Nana's New Camera

Nana came to visit Mia yesterday and today. We all had a good time visiting. Nana got a new camera today, so we all had to try it out. Here are some of the pics we took.

Six Month Milestone

Mia turned six months old yesterday. I can't believe how much she has changed this first six months. My little newborn mewing like a kitten has become my energetic six month old who never fails to make herself heard. There are so many things she can do now. She plays with her toys, bounces in the exersaucer, holds her own bottle, sits up on her own, and she even watches tv sometimes...It seems like every week she does something new or makes a discovery about her world that delights her to no end. She's such a happy baby. She fits in so perfectly with our family that it's hard to imagine our life without her. This little, slobbery, babbling, squealy kid is the best thing that ever happened to us. I'm going to make sure that she knows it. Unlimited kisses, hugs, and cuddling for Mia. She's so lovable that I couldn't help myself if I tried.

Tomorrow we go for her six month checkup with Dr. Curry. I'm glad because (as usual) I have some questions for him, but the shots are never fun for either one of us. Then, we have six month pictures on Saturday. I'm a little uneasy since her appointment time is for ten minutes. As you may remember, it took us two tries last time to get the pictures done. I'm going to try to work around nap time and bottles to make sure that she is happy. Think good thoughts for us!

Mia at 26 weeks (6 months)

Playing in the floor
Exploring the exersaucer

Sometimes it's still a little difficult to hold the bottle when it's full.
My little monkey girl solved this problem by holding it with her feet until she drinks enough to just hold it with her hands.
Sitting up is no problem, but how do I get that block in my mouth?
Watching Kung Fu Panda

Small Screen Debut

Even just since Friday, Mia is sitting up very well by herself. She was doing so well that I decided to film her. I had my legs close to her in case she started to fall. She just sat and played.



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The Girl is Stylin'

Mia looked like a little china doll today at church. She wore a dress that Aunt Elisia and Grandma Ella Mae got her. It's so cute with the pink ribbon and silvery lace. I still get surprised that I like to put such girly stuff on her. Before she was born, I said "don't buy her pink!", and now I can't get enough of it. Go figure.

Mia at 25 weeks old

This picture is for her daddy.
He thought this was a funny face.

I've never been that fashion-minded, but I love dressing Mia up. Happily, she complies with whatever I put on her most of the time. She does well with hats, generally, which is a good thing since she doesn't have much hair. Hats help out on hot, sunny days. I love the little flip flops and tennis shoes. She even has a little pair of tie-dyed crocs. Auntie Jill got Mia a hat for her baby shower. She has been waiting for Mia's head to get big enough to wear it. It's still a tad big, but I couldn't resist putting it on her yesterday.

"I'm ready for my close-up!"

The hat ended up in her mouth as most things do now.

On Friday, I decided it was time to start showing Mia how to sit up on her own. I was going to hold her up and show her how to put her hands down to prop herself up. She looked at me like she thought this was funny. She wasn't big on putting her hands on the floor. She much rather preferred to just sit up! She can only hold herself up for 3-4 seconds at a time, but I couldn't believe she did so well on her first try. She can do it long enough for me to take a picture, anyway. I figure that's pretty good.

Mia's first attempts at sitting up on Friday.

Home Run Derby

Mia is always such a bundle of energy. Even though she's not mobile yet, she always wants to be on the go. She wants to be walked around and played with. First she's in the exersaucer, then the bumbo chair, then the playmat, then the swing...but there are a few things she will sit still for. At least, she'll be still for a little while. One of those things is reading a book. She is fascinated with the pictures. She'll just sit in my lap for the whole story usually. She just listens and sometimes tries to help turn the page. Another thing that captures her attention is sports. She enjoys watching baseball and hockey on tv. She'll just sit and stare. I don't know if it's the noise, the colors, or the motion, but she likes it. We'll have to wait for football season to find out if she likes that. Tonight is the MLB home run derby. It is still going on as I'm typing. Nelson Cruz of the Texas Rangers just hit his 16th homer of the evening to advance to the finals. He'll be up against either Ron Howard or Prince Fielder. I'm not staying up for the whole thing. I hope Nelly wins, though. That would be a feather in the Rangers' cap. Josh Hamilton hit 35 home runs in last year's derby. He didn't win, but that is an amazing accomplishment. Mia has her own Josh Hamilton t-shirt. She was watching the derby for awhile when it first started. She only made it until 8:30 before she fell asleep. That's her bedtime, and she rarely stays up past that. I've been working on this post long enough now that Prince Fielder hit enough home runs to make it to the final round with Nelly. We've got our fingers crossed!

