CHRISTMAS IS IN THE AIR

Can you believe Christmas is only 3 weekends away? This past weekend we went to visit Santa @ the mall. She was so happy to see him, she gave him a big hug and told him that she is going to make him cookies and put him milk on Christmas Eve. He asked her what she was going to leave Rudolph and Mia said: a carrot.
After that we went to a Christmas party @ FT Meade. Here are a couple of pictures of the event:

32 MONTHS OLD

Whoa! It has been a long time since our last post. Mia is 32 Months old and it seems like yesterday that she was just a tiny baby. Now, she is a big girl who likes to jump, run around and do cool tricks, act as a ballerina, and use our foot board as a balancing beam. She still loves her dolls and play-doh. She also likes to play swords with her daddy...and of course win! She likes to help around the house by cleaning, but only when it's not her own mess. She has finally discovered that M&M's are not the only chocolate candy (thanks to Halloween). Now she asks for Hershey chocolate bars, Milky Ways or even tootsie rolls. She has become a fashionista because now she picks out what she wants to wear and she loves shoes. Mia's vocabulary is amazing (in English). She makes sense in every sentence she states. She uses word like: belongs, actually, enough.
At times we take it for granted that she is very mature and expect so much, yet come to the realization that she is only 2 years old. She is our little baby and always will be! She absolutely loves to be pampered, and enjoys hugs and kisses. She is still daddy's little girl and loves to be the princess of the house. Of course she can be stubborn when she doesn't get her way, for instance, when she is watching a cartoon and it is time for a nap or shower/bath, she says "2 more minutes". Her favorite media are Wow Wow Wubzy, Dino Dan, Ni Hao Kailan, and Maltilda.
Her favorite color still: pink.
Her favorite Ice Cream Flavor is Vanilla and she doesn’t like chocolate milk.

She knows her colors and shapes (triangle, square, circle).
Love,
Mommy and Daddy

A BIG GIRL

Mia is growing up so fast! She is 29 months old now and is loving life! We love every minute with her. Here are some funny things she does and some of her accomplishments:
She is potty trained! Yesterday we received a note on her daily sheet from the daycare and was in big pink market " POTTY TRAINED". Woohoo for our baby girl. She was in the basement with daddy and told him that she had to go poo poo. Shaun was cleaning and she said daddy it's ok I will do it. She went upstairs, and Shaun gave her 5 minutes. He went up there and she actually did it by herself and wiped her heiny. She said daddy, I am big!
You also wake up in the middle of the night and wake us up because you need to go potty.
You sing so many songs now, and sing them well! (ABC’s, twinkle twinkle, ba ba black sheep, the itsy bitsy spider, the wheels on the bus and many more.
You even attempt to read the books to Mommy and Daddy.
Yesterday she called Mommy Ma’ for the first time. Not Mommy but Ma’.
Mia is into movies now; her favorite movies are Matilda and nanny Mcphee.
She watched the movie and asked us questions about the movie, it’s so cute.
She still loves stickers and now her favorite snack is marshmallows.
I hope you’ve enjoyed the little glimpse into your life as a 29 month old. You are so much fun and keep us laughing all the time and you keep us on our toes as well!

JULY 2010

Wao is been a long time since our last post. We’ve been so busy. Where to start
Ok July:

For 4th of July we went to Ft. Meade. Mia play football with Paul, danielle and Daddy. She run around, played on the moonbounce, got a balloon animal and had a great time with the family. she also watch the fire works for the first time, at first she was a little scared and covered her ear, but them she was able to enjoy them.

We also took a week vacation to go to Dominican Republic to visit my family, also we were able to attended to Alain’s high school graduation and Aiden’s baptism. After that we spent a couple of days at Iberostart Costa Dorada beach and Resort. We had a great time Mia love the pool, no so much the beach, she loved to put on her bathing suit and go in the water she looked forward to that everyday.
She survived on ice cream, French fries and apple juice. yeap that basically all she ate. She did really well at the airport and on the plane, this was Mia’s 3rd time on a plane and she loves that now she gets her on seat. Back at my parent she was bear feet all day and with a top and pull ups it is so hot there that she didn’t want to wear pants.
She loved to play with all of her cousins especially with Lia, Miky and Alain. She is so bossy she keeps telling them what to do and where to go.
Back to the states she didn’t want to go back to the daycare, I don’t blame her I didn’t want to go back to work either.
Here are a few pictures of our trip.

Where did they go

The other day Karina and I were in the basement in the laundry room and Mia was in the other side playing with her toys. Well apparently she discovered we were not in there with her and went up the 2 flight of stairs looking for us. I asked Karina if she heard the footsteps running up stairs, and she didn't , so I asked her to look out to see if Mia was there playing still...well she wasn't. So Karina went up stairs and discovered she went to the second floor looking for us, because she thought we left her.

