Zzzzzz's

Why is this blog titled "zzzzzz's" you ask? Because Mia and Mommy are finally getting some. Mia has slept through the night 4 times now (7pm to 6:30/7am). Other nights she is sleeping 7pm to 4am then 4:45ish to 6:30/7am. Mommy is starting to feel human again and Mia is more rested than she has ever been!

It's been a busy few weeks. Two weeks ago Mia had her 2 month appointment. Everything checked out well and she got 4 vaccinations which she was not pleased about in the least. At the time of her appointment she weighed in at 9 pounds 5 ounces and by now she is most definitely in the mid 10 pounds. Her next appointment is not until 4 months. Mia has been holding her head alot more these days and also grasping any fabric or my hair within her reach. You can also tell that she can focus much further away than before.

"Uncle" Danny and "Aunt" Farrah came to visit from Atlanta. We had a great time catching up and received some great moral support as we transitioned Mia's naps to her crib (which came with some crying).

For those who haven't heard me talk about it "Mia" is the American Girl Doll of the year this year. She is only available in the year that she is the girl of the year so we went ahead and purchased her to be a present in probably 7 years! Think how much the American Girl Dolls will cost by then. Anyways, Mia and her purple skates arrived last week and she is already packed away in a closet. I think Sam might cut my maternity leave short so I stop spending money! ;-)

This past week, Sam and I were able to go out to dinner courtesy of Miss Kristen Tietjen who came to babysit. It was great to have a night out just the two of us. We are looking forward to Kristen being back in Charlotte over the summer so hopefully we can get a few more nights out!

Don't forget to check out the the new pictures and video's via the links on the left hand side!

Road Warrior

I think this was by far Mia's biggest week in terms of excitement and different experiences. We started off the week by driving with Sam up to Eastern TN (while he went to a client) and visiting a very good friend of mine who lives right over the border in VA. Mia's first long car trip did not go very well. There was a lot of crying and a lot of pulling over but c'est la vie. She did great staying in the hotel and did great at my friends house taking in her new surroundings everywhere we went.

On Friday, we drove to DC for Mother's Day. By this time Mia had figured out that we were going to be in the car for a while so maybe sleeping was a good idea! We still stopped to eat several times but the car ride went much better than earlier in the week. The Heffernon, Funk, Tatspaugh gang all descended on my great grandmother's house for the weekend. It was truly a treat to have 5 generations of women all in the same house (from 97 1/2 to 2 months!). Sam set up a mini photo shoot to remember the occasion. My dear husband also order 2 dozen roses for each mother in house! So do the math and that is 8 dozen roses. We were all very surprised and enjoyed them greatly.

My cousin Jamie also came down to DC with my parents and hung out for the weekend. She was a natural with Mia and we are telling her either her calling is open a daycare center or have 5 children! Everyone was thrilled to spend the weekend with Miss Mia who is now much more interactive then the last time they saw her. There's nothing better than when she flashes you a real smile!

Finally a Laid Back Week

Not much to report for this last week. Mia's antibiotics kicked in and now she is finally congestion free and feeling better. I think she ended up passing her illness to me which I had at the beginning of last week but now it's all gone. I guess that is how it will be going forward...just passing the colds/etc around between all of us!

Last week Mia started to develop a much earlier bedtime. She now likes to go down for the night around 6:45. As of Saturday she is also sleeping stretches of 8 or 9 hours. Now we just have to work on those 8 hours being when mommy and daddy are asleep instead of 6:45-2:30ish! We'll get there I'm sure.

Sam and I got out for our first "date night" since Mia has been born. Thanks to Lisa and David babysitting, we went to a theater Charlotte show and enjoyed a few hours to ourselves. It was great.

Look for the updated pictures and video's (links on the side).

Lastly as you can see, Mia has really grown an affection for her index fingers. She does not like pacifiers, hasn't really found her thumb yet, but her index finger is always in her mouth!