Ready for the Lake

Mia really loves the Mickey Mouse folding chair I bought her. I thought she would be able to use it when we go to the lake this summer. It's a little tall for her, so I have to help her into it. She keeps trying to drag it out of her closet.

"Are You Ready, Robin?"

"Yes, Batman!" Pow! Bang!....A bit of old school Batman for you on this Monday evening. Wesley found Mia a Batman t-shirt that he said she had to have. We bought her cousin, Conner, one too. She likes it! She was running around like a wild child in it this evening. She wasn't happy when I took it off to put on her pj's.

After the episode with her swollen and hurting foot on Friday, she felt better by that evening. On Saturday, she walked on it all day without complaint, but we still continued to give her motrin and benadryl. Today, her foot looks a lot better although it still looks a little bruised. She's feeling fine, though, as evidenced by her Batman antics.

Sacked out and feeling better on Friday evening
Here comes Batgirl!
Mia has learned that there are windows behind the curtains. She's always wanting to look outside. She's excited that it's now warm enough to go out there!
My wild child had her toys strewn everywhere this evening. This is her with her Easter chick. She got it early, but oh well.

One Tired Mommy

The last week has been sooo busy. It's been one thing after another for us. Last Friday, I took off work so that Wesley and I could start painting our guest bedroom. We started priming it months ago (hehe), so we thought we should finish the job. We did several errands that morning and went out to lunch together which we never get to do without our precious angel. She can be a tad vocal in restaurants. At the end of our meal, the daycare called to say that she had a fever and we needed to come get her. Not much painting got done that day. Saturday, we drove up to Heavener for my cousin Kacy's wedding. Mia didn't feel well all day, but she behaved well. Mia started saying "Baby! Baby!" loudly when the wedding party was walking in. There was a baby in the row in front of us, so I guess she was pointing him out. Wesley said, "Shhh", so Mia started whispering "baby, baby". It was funny. Whitney was a beautiful bride, and we loved seeing everyone. I didn't take pictures because I helped serve at the reception, but maybe I'll get pics from somebody else. Mia's cousin, Kennedy, was the flower girl. She was so cute! She and Spenser(her daddy) stayed at Dad and Bev's house which is where we stayed. It's adorable to watch the girls play.

Monday was fairly uneventful, but the daycare called me Tuesday afternoon to say that Mia had a fever again. She had also developed a cough that day. When I got there, she was congested and obviously had a sore throat. She would cough and then whine to let me know it hurt. Her pediatrician's nurse just instructed me to give her baby Tylenol. She said as long as the fever responded to the Tylenol, she should get over it soon. I stayed home with her the next day. She went back and forth between semi-okay and total meltdowns. She would not allow me to be away from her for a second. The only way she would play with her toys was if she was sitting in my lap. She and I wore our St. Patrick's Day shirts to the grocery store since we didn't go to work/daycare that day. I was glad to see her feeling better on Thursday. She was pretty fussy all day but no fever. However, I did notice that evening that she was still in a foul mood. When I would put her down, she wouldn't take a single step. It was like her feet were glued to the floor, and she just cried and held her arms out to me. I thought maybe her shoes were uncomfortable, but she wouldn't walk barefoot either. I couldn't explain it, so I just tried to baby her a lot and give lots of kisses. This morning, she was really fussy as I dressed her especially when I put on her right shoe. Getting dressed is one of her least favorite activities, but she seemed more out of sorts than usual. I just barely fastened the velcro so that it was as loose as possible. I thought her foot looked a little puffy but nothing that looked questionable. Before putting on her socks, her foot had looked fine. So, part way through the morning I get a call from the daycare. Again. Her teacher said her foot was much more swollen, red up to her ankle, and she wouldn't let anyone touch it. She definitely wouldn't walk on it. As usual, I felt guilty for not being able to read her mind this morning and know what was wrong. Wesley took her to the pediatrician who said it was a spider or other bug bite and she was having an allergic reaction to it. My poor Amelia! She hasn't been able to catch a break this week. First sick, then bitten,...sigh. No wonder I'm paranoid! We don't know when or where it happened, but we searched her crib and found nothing. It will be nice when she's old enough to tell me when something hurts. We're hoping she'll be recovered in the next couple of days. The doctor said motrin and children's benadryl should do the trick. We also couldn't let her put any weight on it this evening. Try explaining that to a one year old! This week has had it's crazy moments, but it's the weekend now! Hopefully, the painting will finally get done!

Mia and Kennedy
Not feeling so hot Wed morning as she cuddled with her pink blankie. Feeling better. Climbing on my scrapbook stuff.
Not feeling great in the afternoon as she munched on a snack,
Doing better later as she climbed all over the floor cushions.
Feeling okay last night, but not wanting to put any pressure on that foot. It cracks me up that all of her "posed" pictures include a snack nowadays. It's usually the only way to get her to be still enough for a photo!

