Where the Wild Things Are

Uncle Darvey and Aunt Denise came for a visit last weekend. We had a great time while they were here. I had to work Friday, but Wesley and Mia took them to Lake Cliff Park to walk around and play. On Saturday, we all went to the Dallas Zoo. Mia and I went there in October by ourselves through a promotion through the daycare. Wesley had to sleep during the day since he was working Saturday nights at the time, so Mia and I went alone. On that first trip, she was only mildly interested, although she liked the bright colors of the flamingos and the constant motion of the meerkats. This time, Mia was much more alert to what was going on. As soon as we got there she started saying, "Wow! Oh, wow! Wooooow!" as she pointed at each animal she saw. She had a blast looking at all of the animals. She liked the monkeys even though one of them pick up a stick and chucked it right at us. Once again, the meerkats were her favorites. She loved watching them scamper around and poke their heads up out of their hole. The weather was great for a zoo trip, and we had a great time!

Now, tell me that's not wild hair...
Being silly with Uncle Darvey
Watching the meerkats with a little support from mommy.

First-Time Auntie!!

Meet my handsome, brand new, and very first nephew: Connor Lane Stacy. Now, I'm an aunt! I was so excited to meet the little cutie a couple of weeks ago. He's so little! Tyler and Shawnna are proud parents and rightly so! He's going to be a sweetheart. Well, he already is. He was perfectly well behaved while we were at their house and weighed nothing. After hauling around a 14 month old all of the time, he was a piece of cake. I could have held him all evening. I wanted to, but I thought I should share him. Everybody wanted a turn cuddling him. We're so glad to meet you, Connor, and we love you lots!

Aunt Jess with little Connor

Papaw and Connor on his birthday

Nanny and Papa with Connor

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.