Mia's 2nd Halloween!!!

Current mood: blissful

Happy Halloween 2009!!!!! Its that time again! PUMPKIN DAY!!! and Mia was officially finally fully introduced to the Trick-or-Treating tradition, she went door to door for the first time! YAY! Last year, (she was dressed as a cute little bumble bee and was alittle under 4 months old) she only trick-or-treated at the mall, went home, and off to bed she went. This year we felt she was old enough to finally go door to door and after tick-or-treating at the mall we went around our neighborhood. I have lots of cute little stories to share so I might as well jump right into it now.

The day started off kind of gloomy. My surgery pain came back somewhat and I was really bummed. What bummed me out the most was that I wasn't going to be able to hold or carry Mia while she trick-or-treated. Major bummer!!!! So my mood was really affected for most of the morning and early afternoon. Soon it was time to hit the mall and once we got Mia's Tinkerbell costume on (which wasn't an easy task) my mood did a 180!! I was soon smiling again and have a blast. I couldn't wait to get her out to the mall.

We drove down to the mall. The same one we took her too last year to trick-or-treat. We got there pretty early so many kids weren't dressed or trick-or-treating yet, but we didn't care.. Mia was dressed to the nine and it was time to show her off!!!

It didn't take long before Mia started attracting attention. Everyone melted at the sight of her, especially when we let her run around outside of the mall on the grassy area. She was running around with her wings twinkling, wand waving, and shoes ringing (from her tiny bells) It was the most darling site I have ever seen. We were getting compliments left and right from men, women, elderly people, teens and even little kids. Everyone fell in love with "Tink".

It was really warm outside so we decided to head into the mall. Thats where she turned more heads. She trick-or-treated at a few stores but It never failed, whenever she went up (Daddy was holding her or holding her hand and walking with her) to get some candy she would look at the people and just freeze up and not move. She would just stand there and stare. It got so bad that at one store she literally stood motionless, like a statue, for almost a full min. right in front of a guy handing out candy! We all cracked up. She warmed up towards the end though and waved "bye" to people.

We walked a bit more (poor Adrian had to carry her since her wings were so big she didn't fit in her stroller) and finally found a section of the mall that had a long hallway with no store and no people. That is when we put her down and let her run around as much as she wanted to. We tried putting her down to run around in the mall but she just cut people off, ran in front of people, and would stop in the middle of pathway... oh and not to mention she would always tried to run outside when she could! So that little hallway was perfect. She ran up and down, down and up. When people would see her they always commented. We even got compliments from two police officers on duty, who recommended we stopped by their station on the second floor for more candy! Mia was having a blast, she loved to carry her little bucket and throw out all the candy she didn't like on the floor. The only thing she went after were lollipops and suckers. Soon she had two in her mouth at the same time! haha

After a while, it was time to start heading back so we let her walk around a bit more while holding Daddy's hand. Once she broke free and ran full blast (well as fast as her little legs could carry her) into a store blasting some really loud music. As soon as she got in, she started dancing!!!! Thats all she wanted to do. She danced and danced and when we would take her out she would run back in and dance and dance some more. It was too cute!!!

Talk about compliments, we seriously had to have received at least 100 compliments the whole time we were there!!!! Anywhere from, "Shes the cutest Tinkberbell I have seen today", "Look at her eyes!! She looks just like those precious moments dolls" "Look at those wings! they are bigger than she is" "Its Tinkerbell how CUTE" and tons of "oooohs" and "ahhhhhs" Adrian and I were beaming with pride!

After we did all our trick-or-treating at the mall it was time to go home and rest up a bit before we headed around the block. She fell asleep the whole ride home and once we got home we decided to leave her costume on since it was such a hassle to get it off let alone trying to put it on again. Plus it was cute watching her run around all poofy and sparkely. She found the candy we were going to give out and made a huge mess of it. She threw it all over the floor and spread it all around. She had smarties ALL over the place and made it a point to try to chew on each one of them!!! She would munch on one, then throw it and grab another. Soon she had her both of her hands stuffed with them, and had 1-2 of them sticking out of her mouth! She went nuts!!! I then decided to spoiled her a bit and did something I NEVER do, I gave her some candy. Just a few pieces of smarties, I figured it would help give her energy to trick-or-treat. I later went to the room and when I came back Adrian had given her more candy too for the same reason!!! Uh-oh!! Soon she was sugared up and zooming around! haha

We put on Shark Tale for while and waited for the sun to go down. Once it got dark enough we put Mia's Tinkerbell shoes back on, on went the crown and off we went on our next adventure. This was the first time we EVER took Mia out trick-or-treating in the neighborhood so I was ready.. armed with my camera and ready to take 100000 pictures. At first Daddy tried holding her hand and guiding her but that didn't last all she wanted to do was run down the drive way and down the street! We couldn't get her to follow for anything so Daddy had to pick her up and walk her down the street.

We finally came to a participating house. An older couple was handing out candy from their garage. It took Mia forever to finally be guided up their driveway. She was unsure about them, about the house and the kids around her tick-or-treating. Finally Daddy helped her and she held out her pumpkin bucket. They gave her TONS of candy and complimented on how cute she look. She just stood there and stared. She didn't want to leave their garage for anything, she just wanted to stand there and stare. We finally got her to slowly walk away but midway down the drive way she froze up again then tried to go back into their garage! So Daddy had to pick her up. Just then the lady came down the driveway and gave her some extra candy before we left. How nice!

We rounded the block and went to the street next to us. They always go all out every year so we got to trick-or-treated there. It was lots of fun!!!! Though Mia never wanted to walk up the drive ways, once she got to the doors she never wanted to leave!! haha Silly girl. The only time she went up a driveway willingly and by herself was when there was loud scary music blasting out of it. Go figure! haha She did good, she walked up to every house we aimed her at and only fell a couple of times. She fell in the grass once, and fell in some bushes a second time but she never cried. At one house they were trying to get their fog machine to work and they just happened to get it working just as we walked up. They asked if she was afraid of fog but we didn't know ourselves.. so they slowly turned it on. At first she seemed ok with it, she just checked it out but once it started to cover her up she bolted down their pathway towards the street and starting running into their grass area where they had a make shift graveyard. Thats when she fell in the grass one of the times. Again she didn't cry but she didn't like it.

We trick-or-treated at a few more houses till we started to get tired. Adrian's back was killing him from carrying her all day and Mia threw her plastic pumpkin on the ground and broke the handle off of it. That was the worst part since she wouldn't be able to hold it again. She never liked us holding her pumpkin and cried whenever we tried to take it away from her. She wanted to be next to her candy and pumpkin at all times! So once it broke we knew it was time to head back home. Speaking of pumpkin bucket, no matter how dark it was or how much candy was inside, she always managed to fish out the lollipops and eat through the wrapers! She would always make a huge sticky mess so we had to take them away from her which always made her upset. She wanted nothing to do with her wand and whenever I gave it to her she would throw it right on the ground... ah well! lol

Once we got home we set up the candy bucket to give out candy. Mia was still running around in her full costume. When kids came to our door she stood in the doorway and watched us give the kids candy. At one point she got outside and ran down the walkway and into the grass. Daddy had to go chasing her. Later (I wish I saw this myself) Adrian said that when he was giving out candy Mia helped him by putting 1 piece of candy into each little kids buckets, one at a time. PRICELESS!!! I was upstairs getting her jammies ready and missed it!! NOOOOO!!! Ah well...

Soon she was back into the candy and munching on the smartie wrappers. I didn't think she could get through them but she found a way! Once she learned how she was eating TONS Of them and I had to keep taking them away from her! She was out of control!!! haha

Oh on a side note, which is also sorta of funny, since my arms are still very sore I wasn't able to carve out my own pumpkin this year but I was able to at least carve out Mia's. Her tiny pumpkin was sitting out on the porch all lonely. Thats when Adrian stepped in and helped carve out my pumpkin for me! I was so happy! I soon had both of them sitting outside next to each other, Mama and baby pumpkin. It was cute! The only bad thing was, when I cleaned out the pumpkins I wasn't able to get all the stringy stuff out completely due to my injuries.. so once we lighted up the pumpkins it started to smell... and BAD!!!! YUCK!!!! I didn't notice it right away but the kids did! Once when Adrian was giving out candy he over heard one kid say... "P-U it smells like Brocolli!" another kid said "It smells like Sushi!" haha When Adrian told me this I quickly went outside and YUCK! It DID smell!!! but Halloween was almost over so I just left them out there.

Soon we ran out of candy and it was time to turn off the lights and bring in the pumpkins. I fed Mia some dinner and off to bed she went. It was a great Halloween, one of the best ever! I had so much fun with my little pumpkin! I couldn't ask for anything better. I just wish it was more than just one day... I can't wait till next year I am already getting some ideas for Mia's costume.. I think she will be what she loves the most... haha no not Elmo... a kitty!!!! Ya a furry little kitty! I can't wait... till then

HAPPY HALLOWEEN EVERYBODY!!!!!

