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

christmas 2009

Ok I’m a week behind on the Christmas day post, but here it is.
We had a great time for Christmas we were able to see all our family in NJ and Mia had a blast opening all the presents, we spent Christmas Eve at Josie’s house, have dinner with Josie, Keith and Fernando, Mia opened her first presents that night. On Christmas day Mia wake up at 6:40 am like she knew what was waiting for her, so we started to opening the Christmas present and them get ready to go to Garfield for breakfast.
After breakfast we went to Jenn’s parents to have dinner with their family. We had a great time, we were super tire it was a lot of driving around. We didn’t get back to Bordentown until 9:00 pm.
Mia got spoiled this year, a few of the presents that she got are:

Dora sleeping doll http://www.amazon.com/Fisher-Price-L7298-Sleepy-Dreams-Dora/dp/B000VZXSGM
Baby and bath doll
Kitchen (step 2) http://www.step2.com/product.cfm?product_id=1299
Food for the kitchen (2 sets)
Fisher-Price Elmo Live Encore http://www.walmart.com/catalog/product.do?product_id=12016710
An electric keyboard (piano)
A baby alive http://www.hasbro.com/babyalive/en_US/
Play doh
Finger paint
Bubble machine
Books (in English and Spanish)
A princess castle
Pajamas
Clothing
Fridge alphabet set Fridge Phonics® Magnetic Alphabet Set
M & M’s candy
Toys R us gift cards
a nativity set
a Doctor's kit
and much more, these are only the ones that I can think of.

I hope everybody had a great and safe Christmas and thank you everyone for your generosity, Mia love every single one of her toys she is having lots of fun.

Mia and Santa pictures

21 Months

Mia turned 21 months today. Today she finally witnessed what a real snow storm is. She has really progressed with her speaking skills. She is now using a few words in a row. Things such as "Mommy I am falling", "Daddy sit down", "It is raining out", "I have to go pee-pee". This past month seems to have been a little more hectic than others, i assume from the terrible twos, but that is off and on. There are times when Mia will be sitting with me, and we will look at each other and just start cracking up. Neither of us have an idea why we crack up, we just do, and it completely acceptable because to see Mia laugh is a prize in itself. I really like when Mia wants to snuggle with the three of us. This month Mia also caught the RSV virus. The easiest way to explain what it is, is to imagine your lungs as normal tree branches with leaves, however with the RSV virus, the branches become thinned out leaving the leaves with little oxygen. In essence Mia's lungs were not getting the appropriate oxygen, causing her to cough very badly at night. The doctor put her on a nubulizer which is actually used for people with asthma, however they have realized that it also helps with RSV because the the effects of asthma are very similar. She is now doing much better, and is running around all over again. Mia now knows my other name is Shaun and Mommy's other name is Karina. She can also say 1 to 10 in English and Spanish. She also knows that credit cards are used for shopping, and uses our old cards to pretend she is shopping. She knows when mommy is not here that she is working. She also likes to pretend I am a horse and give her horsey rides. We are blessed and we will continue to cherish each moment we possibly can with Mia. I love you Mia, love your daddy.