Reading Johnny Lion's Book with Mommy

An excited Mia waits for the home run derby to begin.

Telling Xander to be quiet so she can hear.
Watching Ozzie Smith right before he throws out the first pitch.
This is Mia NOT watching Albert Pujols of the St. Louis Cardinals.
She only had eyes for Nelson Cruz tonight.
Good luck Nelly!

Tasty Spoon

We have been working with Mia on spoon feeding. She doesn't mind sitting in her high chair, which is a plus. She will accept the spoon being put in her mouth. That's about as far as the process goes. Instead of eating the rice cereal, she just wants to chew on the spoon. No matter what amount of cereal I put on the spoon whether it's barely any or a lot, she just spits it out and continues gnawing on the spoon. I'm not entirely sure how much of it gets swallowed. Finally, I usually give in and just let her play with the spoon. It's just baby steps, I guess. She doesn't get upset. She's just not that interested yet. Oh well, all in good time I suppose. I'm trying to work on it with her now, because the pediatrician said she should be on baby food by six months. He said I could give it to her at four months, but she wanted nothing to do with it at that point. She goes for her six month checkup in a couple of weeks. I'm sure at that point she will be average for her weight rather than too small. The literature I've read said that many babies double their birth weight by six months. I'm pretty sure she won't be that big, though.

I'm really pleased with this Sunday's photo session. Our new camera is similar to the one I use at work, so I get along with it better than the old one. I started to think at one point that maybe I shouldn't put Mia's age in weeks any longer. Maybe I should switch to months. However, I plan to do these Sunday pictures every week until she is a year old. After that, we'll just take pictures as they come up. In case it's confusing, Mia is 5 1/2 months old.

Mia at 24 weeks

Spoon...yum yum!

Independence Day!

Mia had a busy weekend. She and I went to Heavener for the 4th. Wesley had to work, so it was our first road trip by ourselves. It was interesting...We had some tears, a diaper blowout, and she pooped in the backseat while being changed (ironically enough), but honestly, all I could do was laugh. Well, except when there were tears. We had a good time in Heavener. Mia went swimming for the first time on Friday. She and I got in the pool at Papaw and Nana Bev's. Mamaw was there as well to see Mia's aquatic debut. Mia likes baths, so I thought she would do well. She LOVED it! She sprawled out on her belly and kept kicking her legs. Hopefully, we'll get in the pool again sometime this summer when we are up there. Papaw is still working with Mia on growling at people. He gets a big kick out of it, so he wants her to learn to do it on command. It's pretty funny. We also visited with my friends Nikki and Angela and Nikki's 3-year-old daughter, Elisabeth. She's a doll! She informed Angela and I that sometime soon her hair will turn red, and we will have to start calling her Ariel. Obviously, she is going through a Little Mermaid phase. It was so cute!

The 4th was pretty busy. We spent much of the day at Nanny and Papa's house. There were quite a few people there, and Mia loved all of the attention she got. She also loved getting her pacifier dipped in homemade icecream. She kept eyeing my cheeseburger, but I put my foot down. Not until you get teeth, child! She's so funny. Mia had fun playing with Shayna and Kaylee, too. They kept her busy which is the way she likes it. I don't remember ever having that much energy! Mia stayed up past her bedtime to see some fireworks. Grammy, Pa Pa, Mia, and I sat out on the pool deck and watched all of the neighbors' fireworks until it started to rain. Mia just stared at them. I guess she was trying to figure them out. Hopefully, my pictures will be better now since we got a new camera. I could never work the other one correctly. Technology and I don't always get along very well.

Mia at 23 weeks old

Mia's first time swimming
Mia and Mamaw

Playing with Shayna and Kaylee

Mia is proud to be an American on the 4th of July!