The day has come to say GoodBye

Current mood: grateful

Man the weeks fly by faster and faster and today finally arrive.. the day we all have been dreading... the day Grandpa goes back home for good. I know pretty sad huh?!!?

I have been so EXTREMELY fortunate that my Dad has been able to spend as much time as he has with us to help take care of Mia and myself during and after my surgery. He has stayed here for nearly 3 weeks! The longest visit in our little family history. Its been great, I just wish I was feeling better.

I am doing much better now, almost completely independent, however there is still the issue of lifting and carrying Mia. I can lift her but only a small distance and I cannot carry her at all, yet. I am doing much better with each passing day and with everyday I can do a little bit more.

It was sad to see my Dad go, but I am so grateful for all the the time he gave to us. Mia is nuts about her Grandpa. While he was staying with us, she would only really want to go to him. She was his little shadow and always loved to be carried around and babied. I know she will miss how he put her to bed. They had their own little routine. He would always take her to bed, set her all up and then rock her to sleep. Once she fell asleep in his arms he would lay her down. This wasn't just at night but during naps too!!! Man, Mia got the royal treatment BIG TIME!

I know she is also going to miss all the cute games they came up with like how my Dad would put his head back and she would touch his chin to make it go back down again. She will miss all her "exercises" aka bouncing her on the bed after every diaper change until she couldn't stop screaming with laughter. Or how they would rub heads together during mealtime as a sign of affection, or all the cute games they would play together as he prepared her meals on the counter. She would always sit on top of the counter and watch him, this became one of her favorite things to do. I know she will miss all the Apples they shared and really miss all the icecream man icecreams too!

There are so many cute little stories and memories to share. I can go on and on. All I can say is I feel so blessed to have such a wonderful Dad in my life and I couldn't get through any of this without him or my husband, Adrian. I am sad that he had to go home but I cherish the time we had here. I know Mia misses him too, she walks around the house looking around, as if looking for someone and I know shes looking for her Grandpa. Adrian and I even caught her looking out the window earlier which she never does. Things just aren't the same around here. As sad as it may be I am not too sad since I know he will be back again soon for another visit, because you know he can't be away from his little "Miss Mia" very long.... and who can blame him

Thank you Dad so VERY much, from All of us, we love you so very much!

Mia helps carve her first pumpkin!

Current mood: amused

At first I was going to carve Mia's pumpkin by myself, like last year, but then it hit me; shes old enough to participate or at least play with the pumpkin guts and seeds! haha But where to do this? hmm.... I needed a good open area that would be ok to get totally covered in pumpkin guts!

At first I thought the kitchen floor but I knew she would probably take off with pumpkin guts all over her and get it everywhere including the carpet. Then I thought maybe outside? Nah... knowing Mia as soon as shes outside she would bolt and not even care about the pumpkin. Then it hit me! The tiny tiled area infront of our front door. It was perfect, small and open. So I laid down some plastic on the floor, grabbed my Brother and Sis-in-law's baby gate "Octogon" and blocked off a small spot in front of the door. I set it up in such a way she couldn't get on the carpet but still had some room to move around. I then realized... the walls!!! All I could envision was orange pumpkin and seeds smeared all over the walls from her tiny hands so I taped some plastic up there as well. I was good to go!

Grandpa helped her get up from her nap and changed her diaper. I then had him dress her in one of my old black shirts. She was swallowed up by my shirt! It literally looked like a gown on her! It went all the way down to the floor. At first she was unsure about wearing it and she tripped a few times but she got the hang of walking around it it. She looked too funny and cute so we took tons of pictures.

Then it was pumpkin time!!! Armed the the camera, Grandpa stood by with Daddy. I got in the gated area with her. Daddy picked her up and put her inside and right away she started to whine, she didn't want to be locked up!!! I calmed her down by giving her, her favorite white spoon to play with. That made her happy. Soon she was tapping the top of the pumpkin over and over with the spoon because she liked to hear the hallow thumps! Tap Tap Tap she went. I gave her my spoon and she was soon playing the drums on the pumpkin. Everything seemed fine until I started pulling the guts out. I think it freaked her abit because she wanted no part of it. She started to cry a bit and refused to even touch them or get close to them. I tried and tried to get her to at least touch them but she refused. When I stopped pulling out the guts she would tap the pumpkin with her spoons again. She later grabbed the top stem part of the pumpkin and was carrying it around then she kept trying to hand it to Grandpa. I really wanted her to at least put her hand in the pumpkin and it was Daddy that came up the great idea on how to do it. He got a piece of candy and we put in the pumpkin. She really wanted the candy so she drove her hand inside. At first she was uneasy and unsure but she dug and dug. She would take her hand out, looked back inside, then dig again and finally she managed to fish it out! Her hand covered in pumpkin guts and the candy as well. Once she realized her candy was tainted by pumpkin guts she didn't want it anymore and handed it to her Grandpa! haha Poor Mia. After we tortured her enough it was time to stop the maddness haha. I finished cleaning out the pumpkins while she got out and was allowed to run around the house. She was also treated to a sucker since she was such a good girl.

It was a fun experience I was glad that Mia at least got to participate a little. I guess I really didn't need any of the extra plastic since she never willingly touched the pumpkin guts afterall haha but it was still tons of fun!!! I can't wait till next year when she can really make a big mess!

Mia is 68 weeks old

Current mood: tired

We are rounding the corner to 70!!! I know before I know it I will be saying Mia is 100 weeks old! haha Well Happy Friday everyone! Phew what a fun filled, interesting, exciting week this one was. I think I have blogged almost everyday since new things seem to keep happening left and right. I will try to summarize most of them without making this blog entry to long..... pffffffffff.... ya right, you know me I always write alot haha

Well it started off with Grandpa needing to head back to Oxnard for a few days. That was very sad but we knew he would be back to help out a couple of days later. The house just didn't seem the same anymore and Mia was getting antsy so we decided to go out and run some errunds, just the three of us. We still had to take it a bit slow due to my recovery but it was nice to get out again since it was the first time since I had surgery that we went out as a family. So we went all over town, getting the finishing touches on her Halloween costume, eating at Pat and Oscars and going to Target. The adventure was fun, but the best part was definatly the fabric store, Micheals. There we tried on all kinds of silly hats on Mia and at one point Daddy even gave her a foam sword and axe to hit him with. He had a foam sheild. It was the cutest funniest thing ever. I will have to download the video for sure!! Overall the trips were fun and I was in very little pain.

Mia also said her first bad word this week, thanks to Daddy. She repeated what he said and said "Crap". She hasn't said it since and unlike other words she says, we did not encourage her to say it again haha. It really made us realize we are now in the phase where you really need to watch what you say around here... wow I didn't think it would come so soon!

A HUGE event happened this week too, it was the first Daddy/daughter trip to San Diego without MAMA!!! Wow!!! I am still healing and still can't pick up Mia so leaving her alone with me can't be done...yet. Adrian had signed up for this MicroSoft conference months ago and actually got a spot. We both didn't anticipate me still recovering from my surgery, and with my Dad still in Oxnard at the time, Adrian had no choice but to take Mia along. He didn't mind though, he loves taking Mia to places. So we got up early and I packed up her diaper bag and lunch pail and off they went. The conference went well only Adrian never got to sit through a presentation in its entirety. Mia always wanted to run around and explore! and boy did she. She was everywhere! The conference was held at a Movie Theater so Mia spent most of the time running in and out of the different movies, she tried numerous time to sneak into the womens bathroom and just went nuts outside picking up plants and tearing apart spider webs. She really had Dada on the run! There are TONS of little stories and adventures that happened but its best if you read through that blog. If I summarized every little detail this blog would be HUGE! haha Overall the adventure went great, no mishaps and both Mia and Daddy had a GREAT time. Me on the other hand, though I got to stay home alone for the first time all day since she was born, I was sad. I missed them so much but it was nice to have some time to just be a bum! I played on the computer most of the day and just loafed around... a mothers dream! haha But I was so happy when they came back home.

Mia also grew a new tooth! Which brings the grand total to 11!!! Its on the bottom row (yay finally!) and its the left one next to her two middle bottom teeth! She must have decided to grow it because of all the Apples she shares with Grandpa haha

Well with Halloween fast approaching (actually tomorrow!!!) I thought it would be cute to have her Grandpa see her all dressed up in her Tinkerbell costume. BAD IDEA!!!! Just getting the dress on was a fiasco not to mention that Mia was in a bad mood that day... really bad! so it made things even more difficult but amusing. We nearly had to tackle Mia just to get her from squirming so much so we could get her dress on. I had to literally chase her around the living room so I could get her wings and crown on. It was a complete disaster! She bent and broke her homemade wand I made her and was trying to tear apart her homemade shoes!!! Needless to say she didn't stay in her costume very long but at least we got a couple of cute picture of her. I hope she does better tomorrow!!

