raspberry

Mia has finally begun her raspberry sounds where she has her tongue out and blows, making bubbles and new sounds. The last few days she has been talking, very loudly, up a storm! We love hearing her little voice developing. We spent the last few days with Auntie Christie and had lots of fun hanging out and playing. Last night we went for an early dinner then over to Mitchell's for ice cream. Mia was so ready for bed by the time we came back. She is moving herself farther distances and can almost sit up in a tripod position...almost there! She continues to enjoy her solids that I've introduced her too. Tonight we are going to try summer squash!!

Ella

This weekend we drove out to Ohio to finally meet the Patterson's little girl, Ella. She is so precious and we were so happy to finally see her in person! Mia already has a little best friend. They looked at each other for awhile, Mia even squeezed Ella, but it was a very sweet moment. We enjoyed the day together and even went out to dinner for Ella's first restaurant trip (she did great!!) Mia did pretty good too. Sunday morning the Butlers came over and we were able to visit with their little boys too. It's great to see everyone's families expanding - lots of fun in store for us all! The drive back was a little long, Mia was very tired of being in her car seat..but we are home safe and sound and Mia is fast asleep in her crib! Photos are of Ella and Mia meeting for the first time, the proud daddies and their little girls and all the kiddos together for a group shot!

there she goes!

Please excuse my annoyingly excited Mommy voice. Each day she crawls just a little bit farther!
I am extremely excited, today we did some girly shopping and picked up a new Maclaren umbrella stroller! So far, Mia enjoys riding around in the house sitting in it. I hope she likes it outdoors as much! This will be great because now she will be able to face forward on walks instead of being hidden in her infant carrier stroller. Pics of that later to come!

5 months old

Happy 5 months old to Mia! Watch her grow...

first concert

It was a beautiful day in Chicago for Mia's first concert. Daddy, mommy and Mia took the train down to the Pritzker Pavillion to see our favorite kids singer, Justin Roberts. Grammy and Grandpa H got their early to save us a good spot on the lawn. Although Mia was quite sleepy, she enjoyed watching other kids around her and listening to the familiar voice of Justin singing! Daddy bought Mia the new cd, Pop Fly, and we even got to meet Justin and get his autograph. Mommy told him how when Mia was a newborn and crying alot, she would play "Roller in the Coaster" for her and she would calm down. Justin said no one ever requests that song and was happy that its our favorite because it's one of his favorites too! So next time we see him in concert, to email him and he'll play it just for Mia! We took the train back and despite how sleepy Mia was, she didn't fall asleep (too much to look at!). She did go to sleep extra early tonight!

Mia was very eager to start moving this morning.
Here she is before she was dressed!

Grammy is coming out today so we can have a girls lunch and do a little local shopping at Poppies. Mia slept through the night two nights in a row!!! Sleep is so good!
Mia after she was dressed :) Still lovin her feetsies.

Here are a few more photos from this past week. The group on the pontoon is of Auntie Christie and her boyfriend Chris, mommy, daddy, Mia and Grandpa Greg AND Bosco and Charles....Mia being limber!! and Mommy, Mia and Daddy with Grandpa Cap in the pool!

4th of July vacation

It's good to be home but we had a fun week at our summerhouse! Mia did amazing and we can really tell she grew a lot this week. She is now on her knees ready to crawl, she is almost there! She is scooting herself backwards and forwards....she is all over the place! She is always talking up a storm, since her crib is in our bedroom at the summer house we can hear her through the night. Around 6am she has been saying sounds like "hey,hi, hey, hi" and we can't help but laugh at her.

She had a great time, saw fireworks for the first time (stayed up way past her bedtime but it was worth it) went on the pontoon boat, enjoyed the pool, visited tons of restaurants, took lots of drives to little towns in the country, had a picnic in south haven, got some cool shoes from saugatuck, went to her first minor league baseball game, spent time with grandma and grandpa hallam and grandpa cap and auntie christie, went to the cherry festival and to a winery....it was a busy week!

we're going awwwwway, going away!

Justin Roberts will be playing in the car as we take off tomorrow morning singing "we're going awaaaay, going away!". We are heading to our summerhouse for a nice long week vacation! Daddy is off and we are excited to be getting away. We'll also make a trip to visit great grandma Puroll AND grandma vicki!! Auntie Christie, Grandpa Cap and Uncle Chris plan on joining us on Saturday to take a ride on grammy's new (new to us!) pontoon boat! We also plan to take Mia to St Joe's for their 4th of July fireworks display. Let's hope the weather stays nice, the mosquitoes go away and we all have a good time! We'll report back next weekend! Happy 4th of July everyone!!!

happy baby

In yoga there is a pose called "Happy Baby", it is actually one of my favorites to relax my back. Here is Mia doing what comes naturally to babies! I love it!

ps - that is Sophie the giraffe with her, made in France, a gift from grammy. Suppose to be THE teething toy to own!

it's gone...

I had to do it, I just had to....I cut Mia's little tail off! I snipped it yesterday while she was playing and she didn't even notice! It's safely tucked away in a ziploc in her baby book. She doesn't even notice it's gone :) It makes mommy feel better that she doesn't have a mullet anymore :)