Homecoming

As many of you know, Mark was out of town for a work project for nearly three weeks. When he was coming home, he was a little concerned that Mia wouldn't recognize him... or if she did, she wouldn't want to go to him. Mia can be a little... *ahem* choosey as to who she wants to be with.

As you can see from the pictures, this fear was unfounded. Mia broke out into the biggest smile ever when her daddy walked through the door. They played for awhile and then Mia had a blast with Daddy giving her a bath. It was a good night. So wonderful to see Mia and her daddy together again.

Yay! Daddy's home!

Mark: I'm gonna getcha!

Mia: No, I'm gonna get you!

Ahhh! You got me!

Wee!

The Bathtub Has a Slide!

Mia, or "The Jaybird" as she is called in this piece, makes a splash in this new video. Literally. She's started to pull up on everything, including in the bathtub. This particular day, she couldn't quite reach the rubber ducky that was sitting on the edge of the tub. And, being slippery as most bathtubs are, there wasn't much traction to be had. Thus, much hilarity ensued. Enjoy!

Warning, there is graphic baby-booty in this video. Parental discretion is advised.

Great trip to Tennessee!

Mia and I went to Tennessee to visit with Brigette and Addison. We had a blast and it was a welcome change from waiting for Mark to come home. Here are the highlights!

Hi, Bailey. I'm Mia. I'm going to chase you around all weekend, okay? Okay.

Cats -- they taste like chicken.

We're going Swimmin! (and say hi to my left hand)

Floating all by myself!

Pruney feet

Hey... why are you backing away?

Cats are awesome!

Let's see... Gateway or Dell... Gateway seems to make a nice seat.

Checkin' out the hardware.

Gateway wins!

I'll take that check for my time, now. Thanks.

Sheesh, Mom needs to unpack!

Do I have to do everything around here?

Millions of Peaches... Peaches for Me

Mia goes through the same process every time she has peaches...

UGH! What is this stuff?

Why? Why would you feed me this?

Okay, maybe this isn't so bad...

This stuff is great! More! Gimme more!

Every. Single. Time.

She's crawling!

Mia began crawling July 21, 2007... about a week before she turned 7 months. She was shaky at first, but has the hang of it now. She's everywhere!

She's especially enjoying being able to get to all the things that we'd just been setting out of her reach. Mainly paper and shoes! lol You can't take your eyes off her for a second!

Video for your viewing enjoyment:

Beautiful Butterflies

Hey all!

We've been amazingly busy with Chrysalis, dance, work, and, of course, Mia!

A new blog, with pictures, updates, and stories up soon.

To keep ya satisfied here's a peek:

* Crawling
* Splashing
* More food fun!

6 months!

Mia turned six months on May 29, 2007. Wow! Its amazing, things have gone by so fast.

She had a great appointment. Dr. B said she's very healthy and to keep up the good work. :)

Height: 26" (between 50-75 pecentile)

Weight: 16lbs 8oz (also between 50-75 percentile)

On another note Mark and I made a bet guessing her height and weight... and I won! I guessed exactly on both accounts. :o) I won a wonderful bubble bath. Woo!

Anyway, here are some of the things Mia is doing now:

* Sitting unassisted

* Rolling around to get where she wants to go

* Getting on all fours and rocking. She can get a hand or a leg going... so she's close to crawling.

* Screeeeeams. Its the best thing ever.

* Grabs toys, inspects them, then eats them.

* Has 2 teeth.

* Takes longer naps -- 2 - 3 hours sometimes! (woo!)

* Likes to hang upside down

* Loves to be thrown up in the air

* Eats solids -- oatmeal and prunes are the favs right now...

* She can balance herself on her side to play with her toys

* Can get to a crawling position from sitting, on her back, on her side.

* Turn herself around to face out... she hates to be held right now. She's busy!

She's getting so big!

So this is where Mom has been hiding all the toys.

Yay! I'm 6 months!

Just hangin out.