At the museum

For Mia's first trip to a museum we picked the Natural History Museum here in Washington DC. It appears that many parents also thought that this is a good place for small children. So there were not ony stuffed animals for Mia to look at but also many other young childrem

Other news from this weekend are a new haircut

Mia likes books

After being mainly interested in putting books in her mouth Mia has moved on the next phase: She now enjoys moving them from one pile to the other. But if one of he books has something to touch she might take a short break to check this out.

Mia is also enjoys her walks around our coffee table, bed, or sofa:


And if nothing is in reach for pulling herself up mommy's leg is always worth a try

Snowed in again

After more than 24 hours of heavy snow fall the city came to a stop this Saturday. In the afteroon we bundeled Mia up for a short walk around the building where the walkways were cleared a bit.

Mia wasn't too interested in this winter wonderland but we enjoyed to see how beautiful and quite our neigborhood had become.


Back home Mia tried again to get Mr. Mimi's attention but he prefers to nap and to watch her from a safe distance.

Good thing her arms are not yet long enough to reach across our bed


So Mia had to play with her ball popping machine again:

Stuck at home

When it started snowing an a very cold Saturday morning and didn't stop until the evening wd decided to stay at home. Only in the late afternoon when we had about 4 inches of powdery snow on the ground we ventured to a new bakery that had opened across the street. But there we found out that they only offer cupcakes and cookies - not really what we were hoping for

Sunday then the sun was out and the temperature was going up a bit. So after a morning spend inside we could finally stock up on Mia cherrios and puffed wheat in the afternoon.

First time at an Irish pub

Ever since our trip to Chicago we know that Mia enjoys a trip to a restaurant. There she can watch other people and check out a new place. So we thought we bring our "Thursday beer night" back which was one of our traditions before Mia was born (..of course with no bee for Ji when she was pregnant). Earlier we tried family friendly places like the Cheese Cake factory which offers a baby plate and where chances are high that the people at the table next to you also have a baby. This evening we went back to a place we always liked for its atmosphere: Our neighborhood Irish pub. Ji called ahead and found out that they have one high chair and Mia was in fact the only one under 21 in this place. She enjoyed it like the other plaes we went to.

Visiting Vipin and Nitika

When visiting some Indian friends this weekend Mia adjusted easily to the custom of sitting on the floor for a meal. She didn't have spicy Indian dish though and just a snack of cheerios

She also enjoyed exploring a new place with friendly people and warmed up to Vipin and Nitika pretty fast

Also Mia went or the first time since she was born she without formula today. After her first birthday her pediatrician told us that we could switch her to regular milk. So we have been replacing her formula gradually with milk. The first bottle with regular milk was a bit of a surprise for her, but she had started to like it pretty fast.

13 months old

The big thirteen month mark was a good occasion for Mia do go out for lunch, unwrap a big present and take a bath in the big tub. Well, the present was a delayed Christmas present from Ji's cousin who had to cancel her Christma party because of a snowstorm.


Mia also enjoys some hide and seek now. What makes it a bit easier for her is that the hiding place is usually our walk in closet and she gets a little help with a music toy. Its still fun though