I have been dying to hold her since my surgery but I have been to restricted and can't, however I finally got to hold her in my lap this week. I still can't pick her up and carry her around but I did manage to get her to sit on my lap. We watched Elmo together and I was in heaven I miss holding my little girl. I can't wait to get better so I can hold her again and easier!

Mia got her clay pumpkin made this week. The tradition continues. Every year I make it a point to make her a clay pumpkin just for her. I hope that one day she will be big enough to make it herself but until then I make them for her. It actually came out pretty cute and I am proud of it. Last year her pumpkin had a binky because she loved binkies at the time, this year it had a bow in its hair well stem. I try to make them represent Mia in some way.

Now that I am slowly getting back on my feet, I decided to spoil my Dad a bit in thanks for all he has done for us. So I cooked up a storm for him. I made chilachilas and drunken noodle. He was in heaven with both and to my surprise Mia actually like the drunken noodle noodles! She kept going into the kitchen for more.

We also had a fun time in her room that same day that I cooked for my Dad. After one of her naps we all joined her in her room for some rowdy fun! She ran all over the place and Grandpa chased her around. We played with toys. At one point her Grandpa and I pretended to fight over Mia's blankey and she got MAD!!! and almost started crying! We know now never to mess with her blankey or else! haha Later she even gave her Grandpa a kiss on top of his head, without even being asked to do so! Awwww... she loves her "Aaaam-pa".

Her new favorite word is "Ow" she says ow to everything! but only if shes made or frustrated. For example, if you hand her a toy when shes mad she will throw it down and go "OW". Or if she wants to show you she means business she will hit something and go "OW" Its really very funny and cute, but scary too since you know shes mad about something and you don't know what she will do next! haha

She had another fun day at the park yesterday with her Grandpa and myself and later Daddy. She did what she always does, chase leaves (it was windy) and pick them up. She was everywhere and really enjoyed being out. When the adventure was over, she was treated to another popsical from the icecream man, thanks to Grandpa. Actually we all got treated and all had popsicals and ate them at the kitchen table, it was fun, especially for Mia who had it all over her face!!!

Mia also has a new favorite song and up until recently I learned she only likes it when I sing it to her. Its "Row your boat" everytime and I mean everytime (doesn't matter if shes happy, sad, or mad) she will start to dance back and forth to it. Sometimes when I stop singing she gets mad so I have to keep going. I don't know what it is about that song or why she only likes it when I sing it but its cute. Daddy tried to sing it to her and she just made a weird face and walked away haha!

Well thats about it for the week. I pretty much covered it all, and just like predicted this blog is HUGE! Ah well haha. Its alittle sad today because my Dad is going back home to Oxnard and won't be back anytime soon. I am finally healed enough to where I think I can finally solo Mia... I hope. So soon he will be heading back, right now hes in Mia's room rocking her to sleep for her nap. I know she will miss him so much, she loves her "Aaaam...pa" Hopefully he will be back for another visit very soon and I will be feeling much better.

Well tomorrow is going to be another big day! Its HALLOWEEN!!!! MWAHAHAHHAHA!!! I can't wait I am sure I will have many more stories to share! Till then BOO!! I mean bye!

Another interesting day with Grandpa

Current mood: tired

I have been feeling much better with each passing day. So today I thought I would treat my Dad to my famous Mexican Chilachilas and Thai Drunken Noodle!!! Haha ya I know to completely opposite types of dishes.

So as I cooked most of the morning, Grandpa watched Mia and helped me too. There are still some restrictions I have, especially concerning weight what I can and cannot pick up. Anyways the food came out excellent and I was very happy about that. Thats when Mia tasted her first taste of Drunken Noodle herself and to Adrian and my surprise she LOVED the noodles! They are very spicy, not the hot kind of spicy but the flavorful type. I use alot of seasonings and basil. She liked it though and kept coming back to the kitchen for more.

The funniest part of the day definately happened in her room after her nap. I was the first one to notice she was awake in her crib so I chatted with her a bit. Grandpa heard us over the baby monitor downstairs so he soon joined us too. He cuddled her on the rocking chair for a bit before she wanted to get down and have some fun! So we had her running all over her room and just having a ball with all her toys and just everything and anything she could get. We played chase with her and I even had her stack some toys on Grandpa as he laid on the ground. At one point she gave me all her giant Carebears and when I asked her to put them back, she took them right back to their original spot, one by one, and put them in a giant dog pile! haha it was cute. Later Grandpa started really getting loud and playing with her and that threw her off guard. She stood there with her back towards him staring at the wall and softly jibber jabbering in a way she does when shes unsure about something. Grandpa continued to talk loud to see what she would do and to our amazement she turned around, walked up her to Grandpa who was laying on his tummy on the ground, and slowly and softly gave him a kiss on the top of his head. AWWWWWwwwwww! We just melted, especially Grandpa. She NEVER gives kisses on her own and rarely does it even when asked so this was a big moment. It was priceless! We all continued to play and at one point My Dad and I pretended to fight over Mia's favorite blankey. We were playing tug-o-war with it and arguing to see what Mia would do. Right away she stopped playing on the other side of the room and looked at us and started to cry, she didn't want anyone to hurt her prized blankey!!! haha So we quickly gave it back to her and she was happy again. No body better mess with her blankey thats for sure! Later Daddy came in the room to join the fun and we all got rowdier. Thats about the time when her Grandma Pizano called on the phone. Grandpa handed Mia the phone and she actually started chatting with her Grandma. She even said Kitty and Dada to her, it was really cute. After she was done talking and Grandpa took over the phone did she really start getting super rowdy. She was screaming and playing all over her room, from one side to the other! It was too funny. She also has a new favorite word.. OW! She says OW to anything and everything if it makes her mad or frustrated. At one point her toy watch made her mad and she said OW! and threw it. Another time she hit her head on small table and said OW and rubbed her head. She always says OW to everything!! haha Anyways, eventually play time was over and it was time to go down stairs.

We all played a bit downstairs and after giving Mia her dinner and watching some Elmo it was time for bed. Her Grandpa is up there right now as I write this, rocking her in the rocking chair. He loves to rock her to sleep and lay her down and I don't blame him, I love doing that too! Overall the day has been fun, but those stories stick out in my head the most and I just had to share them. I wonder what tomorrow will bring?!?!

The tradition contiues with the Clay Pumpkins and I get to hold her!!!

Current mood: creative

Ever since my surgery I have been dying to hold my baby in my arms again. Since I am still so very soar and tender I still can't lift her. However, I am getting better and better. Though I still can't pick her up and carry her I did manage to get her to sit on my lap for awhile and I got to cuddle her like I used to be able to do. It was such a special treat for me and I loved it!!!! I miss holding my little one... its been 2 weeks since I have been able too and its been pure torture!!!! I can't wait to get better.

There is a tradition in our house, up until we got married, Adrian and I used to each make a clay pumpkin. It was lots of fun for us, plus the pumpkins became special Halloween decorations. Well once we got married we stopped doing it, mainly because so much was going on that Oct. with the wedding, honeymoon and becoming pregnant I forgot! So the next year we decided to modify the tradtion alittle. Now Mia gets her very own clay pumpkin. Just her! Until she can make them on her own I make them for her. Last year I made one with a binky in its mouth to represent Mia (she loved binkys at the time) and this year I made another. It has a cute pink bow in her hair, since I always have bows in Mia's hair. I thought it came out really well except that after baking the clay to harden it, it cracked down the center! I was so upset by this but at least you can't tell from far away. Mia also put her own final touches on it, just like last years pumpkin, she put her thumb print on the back to help contribute... so cute!

Overall the pumpkin came out great and I am glad to carry on the family tradition, I just can't wait until she can finally make it herself! How cute that will be!!!!

The Tinkerbell Disaster!!!!

Current mood: tired

Now that I have all her stuff to complete her Tinkerbell costume, I thought it would be cute to show Grandpa how she looked in it. BAD IDEA!!!

