Miss Mia has transitioned to her new daycare room with ease. She loves her friends, her teachers and all the fun activities they do each day. They have a theme for the week (e.g. the ocean) and then all their artwork, songs, books, colors, games, numbers, etc. tie to that theme. She is having a blast! They sent home flashcards for us to use as practice for the things they are learning at school. They are laminated pieces of construction paper shaped like crayons in various colors. On one side they have the English and Spanish name of the color and on the back they have created a song to teach the kids how to spell the color. The songs are to the tune of familiar songs like Bingo and Row Your Boat. Mia loves them, as she does any type of flashcard. She also started going on the big potty in her new room, although she is not yet potty trained. All the kids sit on the potty at the same times each day to get them in the routine. I can’t tell you how happy I am with her daycare. There is no way she would receive this much socialization and education if I were home with her, no matter how much I would enjoy the time with her. I’m grateful everyday that we found a place that makes her so happy and keeps us so reassured.
We’ve had fun with our girl this week. The weather has turned nice on us (finally!) and we took her to the park. She loves to slide and climb the wall on the gym set but she does not like to swing at all, even with Mommy or Daddy. We have also taken walks with her since it’s warmed up and she still enjoys those, although she doesn’t like to sit in the stroller for as long as she used to. She prefers Mommy “hold you”. She also spent some time riding the motorized car she got from Santa. She’s quite the little driver!
Mia had her two-year check-up on Monday and she’s still growing like a weed. She weighs 28.8 pounds (75%), is 36 inches tall (95%) and her head is 19 inches (75%). Her iron is still a little low so we’ll continue to supplement with a daily vitamin, but otherwise she’s doing great.
I had a couple of rough days this week, missing my girl while I’m away from her. She is crazy about her daddy but is kind of a mama’s girl. She likes me to hold her and rock her and is always saying “’Mon Mommy”. She often cries when she has to leave me in the morning. For that matter, she cries outside the door when I go to the bathroom! Something about the expression on her face as Mike carried her to the car the other morning just tore me up inside. I could tell she was on the verge of crying so I quickly shut the door so she could transition into the ride to school, but thinking about the expression on her face made me cry instead. I miss her so much when I’m away from her. She’s growing up so quickly and I want to hold on to every moment. Of course I get tired and overwhelmed as any mother does, but I also see the joy in every day because I know I won’t always have this time with her. I’m already fearful of those days when she’ll be out on her own and no one will be protecting her every moment. I get anxious just thinking about anything happening to her. Mia’s smile lights me up on the inside and I know I worry only because I love her so much. But without question, being her mother is amazing and an incredible blessing greater than I ever could have imagined and well worth a couple days of worry now and then.
Wednesday, March 10, 2010
Tuesday, February 23, 2010
Happy 2nd Birthday Mia!
Mia had a wonderful 2nd birthday! The evening prior, we met Granny and Grumpy at Red Robin for dinner and she got her picture taken with Red Robin himself! She also walked around the mall with Granny and Grumpy and threw pennies in the fountain. When we got home that night, I told her the story of her birth, a tradition Mom started with Missy and me. I rocked her to sleep that night, treasuring every moment of her still being my baby girl.
On Mia’s birthday morning, I actually had to be at work before she even got up, so Daddy made breakfast for her and took cookies to school for all her friends to enjoy. Cara called and sang Mia “Happy Birthday” and she got email wishes from her family and friends. That night, Nana, Papa, Mamaw, Papaw and Uncle Chris came over for pizza. Mia got fun toys like puzzles and painting supplies that she just loved! She dove face-first into her ice cream cake and gave us all many laughs! After we got ready for bed and read books, I recapped her day. We talked about all the fun things she did, all her visitors, the toys she got, eating cake, etc. I asked her what her favorite part of her birthday was. She thought about it for a second and said, “Chris.” She loves her uncle!
On Saturday we got her pictures made. She really did not want to sit still, but surprisingly we got a few good shots anyway. That night was Nana and Papa's 60th birthday party. Mia had a great time hanging with her cousin Cara. On Sunday was the girls' own birthday party. Elmo made a special appearance, but was met with mixed reviews. We all played ring around the rosie in the front yard. Afterward Mia invited Elmo in for cake, but Cara was not having that at all. So Elmo said his good-byes. Maybe he'll make a return visit next year.
