The active girl

For a few days now Mia is much more active and loves to roll around on the floor for a long time. She also has her talkative periods and even said "Mama" and "Papa" a few times now.

Cold weather

With an unusual cold spell in the last days Mia had to be bundled up when going outside. Good thing we already had a winter jacket and some hats for her. So Mia can at least face this cold northerly wind in fashionable pink

This kind of weather also means more time spend inside. There are old favorites like the jumperoo

..and surprises like this red balloon that mysteriously showed up at her high chair this afternoon

New carseat

Since Mia is definitely getting too big for her current carseat it is time to check out and adjust the new one we actually already bought a few months ago. It is now also installed in the car.
After testing the new seat Mia of course headed to the computer to update her blog:

10 months old

Mia doesn't yet know how to walk but once in a while she now likes to stand with a little support

Mia's plate

A surprise present for Mia and us was a plate with her name and birth day and weight we got from an old friend of Ji. Of course Mia needed to take a close look and play with it for a while.

An no, she didn't drop it.
Another item with Mia's name on it is a bib we got from a former neigbor. She uses it for special occasions - or, since its pretty big, when we think her meal will get really messy

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