I should have picked a better day to do this because she has been in one of those moods all day. Not sure if she is coming down with something or teething but she is really moody. So needless to say putting on her costume was no easy task. Since I am still healing from my surgery my Dad helped me put it on her and before we knew it she was screaming bloody murder and we were trying to put it on as fast as we could. Her little arms wouldn't go through the holes and she kepty trying to throw herself on the ground. Before you knew it both Grandpa and I were cracking up at the whole situation, we just couldn't get the darn dress on!!! We tried and tried and more Mia cried and cried! Eventually we got the dress on. Then came the tights, thats was another battle, then came the shoes, another war! then I ended up chasing her around the living room trying to put her wings on which she wanted no part of. Forget about the crown that was a whole nother battle within itself. By the time we got her costume on we were all outta breath and Mia was not a happy camper. We only got a couple of nice pictures of her in it and the rest were crying ones. Poor baby. I gave her, her wand to play with (something she LOVES) but she ended up bending it and breaking it... sigh... so when I took it away she blew up again. Eventually it was time for the costume to come off and once again we went to war again with the screaming baby.. poor Mia

We soon took it off and let her run around in a diaper for awhile. She was happy about that. I just hope she does better when Halloween is here.

Shes up to 11!

Current mood: surprised

This morning while Grandpa had her sitting on the kitchen counter, as he was fixing her oatmeal, I was playing with Mia. She smiled when I tried to tickle her and I noticed something..... she has another brand new tooth!!!!! That brings up the total to 11!!

The cool thing about this new tooth is its finally on the bottom near the middle. She has only had those two bottom middle teeth on the bottom since she first grew them out, all the others grew up top or are molars. Many people asked if those are her only teeth since they couldn't see her almost completed top row. I always had to say no no no, she has lots on top, then I would pull her lip up and show them.

Then she grew a bottom molar and that was pretty cool but again you couldn't really see it unless she really opened up her mouth. So with this new tooth, it is next to the middle ones on the left hand side! YAY! Looks like she will finally start to fill out her bottom row! YAY!

Thats my Mia!

Daddy and Mia's Big Adventure

Current mood: amused

As you know, Mia and Adrian are down in San Diego for a MicroSoft convention. I told you I would end up blogging about something because I knew there would be funny stories to share so here I am. A bit early, actually they are still there but I just got off the phone with Adrian. (1:30pm)

It was so cute, while I was talking to Adrian I could hear Mia jibber jabbering and screaming in the back ground. I could also hear the tiny pitter patter of her shoes on the concrete. Adrian said she has been doing good, no fussiness or crying however she want to explore and go nuts.

The conference is being held at a Edwards Movie Theater, so Adrian thought it would be roomy. Turns out they used one of the smaller theaters and it was CROWDED! TONS of people showed up for the presentation. He said he took her inside and right away he knew he wouldn't be able to find a seat. So he stood there for awhile and while the presentation went on it was very quiet. Mia decided it was up to her to change all that and every now and then she would let out a big short yell! She also wanted to get down and have fun so Daddy finally gave in and walked her out into the lobby to run around a bit. BAD IDEA! She was all over the place he said, but the main thing she wanted to do more than go into the other movies being shown there (in which she also liked to do) but she kept insisting on walking into the Women's bathroom! hahaha I got a kick out of that one. No matter how many times he tried to stop her she kept trying to go inside. Soon Adrian was tired of trying to keep her out of there that he decided to let her run around outside for a bit to release some bottled up energy. It is unseasonably HOT today and I forgot to pack her sunblock.. (poor baby I know!) so hes been trying to keep her in the shaded areas but she wants no part of it. She want to EXPLORE!!!

While I was on the phone he kept having to have me hold for a second while he stopped her from eating a strange plant. We talked a bit more then he stopped because he had to stop her from getting a spider web. Soon she was destroying ALL the spider webs she could see. Then she took off faster and he had a hard time keeping up with her while talking to me on the phone so he had to go. He gave the phone to Mia so I could say Hi but she rather run and play. Oh well... haha

Overall they seem to be doing good. I just wish I packed her sun block. All I need is to have Mia come home as a tomato!! haha Oh well, anyways I am sure I will have more stories to share later in the day, I just thought I'd mention these right now since I am still laughing to myself about it =)

TO BE CONTINUED.....

Call #2 (3:50pm)

I just got off the phone with Adrian. He sounded alittle tired but not to bad. Mia is still on her good behavior, no outbursts or crying fests.. YAY! She is though, keeping him on his toes. After holding her most of the time there, he got tired and worn out from lugging her around, the diaper bag, her lunch box and other things that he finally gave in and busted out her stroller. With hopes of getting her tired enough to sleep he was pushing her around as we talked on the phone. He said he didn't think it was working though because she was more happy about being pushed around and chattering than she was getting tired. I asked if he took the stroller in with him inside the conference area and he said a few times but again she liked to make her little outburst yells just to make noise since it was so quiet. He said he is yet to be able to watch a full presentation! Poor guy! haha

They shared an apple (which kept her calm in the stroller when he wasn't pushing her around) a pair, she ate some kiwi, kix and only half of her mac and cheese before she started spitting it out all over the place. He also ran into an old co-worker, Patricia. She commented on how much she looked like me! Thats a first, most people always say how much she looks like her Daddy. She tried to interact with Mia but Mia wanted no part of it. Every time Patricia said "Hi" Mia would turn her head away. When Patricia asked for a High-5 (which she does pretty good) she turned her head away again. She wanted nothing to do with her... sigh little Mia so anti-social sometimes haha. Eventually Patricia offered to watch Mia for awhile so Adrian could at least watch a presentation in its entirety but Adrian said no, "You don't know what shes capable of" hahaha, he acts like shes an unpredictable baby.. well I guess sometimes she can be that way.

Overall she was doing good and being good, although Adrian did mention that at one point she started rocking back and forth in her stroller, shaking the whole thing, and going AHhh AAhhh Ahhh! lol Silly Mia always trying to draw attention to herself.

It sounds like they are having fun though, a great Daddy Daughter bonding experience and adventure. I do miss them though, the house doesn't seem the same. My Dad is on his way back to help a couple of more days and he should be here in a couple of hours. At least he can distract me a bit while I wait for my babies to come home. Adrian mentioned due to the horrid San Diego traffic they are destined to hit on the way home, he might just stop off to get something to Eat or go to Fry's. Either way Mia will get her dinner there. Thats about it I am sure I will be back with more updates as I get them, till then I am off to do more research on the computer.

TO BE CONTIUNED AGAIN....

Call #3 (6:10pm)

I just got off the phone again with Adrian. The conference has ended and went very well, he got what he came for.. a Free MicroSoft Windows 7 OS so he is pretty happy.

As they got on the freeway Mia knocked out, poor tired little thing. They drove a bit and hit tons of BAD traffic, really bad!!!, so Adrian decided to pull off to rest a bit and wait it out. They ended up stopping by Jack In The Box where he picked up Mia's favorite thing.. Grilled Cheese. She also got a milk and apple sauce with it, I am assuming he ordered the combo. Afterwards they stopped by Robertos for something for Adrian to eat and they both ate there. Mia scarfed down her Grilled Cheese like no body's business and chugged her milk.

They got back on the freeway and it was still pretty bad so they stopped off at Fry's Electronics in San Marcos. Thats where he called me up. I could hear a happy Mia in the background and he said he was letting her run free there while they killed some time waiting for traffic to ease up. He said he would be shooting to leave by 6:30 and hopefully home alittle after 7. I can't wait I miss them so much!!!

I am so attached my family its unreal, but today has been nice and quiet on my end. Thats about it, it seems like the adventure is slowing down but I think I may be back after they get home. I am sure she will create more stories to share while at Fry's she always seems to haha

TO BE CONTINUED ONCE AGAIN.... maybe ....

8:00pm

There home!!!!!! YAY!!!! and just like I predicted, Adrian not only came back with Mia but with more Mia mischief stories as well. He said at Fry's she was going NUTS! Messing up displays, taking USB devices around, munching on store items and running up and down the isle being loud and rowdy. At first Adrian had her in the cart but she didn't want to stay put she wanted DOWN! So he let her down and ended up chasing her ever since. She ran all over the different sections and just touched everything she could. Her favorite thing to do was pick up the encased plastic holders that hold expensive things and throw them on the ground. When Adrian would take it away from her tell her no, she would run and grab another one and drop it on the ground. At one point she found a sealed USB device and walked everywhere with it, found a nice comfy place to sit down, then sat down and started munching on the plastic. Fry's employees would walk by and smile and she just had a blast doing her own thing. Eventually it was time to go and now here they are.

I was so excited to see them that I ran out to the garage to greet them. Mia saw me and had the biggest smile on her face that just melted my heart. Adrian got her down and I showered her with kisses as she smiled happily. He then took her into the house where her Grandpa greeted her as well. Once she would put down she ran around with energy I didn't think she'd still have but she went nuts here too. Grandpa just fed her dinner and they are now sharing an Apple. Daddy is upstairs logging into work and is exhausted!!! He said he has more stories to tell but he is just too tired to think of them right now. I am sure I will add to this blog soon.

Well Mia's first big San Diego Adventure with Daddy has come to an end. Phew what a day, I missed them like crazy but I LOVE hearing all the stories. Poor Daddy is so tired and Mia is still playing around... man what I would give to have that kind of energy and stamina! haha Overall the day was fun for all of us and I am so glad we are all home together again safe and sound.

THE END!

Home alone...

Current mood: anxious

Well today is the big day I mentioned earlier. Today is the day Daddy takes Mia to San Diego with him to go to a MicroSoft conference. This has been planned for months now, the only thing is we didn't expect that I would still be recovering from my surgery this far along. Unfortunately I am. The recovery is so slow, though I am getting better. At first I didn't like the idea of her going only because I know how she can get after awhile and I knew it would probably mean Adrian would have to be up and down with her the whole time and miss most of the conference. But, I still can't pick her up so I can't take care of her alone here at the house all day.

This morning we agreed that I would "try" to take care of her in the morning to see how it goes and if I would be able to take care of her during the day alone (first time since my surgery two weeks ago tomorrow) When I got up this morning I tried to pick her up and right away my surgery area started to throb, sting and hurt... not good. After I put her down I attempted to change her diaper and even that was causing pain so there was no way I could take care of her all afternoon today. (They would be gone from 10am-7pm) So I reluctantly gave in and agreed Adrian should take her with him.

So I packed up her diaper bag, made her a lunch and gathered some other things for her. Adrian packed up his laptop loaded with Gabba and Elmo episodes and some headphones for her to watch while they are there. It worked in the doctors office not sure if it will be as successful during the long conference hopefully it will be. We also packed some toys like her favorite beaded necklace her Grandpa Pizano bought her and some other little things.

Then it was time to say goodbye. It was so hard! Especially since this is the first time she will be going that far away from me. I am always with her since she was born, other than that one time when she was 3 months old, and we went to Vegas for a day but she was here at home with her Grandparents and I knew they wouldn't take her out. I am alittle nervous but I have full confidence in Adrian and I know she will be ok. I couldn't say that with anyone else. Anyways after kissing her bye I watched Daddy load her up in her car seat, say goodbye and drive off to start their big adventure together.

As soon as I shut the garage door, one thing hit me like a ton of bricks... it was how quiet the house was. The silence was deafening. No Elmo was on TV, no music coming from her baby monitor, no baby jibberish and screams, nothing but the buzz of the fridge. Its kind of eerie and really sorta of sad. They haven't been gone 10 mins and I already miss her!!!! Sigh... I guess its the sting of motherhood. I have been so fortunately that all through her first year and a bit more, I have been with her every second of everyday. I am not currently working and she goes where ever I go. However, now I just can't solo her yet. Like I mentioned before this surgery recovery is pretty bad. I can't push myself or it will just take that much longer to get back on my feet. I am almost there but not quite, maybe a few more days I hope.

Now what to do with my free time I never had before?!?! I think I will just go back to bed or try to straighten up what I can around the house. I feel antsy I need to distract myself... hey maybe I will just go back onto facebook and play more games. Ah well, anyways I should end it here since I am sure I will have a big story to write about when they get back so stayed tuned....

Out and About and Finishing her Costume

Current mood: happy

Today was a big day for us, it was the first time the three of us went out and about since my surgery. Granted I had to still take it kind of slow it was lots of fun to get out again.

We first ate at Pat and Oscar's. I was craving their salad for days now so it was a nice treat for me. Mia did good, ate some potato wedges and parts of a breadstick. I thought it would make a funny picture to hand Mia a whole breadstick (those things are fat and HUGE) and watch her try to eat it. The pictures came out fine but we couldn't get the breadstick back from her. She loved it!! and ate almost the whole thing! My little bread monster! haha Adrian tried to get her to share some with him but she wouldn't. Eventually she reluctantly gave him a bite but that was it! The rest was hers!

After eating we across the street to Target to check out their Halloween selection. We had some fun shopping around and checking things out. Mia was jibber jabbering like crazy in the store, she was having fun in the basket. We gave her alittle halloween cat to play with and she kept saying "kitty" in her cute little way. We went to the Halloween section but they didn't have much stuff... darn economy!!! We bought some halloween candy which was on sale and then headed to our next destination... Micheals

I had to buy a few things to put the final touches on Mia's Halloween Tinkerbell costume so we hit Micheals fabric store. I was like a kid in a candy store there, I zoomed around all the isles. We put funny hats on Mia and took pictures. There was a headband witch hat that had long orange braids sticking straight out on both sides of it. We put it on Mia and to our surprise she LOVED wearing it. She got all excited about it and when it would fall off her head she would try to put it back on. It was the cutest thing. Then we went to another section and where Adrian found some foam weapons. I put a bee helmet on her and Adrian handed her a foam axe while he held a shield. We told her "go pow pow" and right away she knew what to do. She started hitting the sheild with the axe and got a huge kick out of it. Daddy then handed her a HUGE long sword and she took that too and duel weilded the axe and sword and pounded that sheild. She was having lots of fun and we were enjoying watching her. Eventually she started eating the axe so we had to put it away and she didn't like that one bit. We shopped some more and I picked up what I needed for her costume. By then Mia was getting tired so Adrian took her out of the basket and she rested her head on his shoulder as I paid for my items. Then it was off to home we went.

By the time we got home she was knocked out in her car seat. Poor baby was tired. Adrian took care of her and made her dinner while I worked on her costume. I finally finished it and I am so proud of myself. She needed shoes really bad and since we are on such a strict budget we couldn't buy her brand new ones, so I made do with the resources I had. I got one of her old white sandals and customized it to loook like a Tinkerbell shoe. With the feathery ribbon stuff I got from Micheals I tied it to the front of the sandal and secured 4 bells on them so they would ring when she steps. They are so cute and I am surprised how good they came out. I then worked on her wand. I bought a cheap wand from Target a while back so I got that and customized it to match her outfit. I put green ribbon on the stick and tired green and white ribbon to the star part. I also attached some bells so it rings when she shakes it. I also got one of her princess crowns and put some white feathery ribbon across it to spiff it up a bit. Now her costume is complete and I love it!!! I can't wait to have her try it on!

Well thats about it for today I am very tired. Tomorrow is going to be a huge day for Mia and Daddy. They are going together to San Diego for a Microsoft conference. It will be the first time Mia has been to San Diego without me! I am nervous, not so much for her safety since Adrian is an awesome Dad and I have full confidence in him and his abilities, its more of ME! I don't know what I am going to do all day without my little Butterfly Princess!!! ACK!!!!!

Mia said her first Bad Word!!!

Current mood: amused

I guess its official, we finally have to start watching our language around Mia. Today she repeated Daddy and said her first bad word! *GASP* haha

He was sitting with her on the couch feeding her a gooey, sticky, strawberry snackie thing that was getting all over the place. He was commenting on how she kept shoving it in her mouth like crazy (she loved eating it). He then said something to the effect of "you need to stop shoving this crap in your mouth so fast" in a playful sort of way. Right after she said "C-rrrr--ap!" as clear as a bell. He was shocked and laughed and asked if I heard it. I heard her say something but I wasn't paying close enough attention. We didn't ask her to repeat it. haha

I guess shes at that point where she copies now, I think I need to start busting out the bar soap to wash out.. no not her mouth... our mouths! haha

A sad end to a great visit

Current mood: sad

Well its that time again, my Dad had to say goodbye and go home. Having him there has been so beyond awesome. He has helped out so much and Mia loves him to death. She still rather say "aaam..pa" than Mama! haha This whole week zoomed by at lightening speed I still can't believe it.

Yesterday was a big day though, her and Grandpa got to go out for alittle bit just the two of them. They had to hit Walgreens to pick up my ointment for my horrible rash then Vons and Carls Jr. (Mama just HAD to have her salad! haha) My Dad said the trip went awesome. He was surprised how good of a girl she is in the store, which she usually is unless shes tired or hungry. She never acted up and Grandpa beamed with pride anytime someone complimented on how cute she was. So shopping was fun, no incidients other than catching her eating some cardboard tag off a toy she was getting. Shes quick like that, you always have to keep an eye out for my little Mia-Mouse! haha Grandpa learned the hard way on that one. When they came home they were loaded down with tons of goodies. She even came home with something that I loved as a small girl, a brightly colored necklace and bracelete (the type you buy at the grocery store) She fell in love with that and was wearing it all over the place until she decided to start munching on them haha. She also got some of those type of balloons that you can shape into small animals and she went competely NUTS when I blew them up for her. I made her a balloon hat, a sword and even just some round werid thing. She loved carring as many as she could hold all over the house and playing with them. I was really surprised how much she loved them.

