Grammy & Papa!

Any of you who know Grammy (aka Sherry) are aware of how difficult it was for her to be away on a cruise for the past few weeks instead of bonding with her newest grand baby... Suffice it to say that today's visit to Tucson was Mia's grand coming out party! Grammy & Papa were overwhelmed by Mia's little personality. Papa was amazed at how alert & curious Mia was, while Grammy couldn't get enough love & hugs! After a short nap, Mia made her rounds to all the neighbors homes who had been getting to know her via her proud grandparents and the blog. Before long we had a house full of people who were all fawning and cooing at cute little Mia! On the car ride home tonight I'm pretty sure I heard Mia mumble something about how lucky she is to have such loving & wonderful Grandparents... Mia can hardly wait for her next visit!

Papa Time!

After spending a nice long day with Grammy & Papa, what else was left to do other than roll around on Papa's big leather chair and look cute as pie?! Papa entertained Mia in this chair after dinner, and the full belly laughs put huge smiles on everyone's faces...

First Ball Game!

Friday night Mia got to attend her first baseball game! We took her to see Game two of the playoff series of the AZ Diamondback vs. the Colorado Rockies... I'm pretty sure she wasn't too impressed with the way the Diamondbacks played. However, she was definitely entranced by the cute girl sitting next to us! Suffice it to say the young lady didn't get to see much of the game, as she was drawn into Mia's plan of world dominance! In fact, quite a few of the women around us were more focused on little Mia than the game they paid good money to see... Our little peanut has become quite the flirt. We made it all the way to the 7th inning! Not bad... It really was fun to watch her little overloaded senses take in everything around us.

Finally Baby Food...

We've been struggling for the past week to get Mia to eat anything other than her bottles. She's growing so quickly that they don't fill her up for long. We finally figured out that the recommendation of sticking with green vegetables before moving on to orange or yellow doesn't always work if she won't eat them! Tonight we all went out for Sushi. Surprisingly, Mia chose the sweet potatoes over salmon sashimi. She seemed to love them, and gobbled the whole tub down... Let's hope for a long night of sleep tonight with a full little belly!

Strength & Honor!

Wow, it's amazing how strong Mia has gotten in such a short time... A few weeks ago Mia could hardly sit up, and certainly couldn't stand up. This is a picture of Mia's favorite chair, compliments of Tim & Kristin. (The hand-me-down toys have been a bigger hit than anything new...) Mia spends several hours per day pulling herself up on this chair, and is now using it to climb onto the couch! She is able to crawl from room to room, and now uses her arms and legs to hang onto Mommy... Impressive to first time parents. Now if we could just perfect her bench press! Note to Andy & Jen: keep your son Magnus the hell away from our little angel...

A Tooth Brush?!

Mia is headed towards a lifetime of healthy teeth with these brushing habits! Not sure why we're brushing teeth that will fall out shortly, but that's what the doctor ordered... Plus, if Dr. Mike & Michelle Wong come back for another visit, we need to have those pearly whites all shined up!

Our Little Salsa Dancer!

Tonight while Stacy was making dinner Mia & Daddy had a fashion show! At Stacy's shower Mia received a beautiful gift that is a little Salsa style skirt that is so adorable... We surprised Mommy in the kitchen, and then Mia surprised us by putting on a show. Her little moves were hysterical. She'd grab a handful with each hand and work from side to side trying to put it in her mouth. The overall appearance was as if she was doing a little Salsa dance... I'm not sure if it's apparent yet, but we're slightly obsessed with this little girl!!!

Mommy & Mia Baking...

Mia is endlessly curious and quite the handful... She is always so happy and so full of love, but it's definitely tiring to try and keep her constantly entertained. Mommy does a wonderful job and is so patient. Anyone who knows Stacy knows that October means Halloween cupcakes! So yesterday Mommy decided that the only way to accomplish all the baking would be to have little Mia hop in and help out! I came home to find them baking away and having a blast together... So sweet!