YOU ARE 20 MONTH OLD

You are growing up fast – 20 months old today. I can hardly believe it. You really seem like you are becoming a big girl, more so every day and it is so fun to see the world through your eyes.
I think every day you learn new words – lately there has been: thank you, please, hurry, shoe off, fork and you are trying to sing songs as well. You ask us to sing ABCD, old Mcdonald had a farm and one in Spanish a, e, i, o, u. you favorite toys are legos and play doh. You also like to play ring around the rosy, hide and seek, horse (go on daddy’s back while he crawl around the living room).
We love you very much baby girl. Happy 20 Months Birthday!

Baby Momma

Aunt Tracy's time with Mia

This past weekend was such a nice weekend. I got to spend it with you, Mommy and Daddy for Mommy's birthday. And to my surprise, you asked for me all weekend long. When we went out to dinner at Ikea, we ate together and I helped feed you. Then we played walked half of the store and you played in the children's area. I kept you occupied while Mommy and Daddy looked at big girl beds for you. That was a great night. Then the next morning, Daddy brought you downstairs when you first woke up and you cuddled with me on the couch for about a second and then as soon as you realized Codie was right there, you got down and hugged and kissed Codie all morning and afternoon long. You asked me to sit down on the floor to play "Yego Yego", which means Lego's. I loved every moment I got to spend with you this weekend. It's amazing how quickly you are growing and each time I see you, Mommy and Daddy taught you something new. For example, ever since you got bit is school, Daddy has been very upset and decided to teach you to talk back. So when I asked you if I could bite you, you said "NO NO". Or when I asked how old you were, you said "Uno". That was a big surprise. I think what surprised me the most is when you pointed to your diaper and said, "Pee Pee". Mommy and Daddy explained to me that you now pee pee on the potty when you say that. So I brought you upstairs to go and you said "Tacy pee pee", and you meant that you wanted me to go too. And as soon as I started going, I heard funny noises. And come to find out, you don't only know how to pee pee on the toilet, apparently Mommy and Daddy taught you how to poo poo too!! Of course, I had no idea what to do, so Daddy had to show me. Sunday morning was the best. Daddy brought you downstairs again, when you first woke, and shortly after that, we all went to Walmart so Mommy and Daddy could go food shopping. Almost the entire time we were there, you asked for me. So I decided to walk you over to the toys department and ride on what you call a "bikey". You loved it. Then we looked at Elmo dolls and eventually Mommy and Daddy came over to join us. I love spending time with you Mia and can't wait to see you again so you can surprise me with something new that Mommy and Daddy taught you!!

HALLOWEEN

This last weekend was Halloween and it seems that you liked it. You still go around the house with you basket trick or treating giving candy to daddy and me.
You’ve been sick for over a week now, you first had a sinus infection and now you have a cold, which is why you couldn’t go to the school harvest because instead you went to the doctor’s office.
On Saturday we took you to Michael’s for a Halloween event that they had. You got a purple bucket with a black witch on it, a balloon, a Halloween frame (that we have to make) and a pencil with a play-doh monster (that daddy made for you). Then we took you for lunch at Friendly’s. We went home for a nap and in the afternoon we took you to the mall for trick or treating. You look so beautiful on you ladybug outfit. Afterwards you did a few stores of trick or treating definitely got the concept. We haven’t let you eat any of the candy yet. I’ll probably let you eat the lollipops.
Mia it is so much fun watching you grow up. I can’t wait for Christmas.

19 months old

Today you are 19 months old. It seems like just yesterday I was writing your 18 month old post – time really is flying by these days.
My favorite thing of you is how loving you are – I’ve mentioned it before, but this month you have bloomed even more, wanting to hug everyone and you give us the sweetest cuddles and tell us ‘I L’ You’ – which just melts my heart every time.
I think every day you learn new words, your vocabulary is increasing everyday, mostly because you try to copy everything we say, but a special toddler dictionary is required to decipher most of what you say – lately there has been: Shhhhh...Noise, sit down, Papas (potatoes), play doh, bed, shoe, sock, hair, pee pee, potty, and cookie. You started to sing the ABC’s. You can say a, b, c, d. I think my favorite word is when you say I love you. You called Aunt Tracy sisi. When we ask you: how old are you? You say: UNO. When we ask you: how do you say Daddy in Spanish? You say: papi.
You like to talk on the phone. You ask us all the time to call Nina (Aunt Patricia) and Aiden.
Today at the daycare you are going to start to transition to another room (18 to 24 month); they will start taking you for an hour or two so you can get used to the new room, the kids and the providers.