Later in the day her Grandpa took her out for a walk outside. They ended up going to the park and of course went on a leaf hunt. At one point she came across a GIANT leaf and got so excited from seeing it she started to hyperventalate with the biggest smile on her face. They had a blast. So needless to say Mia was tuckered out and slept VERY well last night. I think we all did.

I am sure going to miss my Dad and I know Mia will too. He helped soooo much with EVERYTHING not only did he make it a point to spoil Mia but he also spoiled me as well. I would get treats every now and then and he even cleaned my kitchen a couple of times! YAY! With Mia he did EVERYTHING for her, changed all her diapers, changed her clothes, made her meals and fed her, played with her and of course put her to bed. When he put her to bed it didn't just consist of laying her down and saying good night and walking out, no it consisted of a whole ritual. He would take her to her room, let her run around a bit (I loved hearing them chatter over the baby monitor downstairs, especially him saying "No Mija! No... NO... " (She loves to try to get her plug in night light) haha it would make me smile. After letting her run around a bit he would then rock her to sleep on the rocking chair and sometimes sang to her. Eventually he would lay her down to bed. Sometimes he would put her in her crib and just talk to her until she fell asleep which sometimes took awhile since she liked to get up and peek to make sure he was still sitting on the chair. She even knows how to pretend snore now and its the cutest thing. She does it so good and I think its because of her Grandpa. She sucks in air through her nose in a snort sort of way then blows out in a whistly way out her mouth... its priceless!!! Really cute.

Overall the visit has been fun. I am sad to see him go but I think he may be back again in a few days just to check up on us. My rash is FINALLY looking like it may be getting better and the surgery pain is improving everyday. I should almost be back to normal... well semi-normal... well enough to at least pick up Mia in a few days. I am looking forward to that. Anyways, its been great having my Dad around and I could tell how torn he was saying goodbye... he sure loves his little Bumble Bee Princess

67 Week

Current mood: adventurous

Happy Friday! Yep Mia 67 weeks today. The more I write these weekly blogs the older she seems to get. I think its because I still use the "weeks" format... she doesn't seem as old when I say shes only 15 months old. Can you tell I don't want my little one to grow up too fast haha

This week has definately had its challenges and I am not referring to Mia for once. Since my surgery my recovery has been moving along slower than a sick snail. I had high hopes I'd be totally back on my feet at least by now, but unfortunately roadblocks keep popping up. Now my surgery site is feeling somewhat better and less painful (still not able to pick up Mia and its almost been 2 weeks!!! talk about torture!) but the adhesive they used to keep my dressing on has not only ripped off a layer of skin but it has now developed into one of the worst rashes I have ever experienced other than when I had chicken pox when I was 5!!! Its pretty nasty and I have had to go to the doctor a couple of times now. I am now on hydrocortison AND anti-biotics. I can't sleep cuz its hurting to bad and its just making me miserable.. I hope things will get better by next week.

So with that little update you can now understand my desperate need for my Dad's help. He stayed all of last week, went home Sunday afternoon and came back Monday afternoon and has been here ever since. He is an angel! and has helped me through this along with Adrian. I don't know what I would do without them. Unfortunately due to staffing issues at Adrian's job at the moment he has had to drive into work more frequently than usual which makes things a bit harder but thanks to my Dad being here to help with Mia it isn't so bad. So now onto more fun stuff to talk about... MIA!!!

She is definately being treated like a little princess and being spoiled rotten by her Grandpa. She is having a ball and is definately keeping him on his toes and I am not just talking about diaper duty either! haha They are constantly chasing each other around and having fun. I have never seen her so excited as when he does her "morning excerise" and bounces her on the bed. She screams and laughs so hard. Its the cutest thing. He is also getting better with her meals, she doesn't fight him as much as long as Elmo is on (her favorite show) if any other program is on she starts getting mad, making her famous crinkle face, and pulls her hair. So needless to say my poor Dad has been tortured with never ending Sesame Street and Elmo's World... haha welcome to my world Dad! haha

We have been to Target a few times this week as well and that always means adventure time!! But she has done very well and never really makes a scene. Since my surgery I obviously can't pick up Mia right now so that means I can't give her a bath! Poor stinky baby! So thats when it was Adrian to the rescue! He had his very first solo bath flight this week and to my surprise it went extremely well!! She didn't even cry with him when he washed her hair! Now why doesn't she do that with me!! GRRR! haha When my Dad went home for that one day, Adrian took Mia out on a errand shopping run to let me rest alone at home. It was definately weird to be in this house completely alone again... something that hasn't happened in a very long time. I did get some rest but I missed my baby and Adrian and couldn't wait for them to come back home so I could hear all about their adventure together. They had fun, he took her to the post office, then Best Buy and finally WinCo. He let her loose in Best Buy and she had a blast running up and down the isle screaming and playing, touching every TV she could get her tiny hands on and trying to rip down sales tags! haha She really gave him a run for his money at WinCo, she even tried to rip the gaming magazine he was attempting to read because she was bored in the basket and wanted to go home! Mia sure lets you know what she wants and isn't shy about expressing herself. Overall their little adventure sounded fun and I am glad they got some much needed Daddy Daughter time.

Mia also sprouted a new molar this week. Another one on the bottom opposite her first one on the bottom left. I am always happy to see her grow new chompers, it shows me she is ready for new food YAY! Daddy's Carne Asada is almost in her grasp! haha Anyways her grand total of teeth is now up to 10! WOW! She has done so very well with teething, I truly feel blessed. I have heard all the numerous horror stories about people's teething kids and I am thankful Mia has never been one of them. Though she can get alittle cranky during the worst of it, she never gets fevers, she never cries alot and you can only really tell shes teething because she puts her fingers in her mouth more than usual and drools alot.

Spoke too soon.... She just woke up screaming and crying her little head off. What broke my heart the most was she was desperately trying to get me to pick her up and I still can't. I wanted to more than anything but I still can't lift her and I didn't want to set back all the healing progress I did so I just reached down and held her as best as I could as she stood there. She kept trying to rest her head on me and I finally was able to calm her down. After she was ok I ran downstairs woke up my Dad and now hes with her and is about to make her some breakfast. I can't wait till I can finally hold my little one again... this is pure torture!!!

So now I have to quickly finish this up. She said another new word this week, Grandpa!! Yep, and boy did it melt her Grandpa's heart. She says it so cute too, "aaammm...pa" They also started a new game together, whenever someone says "giggle giggle giggle" she repeats it and then doesn't stop! She even said it so she could weasle out of some trouble (she was trying to get in the trash and Grandpa was trying to stop her) that little rascale Mia! haha

She had two big trips to the park this week. Once with her Grandpa by themsevles (which she came home with her first ice cream pop from the ice cream man) and once with her Daddy by herself while her Grandpa and I were in Urgent Care for my rash. Both times she had a blast running around, collecting leaves and trying to interact with the kids at the park.

With Adrian and my Dad's help I was finally able to decorate the house with my Halloween decorations and boy does Mia love them. Especially my light up ghost and soft pumpkin. My Dad bought me a halloween snoopy that when you push on his foot he plays the snoopy song and dances. What started as mine, Mia quickly took it over. Once she figured out how to push his foot to make him sing and dance she is ALWAYS pushing that foot. I must have heard that Peanut song a million times now but she likes it. She will turn it on walk away, sometimes dance and when it turns off she will walk back to it and turn it back on and walk away. I think she just likes the song haha.

Overall the week has been fun, well except for the surgery aftermath but its still fun to see Mia with her Daddy and Grandpa that always brings joy to my heart. I just can't wait to heal up so I can jump back in there. Hopefully by my weekly blog next week I will be able to hold her again... I hope!

Pic of the Week

A Fun Day at the Park with Grandpa

Current mood: happy

I have been meaning to write a little blog about Grandpa and Mia's big day at the park yesterday but things keep coming up and I can't break away to. Now that I have some time before, yet another, doctor's appointment I decided I would write a quick blog about it.

Grandpa has been dying to take Mia to the park again, and yesterday the weather was perfect for it. So while I rested and home and Daddy was taking out my Halloween decorations out of the closet, Grandpa took Mia to the park. This was the first time I let them just have some fun time together without tagging along. Though I really wanted to.

My Dad said they had lots of fun. He let her run all around, anywhere she wanted to go. She walked up and down the park and even down the street. She collected tons of leaves and of course tried to hold to many in her hands and dropped some on the floor. When the leaves (which were really dried up) started to crumple she would get upset and just crush them and throw them down. They walked and walked until Mia finally got tired, so Grandpa picked her up and walked with her around the entire park track. He took tons of pictures and videos which I will upload later. Towards the end of the adventure the icecream man showed up in his truck, of course Grandpa said Mia asked for an icecream so they went to get one. Right away people commented on how cute Mia looked in her new little Panda jumper. Then Grandpa and Mia picked out a popsical (a bomb pop) and they ate it as they walked home.

