Just because

Saturday morning, 5:20a.m. - this is what I woke up to. :-)

Miya's first art project

On Thursday, Miya's teacher's held a "parent gathering" at her school. Usually it's just the mom's of the kids because all the moms are on campus, so it's easy to meet up for a meeting.

We all gathered round and chatted about what the kids are doing in the classroom and what they are doing at home. Then, Miya's teachers taught us how to make home made sensory toy shakers out of every day household items (rice, food coloring, and plastic bottles). It was a great idea, super cheap, and fun for the kids.

At the end of the meeting they announced that it was parent appreciation week (which I didn't know? Did you?) and that they had a surprise for us. A brought out a bucket and presented each of us with a rose, and tied to it was a little art project. Her first art project....

and she walks!

This past weekend (also our 4 month home anniversary) Miya decided she was done with crawling. She also figured out how to open the drawers and cupboard doors...so I had to get the safety kit down and step up the child proofing around the house (actually B installed, but I supervised...heh).

She is quick and is keeping me on my toes. Yesterday, while I was getting ready for work in the bathroom, I brought her in and sat her on the floor at my feet. 2 seconds later she was washing her hands in the toilet. sigh...

She is growing up so fast!

Here she is cruising the hallway at my Dad's house. I keep trying to capture her walking on video, but the minute she sees me with the camera she stops or trys to grab it. I'll keep trying...

I'm dead tired...how bout' you?

Today marks the end of my first full week back at work. Up until now I have been "transitioning" back and only working 3 days a week. To sum it up, it's been the longest week of my life and I'm TIRED.

TGIF.

Have a good weekend readers, I'll try to upload some pics of Miya in the next couple of days. :-)

Weight Watchers

-2.4 this week. Yay!

Mommy has a boo boo or two or three...

I fell down at work today and busted my arse...seriously.

I was walking with purpose in the pouring rain with my arms full of books, water bottle, umbrella, etc. One moment I was cruising along, the next moment I was sprawled out on the sidewalk. I have no idea how it happened, maybe I tripped, maybe I stepped on a rock, or twisted my anke, I don't know. I think I was so mortified I blacked out...and it hurt, bad.

Thankfully, only one person I actually know witnessed the accident (as far as I can tell), everyone else were strangers. Lovely.

I was so shook up (and embarrassed) that I hustled into my building and cried in the bathroom. Plus, it hurt like hell! My co-worker (who witnessed) came rushing in to help, bringing supplies from the first-aid kit. My new pants are now ripped at the knee, my knee is swollen and bloody, my other ankle hurts, I have bruises on both my hands, my back is stiff, and I have a nasty huge bruise on my arm. HR made me fill out an incident report and the 3 A*dvil I took doesn't seem to be helping much. I can't wait to see how I feel tomorrow....

And how'd your day go?

More Halloweenie pics for Grams and Gramps...

Trick-or-treating at the mall, yes the mall, which was lame...lesson learned there...

Thomas the frog...

My fam...

Lexi's fam....

Trick-or-treat at Grandpa Jerry's house..

Fireman Jackson...

Crazy girl Ariana....

Scary Spider Brooklyn....snoozing...

4 months a family and a new ride!

Oh no...

I voted! and Miya has a rash....

Miya came home from child care with a rash, I am assuming it's from her shots. She hasn't had a good day and fell asleep tonight at 7:05p.m. I'll be calling the dr. first thing tomorrow morning...sigh....

Dr. visit

This morning Miya had another well visit/Dr. appointment. This was the follow-up appointment where we would address her vaccination record. Thanks to the aweful blood draw a couple months ago, her anti-body testing showed that the vaccination record from China was in fact correct and there are approximetly 7 shots needed to catch her up to U.S. regulations? standards might be the better word there...so, off we went early this a.m.

All is well on the Miya health front, she weighs in at 23.11 pounds and is in the 50th percentile for both weight and height. Both her pediatrician and nurse commented on how much healthier she looks now vs. 3 months ago....and then came the 4 shots. Her nurse was kind enough to bring in another nurse to hold her down and train the rookie mom as to how a kid needs to be held when getting shots, but in my mind I was thinking...thank god! now I get to be the one who "saves" her from the pain. Soooo, shot 1...nothing, I thought is she going to cry?? then came shot 2, 3, and 4 and yes, she cried loud and hard. Ouch!

We hauled ____ outta there and headed straight to my dad's house where Miya had her first and second Oreo. Sheesh...after 4 shots, she needed a treat!

Here she is 4 shots later and enjoying her cookie.

p.s. in other news....the other night I busted out out Guitar Hero for the first time since becoming a mom. Oh how I wish I could have taken a picture because for a brief moment, I thought Miya and I were going to be the next hit band! and then I noticed B staring at us from the kitchen and I felt like such a dork for seriously rockin' out when I thought no one was looking...

I have never seen her dance and groove like she did to Heart's Barracuda. It was so funny!

Growing out the crazy layers...

Miya's first haircut!

Last weekend or was it the weekend before...who knows, see how behind I am! Anyhoo, Miya's hair is growing like a weed and all of a sudden I noticed she was sporting a mullet. Now, no child of mine will ever sport a mullet, so I made an appointment pronto! She did great with my stylist and she sat perfectly still on her little booster seat with the little penguin cape wrapped around her...awwww, the cuteness! Our plan is to keep the back trimmed up until all the crazy layers are grown out...enjoy the pics!

Waiting for her turn and a good "before" picture...

The back now, all trimmed up!