Auntie Erin Comes to Visit

I struggled with what to call this weeks blog...Auntie Erin Comes to Visit....Mom's New Diet....Thumb Sucker....so many things have changed over the last week or so it's crazy.

Let's start with Auntie Erin coming to visit. Erin came home on the plane with us from Boston which was super helpful. Mia did really well...took her bottle on the plane and did her best to sleep through all of the loud speaker announcements and the bathroom door opening and closing right behind us. We got home and quickly got her into the car and back into bed so she could finish the night off. Saturday she bounced back to her regular self and was happy to be home in her own bed. She started napping like a pro and all was good. We had a great time during the week. Auntie Erin taught her lots of camp songs outside which she really enjoyed. We did lots of shopping. Mia's favorite store was Sephora...as you can see below. So many colors and stuff to look at!

Next up...Mom's New Diet....when we were at the doctor on Monday for her 4 month appointment they decided to test her again for a milk protein allergy because she is not gaining very much weight. This time the test came back positive. There are 3 formulas which she can take and we are trying the least smelly one (although it still smells like cat food). Miss Mia is voicing her opinion loud and clear that she does not want any of it....we are trying to change her mind. So in the meantime, I have to be on a dairy free and soy free diet which is not as easy as it sounds. Your obvious offenders such as milk, cheese, yogurt, etc are out but so are the hidden dairy items that are in most breads and packaged items. I tell you if I don't lose weight on this diet then I don't know what else will do it! C'est la vie....we just want Miss Mia to feel a little better no matter the cost.

Thumb sucking....Mia never has been a pacifier girl. She looks at a pacifier almost saying "only babies take those...I'm a big girl". Well as of last week she has discovered her thumb and is actively sucking it. Very cute...I will try to catch it on video so you can see it. Let's just hope this does not become a multi year habit...you can throw out a pacifier but you can throw out a thumb!

Till next week...

Back Home

So week 2 in Boston was a little bit better. Mia finally got used to her surroundings 2 days before we went home...sigh. But we still had a great time, saw sooooo many people, and enjoyed lots of the MA summer air.

Auntie Erin came home on the plane with us which was a BIG help. Having scheduled our flight home before Mia gave herself a bedtime of 7pm. The 6:30pm flight was stressing me out. But she took her bottle and managed to catch some zzzz's despite all of the noise on the plane from the loud speaker and the bathroom door behind us opening and closing.

Our first day back, we went to our first 2 year old birthday party. Mia was a special guest known as "baby Mia" to the birthday girl. Mia had a ball just relaxing in her car seat watching all of the little kids play on the play ground. The birthday girl also gave Mia her exersaucer to use for a couple of months which Mia is totally enjoying. Thank you Meredith!

Yesterday, we went to Mia's 4 month check up. Her new stats are posted to the left. She is now 11 pounds 8 ounces which is on the small side. Just to be safe, they are running a few tests to make sure she is really just a "petite" frame and not that she is allergic to something and therefore not gaining weight. But we are pretty sure she is just "petite". Cognitively, she is doing great for her age. She is very interactive with people and toys and rolled over from front to back last week for the first time. Any 4 month check up can't go without shots unfortunately. But Mia did well. She was a little agitated the rest of the day but wouldn't we all be!

If only Mia knew what happened after she went to sleep...this week she is missing out on margarita's on the porch with Auntie Erin.

Boston....and stuff

Ok, ok, I know I am a bit behind on posting so here we go. A couple of weeks ago we were gearing up to come to Boston. We had a great visit from our friends Nick and Maddy (two other Deloitte babies) which was super fun. We had a little photo shoot to show those back at work what we are doing with our maternity leave. Mia wasn't terribly cooperative but stayed quiet long enough for us to get at least one good shot.

Then we came to Boston which was Mia's first plane ride. Courtesy of daddy's upgrade, mommy and Mia sat in first class...she is already being spoiled. Things went really well and although she didn't' sleep that long she was entertained by the new experience. Our first week in Boston was a fun one although Mia has been a little crabby because of big time teething. We visited with so many family and friends. We made friends with Farley and they seem not to mind each other although Farley gives us this look like "what the heck" when she starts crying.

Mid-week her uncle Meelad came in from Memphis to visit before her baptism. Sunday was Mia's baptism. She did very well and did not cry when the water was poured over her head. We also did not spit up on our 80+ year old baptism gown which was a plus!

We had our first check up from Dr. Lloyd to make sure that Mia's teething blisters were just blisters and not Hand, Foot, and Mouth so that we could play with our new friends Caroline (Lloyd and Leah's baby girl) and Aden (Lanie and Mark's baby boy).

Today Sam and Meelad flew home and Mia and I will be here another week. It's been great to catch up with everyone although even 2 weeks is too short of a time. More next week and I promise to be better about updated the blog Jamie!