When they came in the door right away I knew Mia was being spoiled with a treat she normally doesn't get since her mouth was covered in red popsical!!! haha I didn't mind though it was a nice treat for her and I know her Grandpa loves to spoils her. Plus it was her very first icecream from the icecream man! So in a way it was a sort of milestone for her haha

Anyways they had lots of fun and already my Dad is talking about taking her back.

Some cute stories to share

Current mood: amused

My Dad came back to help us with Mia while I recover, on Monday. Its only been a couple of days and Mia hasn't let up. Don't get me wrong shes been a good little girl, but she is one ball of constant non-stop energy. I feel for my Dad yet I still chuckle inside a bit at seeing someone else experience what I do everyday. The balancing act isn't easy but I have to admit its still tons of fun.

I watch them play whether its leggos (him putting them together, her pulling them apart), her morning "Excerise" which consists of him bouncing her on the bed back and forth (her favorite game of all), watching non-stop never ending marathons of Elmo's world, tons and I mean TONS of poopie diapers (for some reason all of a sudden she is deciding to go 2-3 times a day again! poor Dad! haha) to lets see how many faces I can make at Grandpa while he attempts to feed me, sharing her new found favorite apple (Gala) with him...actually only really letting him just eat the peel while she eats the apple part haha, pulling on her poopie diaper while getting changed till the poopie rolls out! haha, rolling off the couch (Mia that is), running around the house, stopping her from throwing our pumpkins, keeping her from getting in the trash, oh man the list goes on and on.

But no matter how tired he gets or how wild Mia is you can see the constant joy he has in his eyes when he is with her. I know he wouldn't want it any other way.

Mia did do something really sweet yesterday though. Though she doesn't talk yet, she knows a few words and only says them when SHE wants to, like turtle, couch, kitty etc. However she added a new and special word to her developing vocabulary yesterday and it just melted my Dad. It was "Grandpa" granted she can't pronounce every little letter you can definately hear it if you listen. It sounds more like "aaamm..pa!" Very cute! My Dad was on cloud nine after hearing that. What a sweet angel! Too bad she only says it when shes in the mood to.

Mia is also showing Grandpa her cleaver side as well. For instance, in the evening they started a new game together. My Dad would say "giggle giggle giggle" and she would repeat it. It was really cute, when she would repeat it she would get praised. So later they were in the kitchen and Mia started getting into the trash. Grandpa quickly stopped her and gave her a little tap on the hand. She got MAD! and walked away. She soon came back and tried to get into the recyclables and again Grandpa quickly went over stop her and as he was trying to do so, Mia wouldn't let go of an empty soda bottle, she looked up at him and said "giggle giggle giggle?" hahaha She was trying to get outta trouble by softening up Grandpa!!! Sigh...Mia! My little travisita!!!

But thats how its been here lately. I wouldn't change a min. of it other than I wish I felt better and could join the fun, but its still fun to watch. I can't wait to see what is in store for us today!

and that makes it 10!

Current mood: shocked

Mia hit the big 10! Tooth number 10 made its appearance today. Another molar on the bottom, this time on the Right hand side!!! YAY!!!

A Quiet House... and an Adventure with Daddy

Current mood: amused

Its almost been a whole week since my surgery but I am still in alot of discomfort and pain. I still can't lift things, especially Mia. My Dad went home yesterday afternoon but he will be back later this evening to help. So today was the first day Adrian and I were on our own with Mia, and having me unable to do anything. So despite having work later tonight, Adrian dove right in like a champ and helped with Mia from the time she woke up till now.. infact hes fixing her dinner as we speak.

I am not sure why my recovery is taking so long and why things aren't improving. Adrian and I talked about it last night and we think its because I need to rest more than I have. Though I can't do much with Mia I still stay up and help whatever I can. So today Adrian insisted I get rest today so he took care of Mia all day PLUS he took her out to run errunds with him solo.

So in the afternoon I went upstairs to take a nap while Adrian got Mia ready for their adventure. I fell asleep and when I woke up, the house was quiet. I have not heard that kind of quiet in so long. The house seemed unusually empty and it was kind of sad. I did get some much needed rest but I still couldn't wait for them to come home. There is nothing like the feel of having a full house filled with the two loves of my life, my husband and baby. So I waited for them and when they finally arrived 2.5 hours later I couldn't wait to hear all about their adventure. So here it is....

After I went to take my nap Adrian was waiting for Mia to digest her lunch before they left. When enough time passed by he got her up and was ready to go when he noticed something.... yes she had poopies!! OH NO!!! So he picked her up to carry her to the changing table and what did she do? She threw up her milk all over herself! OH NO! I guess she overdrank. So he changed her but didn't know that the cute shirt he picked out was actually her jammie top!!! haha Its ok it, it actually matched really well with her pink skirt.

After she was all tided up and ready to go they took off on their adventure. First up... the post office. She did good there, he just carried her in and mailed what he needed too and went back out. Up next... Bestbuy. He first had her in the basket but it didn't take long before she insisted on being let down so she can run around. When Adrian asked the sales man to look for something for him he let Mia loose and she booked it!!! She ran all over the isles and was screaming and playing at the top of her lungs. He said her voice could be heard all over the store and was hands down the loudest person in the store. She was having a blast. They then went to the TV department and Mia wanted to touch every single item and TV there. After putting tons of fingerprints all over the place Adrian decided it was time to go, he picked her up and they went to the check out line. Right away the cashier commented on how cute Mia looked and of course she just stared at her. After paying for their stuff the cashier handed Mia the bag to hold, of course Mia quickly pulled her hand away and didn't want to touch it. Eventually she got brave and started picking at it but she refused to hold it. So Adrian took it and off to their next destination....WinCo.

Once they got to the store Mia was sitting in the basket and having fun... but that didn't last. Towards the end of the trip she began to get alittle fussy. He found a cute rubbery centipede toy but right away she tried to eat it so he took it away and of course she blew up. Next he bribed her with an octopus toy that had raddles on the ends of its feet. She liked this and it entertained her a bit until she started to stretch its leg and tried to bite it so again Daddy had to take it away and again she blew up. Finally she was content with the soda bottle Daddy handed her until she peeled a piece off.. and Daddy had to take it away.. WAAAHH!!! She went.... eventually she calmed down. They shopped around a bit more and things seemed ok. Then Daddy was drawn to the magazine isle where he saw a new gamer magazine. Thats when for a moment his attention was taken away from Mia and he was reading... Mia on the other hand wanted to put a stop to it so what did she do but she quickly grabbed the magazine and soon Daddy and Mia were fighting back and forth with the magazine, and Daddy tried to get it from her without ripping it but it was too late paper was flying and so was Mia's arms and she was screaming and crying. After that incident it was time to go home. So they made their way to the checkout counter. Again the cashier commented how cute she was, then Mia waved hello and they went to the end to bag their stuff. Thats when Mia just got rowdy she started screaming (in fun) and hitting the basket bar. Everyone started turning around to look at her but she didn't care she just got louder. Then a older man came up to her to say hi and of course she stopped right away and stared at him. She didn't stop staring until he left but she did wave shyly to him. Then it was off to home they went where they greated me at the door.

Phew what an adventure... so cute!!! I wish I could have seen it but I love hearing the story about Daddy and his little girl.

A sad goodbye... but not for long

Current mood: sad

Well the day finally came.. my Dad had to go home. He has been such a HUGE GIGANTIC help with myself and Mia while he was here. This surgery has really taken its toll on me. What I thought would be a simple in and out, recover in a few days has proven to be more difficult than both my C-Section and Gall Bladder removal combined!!! Its not so much because of the pain (though there is...LOTS) I can handle that, its the lack of the ability to do anything! and I mean anything.. washing my hair, bathing Mia, feeding her, picking her up, holding her, getting dressed etc. But my Dad and Adrian have come to my rescue and have helped me soooo much!!! I couldn't do this without them.

I can't believe how fast this week has gone by and now my Dad had to say goodbye. I am not healed enough to solo Mia yet so he is coming back for a few extra days!!! YAY!!! So I am happy about that... very happy.

Its times like these when you really realize how loved and blessed you really are =)

Daddy's First Solo Flight

Current mood: loved

Today was another day of recovering and resting for Mama. My recovery is unfortunately going along slower than I thought it would but with the help from my Dad and Adrian they are keeping me as comfortable as possible.

Mia has been having a blast with her Grandpa. He got her all dressed up and looking all cute in her watermelon outfit. They were ready to go to the park but it only took about 2 mins outside before the sun roasted them and they ran back inside for shade haha. So they had fun inside instead. Playing with leggos, her Elmo tent and cuddling.

