potty!

i've been trying to sit mia on the potty everynight before her bath and encourage her to pee there instead of on the floor or in her bath. she hasn't been into it at all but at least she's not screaming anymore...

tonight when i put her up there you know what she did? she peed! in the potty! on purpose!

and though i know that this isn't the start of her actually being potty trained at 15 months - it's a start. guess who's getting her own little potty when we get back from vacation?

why always when dad's gone?

tonight josh went to a king's game (good for him, glad he had a good time) while i stayed home with mia and did laundry. and more laundry.

after going to bed like an angel mia woke up 2 hours later covered in vomit. head to toe. and all she was concerned about was the one sock that had come off. "sooock..."

one more thing she doesn't need us for

mia has a bedtime ritual we're all pretty happy about:

5:00 dinner while mom cleans the kitchen
5:30 bathtime with dad
5:45 bottle while she wanders the house or sits in mama's lap on the couch
6:15 read books with mom and dad while finishing off bottle
6:30 bed (after saying goodnight to what seems like every item in her room, turning off the light and snuggling with mama some more she is laid down and given her blanket).

last night she prompted every move. wanted in her highchair. asked for a bath while still in her highchair. grabbed bottle and book. and here's the thing that had mama near tears...

before the lights were even off she wanted in her bed. she grabbed her blanket, said goodnight and went to sleep. no hugs necessary.

mama needs her hugs, mia!

shots and santa and magnets, oh my!

after mia endured the doctor visit i dropped her off weepy and sleepy at daycare about an hour before santa was to make his grand entrance. mia is normally ok with weirdos - she just give them a suspicious stare and stands completely still. but after the shots and the tylenol and her molars still coming in she was in no mood for the big fatty to get all up in her space. apparently there was screaming. and pictures! i cannot wait to get the photos and share them with you all!

josh's parents came up last night for a little pre-hannukah dinner. we didn't get dinner but mia did come away with some fun time with babi and come cool magnets - good times.

she's here to represent the lollipop guild...

today we had mia's 15 month dcotor visit. here are a few highlights:

1. there are fish and big kids in the waiting room. both are super cool and get the wide eyed stare with grin.
2. paper on the exam table can be unspooled for a long time - and it makes a really funny noise.
3. mia does NOT like having her head measured. she cried like a baby.
4. mia does NOT like having her teeth examined and simply will not let you do it.
5. 2 shots - both were awful but you get stickers on your legs and that's pretty cool.
6. tylneol tastes really good and she would drink the whole bottle if i let her. i didn't let her.

stats are as follows:

• height - 29" (10th percentile)
• weight - 20 lbs 13 ounces (10th percentile)
• head - 18.5" (75th percentile)

mia is officially shaped like a lollipop. shut up.

peek a boo and other funny things.

mia's a big fan of the peek-a-boo but either doesn't want to miss any of the action or doesn't quite get the point...she covers her mouth instead of her eyes.

if she stands still waiting for you to tickle her long enough that in and of itself becomes hilarious and she runs away laughing.

spitting is the latest craze. wait for it - she'll get you.

"no."

that's right, mia's mastered "no." good times, i tell you.

it's all she says to charlie anymore (think we say it a lot to, maybe?). poor charlie.

mia, do you want to take your jacket off? "no." (takes off jacket)
mia, would you like some milk? "no." (takes milk)
mia, it's time to take a bath. "no." (walks to bathroom)

and on and on it goes.

1...2...

mia has a love for climbing. and is full on testing the limits of "no" right now. there is an exercise machine in our family room (shut up, we'll use it!) that is her own little jungle gym. yesterday she was perched on top when i told her to get down and she wouldn't. none of the usual tricks worked so i started counting (which we've never done) "1..." and mia give me a naughty grin and says "2!" covering my giggles i count to 3 (which she ignores) and remove her from danger. she went directly to "think time". hee hee.

think about what you've done, mia!

too big.

as of today mia is officially too tall to walk underneath the desk in our office. she learned this fact slowly as she walked into the desk over and over. oh, mia.

road trip!

whew! we're hoooome!

friday night we headed to LA to visit some friends we met through flickr and a couple cousins. we figured it would be a good test run for the trip to new mexico in a couple weeks.

mia did pretty damn awesome, i gotta say. we drove mostly around her sleeping times so it wasn't too bad on her but even when she was up and going from car to restaurant to hotel to strangers' houses she was upbeat and having a good time. she even fell asleep in her stroller (which is no small task)! hooray for mia!



sadly, every time we pulled into a gas station, parking lot, etc. she would, every so sadly, say "hoome". but no, we weren't home. again. poor baby.

josh found the secret for getting her to sleep in the hotel (as she requires complete darkness and silence) - observe:



sunday we went to hang out with mama's cousin dave and his lovelye wife, kate. good food! and the ocean! woo hoo!



all in all a very good time. but we're glad to be hooome :)

stick!

mia is in love with the post it notes in our office. and stickers. anything that sticks. she'll stick it to you, the dog, the floor - just not her. it grosses her out to stick it to her skin. so it's really funny to stick them onher face :)

she found an old purse on my closet floor. you know the ones with your initial on them? and look! it's an M - for mia! she wandered around with that little purse on her arm so happy. except that her arm had to be in the air to keep it on since it was stuffed with toys. too cute, that girl.

stick!!

photos and more photos

saturday we took mia to get her photos taken at jc penny at the request of our friend (her daughter goes every month and she wanted the two girls to have one done together). we fought the crowds dressed mia up in her holiday best and oh, what fun.

you would think that with all the photos we take of mia that she would understand "smile!" but no. there is no smiling. there is only suspicious staring and trying to climb off of the platform. ah well.

tonight we had pur photos taken for the synagogue directory and she did much better (probably because she was on my lap and there weren't 50 other kids there - but whatever). while we were there the photographer asked if we'd had her picture taken with santa yet (um...remember where we were?). hee hee. no. but we really should. but ugh - the crowds! how'd you do it, mom?!

"muh"

what? you don't know what "muh" means? it's "please", silly. we ask mia to say please over and over again just to giggle at her when out pops "muh". she can say so much - but she can't master the "l" yet. ah well - due time.

shopping!

i took the day off early today and dragged mia to the super big old navy outside of town. she was such a good sport about it. she sat in the cart and said "hi" to everyone she saw - too cute. at one point i parked her by some fleece scarves and she held them to her face (obviously in heaven) and said "ni ni". and then yelled at me to take it off the hanger and give it to her "git!"

towards the end i let her out of the shopping cart and hot damn she's a fast little bugger. thought i was gonna have to go all "code adam" on her she disappeared so fast. remember when she didn't move? ah, those were the days :)