Mirror Image

Whoa! Who's that? There was no official changing table at the cabin, but the dresser worked just fine--in fact, maybe even better. Mia figured out that she could entertain herself with the mirror. (At the next change she realized she could look at mom through the mirror, too!)

Feet are cool.

While mom was taking a shower at the cabin, Mia relaxed in in the warmth of the bathroom. Sans socks, she noticed her feet for the first time and took particular interest in them. She concluded that she has the coolest feet in the entire world.

Sports Fan

Dad has some big athletic aspirations for little Mia. In an effort to get her interested in sports right away, he qued up some videos of Mia Hamm playing soccer on You Tube. Here they are screening them together. This afternoon we'll be packing up for Mia's first road trip. We hope to keep the blog updated, but we promise to return with a multitude of photos if we can't!

On the Move

Well...in her own way. Mia loves to feel movement. A ride in the car or stroller, a walk in the Baby Bjorn or Peanut Shell sling, or simply a rock in Mom or Dad's arms will do. Some time in the swing is fun, too!

Snooze...

Phew! What a day. Mia went shopping with Mom, helped Dad in Admissions, and flipped on to her back during tummy time--all by herself!! Here's to a well-deserved nap. (Let's just hope she saves some sleep for tonight...)

Tummy Time 2 (assisted)

Tummy Time was a much happier event this afternoon. Mia seemed to enjoy it from the start and then Dad came home to lend a little support. With his hand to push off from, Mia was able to turn on to her side. No luck getting all the way over yet, though-- that big diaper got in the way.

Tummy Trouble

Tummy Time: Mandatory time spent on the floor on the tummy working to stregthen neck, chest, back, and arms. The practice amounts to a whole lot of work, very little movement, and a great deal of frustration.

Mobile-A-Go-Go

Mia's finally started to enjoy some of the fancy things adorning her room. Here she is enthralled by her farm animals mobile (thanks Grammie Lu!). Mia engaged in a stare-down with the donkey, cow, and um...we're not really sure what the other thing is...for about 15 minutes this afternoon. These are very progressive farm animals, by the way...Some might say they look like they've recently taken an illegal substance, but we just tell Mia they're dizzy from spinning around so much. PS--brownie points to anyone who can identify the creature in orange with the purple scarf.

Gone to the dogs...

Mom couldn't resist dressing me up in all my puppy paraphernalia yesterday. I had Lauren's now famous "ears" hat on, my poochie pajamas, and yes--those are slippers in Buca's likeness!

All Smiles

We've been talking a lot about all the smiles we've been seeing, but haven't really given you much to look at. Here are a couple of goofy grins. All you have to do is give Mia a kiss, and she'll reward you with one of these: