Getting bigger.....and bigger!

Once again, I have lapsed. I am so horrible about keeping this up. Mia is growing up beautifully and doing so well. She is such a "big girl" now. Her new favorite word is "Nooooo". lol. This picture is of her and Gabi at Olive Garden a few weeks back. Her and Gabi are super close and the same with Chloe. She loves her cousins!!

Easter 09

So, I am definatly having a hard time keeping up with this as you can see. I wanted to post a few pics of Mia and Chloe from Easter. Janet......as always, you are fantastic with the photos. There are tons but here are a couple of each one of them. Mia is growing too fast!! She continues to amaze me everyday with the things she is learning and picking up. I'm excited to say I think she got the "cleaning" gene. We got her a new toy kitchen and I gave her a new sponge to clean with and I looked over and saw her wiping the counter and sink down just like I do!! I didn't even teach it to her....she must have just picked it up watching me. I LOVE it! haha. She is becoming very vocal and starting to use multiple words together. She surprised me with "I big girl" last week. I didin't know whether to laugh or cry.....as she really is a big girl now.

Chloe too is getting so big! She is the cutest thing...but I think she is going to be quite the handful. Paybacks to Aunt Stacy :) Mia LOVES to play with her cousin Chloe.....or "T" as she calls her ??? (we have no idea why).

Cosi

We spent the day Saturday at Cosi with Sandy, Cami & Amanda. Mia and I had a great time and are looking forward to going back on a less crowded day. Mia absolutly loved the ball and air exhibit......of course, she loves anything where she can play with a ball!

She finally said it!!!

I just had to note the date....Mia finally says her own name! We have been trying and trying to get her to say Mia and she flat out refused. Well now, she says it all of the time. I know, I know, it doesn't sound like a big deal but its been a long time in the working :) YAY for Mia.

On a crappy note...she still has a cold :( Out bad germs, OUT!

Keeping up.....

I can't believe its February already! I missed an entire month without blogging. I don't want this to fizzle out so I thought I had better at least give a few updates until I can get some new photos taken of Mia (Janet is now working full time for me, so I have to persuade her to come do the photos on the weekend once she is adjusted...lol).
I just can't believe how big and old Mia is. She amazes me on a daily basis. She is now saying Mommy, which I absolutly LOVE! Well, except for when she says it over and over and over again.... :) She is saying Daddy, Papaw, Papi, Cheese, Ball, Car....... making progress! I love hearing her little voice, its so exciting.
We had her 15 month check up a few weeks ago but she was sick with ear infections and the nasty stomach bug that went around so we had to go back last week for her shots. Mia now knows the doctors office and let me just say, she doesn't like it much. As soon as we go into the room, she start freaking out. She wants nothing to do with the nurse or doctor at all. She won't even let them take her temperature without a full blown cry. So, needless to say, the shots were not fun. Although, thinking back, I don't think she even cared about the needle, she just didn't want him touching her! lol. At her initial check up, she weighed 25 lbs and was 33 inches long. Everything going well. I am getting heat about her sleeping with us, but that is work in progress!! Good news and new milestone is....we are bottle free! We bought new sippys that we call her "new bottles" and it worked like a charm.
After having her nasty stomach bug, Mia came out of it eating alot more varieties of food, which is so nice. I even got her to eat peas the other night! Veggies have been and still are the biggest challenge. Calcium is definaly not an issue....the girl is going to turn into a piece of cheese!
Lets see..... what else? She is now loving giving kisses....real ones, she even puckers. She is definatly warming up to Daddy more, which he is loving.
The most recent challenge is the bath tub. All of the sudden a couple of weeks ago, she began throwing fits about getting in the tub. I have no idea why....and the only way I can get her to take a bath is if I get in with her. I'm not liking it much. So, hopefully this little phase will be over very soon.
We've been trying to spend more time with cousin Gabi and Cousin Chloe....and I think they are all going ot be very close. Chloe is getting so big and is so cute. She is so calm and quiet. Very content. Gabi is getting big like MIa and is actually doing very well with vocabulary. She is repeating everything...even Obama. lol. Mia refuses......I think she is republican ;)
Of course, having Gabi so close in age we had to ask the doctor why Mia wasn't repeating as much. He assured us she is doing fine and is retaining information. Mia is around Abels parents alot so she has 2 languages to retain and learn...which she is! She totally understand both which is awesome.
I think thats about it....everyone is doing great. I hope to post more soon along with new photos!

Christmas photos

Here are a few pictures that Janet took this weekend of Mia in her Christmas outfit. She's getting so big, its hard to believe she isn't a baby anymore, but a toddler! I think back to last year when she was just 2 1/2 months old when I took her to see santa at Easton, it sseems like forever ago. We are going to see Santa again on the 13th at Longaberger, so I will post pics of that as well. Mia is almost walking, finally. She is taking a couple of steps at a time on her own. She gets a little more brave everyday. She is saying Dad, Cheese, Hi, Bye, and Heeeey (thats how she calls Tiger). She is now attached to her pink blankie, wants it all the time. She is doing a little better eating, I actually have her eating turkey and chicken now, but still can't get the veggies in yet. I keep trying, and she keeps spitting them back out at me. Still have the bottle, having 2-3 a day. I have no clue how I am going to break her of it but I know I need to do it soon.

Mia loved playing in the leaves!