You’ve been sick for the last week, you have a sinus infection, but you are a champ. You’ve been taking you antibiotics like we are giving you candy, you even ask for more.
You are such a joy and so much fun to watch you play around the house and help us clean and fold the laundry.
We love you very much baby girl, and I know I can’t call you baby girl much longer – I’m still clinging on tight.

POTTY TRAINING

Mia will be 19 months old in 5 days, I never thought that she was ready for Potty train yet, but back is July she started to be interested on what Shaun and I were doing in the bathroom so Shaun went to babies r us and got her a potty. We thought that it will be a good idea to just get her use to the potty. Must of the time that we go to the bathroom we take her with us, she sat on the potty while I sat on the toilet but she never did anything until yesterday.

Yesterday went I came back form work Shaun called me upstairs were he was with Mia and told Mia: Show mommy. Mia went to the bathroom and I followed her and I asked her: what happened Mia, what do you want to show me? She sat on the potty and Shaun told her: Mia don’t see there, show mommy, so when I looked on the potty there it was “pee pee”. Mia peed on the potty for the first time.

Here is the story:
Shaun was getting her ready for her bath when Mia took her diaper off, so he told her: Mia sit on the potty and do pee pee until I come back with you towel, Shaun went to her room and got her stuffs together and went back to the bathroom and asked her: did you pee? And Mia said yes. He didn’t believe her but them he saw it in the potty.

Congrats to you Baby girl in this new achievement.

This Weekend

A lot had happened this last weekend; first on Friday Shaun got a phone call from the CDC (Child Development Center) Mia got bitten by one of the other toddlers, they did not want to disclosed any information with Shaun of who was the kid, they give us an accident report where it says that miss Carmen was the provider in charge at the moment, the time, that it did not break the skin and that they clean her arm with soap and water.
When I got home we took Mia to the store and got her a stuff animal (a pink pig)
And took her to Chick-fil-a for dinner and to play and ended the night with an ice cream cone.

On Saturday we took Mia to Michael’s craft store for a pumpkin craft day, we (Shaun and I) help Mia to decorate the pumpkin. After that we went to cicis pizza for lunch since grandma Linda was with us and she never been to a pizza buffet.
In the afternoon Aunt Tracy, aunt Jen and Cody came to visit form NJ and we went out for dinner to celebrate aunt Tracy’s birthday at Duclaw. On Sunday we went Pumpkin and Apple picking at Baugher’s in Westminster, MD.
We had a great time Mia pick up her first apple from a tree and eat it right away. We took lots of pictures; walk around for a while, them we went back to the store to pay for the apples and to take a Hyde ride to the pumpkin patch.

Mia pick up her own pumpkin, she play on the Hyde and walked around the field. The weather was really nice. After that we went to the Baugher’s restaurant for lunch and of course we had to have some pie and ice cream.

Them we went home to bake some cookies. Aunt Tracy wanted to this with Mia and they both had a great time doing it.

Cheers to a great weekend with the family and for many more to come!!!

OCTOBER FACTS

Here are a few fun things about Mia for October.

She is 23 lbs.
She is getting pretty good at running and it is so cute.
She is very loving, and is giving great hugs right now. And she will give kisses when asked.
Her language is definitely progressing, with her adding words like mama (grandma), cold, ice, I L’ ou – I love you and a whole bunch more. I thought I was behind on keeping track last month but now it’s impossible. She constantly amazes me by knowing words and she is also very good at parroting.
If you ask her how old she is she will say: “Uno”.
Mia has her first pony ride on Saturday at the cranberry festival in Bordentown.
She loves the playground at the mall and the pretzels sticks after she played.
We can now do two pony tails on her hair instead of to pigtails.
She loves to dance to any song.
She likes to take care of her cousin Aiden. She likes to feed him and burp him.


This is a really fun age, but I’m sure each month will bring even more fun as Mia continues to grow.

Love,
Mommy.