Yankee Nation

Here she is: The newest member of Yankee Nation. Mia surprised her proud papa in the dining hall last night when she arrived in her newest hat (courtesy of Grandpa Dom). Mia wore it with poise, despite several looks of scorn from the Red Sox babies.

Road Block

Mia's been moving more and more during Tummy Time lately. It's not a crawl...more of a belly scoot. That whole flip-over trick is old news. Mia's taking it to the streets...until she comes across the occasional road block.

Chew Toy

In a house with two dogs we talk about chew toys quite a bit. More so now that there are two dogs and a Mia. If that's not a look of determination, we're not sure what is.

Sunday

Ahh Sunday...the only day of rest for the boarding school weary. With more beautiful weather and a day off from work, the family geared up for a trip into Great Barrington. We did some shopping at the two toy stores in town-- had to find the perfect inflatable pool for the summer! And grabbed a bite at the very bohemian Cafe Helsinki-- Mia, you are so hip.

But first-we geared up in the appropriate attire.

Mia wasn't sure what she thought about her first pair of Osh Kosh overalls.

But, she knew the sun hat was too much.

Tasty Blankie

Yes folks, she's defintely located the mouth...and everything is fair game to go in it. Look out Mom and Dad- you better be baby-proofing the apartment. Hmm...I wonder if this cute blankie tastes as good as it feels?

Back Blogging

For those of you who are regular visitors to the Mia Elizabeth D'Arco blog, you've probably already realized that this post didn't really go up on Friday. We'll call what we've been experiencing lately the Great Three-Month Growth Spurt. (Notice that the "Great Depression" also began with the word "great.") Mia gave us two days of extraordinary sleep...followed by 4 (so far) days of hardly any. She's been getting up at all hours of the night (literally) to feast. Here are some shots form the extended awake/alert time.

The weather has been beautiful lately, and Mia is enjoying all the extra naked time. Here she is hanging out with mom after a walk with the dogs outside. And later, she enjoyed some Stanley Cup playoffs from the Bumbo...

Who said I don't know...

Yes, apparently Mia took our last blog post to heart. She's been working on that whole "where is my mouth thing" quite a bit today. Or is that the international sign for "feed me now!"? She had, after all, just finished a rigorous ten minutes of tummy time. Perhaps Mom should give her more credit.
Open mouth...
...insert fist.

How does this thing work?

Mia was enjoying a bottle yesterday evening with Dad when she started trying to feed herself. Her little hands can't quite wrap around a bottle yet, nor does she have the coordination to manage such a feat, but hey, she's working on it. Apparently she also needs to figure out where her mouth is."Can you snort this stuff?"

BUMBO!

The Bumbo (rhymes with Dumbo, like the elephant) chair has arrived! The funny purple foam seat helps Mia sit up like big girl. Now that she's gained some control over that big noggin, she can spend some more time upright. This was the only item Brad wanted on Mia's baby registry. He says, "the more time she spends sitting up, the better!" Mom's just worried that he might start entering the little one in neck strength contests.

Question:

When is a hairy frog cute?

Answer: When it's on Mia's tummy.