On Mia’s birthday morning, I actually had to be at work before she even got up, so Daddy made breakfast for her and took cookies to school for all her friends to enjoy. Cara called and sang Mia “Happy Birthday” and she got email wishes from her family and friends. That night, Nana, Papa, Mamaw, Papaw and Uncle Chris came over for pizza. Mia got fun toys like puzzles and painting supplies that she just loved! She dove face-first into her ice cream cake and gave us all many laughs! After we got ready for bed and read books, I recapped her day. We talked about all the fun things she did, all her visitors, the toys she got, eating cake, etc. I asked her what her favorite part of her birthday was. She thought about it for a second and said, “Chris.” She loves her uncle!
On Saturday we got her pictures made. She really did not want to sit still, but surprisingly we got a few good shots anyway. That night was Nana and Papa's 60th birthday party. Mia had a great time hanging with her cousin Cara. On Sunday was the girls' own birthday party. Elmo made a special appearance, but was met with mixed reviews. We all played ring around the rosie in the front yard. Afterward Mia invited Elmo in for cake, but Cara was not having that at all. So Elmo said his good-byes. Maybe he'll make a return visit next year.
Last Sunday Mia had her final swim lesson of this session. Uncle Charlie came to watch her and she did a great job of showing off for him. We practiced dropping her into the water and waiting for her to rise to the top. She does a great job with that, so she will head to the advanced classes in March.
Mia started transitioning to the young two-year old room yesterday at daycare. They have an older two-year old room as well, but they try to keep them as close together in age as possible. She will potty train in this room and she is surrounded by many friends from her previous rooms. Of course it's only her second day and I've already received a call from her new teacher. Apparently Mia was trying to impress her new friends today in art class and demonstrated how to paint her mouth.
She loves to wear her grandmas’ glasses and I have pictures of her in each of their glasses at various times. She puts them on and then tries to walk around the house. She lifts her feet up really high because her depth perception is so off. She also takes off all her clothes now, including her diaper, and runs around the house giggling and smacking her bottom, yelling, “booty”. She also refers to her chest as her “booties”.
Mia is into bedtime manipulation if she’s not completely tired, or if our routine is not followed. She has many weapons in her arsenal that can prolong sleep. She has
Scratch my back
Blankie
Milk
Water
Hold you
Rocky
These may be used in conjunction with one another or they may stand alone. When used one at a time, bedtime may go on forever. Daddy is much more susceptible to bedtime manipulation than mommy, so last night we worked as a team and used the clock to guide our trips to her room. We decided to wait 5 minutes in between visits. It was a great technique and after 15 minutes she was asleep.
Mia has a great memory and can associate places and objects with people. For example, when I get off the freeway near Dad’s, Mia will say “Nana and Papa”. When we drive into Anchorage she’ll say “Mamaw” and when we pass Bowman Field she says “Granny”. She knows from the landscape when we’re near their houses. When she plays with her pink purse she’ll say Kelly, because Aunt Kelly got that for her. And last week when I gave her one of her baby pictures to put in her purse, she called it Baby Macee. Macee is Margo’s little girl, and we hung out with them a couple times last month. Over the weekend Mia named one of her dolls Baby Macee and has been carrying around Baby Macee ever since.
Mia has so many cute little sayings and voices now, and I never seem to remember to write everything down before I forget it. But her favorite song of the moment is “Baby Bumblebee”, which she sings in voices like her Papa taught her. She likes to spell and say her name, “M-I-A, Mia” and she counts to four a lot. She also wants to do everything “again”. She has a ticklish spot on her neck that makes her squeal if I kiss it just right. She’ll laugh and scream “no, no Mommy”, putting her finger up by her mouth and wagging it at me. Then as soon as I’m done she’ll tilt her neck toward me and say “again”. It melts my heart when she says, “C’mon Mommy” and takes me to her toy room to play. I can sit in the bean bag and just watch her for hours. She jabbers away and makes me laugh with her silliness. I am so in love with my girl. Happy Birthday Mia!
Mia started transitioning to the young two-year old room yesterday at daycare. They have an older two-year old room as well, but they try to keep them as close together in age as possible. She will potty train in this room and she is surrounded by many friends from her previous rooms. Of course it's only her second day and I've already received a call from her new teacher. Apparently Mia was trying to impress her new friends today in art class and demonstrated how to paint her mouth.
