. She is definitely "Our Joy".

But enough of the sap... on to the pictures! Here's Mia at 2, with 1 year and just born for comparisons.



Mia's 2!


Happy girl

ONE YEAR:



JUST BORN:

2 comments:

jthomson79 said...

This made me a little teary eyed! She's so beautiful and so smart! She's a lucky girl to have such great parents.

Amanda said...

She is a gorgeous girl! Great job to the two of you for sure. You sure make pretty babies, can't wait to see the new one!