Ahh, the Little Things...

So, I was folding laundry today, and for the first time EVER in my life, there was a match for every sock. As I got closer and closer to the end, I kept looking for spares, but there were none to be found. My heart pounded just a little bit faster for a moment, and then, of course, I just had to drop everything and write about it. No joke, the folded clothes aren't even put away yet. That's how excited I am about this tiny detail of my life today. :-)

Good Things. Bad Thing.

Good Things:
*Mia went down for a nap today without a fuss, AND fell asleep without me even in the room!
*Mia's first tooth broke through yesterday, putting a hold on her insane fussiness for a little while. Congrats little one!

Bad Thing:
*My first attempt at making lemon bars went terribly wrong. I tasted more egg than lemony zest. Yuck. I promise I followed the recipe; even looked over it more than once.

New Heights

Every morning, after changing her diaper, I put Mia back in her crib so I can find her something to wear. This morning was no different except that when I turned around, she was standing up, holding onto the crib herself. The video showcases this awesome (and scary) feet. *Pay no attention to the mother in this video!*

We Saw Them!

So, even though the meteor shower wasn't supposed to peak until the wee hours of the night last night, I couldn't stay up that late, so Josh and I took our chances on the earlier hours of the night to see if we could catch some shooting stars. The two of us laid on a blanket in our backyard and just watched the sky. As we were doing so, it occured to me that people, including myself, don't seem to appreciate the stars as much anymore. With cities getting larger and busyness happening twenty four hours a day, we've seemed to block the heavens out. But how grateful we should be that not only did our Father in Heaven paint us a beautiful evening sky with the sunset, but he gave us a neverending game of connect-the-dots! Laying there with my husband, looking at the stars, just reminded me that I should taken more productive time outs, rather than just vegging to a movie all the time. Anyways, we ended up seeing a few meteors. We even saw one with a tail, similar to a comet! It almost seemed to being going in slow motion. It was awesome! Afterwards, we packed up and went to bed. Later, Mia woke up for a night cap, and after I put her down again, I looked out my bedroom window for a few moments, and I saw another one. I should have made a wish!

The Heavens are showering upon Us

The Perseid meteor shower is going on right now, and it supposedly peaks tonight through tomorrow morning. I guess there could be up to 60-70 meteors an hour traveling through our sky. We live in a community that's a little further away from the city lights, and we can usually get a good view of the stars, so hopefully, we'll be able to see a few of those meteors. I definitely can't stay up as late as I used to (the whole having a baby thing...and getting old), but Mia still wakes up in the middle of the night, so maybe I can sneak out at one of those times to catch a glimpse!

6 Months

Mia had her 6 month check up on Monday. The doctor was pleased with her growth, and that "they don't get much healthier than that!" I knew she was a healthy girl, but it's always nice to hear it from the doc.

STATS:
Height-- 2' 2"
Weight-- 15lb 9oz
Head-- Nornal size for her age. (whew!)

All good stuff. Then, she got another round of vaccinations. She did great with the oral one. She thought she was just getting to eat again, which she loves. But then came the shots. As soon as the nurse put on those blue gloves, Mia knew something was not right. She started crying right away. All I could do was hold her hand and kiss her forehead, as just cried and looked at me like, "Mom, what are you doing to me???" When they were done, and I could pick her up, she calmed down, but she didn't let the nurse come near her again. All in all, though, she was a trooper. We ended up having a nice relaxing day afterwards because she was so worn out and sore. She just slept most of the afternoon.

OTHER MIA INFO

THINGS SHE LIKES
+sitting up
+eating
+dancing with Mommy or Daddy
+being tickled on her rib cage and upper thighs
+juice
+Baby Einstein videos
+fresh air
+Daddy's funny faces
+the remote control
+jumping
+Mommy's phone
+the toy phone that Mommy got to distract Mia from hers
+mirrors
+tags
+the piano (listening and playing)
+cups (She loves not only chewing them, but talking into them to hear her echo)
+pretty much anything she can get into her mouth
+being anywhere that Mommy's at

THINGS SHE DOESN'T LIKE
+not being held
+crowds
+car rides
+her carseat
+getting her diaper changed first thing in the morning
+naps
+lying down or being on her belly for too long (like 5 minutes)
+loud sudden noises
+getting a toy taken away (she'll scream like a banchee)
+the beach (both times we've taken her, she's been quite fussy. I think it's the wind and the sun that get to her)

Here are a few recent pics.

Daddy Makes Mia Laugh