Playing Dress Up

While cleaning the other day, I came across an outfit that I bought in Chinatown in New York City a few years ago. I don't remember why I bought it (just cute I guess), but oddly enough it fits Mia. The pants are too long, but I got a big kick out of it. She's a good sport, so she modeled it for me.

I gave Mia a bubble bath for the first time on Wednesday. She loved it and kept splashing wildly. She would lift each hand to her face to inspect all of the bubbles on them. She tried to pick them up and hand them to me one by one. Such a silly girl! She still gets baths in her big, pink duck, so she can't get too wild. Also, she has discovered that she can lean forward and stick her face in the water. She just barely gets her nose and mouth in the water and then flails backward to try and sit up. This is followed by smiles and giggles. I may stop using the duckie, though. The info on the duck says 6months-2 years. Mia is getting so tall, though, and it will soon be way too small. Mia loves her duck. I guess we'll have to buy more bath toys.

Mia loves bread, peanut butter, and raspberry jam, so PB and J is just about the world's perfect food as far as she's concerned. I cut it up in small pieces, and I can't feed them to her fast enough for her liking! She usually gets peanut butter and jam everywhere, so I stripped her down for dinner this evening!

Kool Kat

Mia's other sunglasses were only tinted pink, so they didn't block out much sunlight. I bought her these for the car. She thinks she's hot stuff. Yeah, it was really adorable.

What's That You Said?

Okay, so I'm willing to concede that Mia will not just magically start pointing at things and naming them off until she's ready. That being said, I'm not sure what to classify her first word as. As far as repeating words she hears, it could be either mama, dada, or bye bye. She has been saying those for awhile. She also says daddy sometimes as well as uh-oh and hi. The ladies at daycare said she told them thank you, but I can't get her to do it at home yet. Her newest word is baby. She has two favorite dolls that she calls Baby. She likes to carry one of them around saying, "Baby? Baby? Baby?" as though it's a question. There are other words that I can't make out. I guess she's still working on them. Instead of repeating "yummy" when I say it, I think I hear "nummies". Although, this is usually said when she's standing at the pantry door. She's no dummy. She knows good and well her snacks are kept in the pantry.

Mia has also become fascinated with taking off her shoes and socks. Then, she peers down at her feet as though inspecting them. Sometimes she picks one up to look closer. I'm not entirely sure what she's looking for.

Also, her hair is now starting to get long in front. I'm not sure what to do about this. Before too long, it will start getting in her eyes. So far, the ends of her hair are skimming her eyebrows. I don't know if I want her to have bangs or not. I'm thinking "not" because that will require regular trips to the barber for maintenance. I think I'll start putting a clip in it to hold the hair back, but that generates another question. Where oh where do I part her hair? (That sounded like Dr. Seuss.) It has no natural part as far as I can tell, so I haven't figured it out yet. Hmm, decisions, decisions...the adventures of taming toddler hair.

Mia is doing great with the sippy cup. She uses one almost exclusively at daycare, but sometimes she wants a bottle before naptime. I usually give her one before bed, too. The bottle is almost phased out. Another baby-ism disappearing to make way for big girl things. We're also trying to wean her off of her pacifier. She doesn't really need it, but she likes it. I'm hoping it won't be too hard. She doesn't use it at daycare (except on Tuesday when she was sick), and I try to limit her access to it at home. She mostly gets it at bedtime. It's hard not give it to her when she goes out like a light if she has it.

Mia with one of her babies.
I was cleaning out her closet, hence the mess in the hallway.

Sick Day

Yesterday morning, we noticed that Mia had a fever. I gave her baby Tylenol, but the fever stayed with her all day. Her little eyes were rimmed in pink, and she was fussy. She was still burning up when I put her to bed last night, so I called in to work and stayed home with her today. She didn't nap very well at all today, although I could tell she was really tired. We spent a good two hours sitting on the couch this afternoon just cuddling and watching tv. That is so not my Amelia. She won't sit still to watch tv unless she is tired. Maybe she was enjoying watching "The Ten Greatest Discoveries of Ancient Egypt" on the History Channel? I think not. She wouldn't really sleep, though, so we just kept everything low key. Late in the afternoon she started perking up. By dinner time, she was acting pretty much like herself. She didn't have a fever today, so I think she'll be fine in the morning.

Happy at the park on Saturday...
Having a snack on Sunday after throwing a bunch of potholders in the floor... Playing today in her pj's and pink moccasins. Poor baby looks tired, doesn't she?