The Big Bed

The past few mornings Mia has been waking up before I am ready for work. Now that she can pull up in her crib she wants out as soon as she's awake. She is also very mobile so I can't watch her as closely as I need to while getting ready. What to do, what to do? I have found if I lay her back down in our bed with pillows all around her she will lay there and play or fall back asleep. I never thought I'd be the type to just sit and watch my baby sleep but I am. I have managed to get some very cute pictures over the past few mornings.

Busch Gardens

On Saturday 9/19 we took Mia to Busch Gardens for her first trip. We just renewed our 2 year passes. It was HOT. Since we have the passes we only planned to stay for a couple of hours. She started off impressed with the tram ride. I really think it was the wind in her face that made her giggle. We decided to just do animal exhibits this trip since Mia likes animals so much. We got some really cute pictures.

9 Months

Mia is 9 months old. I have a very hard time believing that in 3 short months my baby girl will be 1. The time goes faster with each passing day. She has learned so many things in the past month. She can crawl, pull up on anything and everything, drink from a straw, and say mama. She gets braver every day and thinks nothing of holding on with just one hand when standing up. She even gets so brave as to let got for a few seconds and is able to hold her balance then boom, bottom on the floor. We have bumps and bruises and tears when she falls but, we love every minute of it. Our living room and dining room are her play ground. You'd never know we have a baby living here ha ha! She only takes a bottle at night now. The rest of the time it's a sippy cup. I wondered how hard it would be to break her of a bottle, not that hard I guess. She's over it at 9 months. Her smile melts my heart every time. We are so blessed!