She loves to wear her grandmas’ glasses and I have pictures of her in each of their glasses at various times. She puts them on and then tries to walk around the house. She lifts her feet up really high because her depth perception is so off. She also takes off all her clothes now, including her diaper, and runs around the house giggling and smacking her bottom, yelling, “booty”. She also refers to her chest as her “booties”.
Mia is into bedtime manipulation if she’s not completely tired, or if our routine is not followed. She has many weapons in her arsenal that can prolong sleep. She has
Scratch my back
Blankie
Milk
Water
Hold you
Rocky
These may be used in conjunction with one another or they may stand alone. When used one at a time, bedtime may go on forever. Daddy is much more susceptible to bedtime manipulation than mommy, so last night we worked as a team and used the clock to guide our trips to her room. We decided to wait 5 minutes in between visits. It was a great technique and after 15 minutes she was asleep.
Mia has a great memory and can associate places and objects with people. For example, when I get off the freeway near Dad’s, Mia will say “Nana and Papa”. When we drive into Anchorage she’ll say “Mamaw” and when we pass Bowman Field she says “Granny”. She knows from the landscape when we’re near their houses. When she plays with her pink purse she’ll say Kelly, because Aunt Kelly got that for her. And last week when I gave her one of her baby pictures to put in her purse, she called it Baby Macee. Macee is Margo’s little girl, and we hung out with them a couple times last month. Over the weekend Mia named one of her dolls Baby Macee and has been carrying around Baby Macee ever since.
Mia has so many cute little sayings and voices now, and I never seem to remember to write everything down before I forget it. But her favorite song of the moment is “Baby Bumblebee”, which she sings in voices like her Papa taught her. She likes to spell and say her name, “M-I-A, Mia” and she counts to four a lot. She also wants to do everything “again”. She has a ticklish spot on her neck that makes her squeal if I kiss it just right. She’ll laugh and scream “no, no Mommy”, putting her finger up by her mouth and wagging it at me. Then as soon as I’m done she’ll tilt her neck toward me and say “again”. It melts my heart when she says, “C’mon Mommy” and takes me to her toy room to play. I can sit in the bean bag and just watch her for hours. She jabbers away and makes me laugh with her silliness. I am so in love with my girl. Happy Birthday Mia!
Friday, February 12, 2010
Imma Be
I took Mia to school this morning and we were listening to the radio on the drive. The Black Eyed Peas came on with "Imma Be", and I looked in the rearview mirror to see Mia bouncing her head back forth to the beat. About that time she says, "Go Mia! Go Mia!" Oh. My. Gosh. That girl is absolutely precious.
Monday, February 8, 2010
Mischief
I'm home this afternoon with Mia. She was teething all weekend, getting in her molars. Lots of crying, screaming and drooling, accompanied by a fever. She seems to be feeling better now though. I've had to watch her constantly. In the hour or so since I got home she's pushed a chair up to the kitchen counter and tried opening the cabinets, rolled up her stretchy pants to make "shorts", taken off her shirt and used it to smack the dogs, climbed up on the drawer handle on the bottom of the stove, and taken off her diaper. It's just a disaster waiting to happen.
Friday, January 29, 2010
Transitions
Mike and I both dropped Mia off at school this morning. I had a car accident on Wednesday so we're sharing a car (I'm okay, but the car isn't driveable). On our way out I asked the director when Mia will be moving and she said it will be that Monday after her birthday. Since we were both there we went in and met her new teacher. I have heard good things about her so I was happy with the decision. Mia will be potty trained in the new room and several of her friends are in that room, so it should be a much easier transition for her than in the past. I'm looking forward to it.
Speaking of transitions, Mia pretty much bypassed size 2T clothing. She's been in that size for all of 5 months and they're all becoming belly shirts and highwaters. She's going into 3T and in size 7 shoes. We have her 2 year check up in early March, so we'll get her weight and height then, but she's definitely had a growth spurt. Cousin Cara is going to get lots of pretty, never-worn outfits very soon!
Speaking of transitions, Mia pretty much bypassed size 2T clothing. She's been in that size for all of 5 months and they're all becoming belly shirts and highwaters. She's going into 3T and in size 7 shoes. We have her 2 year check up in early March, so we'll get her weight and height then, but she's definitely had a growth spurt. Cousin Cara is going to get lots of pretty, never-worn outfits very soon!
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