I have been resting most of the day. The pain has been getting pretty bad so I have reluctantly been taking my vicadon, unfortunately when I take that medicine I knock right out for a couple of hours and am pretty foggy headed most of the day till it wears off and the pain comes back. Adrian and my Dad insisted I needed some fresh air and to get out of the house for awhile since my morale was pretty low. So after much convincing we finally packed up the car and all went to Target. I bought some more supportive tank tops and other things to help make me more comfortable. As I was shopping around in the womens section, Mia, her Grandpa and Daddy were in the toys section. All of a sudden I heard a HUGE cry and my Mama radar spiked! I knew it was Mia so I quickly stopped what I was doing, walked clear across the store and found them. Turns out she was ok, no she didn't fall out of the basket (though her cry sounded like she did), she just got mad when Daddy took her candy away. (Yes she must have gotten ahold of candy!!!! Sigh!!) haha When I knew she was ok I went back to shopping.

After we were done I started feeling more pain so we went home. I still can't pick her up or hold her so giving her a much needed bath was totally out of the question. So it was Daddy to the rescue. It was only going to be the second time he ever gave her a bath and his first solo flight since I wasn't going to help him out. I helped set him up, gave him a few tips and left them alone. She did great in the bath he said. She didn't even cry when he washed her hair! WOW! He later took her out and went to dry her off and put on her jammines in the room. I figured everything went well till I heard her blow up so I went upstairs to check on them. He was putting on her lotion and getting ready to put on her diaper and jammies when I walked in. She was mad for some reason and as soon as she saw me she said "MAMA!!!!!" haha I sat on the bed and talked to her and she calmed down. Soon she as all set and all clean. YAY! Daddy did a great job I am so proud of him.

Now my clean baby is being fed her dinner by her Grandpa and I am resting in my new comfy clothes. FINALLY we found a good combo between a tank top and bra that don't rub and irritate my incision areas. AAAAHHH..... RELIEF!!!!!

I am off to rest a bit more, I just had to share those cute stories.

Route Mia 66 .... weeks!

Mood: Happy

Happy Friday Everyone! Another week has gone by and more stories to add. I am not sure how much or long I can write since I am still recovering from my surgery and my arms are extremely sore and painful but we will see what I can do.

The week started off with another adventure to Oxnard. It was my cousin Gina's wedding so we all got dressed up and hit the road. She did pretty good until about Pasadena when she let us know she needed time to stretch her little legs and to get some non-AC air. So we stopped off, let her run around a bit, munch on a fig newton then she was good to go the rest of the way. We barely made it on time to the early afternoon wedding so I had to hurry up and finish up the final touches on Mia'a attire in the parking lot. Once that was done we got to meet up with family. It was great seeing the Pizano family again and everyone melted at the site of her looking all cute in her dress with little bows in her hair. She did really good during the ceremony thanks to Daddy the entertainer haha. Afterwards we hung out a bit then we shopping and then her Grandpa and Grandma's house. We needed to kill some time till the reception so we visited there for a while. She got to see her Great Grandpa and Great Uncle Fred and visit with them too. She even snuck her very first drink of soda!!!! and boy I think she likes it! She was chugging it as fast as she could before Grandpa ran over and took it away from her haha. She was being her normal perky self and soon it was off to the reception for some more fun. She like to clap when the people clapped and ate some food. Her favorite thing of all was to run up and down the hallway outside the reception room. She went NUTS! screaming and laughing, it was the cutest thing ever. Soon it was time to go home and we loaded up the car and off to home we went. She fell asleep in the parking lot and didn't wake up until about 40 mins from home in Norco. She wasn't happy and let us know to pull off so we did at a Jack in the Box. I changed her diaper, Daddy ordered her a grilled cheese and after she got a full tummy she was ready to go the rest of the way. Once we got home I put her in bed and thought the rest of the night would be a breeze. WRONG! Poor baby had a horrible night and ended up sleeping with Daddy in the guestroom for the first time. For some reason she didn't want to be left alone and would scream and cry whenever we left her. But she is much better now.

Later in the week Mia got really have fun at the Pumpkin Patch. We went to the same place we go every year since we moved out here, so its a nice tradition to keep alive while we can. We took her last year when she was alittle over 3 months old, but this time she really got to run around and have fun. Her favorite thing to do most of all, was to toss and throw pumpkins. She would pick up the ones she could hold and throw them. She liked to watch them roll around and I think maybe she thought they were balls. She threw all the ones we handed to her and it didn't take long before she broke one. The stem broke right off as it was rolling. Sigh ... little destructive Mia! haha

Then the next day we went to the Southern California Fair, in Perris. Perris is just a couple of exits up the freeway from our house. We went alittle later in the day so it was getting kind of cold, so we bundled Mia up like a little eskimo! haha She started to get a little runny nose so that concerned me so I bundled her up even more! Unlike the San Diego Fair, she actually liked the little barn animals. She love to pet them and every time she did she would laugh. We got to see the doggy show and she even came home with a new toy. A little butterfly push toy (which she already broke! haha) Overall the fair was lots of fun, maybe we will go back???

The next day I had to have my surgery. Nothing serious just removing some abnormal breast tissue. My Dad came down to help babysit and watch Mia so she is being the special little princess. She is getting the royal treatment while Mama is recovering. He took her to the park one day, they collected leaves and had fun. He even bought her a Elmo's World tent! The funniest thing was to watch him try to encourage her to go inside... she eventually did but of course because she was bring bribed with her most favorite thing in the world.. MILK! haha The past week as been tons of fun for Mia and Grandpa and even Daddy, but not so fun with me. I am still in lots of pain and discomfort but the worst thing of all is not being able to pick up or hold my little one! Its pure torture, especially when she comes to me and wants to me to pick her up and I can't. Sigh... I can't wait till I get better but it still won't be for another week or so, not sure if I can last! I need my Butterfly Princess!!! Anyways, the visit has sure put Grandpa through the ringer a bit. He is learning how she wants to have her food and how exactly how to make it, any deviation then she won't eat it haha and how annoying Elmo can become after watching the 10th episode in a row!, how just because she has 1 poopie of the day doesn't mean there won't be about 2-3 more waiting for later! haha All in all its been a fun and interesting visit.

I have to cute this alittle short because the arm pain is getting worse and I really need to rest. Hopefully I will be able to write again soon.

Fun at the So. Cal Fair!

Current mood: adventurous

Another fun filled day... well more like afternoon we had. We went to the Southern California Fair. We didn't even know it existed until we saw a sign off the freeway one day. It is being held in Perris (only about 10-15mins from our house) so we thought, Hey why not check it out.

So we packed up the diaper bag, got the stroller all set, and dressed Mia in some warm clothes (it looks like rain out and very cold) and off to the fair we went. We have gone to a few fairs in our time, Ventura County, San Diego County etc so we were surprised to see how small it was, however, it had TONS of stuff to see and of course GREAT bad fair food haha.

After checking out some booths we came across this little toy stand and right away a toy caught my eye. It was a little toddler push toy that was shaped like a butterfly and it flapped its wings when you pushed it. I knew Mia would love it so Daddy took her out of her stroller to give her a test drive with the toy. Mia lite right up when she saw it and right away started pushing it around. We wanted her to choose the color she wanted and right away she went for them all. She tried to grab as many as she could hold and wouldn't put any back. Eventually she took off with the purple one so we bought it.

Since she was already out of the stroller we decided to have alittle fun with her. There were too little wooden cut out things where you put your head in and take a picture. One was a tomato and the other one an icecream cone. Daddy held her and tried to put her head through it so I could take some pictures but Mia wanted no part of it and just pushed it away. We did manage to get a couple of cute tomato pictures but the icecream one was a bust.. .ah well haha

After that it really started getting cold and Mia's nose started to run. She has never had a runny nose before so I began to get worried that she might be getting sick. So we bundled her up a bit more and it eventually stopped. We then went to the barn animal section and unlike the San Diego Fair, she LOVED the animals this time. She even pet the sheep and laughed everytime she did. It was the cutest thing. She loved all the sheep and goats but could care less about the pigs and cows.

We then let her run around a bit. Daddy got some chili fries so I watched her as he ate. She ran EVERYWHERE! and wouldn't let go of that push butterfly toy. She ran back and forth and everyone who saw her started to smile. She went nuts and had an great time.

It then started to get really cold so it was time to start heading back. Of course not before we stocked up on some food to take home, like my polish hotdog, corn, and pickle haha Adrian bought a cinnimon roll and shared some with both Mia and I. We walked around a bit more and then it was off to home we went.

It was so much fun and I have alot of cute pictures I will have to load soon. Right now I need to do a few more things before bed and get ready for my big day tomorrow, I am having surgery... yuck! My Dad just got here too (he came down to help babysit Mia) and I would like to visit with him too. So see you later, hopefully I will be able to write again soon.