Merry Christmas & Happy New Year!

Merry Christmas & Happy New Year! I hope everyone had a great Christmas season & a happy start to the new year! =)
We had a very busy, but fun holiday. We were able to celebrate before and after with my family & we were in NJ for Christmas with Chris' family.



Mia had alot of fun opening her gifts!




Over Christmas she really started talking more & trying to repeat words. A week or 2 before Christmas she said her first two-syllable words! Apple & baby!
Mia started burping Elmo & her baby (she saw her cousin Asher being burped while we were in NJ) & after a couple of pats on the back Mia makes a burping sound! Hehehe! It's really cute & funny!
We found out that Mia does not really enjoy the cold or her heavy jacket- but hopefully that will change as she gets older. Everyone loves to play in the snow! ;)

Yia yia has a saddle in her house, which Mia used as her horse. She had so much fun riding her "horsey" & giving rides to her stuffed animals & toys. What a sweet girl!


We went to a petting zoo (it was the coldest petting zoo I have ever been to!) And Mia (& I) had alot of fun looking at the animals =)


Mia's new signs: clean & drive
New animals sounds: cat, sheep, snake, bird & butterfly.
She also tells people that ovens, stoves, microwaves, coffee & candles are "hot, hot, hot!" =) New words: hot, off, Elmo, baby, apple, yes, no, Ash (Asher her cousin), Yia yia (Grandma) & we are working on Nona (grandma) & Papa (grandpa)!
And when Mia hears a baby cry she imitates them! Ha! It sounds like she is mocking them, but really she isn't! ;) She now has 8 teeth & more on the way.
Oh & she peed once in the potty! Yay!

Happy Thanksgiving, Mia-style! =)

Happy Thanksgiving! I hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving =)
For the past couples months we have had dish towels with cute little turkeys on them hanging in the kitchen. Mia really liked to look at the turkeys on the towels & so we taught her the turkey sound! Hehehe- the turkey sound is a very important 1 year old skill! ;) She doesn't "gobble" , but makes a gobble-like sound with her tongue. In this video she has her turkey stuffed animal (thanks Yia yia) & she is telling us what a turkey sounds like. Actually, Mia is telling us Happy Thanksgiving! ;) Enjoy! Also you can hear her say bye-bye at the end of the video. As usual, she likes to keep anticipation high with her delayed bye-byes!

A funny story (or two)- Mia has made Chris & I into her horsey. She likes sit to on top of us while we are laying down & jump up & down while clicking her tongue (like a horse galloping)! It is really funny, especially if you are being woken up with a baby sitting on your belly pretending that her sleeping parent is her horsey! Hahaha! Chris & I were cracking up the first night she did that! =)-
Also, lately Mia has been kissing & hugging EVERYTHING! She has hugged & kissed her grapes, bread stick, stuffed animals, Chris & I, lotion bottles,cups, flower vases, water bottles, my belly button, our feet, herself, our clothes & many other things...Mia is super sweet & generously affectionate to everyone & everything! ;)

Happy 13 months Mia-bear! ;)

Mia is 13 months & WALKING! She is say trying to say more words & learning more signs. We have so much fun watching Mia's personality develop & seeing her learn new things. She has added turkey to her animal sounds & up, down & pow-pow to her list of words.

Another walking video-

Mia is walking more & more! And she is getting faster too! Hehehe! She looks super cute baby sprinting =)
Here is the 2nd video (that didn't post the first time) of Mia's early walking. Enjoy!

Mia is starting to WALK!

Mia started to walk all by herself on Saturday (Nov. 8th)!!!! Here are 2 short videos of her walking- we are just a bit excited! Hehehe!
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Happy (Very Belated) Halloween!

Happy Belated Halloween! ;)
Mia was a pumpkin this year! Chris went hunting with my Dad & brother, Tony; so Mia & I went to El Paso to visit my Mom. We "helped" with a cake walk, jumped in a jump house & trick or treated! Here are some pics of our Halloween fun! =)

Happy 1st birthday, Mia! Happy 30th birhtday, Chris!

We got Mia a wagon for her birthday & this is a picture of when she first saw it!







Mia talking on the "phone".

Hi! Mia is now 1 year old! We cannot believe it! Her birthday party was soooo fun & it was great seeing family & friends! Mia loved her puppy themed party & since we left the puppy balloons & banner up she pants excitedly every time she sees them. =)
Before I give you an update on Mia, I need to tell you about Chris's 30th surprise party! =)
Chris thought that he & Mia were having a party together on Saturday, but with LOTS of help from family & friends he got a SURPRISE party! It was so exciting & he was SHOCKED! I could not have done it without the help of family & friends- so THANK YOU ALL!
Mia is not walking yet, but she is getting braver every day! She loves to walk while holding our hands, and when I say walk I guess I mean she baby sprints! Hehehe- it's very cute! Mia has 3 (maybe 4) teeth coming in on the top, weighs a little less than 17 pounds & is 27 1/4 inches short, I mean long ;) Mia is a tiny baby, but I like my Mom & I say, "We are small, but we are mighty!" So you are mighty, baby! Hehehe =)-

Mia's new words are: bye-bye & up & she also attempts to say pumpkin, but it just comes out "pu-pu-pu" (old words: Dada, Mama & all done.)
Her new signs are: please & book.


Mia signing "more".

Mia's new animal sounds are: fish, moose, horse & bunny rabbit.
She can also point to her nose, eyes & hair/head. =)

Mia also love to smell flowers (real & not real)- she scrunches her nose up & breathes in & out of her nose loudly- it is super adorable!

This is Mia's flower smelling face!



Oh & Mia really likes her nose hole! ;) She likes to put her finger in her nose, as well as pretzel sticks!

Mia made up a nickname for her friend Aria- Mia calls Aria "Ra-ra". It is so sweet & Mia randomly asks for "Ra-ra". =)

Fun family news- Mia met her cousin Asher (congrats John & Lia!) for the first time on Sunday & then we also found out that her next cousin is going to be a boy- congrats Joey & Jules!