A Mother's Heart Melts

My baby laughed today!!!! I almost started crying when I first heard it. It was beautiful music to my ears. I called Josh at work immediately to let him know b/c he's been so anxious for her to start laughing. For a man to doesn't show much emotion, he sounded pretty dang excited, too.

Thank you, Mia, for bringing happiness into ours lives. We love you!!

A just because pic.

LOVE it!!!!

So, back in my teeny bopper days, I was a mega fan of Hanson. I sang Mmmbop all the time, got all their CD's, put all their posters on the walls of my bedroom, and even skipped a morning of school to try and win tickets to one of their concerts (sadly in vain. never won :-( ). Then, once the hype of their bugglegum hit faded, I my fanship started to as well. But now! they've come out with a new single called Thinking 'Bout Somethin' and I like it a lot. It's catchy. AND they've got a killer video to go with it. You Blues Brothers fans will be amused by it. So, here for your amazement, enjoy their video. P.S. Once a fan, always a fan:-) P.S.S Check out Weird Al Yankovic playing the tamborine!


Thinking 'Bout Somethin'

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New Stuff

Mia is growing so fast. It's interesting to watch the phases that she goes through. When she was first born, she was so very cuddly, and liked to sleep on my chest, facing inward with her head right over my heart. Then at one month, she liked sleeping by me, but on her side. A few weeks ago, she started enjoying sleeping on her back more...still with me, but with some space. That was combined with sleeping in the swing on and off through the night. Now, she can sleep fully by herself in her own room in her crib.

Her sleeping habits reflect how she likes to be held, too. She as she was so cuddly to sleep with in the beginning, she liked to face inward and cling to mom when being held. Now, not so much. She loves seeing everything that I see, and studying everything I do. She's very attentive. I love it. She's fascinated with the hair dryer. She could be extremely fussy when I have to put her down to get ready, but all I have to do is sit her in her car seat next to me and start drying my hair, and viola! No more fuss!! She has the same reaction to this Chopin piece that plays as a demo song on our electric piano. That's Josh's go-to when nothing will calm Mia down, and she doesn't need to be fed, and I have chores to catch up on. Works like a charm every time.

Mia's also getting very strong. She can hold her head up like a pro. And she likes to sit up instead of lay down. And she really likes being on her feet. I think she'll start to walk before crawling. We'll see. Josh and I felt it was time to purchase the Bumbo chair to help her strengthen her already stellar sitting skills. She likes it, but only for about fifteen minutes at a time. Little steps. She's so fun!

Here are some pics.

One of the few times that Mia will just sit with Dad, which was nice for him b/c he was pretty tired. It was too cute that I just had to capture it. Who knows when that'll happen again?

Mia's new "friend" Dotti. Josh's sister gave that to us when I was pregnant, and it's become one of Mia's fascinations.

As I was photograhing this, she kept grabbing at Dotti's ear and looking at it as if she were thinking, "Hey! What is this?!"

One Big Baby Step

Ever since Mia was born, she has slept on me, beside me, or in the swing by our bed. In those positions, she has slept great. Mom on the other hand...not so much. I tried putting her in the crib a few times before, but she would just throw a fit every time. She liked being close to me. The crib at the time was just a few feet away from our bed, but that wasn't close enough.

Well, Mia's room is now all in order, so we moved her crib in there, but we didn't have any monitors, and I wasn't comfortable leaving her in there all night w/o them in fear that I might not hear her when she "calls." So, I just kept her in bed with me. Finally, last night, Josh and I purchased the baby monitors and tested them on Mia. I didn't think she'd last one hour, but to our amazement, she lasted THREE hours before waking up hungry. HOORAY!!!!! So, she woke up at one, four, and 6:30, which is normal for her anyway. Good job, Mia! We are so proud of you.

Here's a little picture of her having fun with Daddy.

Let's Try This Again

So, here is what I failed to post on April 1...Mia rolling over.

Karate Baby

Love her!

April Fools!

So, I really didn't do two entries in the same month. I forgot that today is April 1st. Oops! Also, my computer must be playing a prank on me b/c it failed to upload my video. Nice. Just so you know, Mia was pretty dang cute in it...

Two in a Row in the Same Month!

So, Mia is in a pretty good mood right now, so I thought I'd get another post in while I can. We've just started doing "tummy time" with our little girl this last week, and we've always known that she has a strong neck (since day 1), but we learned that she can roll over now too. Exciting stuff for the baby and her parents. Here's a video of the exciting moment in Mia's life. :-)