(Still) No More Tears

I'd like to think that the reason that Mia never sheds any tears is because I'm such a great mom....but we figured that we should look into a physiological reason. (Just in case!) Most babies start shedding tears in the first few weeks of life, but our little Mia has shed four tears in her 13.5 months, and none of them made it all the way to her cheeks. So our pediatrician recommended that we visit an ophthalmologist. We did that today and learned some interesting things. First, the human body produces two kinds of tears. One kind is what your eyes produce all day long just to keep your eyes moist. The other are produced by some glands on either side of your forehead that flood your eyes when you cry. Apparently some people just don't produce the second kind. There are no real problems associated w/ not producing these tears, and furthermore there isn't anything to be done about it anyhow. So...since she's made it this far in life with no tears, the doctor says that she probably won't produce many more moving forward. Who knew??

Mia Cam

I thought I'd try to capture some video to show you all how well Mia is walking now, but she has become rather infatuated w/ all electronic devices and especially with the camera. So instead this video of her walking turned into a Mia cam. Enjoy!

1st Molar!

Holy moly, we have a molar! I was going to be kind of disappointed if there was no new tooth, and I kind of hoped it might be a molar b/c the three of us all had a really, really, really long night on Friday night to welcome it to the world... Jeff and I put Mia to bed around 8pm on Friday night, and she woke back up around 10pm. And then we were pretty much up while Mia wailed off and on the rest of the night. Jeff and I are still pretty messed up sleepwise & Mia seems to think she's nocturnal now, but she's got her first top-right molar poking through.

Bananas

Jeff and I think it's pretty funny to watch such a little person hold & eat an entire banana, so we thought we'd share. Mia *loves* bananas and points to the them in the fruit bowl every morning. :o)

Sand Toys at the Park

These were taken yesterday during a playdate at the park after our Stroller Strides class. I can't believe Mia's already big enough to play w/ other kids at the park!

Halloween

I can't believe Mia's second Halloween has already come and gone! This year we dressed her as a little chicken. It was pretty funny to watch her walk around in her costume b/c her walk tends to be a little jerky still, so it worked pretty well as a chicken walk! ;o)

Mia's 1st Waffle

Mia finally tasted the waffle for which she was nicknamed last week. Unfortunately, the occasion was the closing of the restaurant where Jeff and I enjoyed our weekly waffles while I was pregnant. :o( Not sure how I could ever survive another pregnancy without a weekly waffle from Spires to looks forward to...

Bottoms up!

Mia fell asleep on the sofa a couple of weeks ago, and Jeff & I got this adorable shot. :o)