man did we ever fall behind in the mia updates! yes, i know, you're all dying a little inside without her, i understand completely. here, let me help:
we left for NM on christmas eve and both of the plane rides were surprisingly pleasant. not many people fly late in the day on the 24th, apparently. the pressure changes don't bother her ears at all and she was just mesmerized at the view from the window (for about 1 minute and then it was on to reading the skymall catalogue over and over and over).
when we were flying out of phoenix it was dark outside and the look on her face when she saw the city lights from above was priceless "WHAT HAPPENED TO THE EARTH?! WHERE DID IT GO?!" ha ha, mia - gotcha!
we went straight to great-grandma moser's house and even though it was really late by mia's standards she had a great time with all those crazy people we call family. uncle phillip is the best peek-a-boo player the child has ever seen and she made austin's day by being younger and shorter than him :)
but then the tired hit and she almost died. but not really.
christmas day we slept late (mia slept in the closet and by god how did we NOT GET A PICTURE OF OUR BABY SLEEPING IN A CLOSET?!) and opened our presents around noon. mia was in heaven what with all the boxes and paper and puzzles and bubbles. it was all very exciting. mostly she just kind of wandered around taking it all in. the mosers? they are a lot to take in, you know. but finally she found her place in the house. sitting on uncle pat's old horse, eating a nasal aspirator and watching grandpa play video games.
a couple days later aunt brandi came down from colorado with anthony! and off we went to the bio park to enjoy the lights. the kids had a great time sliding off of giant potatoes and crawling into giant bird eggs - it was a gorgeous night. but it was another late night for mia and she was none to pleased by the time we got home. to the closet with her!
the next day we took the kids to the zoo and they had a great time. mia is just becoming old enough to really enjoy things like this. she knew what the animals were and could point them out in their environments. and what was her favorite? oh come on, people! it was the ducks, of course!
and then we were off to "the land". i don't think mia has ever seen so much of the outside at one time. there's not a whole lot out there and she just wanted to walk off into the sunset. so ben and jess put her and anthony in a wheelbarrow and off they went.
we didn't sleep very well while we were there between the cold and the cough mia picked up thanks to the dry air, but we snuggled in bed and giggled. mia's new favorite game is "night night" thanks to her aunt jessica. she learned all kinds of fun new things from her aunt and uncle (but more on that later).
the last night we were at the cabin mia started coughing and ended up vomiting all over me (awesome!). thankfully that's all it was and she was instantly better. glad to help, honey. and though she did it again the next night she never did get a real cold or anything - stupid dry air making the baby cough! :)
the best part of the trip for all of us was uncle ben and aunt jess. they were always happy to take mia and play until they all dropped. being around them i think mia realized that she's capable of a lot more than she thought. she's talking more (which is always cool) but she's learned a lot more in the way of context and tone of voice. and volume. what was a clean crisp "no" is now an exasperated screaming sigh of a "noooo!" thanks, ben and jess ;) she's also getting into more around the house. we're pretty good about not letting her see us do certain things but with a ton of people taking turns caring for your kid she's bound to pick some stuff up - but it's great. she's a smart one.
and she loves her uncle ben and aunt jess to pieces. she learned their names and their value quickly. they would carry her around and play with her when mom and dad were tired and boring. they would read to her and take her outside and teach her games and scream and giggle and never put her down for a nap. perfection in any baby's eyes. one night i couldn't get her to calm down and she kept crying for jessica. yes, she was crying out for her aunt jessica after only a week and she has only cried out for me a handful of times in 15 months. anyway...i had to have jess sit on the bed with us while we read a bedtime story and as soon as she walked in the room mia settled down. jess is going to have to move out here for highschool, i think.
she became really clingy this last week, though. if she saw me she had to be in my arms. hugging me. she was so completely different in that respect. it was awesome to have her choose me in a crowd of people but good lord with the clingy!
when we got home (after another 2 great flights) mia wouldn't let me put her down. she had me walk her from room to room and i watched her slowly realize that we were finally HOME. there was this great peace on her face when she walked into her room and played ALONE for 30 minutes with her blocks. and though she didn't sleep all that well the first night and cried and cried when josh dropped her off at daycare the next morning (which she has never done), things are getting back to normal and we're all glad to be home.
we didn't get a chance to see much extended family but if they were as busy as we were it's no wonder. and that is why we have the internets!
happy holidays to you all!
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