What a Big Girl

This week Mia will be 18 months old. (It's her "half-birthday," as her cousin Adam likes to call it.) She had her checkup at the doctor yesterday, and everything looks great. We're all getting used to our new schedule (with me working full-time again), and she seems to really be enjoying her extra day at Nana Cindy's house. She is a full-fledged toddler now, and really has a mind of her own. She KNOWS what she WANTS. She's talking a lot, repeating much of what we say, and is going to the potty more often now. She likes to touch her sippy cup to your glass and say "Cheers!" She's learning new words every day such as "thank you," "I love you," "excuse me," "Obama," "eating," (as in "Mona is eating, so let's leave her alone") "night-night," and "I don't know." She also has a great sense of humor and makes us laugh all the time.

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Esta semana Mia cumple 18 meses. Tuvo su chequeo medico ayer y todo se ve muy bien. Nos estamos acostumbrando a nuestra nueva rutina ahora que estoy trabajando "full-time" otra vez. Mia parece que esta disfrutando su dia adicional en casa de "Nana" Cindy. (Ya nunca llora cuando la dejamos por la manana.) Cada dia esta mas nina que bebe, hablando mucho y repitiendo lo que oye como una cotorrita. Tambien esta usando su "potty" mas a menudo. Le gusta brindar con nosotros con su tasita. En Espanol ha aprendido unas cuantas palabras nuevas recientemente como: "cuna," "arroz," "media," "pollo," "caja," "agua," "bano" y "nino/a." Le encanta bailar y tiene un buen sentido de humor. Nos hace reir todo el tiempo.


Here is Mia testing out the potty.

"Hey, Mona, check out my new potty!"

Mommy got out the power tools and finally hung up the crocodile mirror that Santa brought.