Mia at two months (more or less)

Wow. Hard to believe it's been almost a month since my last post. It's even harder to believe that Mia is now two months old. There's not a whole lot of news to tell, so we'll get to the photos soon. The biggest bit of news is that Jessica went back to work last Monday, and Mia started going to day care. She seems to be doing really well with it so far, and Jessica and I are pleased with everything the facility has to offer, and all the instructors have been super.

In the two months Mia's been here, I have learned one thing: Jackson Pollock ain't got nothin' on my daughter. It would be cool if I could hang one of her diapers in the Museum of Modern Art and get paid hundreds of thousands of dollars for it.

Mia and Jessica before first day of work and day care.



















Mia at six weeks.















Tummy Time.














St. Patrick's Day.


Mia at seven weeks.


Mia at eight weeks.














"Whatchu talkin' 'bout, Willis?"


-WM

For Nana...

Mia at five weeks

Not too much going on this week. The three of us toured the day care center where Mia is going to go once Jessica starts back to work. We were very pleased with the facility and all the instructors we met. The day care is in a church not too far from our house, so it will be easy for Jess to drop her off in the mornings and for me to pick her up in the afternoons. We think it will be a good fit for Mia and for us as a family. Plus, as she gets older, she will be able to participate in curriculums that will get her ready for kindergarten.

In other news, Mia's starting to hold her head up on her own. We also think that's she's starting to grin at us a little. I mean, she grins for sure, but that's usually when she's passing gas. We think she's starting to grin at us because she finds us mildly amusing.

But enough of my blather. On to the photos!

This is her being slightly amused at SOMETHING. I think maybe she was staring at the ceiling fan?




















And this is either her "What are you doing?" face, or her "Oh, jeez, not another photo..." face. We're still not sure.

















-WM

Mia at four weeks (with bunny slippers)

Well, it's been a pretty busy week for us. Jessica's aunt passed away last weekend, so we had to make an emergency trip to OK for the funeral. It was Mia's first big road trip, and she did really well with it. When we left Dallas, she slept most of the way (a few hours) and only woke up when we were about 30 miles from our final destination. It seems she was rather hungry at that point. We got home Thursday evening around 7:00, and I had to sleep a couple of hours before heading off to work. It was a fast trip, but we had a good visit, and everyone was happy to see her.

Mia at three weeks

Well, here we are at three weeks. It's hard to believe she's been here that long. She seems to become more alert each day, and we are starting to notice small changes here and there as she gets older. Thursday was my first night back to work, and I found myself thinking about her and missing her. I think that's what it means to love someone.

A Day of Firsts

Today we gave Mia her first bath. We had to wait for her belly button to fall off before we could bathe her, and that happened last night. She did really well with it. We thought she would throw a fit, but she seemed to like the feeling of the warm water.














We also took her to the park for the first time. The weather was so nice today that we just had to get her out of the house, so we took her to Kidd Springs Park and walked her around the lake a couple of times. There were ducks and geese roaming around, and it will be fun when Mia is old enough to feed them bread. She slept through most of the trip to the park (see photo), but it was still nice to get her out in the sunshine.














-WM

Mia at two weeks