Mia ate cinnamon roll and dried plums for breakfast.  For lunch she ate scrambled eggs, half of her waffle serving, ate most of hash browns, and half of her cantaloupe serving.

We did a toy, book, and puzzle exchange this weekend so Mia had lots of stuff to explore.  She packed around lots of books, dolls, legos, phones, and even played with them some too!  :)  And here's a picture to prove it!  I love it when these little ones do this 'dramatic' play.  She's talking on the phone to someone; probably mommy.  :)

Mia was standing on a doll blanket that Nora was playing with and of course she was not aware of it.  She looked at Nora as if to say, "Why are you screaming at me?  You are so dramatic!"  :)

Lauralea was standing across the room blowing her nose and Mia saw her and started walking toward Lauralea blowing her nose.  Except Lauralea was using a tissue!  I think it's funny how she'll immediately start blowing her nose when she sees someone else doing it.

We have some large combs and curlers in this toy set and Mia knows what to do with the combs.  :)  She was trying to comb her hair and then decided to try combing baby Cooper's hair.  Yikes!!

Mia ate brown rice and raisins for breakfast.  For lunch she ate meatloaf, french bread, carrots, and dried apricots.

This is a picture from yesterday afternoon.  Mia had cleaned out the bottom of the dress-up clothes rack and then sat down in it to read a book.  Isn't that cute?  I know I've posted several pictures of Mia reading books, but hey, it's one of the few times when she's not moving.  :)

Mia was at the window again to wave bye to Thomas' mom.  She was intently watching and as soon as Lexie came around the corner Mia started waving.

Mia and Thomas were on the mattress and it looked like Thomas was giving her CPR.  Specifically, he was practicing chest compressions.  Geez!  I couldn't believe that she wasn't complaining.  It didn't look very comfortable.  :)

In the back room Thomas had about eight cars very neatly lined up on the toy shelf.  Mia saw what he was doing and I think she viewed it as a chance to pillage and destroy!  She headed right over there with a gleam in her eye, but I detoured her in another direction.

Then she was beside the legos table and started cleaning off the table.  She was slinging the legos into the drawer.  Her accuracy needs some work, but her velocity was admirable.  :)

Mia ate cinnamon toast and two servings of grapes for breakfast.  For lunch she ate chicken strips, dinner roll, hash browns, and canned cherries.

It's part of her morning routine now to head right for the window when others are up there waving bye to a parent.  Today it was the Cline family.  Mia goes smoking right to the window step.

In the back room Mia was watching Emily and Thomas sit on the floor facing each other and pushing one of the school buses back and forth.  She was totally focused on what they were doing.  Then she started pushing one of the buses around the room.

Baby Reid was laying on the floor and Mia was giving him some loves.  It was very cute, but by the time I got the camera she was in the next county.  :)

She was standing in front of the mirror and put both hands in the air and cheered.  And she found that to be amusing.  Then a minute later she goes over and is giving herself kisses in the mirror.  Wouldn't it be fun to know the thought processes?

She did lots of packing books again and reading them.  Especially in the back room.  Also, I had laid down my computer when I finished putting a picture on it.  She smoked right over there and looked at me with wide eyes and I think I heard her say, "Did you really leave it here for ME?"  Nope, sorry Mia!  :)

Mia ate whole wheat bagel and peaches for breakfast.  For lunch she ate ham, mac-n-cheese, corn, and banana.

Darcy, we asked Kenzie and Riley's mom about those blankets (like Mia's) and she got them at the mall at Dillards.

Mia went over to the window with Thomas to wave at his mom.  She stood right up there beside him and was waving.  It was very cute.

Her morning was pretty good considering her nose ran and I don't think she was feeling too great.  But she didn't complain very much.  At times she just kind of wandered around and wasn't too interested in engaging with any toys.  But she also read books, played with the legos, watched Thomas push the school buses, etc.

I've mentioned before how well she does with our transitions from room to room, meal times, etc.  Also, when we're playing in one of the back rooms I don't have to keep the door closed as she doesn't even try to 'escape.'  :)  However, as soon as we tell them to "switch" she smokes for the other room.

After breakfast and after lunch when it's time for her naps I tell her to head for her crib and she charges down the hallway and goes right to her room.  She totally gets all of that and she cooperates very well.  Good job Mia.  We're proud of you.

Mia ate waffle and pears for breakfast.  For lunch she ate tuna and crackers, two servings of sweet potatoes, and ate oranges.

Mia is starting to say my name and it is so stinking cute!!  It's usually when I leave the room and she's yelling for me.  :)  I took some poopy diapers to the outside container and she was hanging on to the gate yelling, "Gar-we, Gar -we!"  Then she did it right before her afternoon nap when I'd left the room for something; "Gar-we, Gar-we!!"  Lauralea and I think it is so cute!  :)

I laughed at her when she was giving herself kisses in the mirror.  A minute later she came and did it again and was grinning; knowing she was being funny.

Baby Noah was laying on the floor and Mia was checking him out, especially his feet.  :)  "These are interesting looking things here!"  She was holding one and looking at it.

She played with lots of things and looked at books again of course.  When we went to the back room the first thing she did was grab a book.  It was upside down and I was thinking that it's like having two books in one!  :)

I was feeding baby Cooper and had my foot resting on the little table in the back room.  She laid her head on my foot and gave me a love.  Very sweet.  Then she was walking by and I blew her hair out of her eyes and she grinned and walked away making blowing sounds.  :)

Mia ate chex cereal and fruit salad for breakfast.  For lunch she ate roast beef sandwich, apple slices, and banana.

Mia was so cute sitting on the couch first thing this morning reading a book.  And she was really reading; Holding the book up and going, "dah, dah, dah, ......"  Now that's cute!

When Coral arrived Mia held her hands up to her and wanted to snuggle, but as usual I had to be very QUICK to get this picture and she was just starting to make her 'getaway.'  :)

Mia was at the mirror in the back room and Nora crawled over to join her.  After I took this picture Mia was standing on the blocks (the red, yellow, and blue ones hooked together in the picture) and looking at herself in the mirror.

Mia was the only one here for about 30 minutes this morning and she was just fine with that; playing and enjoying the attention.  Lauralea was doing something on her iPad and little Miss Curiosity had her face right in there.  :)

Mia ate oatmeal and raisins for breakfast.  For lunch she ate hash brown casserole, a biscuit, and mandarin oranges.

I was sitting on the couch with my leg crossed over the other one.  Mia comes up and intentionally bonks her head on my foot.  Then looked at me like "What do think of that?"  Silly girl.  That made me laugh.  Then she just strolls off to find something else to experiment with.  :)

She and Nora were at the window looking out watching Christina scrape the snow and ice off her windshield this morning.

Nora was playing with the legos in the legos drawer.  Mia comes along and crawls into the drawer.  Nora decides to try to close it.  The drawer is on wheels and sits on the floor under the legos table.  It was quite entertaining for me, but I'm not sure Mia even realized the drawer was moving a little.

Whenever we transition to another room Mia scans the room and heads for anything different that might be there.  Maybe one of us left something behind like an infant seat or whatever.  She'll go for it and then watch our reaction to see if it's acceptable or not.  I've already crowned her the queen; Little Miss Curiosity!

She read lots of books, played with the legos, climbed in the chairs, watched the 'older' kids pretend to sleep while covering themselves with the doll blankets, and followed me around wondering why I didn't hurry up with setting up breakfast.  :)