Mia at 18 months!

Wow, it has been a while since I have blogged about Mia. She has changed so much!

Mia:

-is 23lbs 14oz

-is 33inches

-is mainly in 2t or 24 month clothes

-wears size 4 diapers

-wears size 5 shoes

-has 11 teeth (those molars are evil!)

-sleeps 12-13 hours at night

-takes 1 nap at around 1 every day for 1 1/2-2 hours

-her bedtime and nap time routine have completely changed. We now just read a book then she goes and stands by her bed and we kiss her, put her in, and tell her good night. No more rocking for miss independent! I am really thankful that this happened before baby Reese gets here though! Makes things a little easier.

-gives the best kisses- mouth wide open and tongue out ☺️

-is completely on whole milk now (as of 15 months). She weaned herself from the nighttime feeding when I was 6 weeks pregnant.

-just takes sippy cups now.

-eats whatever we are having at every meal now

-runs everywhere now (started walking at 13 months)

-has so much hair!! I have to put it in a pony tail most days to keep it out of her eyes

-has to have a bow in her hair, even if we are just staying around the house (success). She asks for it when she wakes up

-favorite song is abc's. She gets to d by herself, then drifts off into other letters and songs, ha

-can repeats the abcs after you

-knows a ton of animals and their sounds. My favorite sounds are rooster and elephant - so funny!

-puts her dirty clothes in her hamper.

-puts her dirty diapers in her diaper pail

-loves to put the wet clothes (that I hand her) into the dryer.

-sits at the table with us to eat now (with a booster)

-vocabulary has increased tremendously! She can tell us a lot of what she wants now, thank goodness. It's crazy how many words she knows now. She also speaks pretty clearly.

-knows what yes and no mean. Her yes is the cutest 😍

-will say all done when she's done eating

-still is not good at using a fork and spoon. She would rather just use her hands, oh well!

-has started telling us when she's pooped 😳. I'm so not ready for this!

-loves shoes!!

-can clean up her toys (will clean up-that's a different story, ha)

-is soooo independent!! She wants to do everything by herself!

-if she does not get her way, she loses her marbles!

-she throws many a tantrum on the floor because she does not get her way!

-tells Cosmo hush every time he starts barking (guess I've said that a few times)

-loves curious George, elmo, and Mickey

-sings quite a bit, especially in the car. It is the sweetest thing! Sometimes I can figure out what she is singing and sometimes I have no clue.

It is so crazy how much she has grown in these last 6 months. She has become so much more independent which makes me happy and sad. It's amazing how much her brain has developed. She picks up on things so quickly now! This is such a fun age! She can now interact a lot more and enjoys going places.

Mia,

You are such a joy! You are the sweetest, loving, independent little girl! I so enjoy watching you grow and learn! I love you more than I can explain!

She got to go to vbs

Ponytail 😍

This girl loves corn on the cob!

And snow cones

We went on a girls trip to the beach and Mia HATED the sand!!!!

Mia LOVES Molly!!!!!

Stickers!

Why not sit in the toy box?

Reading while brushing her teeth

Teething molars is the worst, but if sure does make good cuddle time. And yes, that is 2 pacis-just in case I guess 😉

She is obsessed with my headbands. Anytime we are in my bathroom, she's going through my headbands trying them on and admiring herself in the mirror ☺️

My little mini me. We had a blast at the children's museum with friends!

Eating at the table like a big kid

Everybody kisses their tractors, right?

1st day of her 2nd year of Mother's Day out.

Wiggle time at the library is a blast!

She loves wearing her daddy's shirts

Into everything!

LOVES her daddy!!!

Playing dress up with her cousins

Poor Cosmo, she follows him around all day saying ride, ride

The strainer makes a great seat

Parade fun

Playing golf with daddy

She finds this bowl almost everyday and wears it as a hat

She finally fits into her rain boots her granny got her.

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Big Sister Mia

Mia is going to be a big sister and we are soooo excited!!! This is also the reason I've been absent for a few months.

A few fun facts about baby #2:

-due date is December 21st. If this baby comes 4 days late like Mia, he/she will be born on Christmas Day.

-Mia and this baby will be 21 months apart.

-we'll have 2 kids under 2 😳

-I have not been as sick with this baby as I was with Mia, however, the nausea was all day and worse at night with this one

-we are waiting to see if we want to purchase another crib or move Mia to a big girl bed. We are leaning more toward getting another crib.

-I started feeling this baby move last week (15 weeks) and this one is strong! I actually felt he/she kick my hand already 😳

-I've lost the same exact amount of weight with this baby as I did with Mia so far.

-we get to find out the gender next week. I can't wait!!! It's a win win either way! If it's a girl, Mia will have a sister to be close to and if it's a boy, we'll have 1 of each.

I'm so grateful that god has blessed us with another child and Mia gets a sibling!

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12 Months Old

Do I really have a one year old? Crazy!!!!

Mia:

-Weighs 20lbs 5oz (40%)

-is 30 1/4in. Long (95%)

-wears size 4 diapers

-wears 18 month clothes

-wears size 3 shoes

-nurses when she wakes up and before she goes to bed at night - we are weaning slowly. She takes a sippy cup of pumped milk twice a day

-her iron was low when we went in for her check up so she has to take iron every day now

-eats 3 meals a day and an afternoon snack

-sleeps 12-13 hours at night

-stacks her food when she eats - I have no idea why she does this

-loves to play rough. The rougher we are with her, the harder she laughs. Don't worry-we aren't too rough with her.

-just takes one nap a day now, usually around 11 or 12 for about 2 1/2 hours

-has become miss independent since she's one now. She does not want to be rocked.

-is obsessed with Mickey Mouse!!! It comes on tv and she squeals with excitement and starts dancing. You point out anything Mickey Mouse to us in stores.

-talks, and talks, and talks! On our way to Monroe the other day, you had your Mickey Mouse in front of you and talked to him almost the entire way to Monroe. Poor mickey, his ears might fall off!

-has 6 teeth. 4 on top and 2 on bottom

-loves her Mother's Day out teachers. She dives for them when we get close to her room now.

-laughs when we are laughing. It's really funny!

-constantly takes off her socks and shoes. She knows how to unvelcro her shoes 😁 I'm waiting for the day when I look in the back of the car and she is completely naked-I know it's coming!

-her hair has gotten so long! It curls in the back 😍 and I actually have to put a bow in it now to keep it out of her eyes

-had a great first birthday party!!! -post to come

Mia had a rough 12 month check up. Poor girl. She had to get shots and her blood drawn to check iron levels. It took me and 3 nurses to hold her down to draw blood 😥. Also, I had noticed over the last couple months that when she was walking behind something, she was dragging her left foot and standing on the top of it (ouch), so i mentioned it to her doctor and she looked at it and decided it definitely needed to be checked out. We have an appt with an orthaepedic at Shriners April 11th. I am praying and hopeful that it will just be an easy fix. With this news, the shots, and the blood work, I was emotionally overwhelmed by the end of this appt. I got back in the car and the tears started flowing 😭. It's tough being a parent!!! They called later that day to inform me that her iron was low. I was thankful when that day was over!