Happy Birthday Mia...

Mia's 9 months old today... time sure flies. I'll be back in a few days to post an update, but for now I'll post a few photos...

This is her 'mischievous' look...the look she ALWAYS has on her face when she's crawling around:


Look at the happy girl... this is what I find in the crib after nap time. :)


Her monthly comparison shot


Posing with friends:


A bit of 'tude:


My princess:


Update will follow in a few days.

Green Beans...

A clip of Mia and her not so favorite food...green beans.

Happy (belated) Halloween

Some bunny loves you....and here she is!

Hope you had a Happy Halloween!

On the Move...

Mia is officially on the move. She's been able to get from point A to point B for sometime now. Mostly with some bum scooting and a few roll overs. But tonight...with the help of our very attractive remote :) she actually crawled. From one side of her playmat to the other...AND...

I think I figured out how to compress and upload video. Big day for us. :) So without further a do... Here's mia:

Mia - 7 & 8 months

Hi Everyone...

Finally we got this blog all caught up with all of the emails I've sent before. Mommy thought it would be a good idea for us to make a blog so that we could share pictures, milestones and if she can figure it out video clips with our family. It's hard when everyone lives so far away and we only get to see you every month or so. This way you can stay in touch!

So I guess I owe everyone an update of the last 2 months. Let's see. We went to Boston, then we went to Bathurst for Memere's birthday. (We have some pictures of that HERE) Then it was Mommy and Daddy's anniversary. Then we went to Bathurst for Caroline's wedding and it was also Thanksgiving. The one "free" weekend we had in a long time we all got really sick with the cold. Then I got a tooth. Then Nanny Flogeras came to visit and then I turned 8 months old. (Mom did an 8 month photoshoot, you can see the pictures HERE) It has been very busy.

A few updates on me. I now have 2 teeth. My two bottom teeth. Wanna see?

I'm eating all kinds of stuff. I've had sweet potatoes, carrots, squash, peas, green beans. (I really DON'T like green beans) I've also had apples, bananas, plums, pears, and prunes. Of course I also have rice or barley cereal and my favorite snack is MumMums. I also really like apple juice but I still haven't totally figured out the sippy cup. Mommy is going to introduce me to chicken soon. Then we might try some yoghurt and cheeses oh and Cheerios too.

Mommy hasn't weighed me in a while but she thinks I'm right around 20lbs. She should probably get me on the scale and measure my length too. We don't go back to the Dr. until Dec. 1 so it might be nice to know before then.

I now say MomMom and Dada. I know that MomMom is for Mommy, but I'm still confused about Dada. I call Mommy and Daddy Dada.

Yesterday, (October 28) I officially crawled for the first time. Like leg in front of leg and used my arms right. Just a few steps before I collapsed. I really wanted to get to the laptop cored, that got me moving pretty fast.

I don't think I have much more to tell you. Mommy has been keeping me busy. On Mondays we have baby class, this week was fun, it was a class all about TOYS. Then Tuesdays and Thursdays we go swimming. Today we're going to go visit Denise. She's going to be my babysitter when Mommy goes back to work. And then we try to visit with Ellen and Anja once every week or two. So we've always got something going on.

I need to go get ready, so I will go for now. But now that we're all caught up on here I might update a lot more often, with pictures and updates of things I can do. That way, everyone who is always asking Mommy for pictures or an update on Mia will be able to check here to see if there's anything new. (you can still ask Mommy too, but this way is just as easy)

Big hugs and kisses to you all.

Love,
Mia

Fall Photoshoot

I've been wanting to get some family photos of us for a while now so we decided to take some fall photos with Mia and the gorgeous fall colors this area has to offer. We went to Mactaquac Park and brought the camera and tripod along. Here are a few of the photos that we got.

You can see them in color, individually, here: Fall Photoshoot

Our trip to the USA

Every year for the last 4 years we've been going to Boston to visit our friends, Christine and Mark and their daughter Emma. We almost didn't go this year because we weren't sure how Mia would handle the drive, but at the last minute we decided to go for it. We're so glad we did because we had a fabulous time. We drove to Portland Maine first and spent the night there, then drove to Boston the following day. We went directly into the city and walked around for a few hours, then went to Christine's parents house for a bbq or as they call it, a cookout. The following day we went shopping at the Wrentham Outlets (only 30 minutes from Providence, Rhode Island...we'll have to go next time so we can cross that off on our map). We then left for Bangor the following day, stopping in Kittery and Freeport for more shopping. We had a great trip and can't wait for next year already.

Mia was fabulous! We brought her play pen for her to sleep in and she went right to sleep every night. She would wake up around 4am every morning and cry, so she and I would then share a bed while Paul was in the other bed.

Here are some pictures of our trip: BOSTON 2008