PICTURE WITH THE EASTER BUNNY

EASTER WEEKEND

This year was your first year egg hunting and it was so much fun. Your first egg hunting was at FT. Meade. Aunt Tracy, aunt Jenn, Grandma Linda, Daddy and I were there, we colored and walk around until it was time. You were in the younger category 0 to 4 years old, we got 11 eggs, no bad for you first time, and of course Mommy helped you.
So for Easter weekend we went to NJ. Aunt Tracy and aunt Jenn got you a really nice Easter basket with bubbles, bracelets, necklaces, crayons and much stuffs. Them we went to cookies house (Aunt Jenn mother) and they had a egg hunting for you in the backyard, you had so much fun and you love your eggs, also Cookie got you a beautiful Easter basket with a baby doll, an unicorn, an egg that you put in water and a chicken comes out of it. (The egg still in water and started to hatch). Sherry also got you a basket with a Dora the explorer book that you want to read right away, bunny ears, a set of plate and forks. Aunt Josie got you a beautiful dress and a hat.
We came back on Sunday to get more eggs around the house and a small Easter basket from mommy and daddy.
You were a little sick this weekend; we started to give you some iron since your hemoglobin is a little low and the doctor suggested for us to give it to you for two weeks to bust it up.
Today Monday you were feeling much better and happier.

I will leave you with some images of my girl egg hunting.

Hope everyone had a wonderful Easter weekend.
Love,

The Cronks

MIA IS TWO YEARS OLD

I’m not really sure how to even start this. Today marks the day you entered our life, you were teeny and tiny and just perfect. I can’t imagine you not being you – and your name Mia fits you just wonderfully still this day.
In the last month we’ve seen some signs of a 2 year old appear – in the form of not listening. It’s like you have cotton in your ears! You want to play, we want you to have a change of pull ups … these things aren’t compatible apparently so you ignore us.
Another big sign “independence”. One of the most common phrases heard around our house these days is ‘me do it’. And you do.
You start each day by asking to go downstairs immediately – even though every day we remind you we have to change your pull up first and get you dressed. Every day we go through this.
You love to be tickled and your dad is great at that with you.
When you turned one you were barely even cruising around holding on to things, and now you run. You kick and throw balls. You jump. You dance. Its hard to remember when you could barely toddler wobbles along.
You are in size 5.5 shoes. You are 25 lbs and you are wearing 24 months clothing.
You take great care of your dolls and yesterday you even pretend to changed Aiden’s diaper.
I have so many fun stories I could share, but it’s hard to put them all down. Here are just a couple more fun things.
- You love all living creatures – especially codie, Jacobs and blackie (Aunt Tracy’s and Aunt Jenn pets). So we are definitely taking you to the zoo.
- You are daddy’s little girl for sure – you follow him around when he is working on something with tools or cooking in the kitchen. He let you sit on the counter top so you can watch him.
We love you very very much. You have given us two wonderful and amazing years so far, and I look forward to this next year.
I hope you have a wonderful birthday today!
Love,
Mommy

Mia is 23 months old

Okay, I looked at the date on my computer and was like…whoa… Mia is only a month away from being 2. That’s crazy! And yet, that means today you are 23 months old sweetie. Wow. How are you growing so fast?!
You really have begun to develop your own unique and fun personality. You are definitely independent for sure. If we help you to do something you get upset and said: let Mia do it.
You love to dance and sing and be the center of attention. You still love cuddles, hugs and kisses from mommy & daddy – I hope that never changes, its one of my favorite things.
You talk up a storm these days – most things are a whole phrases: Where daddy goes, help me mommy, it’s not working, more please. You always amaze me. You are growing up! You can also sing songs pretty well and you can count to 10 in English and Spanish. Another new development is colors you know which one is white and which one is pink, you know that the color of your eyes and daddy’s eyes is blue. You love to count the school buses and trucks and sign songs on the way to school and on the way home.
We are still working in the potty training, you go and pee in the potty, but we are having a hard time when it come to poop.
It’s being 6 nights that you don’t use your pacifier even though you ask for it all the time.
You love to read, you want us to read you 3 and 4 books at the time. You like to camp in the living room and hide form us; you like to help around the kitchen cooking and put dishes away.
I know I haven’t captured everything, but at least you get a glimpse into how you were at 23 months. We love you so much and are so glad you came into our lives 23 months ago.

Love Mommy.

22 months old

You were 22 months old on Tuesday. The last couple weeks has really marked a turn in your verbal progression – instead of just one word you try to say phrases with 2, 3, sometimes even more words. We don’t always understand you but its fun to see you mind figure it all out.
You also are physically moving along – almost getting the jumping thing down, running around like a champ, walking up and down stairs just holding on to hands or handrails. I think you are taller and you definitely feel heavier
You definitely have a fun personality – loving, sweet, fun and playful with an independent streak for sure. You are stubborn but not too much – most of the time. Just enough for us to know you are your own person and I think that’s a good thing.
You LOVE Ice cream and M & M’s you can it them all the time and you know where to find them.

You can sign the ABC’s, twinkle twinkle little start and a new some about apple trees that they taught you at school but I don’t know which one it is .

I can’t believe that in two months you will be two years old.

I love you very much.

Mommy