First Thanksgiving

Mia's first Thanksgiving was very child friendly: Ryan and Amy had invited us over and Mia could make use of 19 month old Aiden's toys, play room and his crib for a nap. After some warming up they also played together a it. We also had a good time with nice friends and great food - maybe a bit too much to eat though...

The nosy girl

With her technique of turning on her tummy and rolling Mia can now can get into every corner of our apartment - and she certainly wants to. She is especially interested in those small corners - or like in the picture above - in a little cave like under the desk or under a coffee table. The walk-in closet is of course also of interest. Too bad for Mr. Mimi who also likes it as a napping place and was curled up in a empty box there the other day: His nap came to a sudden end when Mia started banging against this nice big box she had discovered.

At least he still has some safe spots where he is out of Mia's reach like the window sill


Mia also enjoyed a short trip into town this afternoon when we used a warm and sunny day to show her White House and - a fifteen minute walk away - the hospital she was born in.

First teeth

A bit after her ten month birthday Mia finally got her first two teeth coming out -the right front one a ittle bit faster than his left counterpart. Being the shy person she is it is very difficult to document this on a photo...

A walk in the woods

On an unusualy warm fall day we decided to head to a state park in Maryland for a little hike in the woods and a picnic by a lake there. We thought that this would be a good opportunity to try a new mode of transportation for Mia: Being carried on mama's back.
This had the advantage that she could pull mama's hair in case the scenery became boring and she needed extra entertainment.


After the little hike with lots of hair pulling we headed to a small lake for a picnic.

It included some sweet potatoes for Mia and a bit of playtime with a nicer view than at home

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: