OCTOBER, so far anyways

Ah-- Autumn in New England. Mia has been enjoying her first views of the fall foliage. Here she is bundled up in the swing. Grandpa Dom came to visit last weekend! Hey, this guy has whiskers just like someone else I know.

So did Nana's Jan and Sherrill. They couldn't help themselves. The Buckeye brainwashing has begun.

O-H-I-ONana Jan even read me my most favorite book in the entire world: DOG by Matthew Van FleetMom came home for a pre-race giggle before heading out to coach the girls cross country team on to victory.And, last but not least by any means...Mia borrowed a great toy from her buddy, Noah. The singing flowers make her smile every time.

SEPTEMBER

YES. WE HAVE BEEN EXTREMELY DELINQUENT with the blog entries. We've probably lost most of the Net Mia fans by now, but things are finally quieting down--sort of anyways--and the internet speed has been upgraded here at school, so now we'll actually be able to add more photos when we want to.

Mia was busy as usual in September. She went to New York to participate in the Susan Komen Race for the Cure in honor of Grammy Lu.On the way to the race we stopped for a photo op. in Times Square: We stayed at the Cornell Club the night before the race. The front desk asked if we wanted a crib--but we knew there was no way this little lady would pass up a king size bed.Mia grew her 4th tooth and started nibbling on Baby Mum Mums (little dissolving rice crackers that she just can't get enough of).

She was gobbling them up before we could even unpack the groceries, let alone get her out of the car seat! If this isn't brand placement, we don't know what is!

And...she grew into these adorable black bear pajamas:

Another Tooth!

3 teeth in 5 days! Mom finally took things into her own hands to get a photo of the bottoms ones.

Swing time

Dad showed me how to use the swing in the backyard today!
Woo hoooo!

Check out this ride

Yes-- we know you've been aniticipating this for some time now. Mia "test drove" the hockey high chair this evening. By all accounts she seemed to enjoy the ride. Mama- if blue and orange are complementary colors, this squash must go well with my eyes! PS-- I have another tooth now! That makes two on the bottom.

I LOVERMONT!

This weekend included a side trip to see Aunt Karen and Uncle Nate's new house in Montpelier. The weather was perfect for a stroll around town. We had to visit Aunt Karen's favorite shops for spoiling Mia.
Yea! Zutano! I've heard so much about this place, but who knew the ceiling would be covered with balloons?! It doesn't get much better than this? Mom- did you bring the credit cards?
Auntie Karen was so brave. She even fed me squash at the restaurant!

Paw holding

Oh Lina, can I hold your paw?Mia is becoming more and more interested in her doggie sisters. We're working with both dogs and baby to be gentle with each other. Lina tends to go overboard with the kisses and Mia is a bit heavy-handed with the pats and ear grabs.

Check-up time

Mia made the rounds today and visited her pediatrician for a check-up. She tipped the scales at 14 lbs., 4 oz. and was 25 inches long. Little did we know, she was also hiding a tooth in her little mouth. Hopefully we'll catch it in a photo soon! After another batch of shots :( and a trip to get some Earth's Best organic baby food at the supermarket :) we headed up to New Hampshire to catch up with Dad for some relaxation at the cabin. Yep- you heard that right--baby food. Mia had her first taste of the good stuff this weekend. Squash, to be exact. YUM.

Oh Fitz-o!

Really Fitz, you don't have to give me your cute little blue whale rattle! You're making me blush.

Mom, enough with the camera already. A little privacy, please!

Yes, I am...

sitting all by myself, thank you very much.