Mia is 15 Months!

Where did the last 15 months go???? We have been busy the last few weeks. We took a car trip to DC to visit Mia's great, great, grandmother and our friends Jim and Theresa. Mia did great in the car thanks to her brand new DVD player. We took the opportunity to visit the National Zoo while we were there. Mia thought it was great to see all of the animals in her books close up.

Mia and great great grandmother had matching rides and enjoyed the first row viewing benefits that came with it. For those who don't know my 98 year old great grandmother well....this took alot of convincing by my mother to get her to take the wheel chair!

Mia had a ball playing at great great grandma's and took her first shot at playing the piano. If you haven't been to visit the new videos definitely check out the one of Mia playing the piano. You would expect a toddler to bash the keys....not Mia...it's like she knew how to play. There might be piano lessons in our future.

Two weeks ago Mia ended up with an ear infection in both ears while popping through 2 of her premolars....the poor thing. But by the end of the week she was feeling better and had 11 teeth!

Mia's been really into helping around the house. She is a very good duster, in fact I am thinking about getting her to help with the baseboards this week since those are more her height. :-) In all seriousness, she loves doing whatever we do...cleaning the floor...sweeping. It's pretty neat to watch.

Last weekend, Mia helped daddy wash the car. She LOVED this activity. Thankfully the water ban is over so we can do this and use the sprinkler more often.

This week we went to visit Dr. Richter for her 15 month appointment. She checked out great and weighed in at 19 pounds 6 ounces and 31 inches tall. So she still is a tall and slender girl. Maybe some day she will be able to turn around in the car seat (20 pound limit).

My favorite update from this week is that she is now saying "mommy" and "daddy" instead of mama and dada. It is sooooo cute to hear. :-)