New Shoes

Mia can't walk yet but we got her a few pair of shoes so that we are ready when she needs them. This also gives her some time to find out what pair she likes most and which is most comfortable

No Oktoberfest

Recently our neighbor Lorene invited us to an Oktoberfest hosted by the German air force here in Washington. Of course said yes to an evening with sausages, schnitzel, beer and all the other ingredients of German Gemütlichkeit. Little did we know that the age limit of 21 was strictly enforced so that Mia couldn't have any part of it.

So Mia stayed outside at the parking lot with Lorene and Ji, while Thomas went in with Lorene's husband for a quick bit. After that he came back to bring Mia back home.


So Mia missed out on a lot of music and dancing. So maybe next year we have to head to Munich for the real thing

Saturday soccer

With a new more powerfull computer Mia can finally start watching live Bundesliga games that are only available here as streams over the internet. Her first game was Bayern Munich vs FC Nürnberg. With her grandfather a former member of the FCN and having been to Nürnberg just a few weeks ago this was a must see. Unfortunately the Nürnberg team lost 1:2 after a late goal from Munich.

The new fall fashion from Hamburg

Right after Labor day we had some cool and rainy days that gave a first taste of fall. A good time to review Mia's fashion options for fall. Some really nice outfits like the one in the picture above we already got in August when visiting Ji's friend Li in Hamburg .
Mia now also enjoys to drink from her sippy cup on her own.

09/09/09

On 09/09/09 Mia turned 9 months. Just in time for her big day a package with toys arrived: She She is getting more active and likes to play and grab things so we thought her toy selection would need a little update.
Later in the afternoon we went off again to the pediatrician for Mia's nine month check up. The doctor was happy with her but Mia was not so hapy with two shots and a prick in her finger to draw some blood. Her weight is now 22 pounds and 8 oz (10.3 kg ) and her length 29 inches (74 cm ) - that is 1 kg more and 9 cm longer than 3 months ago. So our impression that she had stretched out a bit has been right.

Labor day weekend

Part of Mia's Labor Day weekend was a picnic in a state park one hour west of Washington. After her bottle and some butternut squash she was still intersted in Ji's sandwich. But without any teeth yet she has to wait a bit for her first salami sandwich.
Of course some shopping was part of this weekend as well and for the first time ever she got the premium view from the child seat at the end of the shopping cart:

She also has become more active again. After the trip she probably was a bit overwhelmed and took it easy for some days. Having a stuffy nose didn't help either. Nice to see her back in the swing (...only Mr Mimi napping in the background wasn't very impressed)

After all this excitement a bath in the evening is just the right thing to unwind:

The morning paper

Of course we all like to start the day well informed with a look ito the morning paper. Mia's first pick is usually the art section.